[matt hagny]

In the 'cradle' of air seeders / air drills (where they were developed, and adopted the earliest): What is the farmer terminology for the parts where the primaries become secondaries? -- I don't want to corrupt the answers by using central US terminology, so I'm trying to describe this in the most general terms. Specifically, I'm interested in what you call the upright primary pipe, and the piece that sets on top of it. (I realize Morris is completely different design.)

TIA,

 

[caroncrest]

I would say manifold, whether circular or flat fan style

the pipe might be riser or upright or just "the pipe that goes to the manifold"

 

[primer]

I use:
Primary Tower/Primary Distribution Tower
Primary Riser/Primary Distribution Riser

Also, I might be slightly different on my parts terminology but I have a Bourgault cart. The main run from the cart is the primary, from there it splits into secondaries, and lastly splits into the seed tubes/runs.

 

[Don Boles]

I call them secondaries or the obvious, towers.
The piece that sits on top, distributor.

 

[matt hagny]

OK on the upright being a 'riser' or 'tower.' I still hear & read of at least 4 different terms for the part that sets on top of this, however. So a few more replies would be welcome!

 

[Ned Williams]

How about divider heads or distribution heads?

 

[Andrew_D]

The part on top (or on the bottom of the older Bourgault or Deere units!) I would call a manifold or distributor.

Andrew

 

[sinapisalba]

I call the whole assembly where it transitions from a primary hose, to the secondary hoses a Tower, and the top part(where the air stream splits) the Manifold.

 

[mixtupfarmer]

I call

the top the manifolds.

 

[mixtupfarmer]

Shoulda read this before i posted

I call the whole assembly where it transitions from a primary hose, to the secondary hoses a Tower, and the top part(where the air stream splits) the Manifold.

perfect explanation in my books

 

[V876]

How about divider heads or distribution heads?

x2

 

[V876]

In the 'cradle' of air seeders / air drills (where they were developed, and adopted the earliest): What is the farmer terminology for the parts where the primaries become secondaries? -- I don't want to corrupt the answers by using central US terminology, so I'm trying to describe this in the most general terms. Specifically, I'm interested in what you call the upright primary pipe, and the piece that sets on top of it. (I realize Morris is completely different design.)

TIA,

Just curious why your inquiring about a specific name for them, are you writing an instructional manual, making a new design, just curious or trying to win a bet?
Morris calls them Flat fan divider heads.

 

[SWMan]

I call the whole assembly where it transitions from a primary hose, to the secondary hoses a Tower, and the top part(where the air stream splits) the Manifold.

X3.

 

[cdnredneck_t3]

To me the manifold is on the cart. Looks like New Holland is calling it the elbow and header. I have also heard them called the distribution manifold.

 

[wetfarmer]

I call the whole assembly where it transitions from a primary hose, to the secondary hoses a Tower, and the top part(where the air stream splits) the Manifold.

me too

 

[matt hagny]

Just curious why your inquiring about a specific name for them, are you writing an instructional manual, making a new design, just curious or trying to win a bet?

Writing about a new item for our catalog.

 

[V876]

Writing about a new item for our catalog.

Thought that might be it. Any pictures or description?

 

[shugrnutz]

When I bought mine, the salesman called it a thing-a-ma-dinger. Idiot.

 

[Fixx]

I call the whole assembly where it transitions from a primary hose, to the secondary hoses a Tower, and the top part(where the air stream splits) the Manifold.

x4

 

[peterbilt]

No one else's parts man calls it a dimple tube? Lol