Grass Seed Drill

Ukjay

Member
Location
Wales!
Hi,

Thinking ahead for our pasture management, I am contemplating getting an old seed drill to overseed our current paddocks to try and improve next years output, so is there any model that would be good options to look at - obviously not serious money as it is only an experiment for me whilst learning.

Are the MF30's able to do this kind of thing reliably - or are there better options?

Kind regards

Jay
 

Brisel

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
You need broadcasting or narrow row spacing with grass ideally. I have a Biodrill seeder unit blowing seed on in front of the rolls. The Biodrill is on an A frame so can also go on an old 6m pig tail cultivator with broadcaster outlets at the back followed by a harrow. Still needs rolling afterwards.
 

Ukjay

Member
Location
Wales!
So in essence, for a non commercial application, something like a fan jet then harrow (can you use chain harrows?) and roll is the method?
 

Brisel

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
Fan Jet spinners have a limited spread width & pattern but for around 6m they should be fine. There are plenty of setups using these on harrow on the market. Clover seeds fly further than ryegrass. Yes, rolling afterwards is best. Cambridge is fine - you don't want to seal the top and get winter run off. You'll be heavy flat rolling in spring for stones, tillering & mole hills anyway.
 

JET

Member
never bother rolling with an aitchinson seeds seem to come on well. although i do have a chain kit on the back
 

Kiwi Pete

Member
Livestock Farmer
If you haven't got heaps of acres a little old roller drill could be a handy piece of gear, as you can drag a covering harrow behind it and then just re roll it after to really firm seed in - so that's why I have a little crappy roller drill parked in my shed.

It was horribly cheap for what it can do.
 

Ukjay

Member
Location
Wales!
If you haven't got heaps of acres a little old roller drill could be a handy piece of gear, as you can drag a covering harrow behind it and then just re roll it after to really firm seed in - so that's why I have a little crappy roller drill parked in my shed.

It was horribly cheap for what it can do.

Will only be working on about 20 acres Pete, so got any pictures of what you are referring too, as I'm a numpty learning remember :whistle:
 

Kiwi Pete

Member
Livestock Farmer
Will only be working on about 20 acres Pete, so got any pictures of what you are referring too, as I'm a numpty learning remember :whistle:
I'll grab some pictures in the daylight for ya.
Basically it's a lot like a cambridge roller but V rings, with a chain drive from the axle that drives a simple seed box (and fert box but that is stuffed, hence why I got it so cheap)
The seed just falls down behind the roller but into the little valleys, so it is halfway to being covered already - even a light set of harrows upside down would cover it enough but another pass really firms it down. Grass likes a firm bed.

I bid $18 (£10) and ended up owning it :)

Obviously - it is a roller, so not much fun to move far, but for 20 acres it's both a roller and a drill, so it could be a cost effective thing to look at.
It's also very basic, pull a rope to disengage and let it go to seed - nothing much can go wrong unless the chain comes off (or you don't put seed in it) :)
 

bobk

Member
Location
stafford
Hi,

Thinking ahead for our pasture management, I am contemplating getting an old seed drill to overseed our current paddocks to try and improve next years output, so is there any model that would be good options to look at - obviously not serious money as it is only an experiment for me whilst learning.

Are the MF30's able to do this kind of thing reliably - or are there better options?

Kind regards

Jay

I have a old seed barrow , very accurate for grass seed but needs some tilth and rolling , but it's very cheap and light '
 

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