send me your e- mail and i will forward my details don't give my details to every one, my drill is nearly made waiting for a part to be made
Triton direct seed drill
- Thread starter R J H
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send your e-mail i will sand my details , don't give details to everyone, drill nearly made waiting for part to be made
- Location
- E Yorks
Seen one this evening for the first time in the flesh on driffield show ground, and can honestly say I just don’t see it at all. Quite a clever looking point or std rigid tine mounted onto a crude blacksmith made frame with 2 super singles clapped on the back. With the seed broadcast down the back of the tine very crudely, sorry just don’t see it at all
YELROM
Member
- Location
- North Yorkshire
I thought the same when i saw it at the Great Yorkshire Show
Surely it doesn't broadcast seed crudely down the back of the tine, rather presses it into the side? Is that not the whole point? or am I wrong?
- Location
- E Yorks
The marketing speel and brochure might say that but from what I can see there is no Coulter just a cut off piece of pipe with a piece angle welded onto the tine 2 inches below the seed outlet pipe to create a deflector in the seed air flow path to spread the seed.
it is so simple it works so well, it is farmer made, it is the way the seed tine and point work placing the seed in the right depth and side pressing it with drainage slot. welcome to see mine working when I start drilling rape it is simple cheap and works very well. at around £24,000 for 3 meter depending on the build or less if cheaper hopper is used app: £ 19,000 to £20.000 against £50,000 + for a factory built drill to do the same job and won't work when this one will, the factory built one looks good but won't do the same job in all conditions and seasons the factory built one looks good for the image but not the bank balance if you have a front hopper only £13,999 for 3 meter drill unit, good image or bank balance ???? see it working before you call it ! will drill in snow but wheat do's not like it.
YELROM
Member
- Location
- North Yorkshire
The FWI link above says nearly 30k for a 3 meter or nearer 40k with a front hopper
the farmers weekly price was over a year ago £30.000 was the prototype cost, sins then off farm production costs have cut the price, plus the number of drills sold also cut costs. so simon past the savings onto farmers, there is now a waiting list for the drill demand out stripping production
SilliamWhale
Member
Its very simple looking that's for sure. I'm a low disturbance man so its not my cup of tea but if people are getting results out of it fair play. I'd wonder how it handles straw and slugs
chopped straw is no problem as it has wide stagger between legs, drilling later reduces slugs and as soil is colder slugs go deeper and side press closes seed in to stop slugs working down the slot, if you have to drill late or early spring this is the drill,or will drill nearly all year round as long as tractor will not sink,or skid
all_arable
Member
Didn't seem to like the hard ground at Groundswell though, not that a lot of drills did. Also looked like it would bung in a heavy cover crop.
It appeared very blacksmith built, that in itself may appeal to some.
Personally I think that if you are in that much of a mess that you need to drill into conditions that bad with a modified and very crude drag then you may be better not drilling till conditions are more favorable
It was made to be light 1/2 ton of seed in front hopper,drill on rear, even weight on tractor, not a heavy weight like most dd drills keeping compaction down. I wood have weighted the drill with tractor weights. but this is not what the drill was made for will drill well in normal trash not seen in heavy trash you can top heavy trash first ,eg cover crop most dd drills need chopping or crushing to make good job
Spencer
Member
- Location
- North West
Drilled in November as well probably 
womble8350
Member
- Location
- York
6.2t/ha.
Average???
We can all learn a lot from these guys obviously
Aye a bit like my old neighbours they used to watch the yield meter For the highest point in the field and then go round telling everyone there wheat Orr’s etc had yield X ton to the acre. Never knew the average though!
- Location
- Essex/Herts Border
74t off 12ha. 3x amino A applications, drilled 6th Sept. Not saying its not possible but a bit more proof than just a bold statement would be nice.
6.2t/ha.
Average???
We can all learn a lot from these guys obviously
