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  1. nick...

    Amazone depth limiters on discs

    As pics,are these worn up.took several of earlier in week as they were filling with soil between disc and rubber depth limiter,and then disc would not turn.does anyone run without them.can’t imagine it does any harm.help nick…
  2. le bon paysan

    #FUK

    The Brexit festival will now be called Festival UK 2022 or #FUK22 You couldnt make it up, and it’ll be cheap at £120 millions pounds !!!!! 🤣
  3. P

    Establishing Catch Crops

    I'm planning on drilling some catch crops after OSR and Winter Oats this year, but am wondering how to best get them established? I'm worried about volunteer OSR out competing the catch crop, so would it be best to wait for a chit of Rape volunteers, then either spray them off or take them out...
  4. P

    Direct drill

    Hi new farming forum. I have a mixed farm with about 300acres of arable. I’m looking to buying a second hand direct drill for a 150hp tractor. I seen the old blue and yellow Claydons for sale. Are these worth looking at. Or what other drills are there for 150hp can pull.
  5. L

    Worsening blackgrass/ryegrass problem.

    I'm in my fifth year of strip tilling following a more traditional plough/power harrow based system. I had some decent results in the first few years but the last two wet autumn /winters have not been so great. My main problem is the blackgrass is getting out of hand, I don't think my...
  6. M

    DD an idiots guide please!

    Does such thing exists? I know all farms and soils are different but the 10 top critical points would be very helpful for many people. Where I’m struggling is that we’re a small mixed farm and getting straw off in a wet year always makes a mess (turning,baling,stacking and then loading) and...
  7. JCfarmer

    Maize drilling 2021

    What a pain in the backside, the weather finally breaks and doesn't know when to stop!:rolleyes: All mucked and ploughed but too wet to do anything with really at the moment. Not going to maul it in, better to wait 10days I think with more rain forecast.
  8. YELROM

    Horsch sprinter tines

    Got some photos of a 2005 Horsch sprinter ST drill i was interested in but it seems to be on the CO style twin vertical springs and not the larger single horizontal springs. Is there a year that they changed to the new horizontal spring or were the drills optionally with either style tine Is...
  9. Farm Classifieds

    Mzuri Pro til 4T with dutch openers

    Mzuri Pro til 4T with dutch openers Advert added by: Guy Shelby @Shelby Farming Machinery Details Category: Tillage Drills Price: £60000 Condition: Excellent Description Mzuri pro til 4T for sale, 2017 model, machine includes: Dual fert and seed tank stocks...
  10. Clive

    Things that would improve farm safety ?

    This industry has a tragic safety record, what can we all do that may improve this ? lets use this thread for suggestions ? some maybe unpopular with others (I know mine will be !) but surely we can’t continue watching so many loose their life’s trying to produce a bit of food my top 3...
  11. Overby

    Electric Gates

    Thinking of finally getting some electric gates. Anyone got any advice? Swinging, sliding, wood, metal? Rough £ etc Much appreciated.
  12. Readingfarmer

    750a New parts and blockage sensors!

    Hi All, If anyone has been struggling to get parts then I have for sale 24 x new, never been used 90 series openers and also tyres for depth wheels. Located near Reading. Thanks Will Sorry if posted incorrectly! On a separate note - fitting blockage sensors to our 750a - going with Digitroll...
  13. D

    Direct drills

    Having finally got my head round DD were probably going to try a bit this next year. for now I will use a contractor but going forwards if the results are favourable I will take the job back in house. reading thru various things I see a lot of farms big and small are home building drills. Is...
  14. B

    Amatron 3 servo not working

    We have a 2015 ZA -M profis not used amazone spreaders before, the L/H & R/H openers work fine when operated buy the hydraulics but cant get the electric servo's to open and close them. We have powered them up with power probe and the motors work fine and are showing on diagnostics page opening...
  15. B

    Too early lucerne

    Thinking of putting in some lucerne in the next 10 days or so, is too early??
  16. Rob Holmes

    Kuhn speader settings

    Does anyone have a width setting when using Diamond Fertilisers 38n:19s product? For a Kuhn Axis 30.1 QE with S6 disc on 24m
  17. J

    5 inch Dutch paired openers

    Dutch Openers 5 inch paired rows. 16 used but still plenty of life left. 4 new ones. 20 total. Came with used drill and no longer required. Big saving on new. £30 each. Postage can be arranged. Location York.
  18. JCfarmer

    Horsch Taro 6m mounted disc drill

    I believe they have power disc coulters, are these any good for dd and moved ground light and heavy? Looks like a good set up, wonder how well it would work in the wet. They are a similar set up to a trailed one minus the front discs?
  19. D

    Roller mill

    Looking for a tidy mechanically sound roller mill approx 20ton per hr Lawrence Arnold 07771888624
  20. farmerman

    Simba free-flow direct drill

    Evening so I purchased a 4m freeflow of a fellow forum member (Blair) @B R C I wanted to dip my toe into direct drilling with out spending a fortune and I’m fairly handy with spanners so thought I could perhaps achieve something in the workshop. afters lots of research I decided to build my...
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