Emhlabeni wezolimo, ukusungula izinto ezintsha kuyisihluthulelo sempumelelo, ukukhiqiza, nokusimama. Abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi abasebenza kwezolimo bahlala befuna ubuchwepheshe obusha nemishini ukuze bathuthukise ukusebenza kwabo. Enye yezinto ezintsha ezifana nalezi eziphendula amakhanda futhi izuza amandla emphakathini wabalimi isitshalo esisha se-Allan esiyimigqa eyi-12.
Idizayinwe futhi yakhiqizwa yi-Allan Equipment Manufacturing Ltd, i-Allan-row planter engu-12 yenza amagagasi ngezici zayo ezimangalisayo nokusebenza okumangalisayo. Muva nje usetshenziswe eduze ne-Spudnik yokutshala imigqa engu-12, lo mshini ubulokhu ufakazela ukuqina kwawo ensimini, ubonisa ukunemba okukhethekile, ukugeja okuncane, kanye nokuphindwe kabili okumbalwa.
Inikwa amandla ugandaganda we-John Deere 8RX 410, uMtshali we-Allan-row 12 ubeka amazinga amasha ekutshaleni kahle. Isebenza kahle ku-5.2 mph, lesi sitshali senguquko siqhosha ngokunemba okumangalisayo, siqinisekisa ukubekwa kwembewu okunembayo ngaphandle kwamaphutha. Ngomthamo wokubamba amaphawundi angaba ngu-60,000 embewu namathangi e-fender angakwazi ukumumatha amalitha angu-1000, lesi sitshalo sakhelwe imisebenzi yokutshala ivolumu ephezulu.
Esinye sezici ezivelele ze-Allan-row-12-row planter izihlanganisi zaso, ezivumela ukutshala kufika kumasethi ayi-10 ngomzuzwana. Lokhu kuhumusha ukujula kokutshala okungama-intshi angu-11 ngesivinini esingu-7 mph, okuvumela abalimi ukuthi bahlanganise umhlabathi omningi ngesikhathi esincane ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ukunemba. Ukwengeza, njengoba ifakwe amasondo okucindezela, lesi sitshalo singakwazi ukugcina ukujula okuhle kokutshala kanye nesikhala ngisho nangesivinini esikhulu, sithuthukise ukusebenza kahle nokusebenza kwaso.
Nakuba umtshali wemigqa engu-12 u-Allan esevele ehlaba umxhwele ngamakhono akhe, iqembu elingemuva kwakhe aliphumuli. NgokukaSam Thompson, ongunjiniyela weMechanical Design kwa-Allan Equipment Manufacturing Ltd, basanda kuqala. Ngokuthuthuka okuqhubekayo kanye nokulungiswa, bayaqiniseka ukuthi lesi sitshalo esishintshashintshayo sizoqhubeka sisebenza kahle kakhulu kuzo zonke izici, sinikeze abalimi ngamathuluzi abawadingayo ukuze baphumelele endaweni yanamuhla yokuncintisana yezolimo. Ekugcineni, ukwethulwa kwesitjali se-Allan esiyimigqa eyi-12 kuphawula uku intuthuko enkulu kubuchwepheshe bokutshala. Ngezici zayo ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ukusebenza okukhethekile, kanye nokuqamba okusha okuqhubekayo, lesi sitshali silungele ukuguqula imisebenzi yokutshala futhi sibeke izilinganiso ezintsha zokusebenza kahle kanye nokukhiqiza kwezolimo. Abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi abasebenza kwezolimo bangabheka phambili ekuvuneni izinzuzo zale mishini eyisisekelo njengoba iqhubeka yenza amagagasi embonini.