The Cyclo planters were a series developed and first produced by International Harvester in the 80s, and was produced by Case International into the 90s. The technology is based on pressurizing the steel drums on the units. These steel drums are covered with little slots that have a hole in them. Air tries to escape through the holes, and by doing so pushes seeds into the slots. The seeds are then lifted up by the spinning drum, and released by a rubber wheel that blocks the holes and stops the air holding down the seeds from flowing . The seeds are then dropped into hoses that carry them to the planting units. The Cyclo series was not without flaws, but it was a pioneer in center fill planting technology.
I have converted this mod from 19 and made multiple improvements. I don’t think it’s perfect, but its much better than it has been. Credit of course to all the people that have worked on this before me: Oldiron1214, adub modding, and Steenkamp Modding. Also thanks to WadeMitch and JCL for the video and graphics. Please enjoy!
Features
- $45,000 price
- 120 HP Required
- 15ft/9m working width
- 7mph/11.7kmh working speed
- Single tank, dual tank, and dry box fertilizer options
Improvements:
- Fixed the color to be correct Case International red
- Adjusted the right Cyclo unit so the seed collecting tool is on the correct side of the drum
- Adjusted work particles to be more realistic
- Animated the Cyclo drums to turn when active
- Added real turning lights facing forwards
- Adjusted the Case International logo on the hitch to have an accurate white border
- Added new fill volumes
- Added improved AI
- Fixed the ridge markers so that they don’t spin when folded
- Fixed ridge markers so they spin in the correct direction
- Added new sounds
- Added a fully animated parking stand
- Fixed turning signals
- Adjusted hanging hoses so they don’t clip the ground
- Changed dirt map on rubber objects so they don’t scratch
- Adjusted parts of the 3D model to look better
- Changed material of fertilizer tanks to be plastic
- Fixed planting unit wheels to stay angled when lowered
- Adjusted closing disks to stay oriented in the correct direction
- Fixed folding animation so support bars stay in the correct place
Thank you for downloading, and please enjoy this iconic planter!
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