Jd 750a vs Horsch Avatar

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jaan14141

Member

• Feb 18, 2017

• #1

First of all which one would you prefer and why ?
How these one disk openers perform drilling WOSR into barley,wheat or rye stubble, all straw will be chopped. I have JD s690i combine with premium chopper and macdon 35" head.
May be some picutres of emerged OSR?
All an all my rotation is spring barley,cover crop, Peas, w.wheat, wrye or w.barley,Osr,w.wheat,cover crop,Spring beans, w.wheat, cover crop.

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Feb 18, 2017

• #2

Buy the one that's tried and tested and has solid known residual value Imo

The other maybe just as good but is a big risk by comparison

 

Louis Mc

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Location

Meath, Ireland

• Feb 18, 2017

• #3

Chose the one that best Matches your existing colour scheme

 

Northdowns Martin

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Arable Farmer

Location

Snodland kent

• Feb 18, 2017

• #4

Mac don header? Much more £££ over JD?
+vote for green drill

 

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jaan14141

Member

• Feb 18, 2017

• #5

Clive said:

Buy the one that's tried and tested and has solid known residual value Imo

The other maybe just as good but is a big risk by comparison

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Green one seems to crac his frame, and has an idiotic seed metering system. And no fert option. So may avatar be the best option for me?

 

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jaan14141

Member

• Feb 18, 2017

• #6

Northdowns Martin said:

Mac don header? Much more £££ over JD?
+vote for green drill

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JD hydroflex to complicated and pirce similiar to macdon FD-s. So for me the macdon is definetly preferable.

 

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jaan14141

Member

• Feb 18, 2017

• #7

Louis Mc said:

Chose the one that best Matches your existing colour scheme

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Combine is fore sale anyway so not to pleased with JD. https://www.mascus.ee/pollumajandus/kasutatud-kombainid/john-deere-s-690-i/5d5kbg97.html
Don´t have any Horsch machinery also.

 

benferg

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Location

North Canterbury, NZ

• Feb 20, 2017

• #8

go the Horsch, then I can ask you what you think of it.

less moving parts than the JD maybe, but possibly not as good a range of down pressure.
A true fert option is good though.

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Feb 20, 2017

• #9

jaan14141 said:

Green one seems to crac his frame, and has an idiotic seed metering system. And no fert option. So may avatar be the best option for me?

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Not cracked the frame on either we have had , the first 4m one was at least 30k ha old and still going strong with its new owner

The metering is accord - possibly the most popular meting system fitted to a drill ever ?

Fert is an issue but easy solved as I have, Do horsch offer it as standard on the avatar?

 

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SilliamWhale

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Does it matter anymore how far WalterP is from me?

• Feb 20, 2017

• #10

Still reckon vaderstad and john deere should join forces and have the vaddy seed and fert metering on JD drills and sell them for £25 for 3m. They fly

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Feb 20, 2017

• #11

SilliamWhale said:

Still reckon vaderstad and john deere should join forces and have the vaddy seed and fert metering on JD drills and sell them for £25 for 3m. They fly

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I like the accord system - it's very accurate

Only issues is getting buckets under the outlets and running to /from the cab when calibrating on your own

 

benferg

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Location

North Canterbury, NZ

• Feb 20, 2017

• #12

Avatar is seed and fert standard. Basically a pronto metering and bin on different openers.

 

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jaan14141

Member

• Feb 28, 2017

• #13

Today I ordered Avatar 6m which is expected to arrive in late July.

 

Rainmaker

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Location

Canterbury,NZ

• Mar 1, 2017

• #14

benferg said:

Avatar is seed and fert standard. Basically a pronto metering and bin on different openers.

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Norwoods have 3 Avatar's on there way to our sunny shores, hopefully we can see one at kirwee.

 

benferg

Member

Location

North Canterbury, NZ

• Mar 2, 2017

• #15

I believe that one will be at kerwee

Looking forward to the event

Rainmaker said:

Norwoods have 3 Avatar's on there way to our sunny shores, hopefully we can see one at kirwee.

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dontknowanything

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Location

Cambridge

• Mar 3, 2017

• #16

I'd be nervous about running an Avatar as a no-till drill all the time

 

dontknowanything

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Location

Cambridge

• Mar 3, 2017

• #17

Clive said:

Only issues is getting buckets under the outlets

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Look at the photos I put in the pimping thread, it's easy to put a hook either side of the outlet and then hang a bucket with baler twine. No more fiddling.

 

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York

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Location

D-Berlin

• Mar 4, 2017

• #18

dontknowanything said:

Look at the photos I put in the pimping thread, it's easy to put a hook either side of the outlet and then hang a bucket with baler twine. No more fiddling.

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one of the most important tools for a farmer. Even if no bales are made & used it's a must tool.
York-Th.

 

Dan Powell

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Location

Shropshire

• Mar 4, 2017

• #19

York said:

one of the most important tools for a farmer. Even if no bales are made & used it's a must tool.
York-Th.

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Agreed. As a mixed farmer we have a surplus of pre-tested twine. If any all-arable men require some, I can supply 20 foot lengths for £5 each plus postage and packing. Special spring offer of a bundle of six for just £15. Bale not included.

 

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jaan14141

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• Mar 4, 2017

• #20

dontknowanything said:

I'd be nervous about running an Avatar as a no-till drill all the time

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Why is that?