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solo

Member
Location
worcestershire
Don’t reverse at all with the feet touching the soil. ? If a used machine build up the lugs with the welder to make sure the feet hold on well. Use a soft hammer and glasses to avoid cast shards in your eyes when knocking points on. Guttler packer can be a pain to clean if too wet. I run the legs about 8” and the discs at 2-3” to level. Single pass only on sandy loam soil. You can run shallower but you would need the wider feet. They are more expensive to buy.
 

Drillman

Member
Mixed Farmer
Draft or position on the linkage controls?

I’m assuming position and use the roller to control depth?

With only having one row of discs is it best to work in. “Lands” to not have too many ditches across the field?

And is it best working with or at an angle to tramlines?
 

Spud

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
YO62
Draft or position on the linkage controls?

I’m assuming position and use the roller to control depth?

With only having one row of discs is it best to work in. “Lands” to not have too many ditches across the field?

And is it best working with or at an angle to tramlines?
Draft but not maximum, or you'll not have any weight transfer.
I'd agree re working in lands, no need to run discs deep, and for me, just a bit of angle to tramlines - we usually set off with say right wheel in the left wheeling at one end of the field, and head diagonally across the tramline as you head to the other end of the field, til the left wheel is in the right wheeling, iyswim. Easier with autosteer but that tractor is usually drilling!
 

Drillman

Member
Mixed Farmer
Draft but not maximum, or you'll not have any weight transfer.
I'd agree re working in lands, no need to run discs deep, and for me, just a bit of angle to tramlines - we usually set off with say right wheel in the left wheeling at one end of the field, and head diagonally across the tramline as you head to the other end of the field, til the left wheel is in the right wheeling, iyswim. Easier with autosteer but that tractor is usually drilling!
Not got autosteer but do have a recently purchased light bar system which should be close enough to mark out with.
 

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