warksfarmer
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Those of you that have changed the standard Horsch duett point have you added in extra legs because without the ‘band sowing effect’ the gaps between rows must be considerable?
I have a set of bourgault legs for horsh co4 or sprinter.They are the knock on points,a shares and narrow points same as claydonHi i have complete leg asembley available
They are for saleI have a set of bourgault legs for horsh co4 or sprinter.They are the knock on points,a shares and narrow points same as claydon
@warksfarmer do you mean single openers rather than the Dutch/Borgault type smaller band type??
I'm using 100mm Borgaults which are a good compromise, they still have a band but move a hell of a lot less soil than a Duett.Yes so the duett sows two lines per Tine to create the band. If you just sow one line per leg you loose the ‘band’ effect?
I'm using 100mm Borgaults which are a good compromise, they still have a band but move a hell of a lot less soil than a Duett.
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My neighbour has single narrow openers on his Horsch and drills somewhere in the region of 5-6000 acres a year on the 250mm row spacing and the crops look great, Spring Barley is maybe the crop which might suffer the most from being drilled on a wider row but they fill out and look well there...
These are approx 4" band compared to a 7" band I think on the Duett ??
Much more precise seed placement and I have 80hp less on my 6m drill !!
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View attachment 729552 Metcalfe came up with these points for a neighbour who has 6m sprinter which had 27cm row spacing. They’ve got a narrow band outlet but still low disturbance. I share a co drill running Gen points, haven’t seen any cereal crops drilled with 5” points yet but have got some put in with 1” and not disappointed with how they look.
I would think the Duets would have the best coverage...Looks good. What would you say is the best tine/seedboot to get as much coverage (almost broadcast) as possible?
Full width sweep shares and the seed dropping down the back of the legs onto spreader plates tucked behind each sweep. I tried a prototype drill like that about 15 years ago, based on a stubble cultivator with 9" (or possibly wider) sweeps. It was near impossible to find seeds to check the sowing depth (None left on the surface) and about the only way to be sure the seed was there was that it had gone from the hopper. It came up in an even green mat, not even a hint of rows.Looks good. What would you say is the best tine/seedboot to get as much coverage (almost broadcast) as possible?
Full width sweep shares and the seed dropping down the back of the legs onto spreader plates tucked behind each sweep. I tried a prototype drill like that about 15 years ago, based on a stubble cultivator with 9" (or possibly wider) sweeps. It was near impossible to find seeds to check the sowing depth (None left on the surface) and about the only way to be sure the seed was there was that it had gone from the hopper. It came up in an even green mat, not even a hint of rows.
The flip side is that it is full width cultivation at drilling.
That's what I have for sale.They are the same as on a claydon but the leg spacing is 8 inch narrower.if you look on classified ads on Horsh drills there are some pictures of themDont suppose you have any pictures? as that sounds perfect. I've come to the conclusion that seed coverage is more important than soil disturbance if you are drilling later. This is what we've got so far in the picture as its just the standard set up off a 3 row stagger sprinter. Its only just coming in rows but it still not good enough.
Those of you that have changed the standard Horsch duett point have you added in extra legs because without the ‘band sowing effect’ the gaps between rows must be considerable?
I remember it being something like this diagram. The yellow part was something like 30x5mm strip bolted to the back of the tine and holding the round tube the seed hoses slipped on to. The deflector under the tube and welded to the strip, shown in orange, had a semi circular profile. The orange bit floating to the right shows profile of the deflector viewed from behind.Dont suppose you have any pictures? as that sounds perfect. I've come to the conclusion that seed coverage is more important than soil disturbance if you are drilling later. This is what we've got so far in the picture as its just the standard set up off a 3 row stagger sprinter. Its only just coming in rows but it still not good enough.