6-8
30"
>100hp
2 bushel
The Tempo F is a trailed high-speed planter, available with 6 or 8 row units and optional granular fertilizer hopper. The placement and design of the support wheels maintain the seed depth in all conditions, which ensures an even crop. The Tempo F offers high fertilizer capacity with individual row shut-off, resulting in maximum uptime and fertilizer savings.
The Väderstad Tempo is a new generation high-speed planter, delivering unmatched precision at double the speed of traditional planters. No-till, min-till or conventional tillage – the Tempo performs exceptionally well in all conditions. It gives your crop the best start possible with even emergence.
To ensure optimal depth control, the Tempo F is equipped with hydraulic support wheels mounted between the row units. This avoids any tilting in hilly conditions. The wide tire profile maintains consistent working depth irrespective of soil type, while the large diameter ensures a smooth ride at high speeds, improving planting precision.
The eight-row Tempo F 8 has four support wheels which are coupled as a walking tandem hydraulic bogie unit.
This ensures that the load on all wheels is the same in the field, giving the machine a smoother ride on uneven ground.
The Tempo is designed to fit most tractors. It has a low hydraulic requirement, offers self-sufficient electric power and requires low horsepower.
The Tempo F can be equipped with an optional PTO-driven fan to reduce tractor hydraulic requirements, while maintaining high-precision planting performance.
The Tempo F can be equipped with a large granular fertilizer hopper and fertilizer opening coulters. Hopper capacity is 36 or 48 bushels, depending on model.
The hopper access is safe and easy with a platform, and a large opening improves filling time while reducing downtime in the field.
Electric motors enable variable fertilizer rates, offering higher yield potential with the same amount of fertilizer.
Like the seed meters, the fertilizer meters have individual row shut-offs. This maintains uniform rates throughout the field, even on irregular fields. The fertilizer is metered through short hoses for fast reaction time when the rows are turned on and off.
The individual row shut off provides equal conditions for each plant, which leads to even crop emergence while reducing fertilizer costs.
The advantage of a trailed planter is less weight placed on the tractor. With this reduced weight a smaller tractor with lower tire pressures can be used. The weight is distributed between the tractor and the planter which, in turn, reduces the amount of soil compaction. The benefit of this is a healthy soil structure and an even crop emergence.
By upgrading the data processing capabilities of the planter, additional features to ensure accuracy in the field are unlocked. The optional features are curve compensation, active hydraulic downforce and auto singulation.
Active sensors communicate when the machine is turning and adjust the metering output of each row unit to always ensure a consistent rate over the full Tempo planter width.
With the active hydraulic downforce system, Tempo instantly reacts to changes in soil conditions, always maintaining the set optimum row unit pressure.
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With automatic motors on each row unit, seed singulation is continuously monitored and optimized. This saves time and increases the productive time in the field.
The iPad-based control system, Väderstad E-Control, wirelessly delivers data about each seed that travels through the planter, including seeding quality, skips, doubles, spacing and rate.
You benefit from user-friendly remote setup and calibration, as well as easy, real-time monitoring and control.
Through the iPad, you can download the most recent software updates, allowing your system to always stay current with future developments.
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Fertilizer opening coulters and a large fertilizer hopper make it possible to precisely band fertilizer while planting the crop.
Fertilizer kit
The hopper is safe and easy to access with a platform, and a large opening improves filling time, while reducing downtime in the field. The fertilizer opening coulters are spring-loaded and can apply up to 330.7 pounds of downforce, which is sufficient for planting into no-till conditions. Fertilizer can be placed according to your needs, both sideways and depth wise. The gauge wheel on the fertilizer coulter has two tasks - to control the depth and to reduce the amount of soil thrown from the coulter.
Row cleaners are optional on the Tempo. They're used to remove crop residue, clods and rocks ahead of the disc openers. The need to use row cleaners is much higher when planting into no-till conditions or other fields with large amounts of residue.
Floating row cleaners
Each row cleaner is mounted on a parallel linkage, allowing it to precisely follow the field surface. The aggressiveness is easily adjusted with a spring, which makes it possible to either add or relieve pressure from the row cleaner. The row cleaner is fitted with a self-cleaning rubber wheel, which controls the depth of the high-quality spiked row cleaner disc. With optimized working angles, the floating row cleaners are designed to perfectly match the capacity and precision of the Tempo.
With the Tempo, planting can be done at very high speeds without compromising precision and accuracy. The seed meters ensure perfect placement for every seed, which is key to maximizing yield.
0.6-inch seed system
The 0.6-inch seed system comes standard. It is optimized for seeds less than 0.6 inches in diameter.
0.9-inch seed system
When planting large seeds over 0.6 inches diameter, you can equip the Tempo with a 0.9-inch seed system instead of the standard 0.6 inch.
Micro granulate kit
The micro granulate hopper holds 0.5 bushels to match the capacity of the seed hopper. The boxes are used for starter fertilizer or pesticides. The micro granulate can be placed either in the seed furrow or on the surface.
Small seeds kit
The small seeds kit for the Väderstad Tempo improves results when planting small-seeded crops, such as canola or sugarbeets. Planting a small-seeded crop at shallow planting depth requires the planter to be very gentle to the seed. The main components of the small seeds kit include suspended stop wheels and the ability to adjust the angle of the closing wheels. Learn more about the small seeds kit
After the seed is planted, the closing wheels cover the seed trench, creating perfect conditions for germination. Several industry-standard, third-party closing wheel solutions can also be used, depending on the needs of each farm.
Narrow closing wheel 1"
The job of the closing wheel is to close the seed furrow. The force on the closing wheels can easily be adjusted, and it is also possible to set the closing wheels offset.
Wide closing wheel 2"
The wide closing wheel is often used when planting very shallow. This closing wheel can also be used in conventional planting when planting corn and sunflowers.
Treaded closing wheel 2"
By reducing the risk for crusting, the treaded closing wheel optimizes the conditions for shallow planted seeds, such as sugarbeets and canola
Pointed closing wheel
The pointed closing wheel crumbles and breaks the sidewalls to ensure closing of the furrow. Its aggressive characteristics makes it a good fit in heavy soil conditions.
Spiked closing wheel
A spiked closing wheel is often used when no-till planting. This closing wheel is also a good option when planting in heavy clay soils.
| Tempo F | 6 | 8 |
| Number of rows | 6 | 8 |
| Row spacing, in (mm) | 30 (700-800) | 30 (700-800) |
| Working width (ft) | 13.8-15.7 | 18.4-21 |
| Transport width (ft.) | 9.8-10.8 | 9.8-10.8 |
| Transport height (m) | 9.8-10.5 | 11.5-12.5 |
| Volume seed hopper per row unit (bu.) | 2 | 2 |
| Volume micro granulate hopper per row unit (bu.) | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Weight with combi (lbs) | 6173-7275 | 8378-9259 |
| Weight without combi (lbs) | 4630-5953 | 6173-7496 |
| Coulter pressure max (lbs) | 716.5 | 716.5 |
| Recommended working speed (mph) | 6-10.6 | 6-10.6 |
| Hydraulic requirements | 1-3+FR | 1-3+FR |
| Horsepower requirements | 100 | 140 |
| Väderstad has made every attempt to accurately portray our product lineup. However, due to our commitment to continually innovate our technologies to provide our customers the best possible products, some products may not be manufactured as shown on this site. Exact specifications for each product will be confirmed at the time of ordering. |
| LS = Load sensing | FR = Free return | DA = Double acting | ||
| H = Hydraulic | P = Pneumatic | N/A = Not available |
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