Full or empty: spread the right amount of fertiliser
Smart Top Link is a new AGCO Parts smart accessory that improves the accuracy of applying fertiliser and results in greater productivity. It was developed in response to requests from our farmers to solve the age-old problem of uneven spread.
The challenge is that a mounted fertiliser spreader must be exactly horizontal to ensure that the spreading pattern is even. Typically, a full tank will push the spreader down, causing the spread pattern to be too narrow, and as the tank empties, the spread pattern will become too wide.
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The SMART Top Link keeps the spreader horizontal
Smart Top Link uses two radar sensors that are fitted to the front and rear of the fertiliser spreader to measure the height and position of the spreader. This data is used to control the top link length, which in turn keeps the centrifugal spreader precisely horizontal and the amount of fertiliser optimal throughout the field.
How it works
Prevent crop losses
An angle change of as little as 1.5 degrees changes the spreading pattern considerably and causes crop losses. Extensive field trials have shown that Smart Top Link can save up to 15 euros per hectare by improving the consistency of crop growth across the field. Typically, on a grain farm of 100–1000 hectares, Smart Top Link will pay for itself in 1–3 years.
