Techneat Engineering Ltd. products

The Multicast 200 is a Multi use air seeder that will apply most products on a wide variety of implements.  It features a compact 200 litre hopper and is commonly mounted on rolls, drill, or on a utility vehicle.  The powerful hydraulic fan provides air to deliver products up to 12m width.  The machine can be supplied with single spreader plates for seed or the twin outlet (500mm spaced) outlets for accurate Avadex application. The unit comes with a T frame to make installation easy on to a wide variety of implements. It can be supplied with dual tanks which fits well onto a combine header to establish OSR and apply slug pellets simultaneously (Autocasting).

The Multicast is a multi use air seeder. Combining the jobs of the Terracast V2, Autocast V2 and Avacast GR the Multicast covers many jobs on the farm. The 400L tank version is typically mounted on large rolls or drills.  Reducing the number of passes on the field cuts down soil compaction and fuel costs. The unit has a 400L hopper and uses the Techneat rate controller to monitor forward speed and adjust output automatically using a Garmin GPS sensor. Different distribution heads are available to suit all widths - outlet options include the well proven twin spreader plates giving 500mm spacing across the machine or a conventional single spreader plate. The machines are supplied as a kit ready to be fitted including all hose work/clamps wiring kit etc.

The Multicast 400 mounted unit attaches to the front or rear of the tractor using a Cat 3 linkage. The hopper is 400 Litres and booms are available in either manual fold 12m or 15m. All booms are the GEO Boom type that give very good stability across varying terrain. The fan is driven by hydraulic oil from the tractor. The output of the machine is monitored via a Garmin GPS module that varies output in accordance with forward speed. A tunable distribution head ensures NSTS compliance. The unit is supplied NSTS tested ready to go along with hydraulic hoses to ensure an easy set up.

The Outcast V2 is a sprayer mounted slug pellet applicator. It is a well proven machine developed since 2005 and can now achieve spread widths of up to 48m. It uses a unique system of satellite spinning disks on the sprayer boom. The slug pellets are metered from a front or rear mounted hopper into an airstream and blown to satellite spinning discs on the booms for distribution. The Outcast V2 is the only slug pellet applicator on the market that genuinely gives even distribution at 36m and over.  Each spinning disc is used to spread the pellets a distance of 12 metres in total – 6 metres from the centre line of the disc.

The Outcast Duo is a twin spinning disc applicator. It is designed to fit on to the flat bed of a utility vehicle, like a Gator or Mule.  It spreads to a distance of 24m and at typical forward speed of up to 15kph.  The control system uses GPS speed sensing and pellets are metered onto each spinning disc so that you can be assured that your application is uniform and accurate. The Outcast Duo can be fitted to the front or rear tractor linkage or fitted to the front of a 24m sprayer.

The Microdrive system is retro-fittable to Horstine Microband and TM Air machines.  It replaces the land wheel drive with the Techneat drive motor and control system. The Microdrive system is simple to fit. Changes to the application rate is only a matter of pressing a button on the in-cab controller. Forward speed is monitored using GPS so is not susceptible to land-wheel slippage. The system can be fitted in a couple of hours and comes with the mounting plates needed to bolt straight onto the host machine where the land wheel has been removed.

The Maxicast is principally a nematicide applicator for 3 bed tillers. The mounting can either be front or rear as the product delivery point. The hydraulic fan is capable of blowing nematicide product from the front to the back and evenly distributing across a width of up to 6m. In the pictures on this page it is being  used to apply Nemathorin on Potato beds. We built these units for a customer who specified that the Maxicast would connect to their tractor via ISO bus and by using 2 metering units we could use 1/2 width shut off. ISO bus enabled the field map data and forward speed to directly operate the Maxicast allowing for variable rate and headland control. It can also be used to apply cover crops by simply changing the metering cartridge.

The Terracast GR is a granular version of the Multicast seeder unit.  It has an upgraded fan, metering system and distribution head compared to the standard Multicast making capable of distributing nematicide or starter fertiliser products.The hopper has a closed transfer filling system to protect operator when filling. It can also be used as a seeder with minimal modifications. The pictures  show what we built for for a customer - A 3 point linkage front mount mounting frame with boom - colour matched to their tractor. The unit was also specified with a ISO bus controller so the Terracast GR was connected to the greenstar system allowing for field mapping and variable rates to be used.

The Placement Pro GR is a front mounted fertiliser applicator which is typically used to band conventional or prilled fertiliser over 2 or 3 rows.  It has a robust land wheel and stainless steel components to ensure accurate, corrosion free operation.  The 1200 litre hopper is designed to accommodate a 1 tonne bulk bag or 2 600kg bags of fertiliser to minimise filling time. The machine can be fitted with tines to place the fertiliser in the soil or fishtails to place it on the surface.  The tines are staggered and boards are positioned on the sides to reduce bulldozing and maintain the integrity of the seed bed.  Depth wheels control the exact height of the fertiliser in the bed.

The Placement Pro Air is a front mounted fertiliser applicator which is typically used to band conventional or prilled fertiliser over 3 beds. It has an electronic control system and stainless steel components to ensure accurate, corrosion free operation. The 1500 litre hopper is designed to accommodate a 1 tonne bulk bag or 2 600kg bags of fertiliser to minimise filling time. The powerful hydraulic fan ensures the delivery pipes do not become blocked and forward speeds can be kept high. The Placement Pro Air is commonly used by salad, vegetable and growers.