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    Simba free-flow direct drill

    Much prefer the zig zag style tines, they don’t last as well but vertical tines rake up too much trash and leave lumps of it on the headland. Zig zags also help to push a bit of soil into the slot if conditions aren’t as good as they could be.
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    Nozzle camera

    Could well have been, either that or 1 blocked and boom very low? Either way it looked like something worth avoiding.
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    Nozzle camera

    Thanks, I had wondered whether we’d be able to get enough angle to cover the whole section and also whether the picture quality is good enough. I’ll get one I think and have a play about.
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    Nozzle camera

    My neighbour had lovely green stripes all through his sprayed off barley volunteers last autumn where a nozzle blocked on the centre section, that’s a reduction in efficacy! I just like the idea for peace of mind really, the kits not expensive so I’m just curious to see if it works.
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    Nozzle camera

    I’m toying with the idea of fitting a camera to the back of the sprayer so I can keep an eye on the nozzles that can’t be seen from the cab. Just wondering if anyone else has done this and if/how well it works?
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    Polycool or lishman pedestals?

    Same as above, I find they bend. They’re particularly bad when cooling stuff coming off the drier, they soften up and the weight of the fan can cause the join to come apart.
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    Simba freeflow - Simtech conversion

    Yes they work well, I’ve not had issues with it riding out, the suspension units would likely trip rather than that happening I suspect.
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    Simba freeflow - Simtech conversion

    Yes, the whole disc unit fits into the original toolbar un-altered. We had some spare rams from the marker arms which I used as the lift/lower. I built the disc units myself using 20mm plate for the disc arms. The rubber suspension units and preformed brackets came from agri-linc. The discs...
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    Simba freeflow - Simtech conversion

    Hi there, i basically added a toolbar which fits into the existing cultivation tine holders on the drill. It’s worth saying that one of the first things we did was to widen the drilling tine spacing out to 166mm as this makes a big difference to trash flow. Also, had we stuck with 125mm the...
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    OSR Yields 2019

    Elgar 3.8, Barbados 3.95, Dk imperial 2.96. Overall that’s 3.6t/ha over the weigh bridge. Not exciting but with a low input spend and prices going the right way it will probably still be the best payer.
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    Waste plastic disposal in Kent

    Spoke to agricycle today and they will still be collecting from down here for the same cost apparently.
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    LIQUID CARBON FERTILISERS

    Read the bumf on this earlier and it claims to add yield to pretty much every crop, apparently backed up by independent trials too. It makes no mention of what's actually in it though but my guess would be trace elements added to a molasses, bacteria, fungi etc, etc. Apparently a couple of...
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    Atlantis ????

    I'm making a start today. The weather looks set to break at the weekend and another couple of weeks of mild growing weather and it could be too late for some of mine.
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    What makes a good operator?

    I think it starts from the top down so I try and communicate what we're trying to achieve, regularly check work and then discuss what I like/what could be improved. If a standard is set then it becomes a matter of pride in always achieving it, there's also more scope for people to think for...
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    Would you pay for a TFF app ?

    Five quid max, but it would need to be good.
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