LiftMaster™ Feature
Simplify with LiftMaster™; LiftMaster™ provides automatic lifting and lowering of the openers at the field headlands, eliminating this tedious task.
LiftMaster™ is standard on units equipped with an X40 Apollo System or Bourgault Intelligent Conrol™.
PackMaster™ Option
The PackMaster™ option achieves a uniform packing force across variable fields without manual adjustment.
PackMaster™ senses packing force and automatically adjusts hydraulic pressure to maintain the operator-set packing force, regardless of changing ground conditions and draft force.
Models Available with PackMaster™:
- 3335 and 3545 PHDs™
- 3725 PCDs™
- Frame Mounted Seeders equipped with the PLW™ Opener
How It Works
One packer wheel spindle is equipped with a load cell that measures the actual packing force exerted on the ground by that packer tire:
- as the draft force increases;
- more force is required to keep the opener in the ground, reducing the force being applied by the packer wheel;
- this reduction is detected by the load cell, which sends a signal to the X40 Apollo System;
- the X40 Apollo System instructs the hydraulic system to increase the pressure;
- the increase in pressure increases the downforce at the hydraulic cylinder to restore the desired packing pressure.
The Operator must first calibrate the system and then set the desired packing force before seeding starts.
If you encounter a wet patch of soil while seeding, the system provides an "Emergency Float" option that allows you to turn off the down pressure, allowing you to "float" through the trouble spot without getting stuck!
Manual Opener Control
If the X40 is not selected, the Model 500 Control Box provides precise control so you can make manual adjustments as field conditions change during operation.
- PHD™ Openers - changes to the hydraulic pressure adjusts the downforce on the hoe opener/packer assembly.
- PCD™ Openers - changes to the hydraulic pressure adjusts the downforce on the cleaner/packer wheel assembly.
Opener Pressure Adjustment
Along with opener up/down control, the Model 500 provides downforce adjustment on the opener assemblies.
- Each increment of the up/down button provides a change of 50 psi of hydraulic pressure.
- A gauge on the hydraulic block allows you to verify the hydraulic pressure being displayed on the control box.
Note: The 500 Control Box is not available with the 3420 TransFold™ PHD™.