- Location
- northampton
If it’s a bit sticky I’ve found speeding up stops healing in the seed as much this year I’ve drilled most a 12kph
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- Thread starter Cutlerstom
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You might make it better by fitting the bleed properly instead of it being rammed right on.Anyone had issues with HSS W Barley seed bridging in the coulters and blowing out of the air bleeds ?
Its been a right pain today, appears to lodge where the air bleed meets the steel coulter pipe
It has a step inside it that it shouldn't be pushed past.
That means the jubilee clip clamps close to the end of the tube so not so much chance of barley awns catching in it.
Yes, thanks, had started playing with the distance on those, I know to keep going now
- Location
- East yorks
With my 3m mounted tine I still do the headlands first, they just cut up to much when wet so at least you have a crop in. Trying to drill afterwards just leaves a load of open slots
- Location
- northampton
I always drill headlands first unless is really wet sticky
Headlands last if they're at all wet.
I followed weavings advice of first, and I can confirm the emergence was pants in the wet last year.
Done them all last this year and have perfect emergence.
3m mounted, tractor on dual 520's on the back.
As an aside if you are intending to DD from now on you will have lovely stubble lines to drill to at headlands from last harvest.
I followed weavings advice of first, and I can confirm the emergence was pants in the wet last year.
Done them all last this year and have perfect emergence.
3m mounted, tractor on dual 520's on the back.
As an aside if you are intending to DD from now on you will have lovely stubble lines to drill to at headlands from last harvest.
I hate to say it, as it’s only made just down the toad from me, but anyone else think the Stocks Roto Meter is the weakest link on the GD ? Yet again I had to empty 70kg out of it as it had gummed up sitting in the shed. Seems such a poor design the way the plastic hopper sits in the ring, any moisture and it seems to gravitate there and gum it up 
I hate to say it, as it’s only made just down the toad from me, but anyone else think the Stocks Roto Meter is the weakest link on the GD ? Yet again I had to empty 70kg out of it as it had gummed up sitting in the shed. Seems such a poor design the way the plastic hopper sits in the ring, any moisture and it seems to gravitate there and gum it up
What was in it? Sluggies?
Yes........5th time this season, twice was when I got caught out drilling in the field when it rained.
I have 60 acre to throw about in the top now as activity appears to be high
- Location
- northampton
Have you any slugs about then havnt seen any this year and completely disappeared since going dd
- Location
- Worcestershire
. So don’t change it to one of theses.
clbarclay
Member
- Location
- Worcestershire
I've not had any trouble with pellets gumming the rotor meter up, butdid have trouble with pellets managing to creep in between the discs and increasing the drag till the motor overloads and cuts out.
I am thinking of adding a slide shut off between the hopper and meter so that the rotor canbe service with seed still in the hopper.
I am thinking of adding a slide shut off between the hopper and meter so that the rotor canbe service with seed still in the hopper.
Will you share it when you work it out please ?
yellow belly
Member
- Location
- south west lincolnshire
We have drilled silage grass on notill ground and stewardship cocksfoot
you do have to make sure the depth is set right
just looking at the depth on the first run then speeding up once you get into the swing can leave the seed at the wrong depth
with non notill land it is very easy to put the seed in too deep with the press wheels not firming the slot
the other issue can be not enough weight on a wide drill as grass seed is light
Hello all, my first post on the forum. What sort of horsepower are people using to pull a 6 metre GD? I ask because I am looking at buying a GD, I was thinking a 4.8m but Weavings have assured me that my NH 7040 (180hp) would cope with a 6m but I'm not convinced.