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    Is soil movement so bad??

    Oh dear.... has anyone been following the Times correspondence following their (I suppose understandably) simplistic interpretations of Groundswell? Letter today from someone (sorry don't know how to put up a link) asserting that ploughing is the only way to incorporate manures in poor land...
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    New Weaving DD drill

    That's interesting willy! I had one of the first gd's and bearings started to go after first seasons use which was a pita because they are a pita to change. Was told they had a possible manufacturing problem with damaging them as they were pressed on? I love the drill, and partly because the new...
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    Classic lorrys/trucks pre 2000 year

    We have a early 60's Seddon 4 wheeler, ali tipping body. Stored under cover but not run for a few years. cb
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    Suggested New Black grass control methods for research.

    I know, why not genetically modify a crop to be resistant to roundup............. I'll get my coat
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    Ditching bucket

    We have an ex JCB 3c2 5ft ditching bucket but its about 2 in pin. Are you sure its 30mm that's very small?
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    We all have our problems wherever we farm!!!

    I shall be surprised if swathed wheat under snow is a complete write off, first job I did when I went to work on a farm up in Grande Prairie , Northern Alberta in the spring was get the combine out and salvage wheat that had been under snow all winter! Surprisingly quite OK if a little dusty...
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    Not happy

    So dd doesn't work for you (maybe). You know your soil probably better than anyone else, but don't just denigrate dd willy nilly! That tends to be one of the more irritating facets of this forum, and why I hesitate to get involved, the fact is that dd will work better on some soils than others...
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    S690i and 770 demo

    Well of course there is thecombineforum.com which can be fascinating but tends to be a bit US based, took me ages to figure out what a Flagship/Heritage AF was. But it has helped with issues like interpreting the gobblydegook instruction book re programming the return to cut button! I agree...
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    S690i and 770 demo

    I'm sure you are right, we went from an underpowered AF 1660 with 16ft cut to a 5088 and 20ft which was horrible until we had a Steinbauer power module fitted that has absolutely transformed it, been cutting dry Crusoe/Skyfall at 7mph plus this year, and smashing the straw to smithereens! You...
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    Amazone Zam hydro. Disc speed ?

    Standard 720 rpm, obviously different for headlands and slipes. cb
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    Pony Flow 4 or similar

    Gosh really set things on fire!! Everyone wants it! Its 2" dia, serial no 6847P, reads OK when I put new battery in. Not sure if its a PF4 though? I know it was several hundred when new, make me an offer? Andrew
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    Pony Flow 4 or similar

    This reminded me I have one, not used for several years as now use Contractor, but I dug it out and it works with new battery. Have you got sorted yet? I am MK44 area, just off A1 near Eaton Socon. Yours Andrew
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    New Weaving DD drill

    Well its sort of obvious really, I'm sure you must have seen the drill working. Instead of a vertical "v" that then needs soil pushing sideways to fill it, because the seed is injected under the "flap" it just then needs a wheel to close the flap! Some seed then grows verticaly through the...
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    New Weaving DD drill

    Get some anti puncture gel put in the tyres, Weaving came and did it for us after we had punctures. Have only had one since, its useful to keep a spare wheel bolted to the drill. I'm not sure that I wouldn't prefer a steel wheel with a scraper actually. Crops look good, its reassuring to think...
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