Happy Seeder

After paddy harvest a major concern is how to sow the next crop such as wheat without burning the paddy stubbles. The answer is a Happy Seeder. It is a tractor mounted implement that is primarily designed to sow seeds in the field with standing stubbles.

It is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective solution to manage the crop residues, sow the seeds, increase the crop yield and income of farmers. This No till farming technique sow the seeds directly without disturbing the soil, thus maintaining the soil health also.

Tractorkarvan has listed popular happy seeders of top implement brands, such as Fieldking, Landforce, and Golden Punjab.

Popular Happy Seeder Brands

Fieldking Happy Seeder

Fieldking Happy Seeder comes equipped with a seed box, fertilizer box, furrow opener tynes, and a metering mechanism. These machines are used to sow a wide variety of crops. The popular happy seeders from Fieldking are Fieldking FKTHS-10-RR-DR3.

Landforce Happy Seeders

Landforce Happy Seeder comes with a depth control wheel for adjusting sowing depth. The seed mechanism of these happy seeders is of aluminium type fluted rollers. Besides, these happy seeders have two separate levers for adjusting the delivery rate of seed and fertilizer.The popular Landforce happy seeders are Landforce HSS11 and Landforce HSS10.

Main Components of Happy Seeder

A happy seeder is a heavy and complex implement made of various components as listed below:

• Frame: It is the body of the machine made up of mild steel.
• Furrow openers: It is attached to the lower portion of the tynes. It drills the soil to open a furrow to place the seed and fertilizer.
• Flails: It is used to clean the crop residues left in the tynes’ front. It facilitates soil drilling for seed and fertilizer placement.
• Seed and fertilizer boxes: Seed box is mounted at the rear of the machine, whereas the fertilizer box is mounted in the front of the machine.
• Seed and Fertilizer metering mechanism: It determines the delivery rate of the seed and fertilizer.
• Drive Wheel: It powers the seed and fertilizer metering devices through chain and sprocket device.
• Depth control wheel: It controls the sowing depth.
• Press wheel: Placed between two adjacent furrow openers or tynes, it presses the chopped straws.

Tips to Operate Happy Seeder Efficiently

• Level the field with the help of a laser land leveler before the paddy is sown so that there is a uniform depth of seeding to achieve good crop establishment in residue conditions.
• Harvest paddy with the help of combine harvester equipped with Super SMS system.
• Avoid using the happy seeder in early morning due to high moisture content in crop residues, which tends to clog the seeder.
• Ensure that there is optimal soil moisture content at the time of sowing.
• Ensure that the ratio between anchored and loose straw is 50:50 in the field where the Happy Seeder is to be used.
• Use a 45 – 55 HP tractor with double clutch and creeper gear mode to efficiently operate the happy seeder.
• Make sure that seed and fertilizer is clod free.
• Adjust top link of the Happy Seeder to keep it straight while operating in the field.
• Adjust depth control wheel for optimal sowing depth. The ideal range is between 3.5 – 5.0 cm.

Difference Between Happy Seeder and Super Seeder

Happy Seeder Price in India

The happy seeder price starts from INR 1 lakhs* and goes up to INR 2 lakhs*. You can also buy a happy seeder on easy EMIs.

You can even compare two different happy seeder models using the compare implements feature.

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