Seed treater

A seed treater having upper and lower ends, the seed treater comprising:

• an air mover configured to generate forced air;
• a mixing bowl defining an open interior having a vertical axis, and being configured to mix a seed treatment with seeds received in the open interior of the mixing bowl, the mixing bowl including
• a stator having an annular upper inner surface extending around the vertical axis of the mixing bowl and defining an upper portion of the open interior of the mixing bowl, and
• a rotor having a concave inner surface below the annular upper inner surface of the stator and defining a lower portion of the open interior of the mixing bowl, wherein the rotor is rotatable relative to the stator about the vertical axis of the mixing bowl so that seeds within the lower portion of the open interior of the mixing bowl flow upward along the concave inner surface to the annular inner surface of the stator;
• an air duct fluidly connecting the air mover to the mixing bowl, the air duct including a plurality of duct outlets extending through the annular upper inner surface of the stator and wherein the duct outlets are spaced apart from one another around the annular upper inner surface of the stator,
• wherein the duct outlets define openings and are configured to direct the forced air from the air mover into the upper portion of the open interior defined by the annular upper inner surface of the stator to direct the seeds flowing in the upper portion of the interior of the mixing bowl inward toward the vertical axis of the mixing bowl as the rotor rotates relative to the stator, and
• wherein the openings defined by the duct outlets extend through the annular upper inner surface of the stator;
• and
• a plurality of duct fittings, wherein the duct fittings are mounted on the stator such that a portion of the duct fittings is received in the opening defined by the duct outlet,
• wherein the duct fittings comprise an engagement surface configured to engage an outer surface of the stator.