Horsch sprinter keeps blocking

jorgenbg · Sep 3, 2020

Hi

Today we tried our Sprinter for the first time, DD into spring oats. We cut the straw as high as possible when combining to minimize the residue issue.

With original duetts it works the soil alot and drags up the straw with soil, and then blocks.

Any ideas what todo?

Another issue with the machine. While seeding it suddenly stops seeding and thinks its been raised out of ground.

bobk · Sep 3, 2020

Too much straw .

PSQ · Sep 3, 2020

bobk said:
Too much straw .

And drilling in the same direction as the combine, where drilling at an angle might let the straw clear itself. But you’d really need to bale the oat straw to run ‘clean’ as it’s always going to be a huge volume with varying shades of green.

Are you on 175mm or 200mm base plates?
Are the tine harrows dragging the straw into piles (set too aggressively, running near vertical) ?

jorgenbg · Sep 3, 2020

I dont have the machine here, but I think is 200mm base plates. The tine harrows are set to be out of the ground.

This year we had a lot of late tillers, so there is a lot of green straw. Not the optimal situation. We are now running a straw chopper to see if it helps.

Wonder if other openers would make any difference though?

bobk · Sep 3, 2020

jorgenbg said:
I dont have the machine here, but I think is 200mm base plates. The tine harrows are set to be out of the ground.

This year we had a lot of late tillers, so there is a lot of green straw. Not the optimal situation. We are now running a straw chopper to see if it helps.

Wonder if other openers would make any difference though?

Ah Norway , didn't see that .

jorgenbg · Sep 3, 2020

bobk said:
Ah Norway , didn't see that .

haha, does it make any difference?

bobk · Sep 3, 2020

jorgenbg said:
haha, does it make any difference?

Not really , still too much straw , why did you not cut it off ?

jorgenbg · Sep 3, 2020

bobk said:
Not really , still too much straw , why did you not cut it off ?

I thought the drill would cope better with less straw on the ground.

solo · Sep 3, 2020

Once you have lowered the machine into work you need to put the spool into float otherwise a slight bump will cause the seed meter to stop. Mow the straw with a flail mower and drill at a different angle to the combine and mower.

jorgenbg · Sep 3, 2020

solo said:
Once you have lowered the machine into work you need to put the spool into float otherwise a slight bump will cause the seed meter to stop. Mow the straw with a flail mower and drill at a different angle to the combine and mower.

Great tip regarding the spool. Will try that. We are already on the mower

Matt L · Sep 8, 2020

jorgenbg said:
Great tip regarding the spool. Will try that. We are already on the mower

As above. You need to float it as the work switch is a hydraulic one and will sense the pressure as you go over bumps and lumps. Always pressurise down and then Into float.

arwooldridge · Oct 1, 2020

We replaced the hydraulic switch with a simple mechanical one. But good idea about float.

Andrew K · Oct 2, 2020

I would chop the straw and fit Borgault VOS openers which will improve clearance no end.Drill at an angle and back off the harrows a little.

Steevo · Oct 2, 2020

I never float mine and just accept the odd drop out. Just lift out, loop round and redrill again. Rarely drops more than once in every 3-4 fields.

Goggles · Oct 3, 2020

Our local Horsch man, Will Lawton, who is an excellent font of Knowledge, insists that the drill must be floated. I have to admit forgetting sometimes.

Steevo · Oct 3, 2020

Goggles said:
Our local Horsch man, Will Lawton, who is an excellent font of Knowledge, insists that the drill must be floated. I have to admit forgetting sometimes.

Will is a great chap! There isn’t much he doesn’t know.

Banana Bar · Nov 28, 2020

Steevo said:
I never float mine and just accept the odd drop out. Just lift out, loop round and redrill again. Rarely drops more than once in every 3-4 fields.

Why would you do that?

Steevo · Nov 28, 2020

Banana Bar said:
Why would you do that?

Because it works and is simpler. Push spool one notch forward to pressure the marker arm out, then let go and it springs to neutral.

Floating would mean pushing forward again, where it sticks in the intent and either leaving it there or carefully pulling back to neutral.

Banana Bar · Nov 28, 2020

Steevo said:
Because it works and is simpler. Push spool one notch forward to pressure the marker arm out, then let go and it springs to neutral.

Floating would mean pushing forward again, where it sticks in the intent and either leaving it there or carefully pulling back to neutral.

Ok, understand now. Much easier to potentially miss a bit, lift up mid run turn in the middle of the field and drop back in again.

Steevo · Nov 28, 2020

Banana Bar said:
Ok, understand now. Much easier to potentially miss a bit, lift up mid run turn in the middle of the field and drop back in again.

Exactly. On the off chance it beeps and stops seeding that's exactly what I do Rarely happens though.

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