M F 30

D C

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Location

Endmoor cumbria

• Apr 6, 2015

• #1

Hello, I'm wondering if a mf 30 with discs would drill spring barley directly into sprayed off barley stubble? Just a thought as we are stoney ground and hard to plough.
Thanks

 

YorkshireAndrew

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Location

West / North Yorks border

• Apr 6, 2015

• #2

I'd think you'd struggle to be honest , not enough pressure on the disks to get the seed in deep enough .

 

D C

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Location

Endmoor cumbria

• Apr 6, 2015

• #3

Thanks, what would be the drill for the job then? Only small amount to drill for feed barley, or just keep ploughing?

 

Badshot

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Location

Kent

• Apr 6, 2015

• #4

Old massey 130, bettinson, moore would be the cheaper end of the scale.

 

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Wombat

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BASIS

Location

East yorks

• Apr 6, 2015

• #5

Nope unless it's very light land. I have new disks on mine and wound her up to full pressure to drill some belepi a couple of weeks ago into some failed sky fall on heavy land and have struggled to get over 15mm consistently and there was quite a bit of tilth there to bury it. It's coming ok but they need a bit of tilth there in my experience.

 

D C

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Location

Endmoor cumbria

• Apr 6, 2015

• #6

Thanks, i'll keep my eyes open for a 130. Would it drill new grass/clover into p p aswell?

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Apr 6, 2015

• #7

D C said:

Thanks, i'll keep my eyes open for a 130. Would it drill new grass/clover into p p aswell?

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Like hens teeth nowadays!!
You may find a bettinson or a moore.
There is a moore on eBay £4500

 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

• Apr 6, 2015

• #8

D C said:

Hello, I'm wondering if a mf 30 with discs would drill spring barley directly into sprayed off barley stubble? Just a thought as we are stoney ground and hard to plough.
Thanks

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Sometimes the discs will struggle to bury seed in wheel tracks if eradicators aren't set right in tilled soil so it would be no good as direct drill that's what they built the 130 for .

 

D C

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Location

Endmoor cumbria

• Apr 6, 2015

• #9

Kevtherev said:

Like hens teeth nowadays!!
You may find a bettinson or a moore.
There is a moore on eBay £4500

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4500........i'll keep ploughing my little bit

 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

• Apr 6, 2015

• #10

Kevtherev said:

Like hens teeth nowadays!!
You may find a bettinson or a moore.
There is a moore on eBay £4500

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There was also a 3m Moore for sale on mvf last news letter don't no what reason.it was for sale . what's needed is a modern drill for modest acreage users.

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Apr 6, 2015

• #11

All the direct drills I see are expensive beyond!!

 

YELROM

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Location

North Yorkshire

• Apr 6, 2015

• #12

D C said:

4500........i'll keep ploughing my little bit

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You will keep ploughing when you see the drillhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moore-Uni...920?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item58c22c3448

 

D C

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Location

Endmoor cumbria

• Apr 7, 2015

• #13

 

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SilliamWhale

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Does it matter anymore how far WalterP is from me?

• Apr 7, 2015

• #14

Kevtherev said:

All the direct drills I see are expensive beyond!!

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There was one on classified

 

clbarclay

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Location

Worcestershire

• Jul 20, 2015

• #15

Keep looking, I found the moore here listed under the conventional drills on agriaffares. It cost less than 2 grand for a 1997 unidrill 3 years ago, but was rather tired and I spent more than it cost on new parts refurbishing it to good order, rather than just get it working again.