Going forward, all of Horsch's power harrow drills will fall under the Versa banner, regardless of whether they feature a gravity- or pneumatic-fed metering system.
Just a name change, then? Nope. Far from it. The Versa 6SW, in effect, replaces the Pronto 6KE, which, due to its excessive hitch load, had been pulled from certain markets. So, one of the main challenges for the design team was to solve the weight issue while increasing seed tank capacity, as well as adding a split hopper option, all while retaining the rear tyre packer ahead of the power harrow. Not exactly the simplest of tasks for the firm's designers.
Pronto feeling
At first glance the Versa 6SW does have a Pronto feel to it — the seed hopper, metering system, seed delivery and distribution are all taken from the Pronto 6DC. You may recall we had a
