Sabre Drill
The Sabre Drill has been designed to make low disturbance crop establishment simple and intuitive, offering precise seed placement while avoiding trash blockages and unnecessary downtime.
Equipped with hydraulic depth control, side-to-side wing pivots for precise contouring and extended settling area for handling large quantities of trash. The depth wheels are situated in the middle of the drill to allow front to back contour following and even weight distribution. All folding Sabre drills are equipped with electric driven metering units which are quick and easy to calibrate. Sabre Drills (excluding 3000M model) are two-piece fold for safe and easy access to the metering unit for calibration and emptying of the hopper.
The Sabre Drill is the ideal progressive tool for users looking to transition from conventional or minimum tillage systems into direct drilling systems.
Standard Specification
4 rows of 12mm tines with tungsten tips and stainless-steel adjustable seed tubes. 2,000L plastic hopper and tank sieve, colour touch screen RDS iSOCAN controls with GPS forward speed monitoring, wide flotation wheels, hydraulic depth control, wheel eradicators, a double row of following “z” harrows and LED road and work lights, all within a transport width of 3.0 Metres.
Includes 1 year warranty
Key Features

Simple Calibration
Calibration is simple and quick using the single point discharge chute and screw adjustable metering mechanism. The corrosion-proof metering unit is maintenance free and will maintain its accuracy season after season. Complete discharge of the hopper is made quick and easy with the emptying hatch. Calibration and emptying the hopper is fuss free with the two-piece toolbar fold making access to the metering unit virtually unhindered.

Rapid sowing depth control
Field conditions, seed types and varieties can change and the Sabre drill working depth can be altered quickly to match by using the depth wheels. The hydraulic rams are extended, and aluminium spacers inserted to set the desired depth.
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Precision Contour Following
A unique side-to-side wing pivot, up to 6o, allows the drill to closely follow undulations and slopes to maintain consistent seed depth across the width of the machine. As well as side to side, the Sabre has front to back contour following due to the 4 centrally mounted depth wheels.

Hydraulic Fan Drive
The Sabre Drill is fitted with a hydraulic fan drive. This reduces the RPM on the tractor, which in turn reduces fuel costs, gives more flexibility with air flow, and helps prevent wear and tear.
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Hardwearing Sabre Coulter
12mm wide boron steel rigid tine delivers accurate seed placement. Each tine is mounted on rubber torsion bars, with an adjustable stainless steel seed tube suitable for all seed sizes. The 130mm Tungsten carbide tip design ensures longevity of the coulter. A rubber exhaust boot at the top of the coulter diffuses 50% of the air allowing controlled seed delivery to the soil and preventing seed bounce.
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High Trash Clearance
The Sabre Tine coulters are staggered over 4 rows with a calming area between the 2nd and 3rd row to handle high amounts of trash. There are 12 different heights at which you can easily set the “Z” rear following harrow to allow for higher clearance. You can also adjust the pitch and therefore the aggressiveness of the following harrow in very trashy conditions to avoid a build-up of material.
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Large Plastic Hopper
The Sabre is fitted with a 2,000-litre plastic hopper, with integral distribution head. Steps from the rear give access to the platform, which provides good and safe visibility over the hopper lid. Inspection door to the side of the tank for easy cleaning and maintenance.
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RDS iSOCAN Controls
The Sabre Drill is equipped with RDS iSOCAN controls. The terminal from RDS uses a 7″ touchscreen (16 x 9 format) display and includes physical keys to provide a modern and ergonomic operator interface for a wide variety of applications. The system allows up to 4 metering units or applicators, enabling dual cropping, fertiliser and Avadex applications. The iSOCAN software monitors and controls tramlining, hopper level, fan speed alarms, variable rate controls, on the go seed rate adjustment and offers activity data (e.g., area worked and quantities applied). The iSOCAN software is ISOBUS compatible, allowing complete control via ISOBUS with the additional of an ISOBUS ready cable (see optional specification).

Configurable Row Spacing
The Sabre frame allows for multiple row spacing configurations. It is configurable as our standard spacing of 166mm, 200mm and 250mm for operators wanting wider rows spacings.
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Optional Specification
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Hydraulic Markers
£2,600
A serrated cutting disc to mark the surface of the soil allowing operators to align the centre of the machine at equal and parallel distances from their previous workings.
Pre-Emergence Markers
£1,880
A pair of pre-emergence markers are fitted to specially designed coulter brackets using a serrated cutting disc to leave a visible mark for operators to easily follow for subsequent operations. These are activated automatically by the RDS controller.
Avadex Applicator (240L)
£8,600
The Stocks Turbo Jet applicator with a capacity of 240 litres is a versatile and accurate 12 volt powered pneumatic applicator to meter and spread most small seeds. This applicator is commonly used to apply avadex or slug pellets with the measured material blown onto the seedbed surface via a separate distribution unit. Applicators can be configured to suit various working widths.
OSR/Slug/Fert Applicator (130L)
£6,400
The Stocks Rotor Meter applicator has a capacity of 130 litres enabling it to accurately and safely meters micro and full size granular material and small seeds. The electronically speed controlled (ESC) applicator uses GPS to automatically maintain application rate as forward speed varies with ‘on the go’ rate adjustment. The metered material is fed into the venturi of the seed metering unit via a pressurised air supply ensuring constant delivery of material. The combination of materials is evenly mixed in the metering unit and delivered via each coulter into the seedbed.
iSOBUS Ready Cable
£480
iSOBUS enables standardised communication between your tractor, software and drill through a single ‘plug and play’ terminal. The tractor driver is able to control multiple functions allowing better yield and precision drilling management from the comfort of the tractor cab using an iSOBUS Ready Cable.
Variable Rate Unlock Code
£680
This is only available with iSOCAN controls. By purchasing the unlock code, operators are then able to access the variable rate seeding facility on the RDS controller.
Electric Half Shut Off
£1,400
An electronically controlled actuator shuts off 50% of the distribution head cutting off seed supply to half of the machine width which allows for symmetrical tramlining.
Additional Tramline Valves
£170
Our drills as standard are fitted with 4 tramline valves, 2 per side. If you are running wide tyres or tracks it may be desirable to add additional valves. (Price per additional valve)
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Technical Specification
Model | Sabre 3000M | Sabre 4800M | Sabre 6000M | Sabre 6400M | Sabre 7200M | Sabre 8000M |
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Working width (m) | 3 | 4.8 | 6 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8 |
Hourly output (ha) | 3 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Row spacing (mm) | 166 | 172 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 |
No. of coulters | 18 | 28 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 48 |
Minimum HP requirement | 120 | 160 | 200 | 220 | 280 | 300 |
Frame type | Rigid | Folding | Folding | Folding | Folding | Folding |
Working speed (km) | 8-14 | 8-14 | 8-14 | 8-14 | 8-14 | 8-14 |
Road transport width (m) | 2.99 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 |
Weight (kg) | 2000 | 2800 | 3200 | 3300 | 3600 | 3900 |
Filling Height (m) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Depth (m) | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 |
Hopper capacity | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
Tyre size | 26 x 12.00 - 12 | 26 x 12.00 - 12 | 26 x 12.00 - 12 | 26 x 12.00 - 12 | 26 x 12.00 - 12 | 26 x 12.00 - 12 |
Hydraulic spool requirement | 2 double acting + 1 single acting + free flow return | 2 double acting + 1 single acting + free flow return | 2 double acting + 1 single acting + free flow return | 2 double acting + 1 single acting + free flow return | 2 double acting + 1 single acting + free flow return | 2 double acting + 1 single acting + free flow return |
Fan oil capacity (l/min) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |