Up until relatively recently Horsch focused its attention on the trailed precision planter Maestro models. Now, to tick the box for the fully mounted market, it has the TX, a versatile machine that comes with ISObus controls, a fertiliser hopper, the ability to sow at high speeds, and of course the row width is very easy to change. Sugar beet and rapeseed, for example, can be drilled on a row spacing of 45cm to 50cm and maize 70cm or 75cm. One thing we need to point out from the start is that our test machine, which we used last season, was a pre-production unit. For 2024, the Maestro TX is in full production so some of our shortcomings will have been resolved.
Various row widths
Horsch uses an almost maintenance-free telescopic frame with an internal hydraulic cylinder as the shifting mechanism. The row width is simply changed by refitting six spring bolts into perforated rails between the units. This actually works really well and can be
