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DD some triumph swedes today
Its a pity there isnt more of them Duncans aboutDD some triumph swedes today View attachment 1045881
Yes the T slot idea is a really good one having said that is a cross + slot a better discription of it. ?Still the best slot in the business, if only they could modify them to leaving less stone/trash on the top, they would be the bees knees.
They are all dear to run, put 3 bearings in mine yesterday so the Erth is no better than the Moore ( sealed bearings) but I think the grease nipples are really just for lubricating the seals as I can’t see how the grease can get into the bearing itself. Proper fiddly job as not much room to work in the 32 row machines, old Moore was simpler.
Duncan are peg wheel. Tine/boot arrangement are very similar to simtech. I learned off a chap who heated and bent the tines on his simtech to reduce the stone lifting effect - I added wedges to the tines on my Duncan to acieve the same thing.Yes the T slot idea is a really good one having said that is a cross + slot a better discription of it. ?
i dont know what the difference is if any between the tine on Kev's drill or the At. grass farmer one
and also is that Duncan one ' peg' wheel metering instead of a sponge wrapped around to pull seed out ??
biggest disadvantage as far as i can see initially is of availability , especially of a Duncan .Duncan are peg wheel. Tine/boot arrangement are very similar to simtech. I learned off a chap who heated and bent the tines on his simtech to reduce the stone lifting effect - I added wedges to the tines on my Duncan to acieve the same thing.
All these drills have advantages and disadvantages - Ive had mine since about 2011 and no intention of changing it after numerous boots and discs and thousands of acres drilled.
Yep I think the Duncan is a peg wheel, Kev will likely enlighten us. The sponge idea doesn’t appeal to me after I heard the mice like eating them in the winter.Yes the T slot idea is a really good one having said that is a cross + slot a better discription of it. ?
i dont know what the difference is if any between the tine on Kev's drill or the At. grass farmer one
and also is that Duncan one ' peg' wheel metering instead of a sponge wrapped around to pull seed out ??
The aitchison drill we looked at had sponge rollers and had a metal shut off slide to stop mice getting into the rollers in winter which I thought was a good idea. So as long as the lid fits square and you remember to push the slide it should be fine.Yep I think the Duncan is a peg wheel, Kev will likely enlighten us. The sponge idea doesn’t appeal to me after I heard the mice like eating them in the winter.
The main problem with NZ drills ( or anything from that country ) is the sheer bloody cost of spares. I know this from experience (the cost of Prattley and Te Pari parts ),they are at another level so I will always buy European if possible.
i thought the peg wheel might give a more reliable /consistent seed feed what with machine vibration slippery seeds etcYep I think the Duncan is a peg wheel, Kev will likely enlighten us. The sponge idea doesn’t appeal to me after I heard the mice like eating them in the winter.
The main problem with NZ drills ( or anything from that country ) is the sheer bloody cost of spares. I know this from experience (the cost of Prattley and Te Pari parts ),they are at another level so I will always buy European if possible.
That’s the good thing about drills, they are not complex and a basic store of parts can keep you going. I always carried a spare coulter on my unidrill then any bearing failure and five minutes and away you went. I suppose with this 32 row Erth just taking off the knackered disc would keep you going.I wouldn’t disagree but I can’t say that mine has been expensive to run and I could easily see me getting another 10 years out of it
The Duncan uses Amazone peg wheel metering units simple and effective.Yep I think the Duncan is a peg wheel, Kev will likely enlighten us. The sponge idea doesn’t appeal to me after I heard the mice like eating them in the winter.
The main problem with NZ drills ( or anything from that country ) is the sheer bloody cost of spares. I know this from experience (the cost of Prattley and Te Pari parts ),they are at another level so I will always buy European if possible.
@Kevtherev could load his outfit on a lowloader and go on a 'working' tour of Scotland ,Wales, England and Ireland .............like Billy Connelly did
I think the Duncan tine has an extra spring coil and the seed boots maybe slightly wider at rear than an Aitchison.Yes the T slot idea is a really good one having said that is a cross + slot a better discription of it. ?
i dont know what the difference is if any between the tine on Kev's drill or the At. grass farmer one
and also is that Duncan one ' peg' wheel metering instead of a sponge wrapped around to pull seed out ??