Currently running a twin hopper 4m sprinter st D Drilling on 1 inch Bourgaults with a 165puma and debating changing to a 6m, is there anyone running a 6m that could advise as to wether extra horsepower would be needed?
As does ours, my only concern is the initial momentum required when you drop the drill in to work. Even with the front packer set right and a priority valve set on the spool for the fan it can occasionally put everything under a lot of load when the hopper is fullUsed a 6m sprinter and it needed 240hp on cultivated soils drilling in october. These were the standard duetts though not the thinner bourgaqult type. Our own 4m sprinter on bourgault's runs easily on 150hp.
As does ours, my only concern is the initial momentum required when you drop the drill in to work. Even with the front packer set right and a priority valve set on the spool for the fan it can occasionally put everything under a lot of load when the hopper is full
John Deere 7310r on our 6m it's the boss of it some fairly hilly stuff to.Currently running a twin hopper 4m sprinter st D Drilling on 1 inch Bourgaults with a 165puma and debating changing to a 6m, is there anyone running a 6m that could advise as to wether extra horsepower would be needed?
Stuart from Bourgault Tillage Tools UK may be able to offer some advice or at least put you in touch with other 6m usersCurrently running a twin hopper 4m sprinter st D Drilling on 1 inch Bourgaults with a 165puma and debating changing to a 6m, is there anyone running a 6m that could advise as to wether extra horsepower would be needed?
7530 on 4m metcalfe here (180hp). Wouldn’t want anything smaller on beans. If you’re just doing dd wheat with a 6m 150hp might just about do it but would be marginal id say.