4m drill and 24m tramline

[Chae1]

This is what we do. Just one tramline on the drill, then turn around and do the same the opposite way. We have auto steer so the lines match up. They might not be parallel with manual steering but it shouldn’t matter as you’re always running more ground down than has no seed anyway.

You put in tramlines!?

I thought you were 1 of "progressive " farmers on here!

I do too.

 

[Brisel]

You put in tramlines!?

I thought you were 1 of "progressive " farmers on here!

I do too.

I have gone back to the Dark Side of ploughs and power harrows!

 

[Chae1]

I have gone back to the Dark Side of ploughs and power harrows!

Ive never left! Must even have some life left in soil to feed the gulls!

 

[robbie]

So when you run o

any one who does drilling and not made any cock ups has not done much ,
horsch man other day ,was saying about , the lid you flip over to do half shut off , ,some one forgot , and bashed on with some expensive seed been grown for seed , so drilled it in half drill widths , but it was blowing full amount down one side of drill ,no more seed so it had every other run at double seed rate ,
he did not comment on the out come

I've had my share of cock ups too, going a 100 yard across the field and not turning the PTO on, lifting the drill on the fender buttons to adjust something and then driving off with the drill in the ground but metering wheel not turning, putting to much seed in the Side that doesn't half width shut off so the side without the low level sensor runs out first.

 

[DrWazzock]

I do find tramlines cause bunching on the combine bed and problems as the damp comes in.
Went to 14” tyres on my spreader,12” on sprayer and can’t see where I’ve been at harvest without tramlines especially in low input spring crops.
I’m reluctant to use my 17” tyres when it’s wet as it might spread the load but the trampled plants are always about a fortnight behind the rest at harvest. Tend to keep off now unless it will take the narrow tyres without sinking.
If putting in tramlines on 24m with my 4m drill I do the half breed but put it in once I’ve got away from the hedge so I don’t drag roots and branches twice. Must be in before the first tramline obviously. It can get confusing if you lose track or get distracted.

 

[colhonk]

going a 100 yard across the field and not turning the PTO on,

No NoThats not a cock up, Thats your direct drilling trial plot

 

[robbie]

No NoThats not a cock up, Thats your direct drilling trial plot

Not when the PTO works the fan

 

[colhonk]

 

[2wheels]

We are 4m drill and have ordered 28m sprayer. Seemed stupid drilling with rtk to be more accurate then overlapping half a run!

Hopefully it turns up on time! Putting spring barley in @28m last few days.

brand new sprayer? lanquip i presume.

 

[Renaultman]

If you shut half the drill off for the first run,,,,,,,DON¬T do what some people have done and for got to un shut the half and carry on drilling the field No no,honest,I don`t know anyone that has done that

I was told not to even try to drill half width, to avoid that.
Advice I needed and still follow

 

[z.man]

Slightly off topic but we have just got a 4m drill but still on 18m tramlines till we change the sprayer.
Is there any magical way of making the 4m drill work with 18m tramlines otherwise i'm going to just put them in with the sprayer

Put the tramlines in for 36m then go in between them

 

[Fish]

Non of this half width shut off or half width over drilling nonsense here.

Drill the inside first, headland last, start at the gate, 4 times round, tramline on number 4, then the sprayer runs its outside wheel on the on the tramline nearest the headge, if you see what I mean.
The unused tramline soon disappears as the over seeding on the in and outs grow.

 

[Will 1594]

Non of this half width shut off or half width over drilling nonsense here.

Drill the inside first, headland last, start at the gate, 4 times round, tramline on number 4, then the sprayer runs its outside wheel on the on the tramline nearest the headge, if you see what I mean.
The unused tramline soon disappears as the over seeding on the in and outs grow.

Just go by eye where 3 rd 4 th run joint usually pick it out . Unless the wheel barrow is half a sleep and drives in wrong place , have teed another oil line into pre Em markers so can let one down independent of team lining , quite handy to mark 12 m too for averdex and rolling in the dark, and lock one up so it leaves a mark for him to follow now , never bother with headland trams in corn or beet