I’ve used 1” point for drilling osr for last 2 seasons. In my opinion it’s not the right point to use, depth is quite uneven.
Solo points are the same points off the duets mounted on a plate so about 1.5”. Can’t help with Dutches.I was wondering about putting 1" dutch openers onto a Horsch CO for drilling spring beans.
Are they worth the extra money over the Horsch solo points. What is the advantage ?
What width are the Solo points ?
Sorry to resurrect this thread. If you were drilling rape using a 1inch dutch point would the tip of the coulter cultivate sufficiently deep compared to where it places the seed. I would much prefer for the seed to be placed rather than broadcast following the coulter but really I would like at least an inch of loosened soil below the seed. I see dutch do the 2737 point which looks like it adds 3/4 inch of vertical depth. Has anyone used this? The only alternative would be the Metcalfe coulter but I would have to swap back to dutch for wider band widths?
Got a ST in the autumn just gone with the view we’d swap to metcalfe or dutch openers for autumn 19. However having now used the duetts I think we’ll stick with them because the combination of high seed rates and wide band effect has done a job on grass weeds so far. Yes higher soil movement but it’s not such an issue for late drilling.
were the duets into cultivated soil or direct ?
Is this on wheat or OSR? Or both? Why do you think the wide bands have done a job on grass weeds? Less soil moved? Cheers!Got a ST in the autumn just gone with the view we’d swap to metcalfe or dutch openers for autumn 19. However having now used the duetts I think we’ll stick with them because the combination of high seed rates and wide band effect has done a job on grass weeds so far. Yes higher soil movement but it’s not such an issue for late drilling.
Is this on wheat or OSR? Or both? Why do you think the wide bands have done a job on grass weeds? Less soil moved? Cheers!