9400 No-Till Mechanical Seed Drills

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Handle no-till like a PRO!

KUHN 9400NT no-till grain drills are designed for growers and custom operators sowing cereal grains, legumes and cover crops.

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KUHN 9400NT grain drills are specifically designed for no-till applications, but have the ability to quickly adjust to conventional tillage conditions. Designed with innovative features like heavy-duty PRO openers and simplified, quick adjustments for seeding rates, operators get precise seed placement and maximum productivity. KUHN's proven HELICA meter design, combined with smooth drop tubes and standard seed agitator, provides a steady flow of seed and minimizes pulsing when planting. With three hopper configurations available (seed only, seed and fertilizer, and seed and seed), the 9400NT is versatile and can be suited to fit your operation's needs. ISOBUS compatibility is available and helps monitor critical grain drill functions along with alerting the operator to any machine malfunctions.

Precise Depth Control

PRO – Precision Residue Opener

The PRO opener can operate in conventional, minimum-till or no-till applications while enhancing seed depth control and seed placement. An extra pivot point, incorporated into each opener casting, is located just above the seed drop area of the opener. This feature, combined with the front pivot of each opener drawbar, allows the opener to maintain a full range of motion while remaining horizontal to uneven field surfaces. Final seeding depth is determined by splitting the difference between the opener’s front mounted depth gauge wheel and the adjustable rear press wheel of each assembly. This gauged movement provides up to 50% more precise seed placement for uniform germination and maximum crop performance.

No-Till Coulter

16” diameter no-till coulters provide reliable soil and residue penetration. The “close-coupled” coulter design allows the opener to better track the path of the no-till coulter when sowing irregular fields or operating on contours. No-till coulters are designed with no daily grease maintenance features, so servicing requires a minimal amount of time, putting you in the field faster.

Adjustable Mechanical Spring Down-Pressure

This “ratchet” style adjustment quickly increases individual opener down-pressure, up to an additional 80 pounds above the standard 310-pound pressure setting. You can choose from four different positions, increasing opener down pressure by 20 pound increments. This feature gives the operator the option of increasing down pressure on individual openers, to maintain seeding depth in extremely hard soil or compacted areas from tractor and/or combine tracks.

Accurate Seed Placement

KUHN HELICA Spiral Flute Meter

KUHN’s proven HELICA meter utilizes a spiral flute design to direct a uniform flow of seed and fertilizer through each meter, eliminating the “dumping” action commonly found in a straight fluted meter roll. A HELICA nylon roll is used with single or dual seed hopper options while the stainless roll and meter housing are used with the fertilizer option to prevent corrosion.

Seed Cup Shut-Off

The manual seed meter shut-off allows the operator to vary row spacing for certain crops.

KUHN Variator Setting

The KUHN Variator setting provides infinitely adjustable control of seed shaft speed eliminating the need to move drive chains and sprockets when changing the seeding rate.

Seed Gate Adjustment Link

For accurate seed metering, seed gate settings for either large or small seed sizes are made at the same time with a single point adjustment. This feature also fully opens each meter’s seed gate providing an easier clean-out of the main tank.

Customizable to Fit Your Needs

Main Seed Hopper Configurations

With three hopper configurations available (seed only, seed and fertilizer, and seed and seed) plus an optional legume box, the 9400NT is versatile and can be suited to fit your operation's needs.

Press Wheel Options

Four press wheel options are available: 2” x 13” smooth, 2” x 13” single rib, 3” x 13” single rib, and 3” x 13” dual rib. The 2” x 13” smooth transfers the maximum amount of opener down pressure over the seed and seed trench for good seed-to-soil contact. The 2” x 13” and 3” x 13” single rib work in a wide variety of soil conditions. Some soils tend to crust over during spring seeding. The single rib design creates a fracture zone as moist soil begins to dry down, providing a path for easier seed emergence. The 3” x 13” dual rib “pinches” loose soil from each side of the seed trench and moves it toward the center. This action provides easy emergence for more fragile seedlings.

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Additional Equipment for the 9400NT Grain Drills

Weigh Scales

Weigh scales allow for real time monitoring of the seed remaining in the tanks.

Rear Mounted Small Seed / Legume Box

On the 9400NT, capacity has been increased to ½ bu./ft. doubling the capacity of competitive mechanical grain drills. Rear mounted, the legume box is easily filled without having to reach over main hoppers. If not in use, you can disengage from main drives by simply removing a pin. Ribbed hoses are connected from the small seed meters to formed steel drop tubes that distribute seed directly ahead of the rear press wheels or hoses can be modified for broadcast seeding.

Double-Fold Hydraulic Row Markers

Double-fold hydraulic row markers mount to the rear, allowing visibility and unrestricted access to front drives, no-till coulters, hydraulics, and seed cups. The markers are also shear bolt protected and equipped with a 14” diameter blade with depth band.

Calibration Assistant

When equipped with the ISOBUS electronics package, the calibration assistant walks the operator through the calibration procedure to ensure that the drill is set to precisely deliver the required seed rate. First, a seed chart on the drill is used to determine the theoretical meter, Variator and seed gate settings for the given seed type and rate. The operator places the calibration trays provided below the metering units and rotates the crank a given number of turns. A light on the side of the drill illuminates to notify the operator that the required number of turns has been reached. The seed collected is weighed and the weight entered back into the monitor. The system then calculates the exact seed rate being achieved so that the operator can fine tune the adjustments. The entire calibration process can completed within a few minutes and with the drill static before even going to the field. Because seed is collected from all the metering unit outlets, absolute precision of seed rate is ensured.

Electronics Package

The 9400NT is ISOBUS compatible with compliant in-cab monitor. The terminal monitors seed shaft rotations, hopper seed level, field speed, acre meter and features a seed rate calibration assistant. The KUHN VT 30 monitor is available for non-ISOBUS compliant systems.