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Air Clutch
The Tru Count Air Clutch® is part of an affordable system that controls individual row shutoff for any planter. One Air Clutch is placed on each row and is controlled pneumatically from the tractor cab through a GPS signal or manual controller. Each row has its own clutch so you can divide your planter into as many sections as you need.
- Example 1: A 12-row planter can be divided into 12, 6, 4, 3, or 2 sections. The size of your sections depends strictly on the configuration of your air valves.
- Example 2: A 12-row planter with 4 air valves = four 3 row sections. A 16 row planter with 4 air valves = four 4 row sections.
The Tru Count Air Clutches are instantly activated and deactivated with the flip of a switch or a signal from your GPS unit. All planters and drills drive from rotational motion supplied either by ground wheel drive or hydraulic motors. This rotational force is transferred to the seeding units through a series of shafts, chain/sprockets and shaft couplers. By placing the clutch in the driveline that drives the seeding units you can control whether a certain row or rows are driving or not driving.
Use the Tru Count Air Clutch System to shut off rows on waterways -- angled or straight.
| Features | Results | Compatibility |
- No down time: Clutches are instantly activated and deactivated which eliminates any stop or startup lag time of clutches.
- Flexible: Tru Count Air Clutches work equally well on vacuum, air, or mechanical units, and air flow is not affected on vacuum or air planters.
- Expandable: You may expand the Air Clutch System at any time by adding valves to change the size and number of sections controlled.
- Adaptable: No planter modification is required for most planters.
- The Tru Count Air Clutch System virtually eliminates double planting allowing you to eliminate this unnecessary input cost.
- Since the Air Clutch virtually eliminates double planting, you save seed cost, lodging and reduced yields.
- Typically, the Tru Count Air Clutch will pay for itself in seed savings alone within the first year.
Tru Count Air Clutches are compatible with Trimble's AgGPS EZ-Guide 500 lightbar and the AgGPS FmX™ integrated display. Tru Count Air Clutches are also compatible with GPS modules from Rinex Technology, Ag Leader and Green Star 2.
