3330SE & 3335QDA ParaLink Hoe Drills™ParaLink™ Hoe Drills

LiftMaster™ Feature

Simplify with LiftMaster™; LiftMaster™ provides automatic lifting and lowering of the openers at the field headlands, eliminating this tedious task.

LiftMaster™ is standard on:

• 3330SE™, 3335QDA™ and 3420 ParaLink Hoe Drills™; and,
• 3720 and 3820 ParaLink Coulter Drills™.

LiftMaster™ is optional on:

• HD and CD Frame Mounted Seeders™.

All units must be paired with an air cart equipped with the X35 Apollo System.

Retrofit kits are available for previous Bourgault ParaLink™ hoe and coulter drills mated to an air cart equipped with the X35 or X30 Apollo Systems, 2015 model year or newer.

The PackMaster™ option achieves a uniform packing force across variable fields without manual adjustment.

PackMaster™ senses changes in the force required to maintain the seed opener in the ground and automatically adjusts the hydraulic pressure to the individual opener cylinders to maintain the packing pressure set by the Operator at the beginning of the field.

Models Available with PackMaster™:

• 3330SE PHDs™
• 3335QDA PHDs™
• 3420 PHDs™
• 3720 PCDs™

How It Works

One packer wheel spindle is equipped with a load cell that measures the actual packing force exerted on the ground by that packer tire:

1. as the draft force increases;
2. more force is required to keep the opener in the ground, reducing the force being applied by the packer wheel;
3. this reduction is detected by the load cell, which sends a signal to the X35 Apollo System;
4. the X35 Apollo System instructs the hydraulic system to increase the pressure;
5. the increase in pressure increases the downforce at the hydraulic cylinder to restore the desired packing pressure.

The Operator must first calibrate the system and then set the desired packing force before seeding starts. 

If you encounter a wet patch of soil while seeding, the system provides an "Emergency Float" option that allows you to turn off the down pressure, allowing you to "float" through the trouble spot without getting stuck!

Manual Opener Control

• PHD™ Openers - changes to the hydraulic pressure adjusts the downforce on the hoe opener/packer assembly.
• PCD™ Openers - changes to the hydraulic pressure adjusts the downforce on the cleaner/packer wheel assembly.

Opener Pressure Adjustment

Along with opener up/down control, the Model 500 provides downforce adjustment on the opener assemblies.

• Each increment of the up/down button provides a change of 50 psi of hydraulic pressure.
• A gauge on the hydraulic block allows you to verify the hydraulic pressure being displayed on the control box.

Note: The 500 Control Box is not available with the 3420 TransFold™ PHD™.

Use Your Smartphone to Set Your Depth

With the incorporation of smart hydraulic cylinders, the AccuSet™2 option allows you to set the seeding depth of your 3335QDA™ from the tractor seat with a smartphone. The AccuSet™2 option will let you obtain the best seed depth setting to maximize seedling emergence, on-the-go, in varying soil and moisture conditions.  

Note: The AccuSet™2 option is only available on 3335QDA PHDs™.

Independent Bander Adjustment

• The 3335QDA PHD™, when equipped with PLX™ Openers and AccuSet™2, allows Operators to adjust the operating depth of the Mid Row Bander^® Fertilizer Applicators independently of the seed openers.
• This is possible by taking advantage of the PLX™ one-to-one design and separate control features on the AccuSet™2 app.

In the event of a failure, the seeding unit can easily be set into standard QDA mode. A hand-ball valve located on the hitch allows the operator to isolate the AccuSet™2 option and use the shims to set frame depth.

The taller profile of the Hi-Flotation™ tires helps prevent the front of the drill from “diving” in in wet conditions and reduces draft in soft field conditions.

• The large, front mainframe tires provide 65% more surface area than the standard dual tires, while the large singles on the front wing wheels increase the surface area by 27%. This much larger footprint keeps the drill on top in conditions that would cause regular seed drills to sink.
• As much as 70% of the weight applied from the drill to the tires is transferred through the front running gear in a high draft scenario. For this reason, the majority of the additional rubber is focused on the front of the drill.

• Transport safety is greatly improved with the Hi-Flotation™ option, particularly on narrow roads with soft shoulders.
• The wagon-style hitch provides superior tracking when negotiating narrow back roads and approaches.

Available Hi-Flotation™ options:

• the Full Hi-Flotation™ option provides large tires on the front of the mainframe and large, single caster wheels on the front of the wings.  Larger rear wheels are also included. (available for select units)
• the Center Hi-Flotation™ option offers large front tires with wagon-style steering on the mainframe paired with the regular dual front casters on the wings.  Larger rear wheels are also included. (available for select PCD™ units);