Massey Ferguson 30 Drill or similar required for new farmer starting out

adam_farming · May 4, 2021

I'm on the lookout for an MF 30 drill or similar to go behind an International 574. This autumn I'm taking on some farm land alongside my day job in agriculture and need something to plant wheat and other cereals.

Must be disc coulter.

Optional: markers, tramliner, end tow (unless 4m then ideally would be).

Ideally it will be ready to go to work but I'm capable of doing a bit of repairing/replacing if necessary. Wheels/tyres aren't an issue as we do have some spares from when the farm used to have a similar drill.

Can collect in East Anglia. Based near Sudbury so the closer the better.

Replies or PM welcomed, thanks for reading

Adam

timff · May 4, 2021

Hi Adam, I don't have any kit for you but wanted to wish you all the best in your venture.
Good luck, and hope to see some photos soon

adam_farming · May 4, 2021

timff said:
Hi Adam, I don't have any kit for you but wanted to wish you all the best in your venture.
Good luck, and hope to see some photos soon

Thanks Tim, yes once I get going I was thinking of putting some updates on here. Maybe sooner, as I have already acquired a few bits to be delivered this week...

bovrill · May 4, 2021

There was one in the Doe Show sale back in February.
https://doeshow.cheffins.co.uk/lot-...ow?url=/auctions/catalog/id/1021/The-Doe-Show
If £3K is the price at auction of one they describe as "Paint work Average", I might be looking at some other makes!

adam_farming · May 4, 2021

bovrill said:
There was one in the Doe Show sale back in February.
https://doeshow.cheffins.co.uk/lot-details/index/catalog/1021/lot/474664/The-61st-Doe-Show?url=/auctions/catalog/id/1021/The-Doe-Show
If £3K is the price at auction of one they describe as "Paint work Average", I might be looking at some other makes!

That's the most expensive one I've seen, I guess the low loader bumps the price up a bit, plus it being at auction? Most I've seen so far begin with a 1 or less than that, although they've been out of area for me.

Interesting that this one has a type of coulter I haven't seen before, like a cultivator type point?

Will 1594 · May 4, 2021

Give lez carter at pinchbeck spalding a bell , or keep an eye out at campsea ash sales or brown co

adam_farming · May 5, 2021

Will 1594 said:
Give lez carter at pinchbeck spalding a bell , or keep an eye out at campsea ash sales or brown co

Thanks Will, I'll look into them

Nearly · May 5, 2021

@JLTate

Muddyroads · May 5, 2021

@grainboy?

bobk · May 5, 2021

adam_farming said:
I'm on the lookout for an MF 30 drill or similar to go behind an International 574. This autumn I'm taking on some farm land alongside my day job in agriculture and need something to plant wheat and other cereals.

Must be disc coulter.

Optional: markers, tramliner, end tow (unless 4m then ideally would be).

Ideally it will be ready to go to work but I'm capable of doing a bit of repairing/replacing if necessary. Wheels/tyres aren't an issue as we do have some spares from when the farm used to have a similar drill.

Can collect in East Anglia. Based near Sudbury so the closer the better.

Replies or PM welcomed, thanks for reading

Adam

I've got one , 4m , discs , on a trailer , tram lines , pre emergenge markers , dividers in the seed box . good drill

grainboy · May 5, 2021

Sorry, had one but now sold.

adam_farming · May 9, 2021

Does anyone have an idea on power requirement for a 4m MF30 drill? Would one go on an international 574 (68hp)? Medium-heavy flat land here, probably won’t be ploughing but using tine cultivator and light discs/rolling to make a decent seedbed

bobk · May 9, 2021

100 min

adam_farming · May 9, 2021

bobk said:
100 min

Hmm, thought I’d found a good looking 4m but might be a non-starter. 3m definitely works as the tractor we have here used to pull one every year

bovrill · May 9, 2021

If I can pull a 6m with 105hp, and one field's on a fair slope, I reckon you'd be alright .

glasshouse · May 9, 2021

bovrill said:
If I can pull a 6m with 105hp, and one fields on a fair slope, I reckon you'd be alright .View attachment 959866

Thats a cracker

glasshouse · May 9, 2021

adam_farming said:
Hmm, thought I’d found a good looking 4m but might be a non-starter. 3m definitely works as the tractor we have here used to pull one every year

With dual wheels your 674 will pull a 4m as long as not overloaded or with heavy harrow

pgilliat · May 9, 2021

A chap used to drill with a 4m on an mf690 here in the day.
If your using a new tractor would probably need 100hp to compare to proper hp!

adam_farming · May 9, 2021

bovrill said:
If I can pull a 6m with 105hp, and one fields on a fair slope, I reckon you'd be alright .View attachment 959866

that type of optimism is basically fundamental to this whole thing I’m trying to do. Might be a go-er then! All (3) fields are near enough flat, not exactly fen ground but no hills either. If it’s a problem I could just slip the whole field 1 way, the tractor only weighs 2t, some people drill with a heavier weight block on the front!!

spin cycle · May 9, 2021

adam_farming said:
that type of optimism is basically fundamental to this whole thing I’m trying to do. Might be a go-er then! All (3) fields are near enough flat, not exactly fen ground but no hills either. If it’s a problem I could just slip the whole field 1 way, the tractor only weighs 2t, some people drill with a heavier weight block on the front!!

your tractor dualled will pull that nae bother IMO

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