The aim of this work was to evaluate the power required in the drawbar of a seeder with two types of soil opening seed placement in soybean sowing, in areas compacted by the trample of animals in the system of integration cattle-raising agriculture. The experiments was performed in a complete randomized split-plot design, being the mean treatments moisture soil with pasture; dry soil with pasture and soil without pasture, and the secondary treatments hoe opener and staggered doubles-discs opener. The bulk density, cone index, drawbar, speed and power in the drawbar and engine were evaluated. The alterations in the physical properties of the soil, caused by the trampling of the cattle they were not enough to interfere in the power demand. Among the mechanisms, the planters with staggered doubles-discs opener exercised smaller traction force and larger speed.
agricultural machines; draft; soybean
