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One pass tree & shrub planter.
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The water tank holds 2,400 litres.
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The pump on the front of the trailer module supplies the underground water injection system.
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The water wheel directly behind the water injection system relies on gravity feed.
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Those sitting on the planting module operate the hydraulics that lift it up and down.
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They have radio communication with the tractor driver.
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The water injection system can be adjusted up and down.
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When working in conjunction with the water wheel, up to 2.5 litres is placed around and below the seedling at the time of planting.
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Placing water under the seedling is efficient use of water and encourages the roots to grow down.
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The water injection system links up the water placed around the seedlings with lower soil moisture.
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Rotary hoe module.
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The rotary hoed soil on the surface acts as a mulch to protect lower moisture following planting.
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Tree planters inspecting the planting machine preparing to start planting a previously ripped one metre wide strip
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The planting machine is easy to tow
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Special attachment added for towing
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The planting machine removes all competition and prepares a seed bed that allows perfect root/soil contact.
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The dual watering system melts the rotary hoed soil and forces out any air.
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On a mine rehab site, this is a rock the underground water injection system hit. It activated the breakout system and within 3 minutes the planting machine was planting again.
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Unique one pass tree planter preparing to plant Olive seedlings in Western Australia
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As the season deteriorates, Old Man Saltbush supplies the protein while the grass supplies energy and packing.
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The pictured Old Man Saltbush was established using the new planting machine.
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Only 1 metre of established grass is removed to introduce Old Man Saltbush.
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Changing the row spacing does not change the cost of establishing the saltbush.
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The reason for introducing Old Man Saltbush is to add another perennial species to the pasture mix to achieve a more complex and balanced production system.
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The annuals, the perennial grasses and the introduced perennial saltbush all have different depth roots.