- Location
- Pocklington, East Yorkshire
I have not had any breakages.
Metcalfes now make a point that will bolt to the existing tine .
Simba Metflow
- Thread starter Howdenshire Farmer
- Start date
Metcalfes now make a point that will bolt to the existing tine .
fendtfan
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Yes I did see the bolt on point Metcalfe makes. Very expensive to convert a six meter drill and i wanted a 8mm wide point. Then again very cheap by comparison to the 15 grand /m buying a new drill.
- Location
- Worcestershire
Just working on making my own simba free flow point drawn it on cad got the bits laser cut out the hole lot cost £100 so cheep as chips to make your own I've got to hard face them next. Then work out how to get the seed in the narrow slot. Hummmm
fendtfan
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Any chance of seeing a picture of your point? As for hard facing check out ferobide supplied by Spaldings never yet tried it the sample still sits on my desk!
- Location
- Worcestershire
fendtfan
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Very good far simpler than i was planning. How about a tube for seed delivery fitting inside the delivery hose and squashed to narrow down at soil level. What thickness is your point.
- Location
- Worcestershire
12mm + hard facing 13-15 mm yes not sure about seed delivery doesn't look right needs some improvements on that. Thinking should of extended the piece at the bottom on a angle then welded some squashed tube as you suggested with slot at the back.
- Location
- Worcestershire
- Location
- Worcestershire
fendtfan
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Looking good.The design in my head and on various scraps of paper in my office uses a part worn miniflow point down the front of the freeflow tine with a profiled 8 mm wide point welded to that the limitation of such a narrow point would be wheat seed would be the largest seed you could get in the slot.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
- Location
- Worcestershire
Yes Metcalfe maybe the best but if you get a price your know y we make out own. I think the price of 2 or 3 Metcalfe points will be what it cost to make 32 of my own
fendtfan
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
I had some trouble getting a price for the metcalfe point but it was in the region of £75 each.
Was that for there new point or the older version when it was the complete leg ?
fendtfan
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
That was the price for the newer conversion point as pictured in Fuzzys post
Hmm, I had a quote of £83 each when it was the complete leg last year, makes the new point expensive [emoji848]
- Location
- Worcestershire
- Location
- Pocklington, East Yorkshire
Nice work.
I suggest that you cut the bottom of the seed tube at an angle so the back is higher than the front. I think they may be prone to gathering soil as they are.
I suggest that you cut the bottom of the seed tube at an angle so the back is higher than the front. I think they may be prone to gathering soil as they are.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
What spring crops do you have to drill with it ?
Warp Land Farmer
Member
- Location
- Hazzard County
Do you still know if these tines are available?