Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New resources
Latest activity
Trending Threads
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
FarmTV
Farm Compare
Search
Tokens/Searches
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New Resources
New posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Regen Ag and No-till Machinery
6m 750a changing offset
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Feldspar" data-source="post: 4444848" data-attributes="member: 386"><p>Last year we were drilling at 6m wide with zero offset. Spent a while measuring row spacing and thought this was right. First set it up in cultivated ground. To be honest didn't then pay much attention to it. Later on in the season suddenly realised that we had uneven gaps between bouts. After some measuring we put a 7cm offset and that seemed to be OK until the beans when we had to go back to zero. Overall we had some messy misses, but chalked it down to experience and vowed to avoid it next year.</p><p></p><p>This year has been far worse. Have been thinking about the issue, but obviously not often enough as we have big gaps all over the place. In some fields the gaps appear across the field as the soil type changes. The offset seems very sensitive to soil conditions, drilling depth, cultivation type etc.</p><p></p><p>Speaking to [USER=1233]@Simon Chiles[/USER] no-one else seems to have this problem and I'm not sure why we're getting it. Have checked check chains and link arm settings and they are tight and the same both sides. Our foreman says he can see the drill move across as it hits tougher bits of ground. Might be exacerbated by all the different things we've done in fields -- i.e. Terrastar once or twice, zero till, full plough based cultivation -- that is causing so much variation.</p><p></p><p>To get the spacing just right takes a lot of faffing around and wastes time. Have enquired about implement steering, but apparently it's not simple and I'm guessing will be quite expensive. Really want to carry on drilling at 6m.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feldspar, post: 4444848, member: 386"] Last year we were drilling at 6m wide with zero offset. Spent a while measuring row spacing and thought this was right. First set it up in cultivated ground. To be honest didn't then pay much attention to it. Later on in the season suddenly realised that we had uneven gaps between bouts. After some measuring we put a 7cm offset and that seemed to be OK until the beans when we had to go back to zero. Overall we had some messy misses, but chalked it down to experience and vowed to avoid it next year. This year has been far worse. Have been thinking about the issue, but obviously not often enough as we have big gaps all over the place. In some fields the gaps appear across the field as the soil type changes. The offset seems very sensitive to soil conditions, drilling depth, cultivation type etc. Speaking to [USER=1233]@Simon Chiles[/USER] no-one else seems to have this problem and I'm not sure why we're getting it. Have checked check chains and link arm settings and they are tight and the same both sides. Our foreman says he can see the drill move across as it hits tougher bits of ground. Might be exacerbated by all the different things we've done in fields -- i.e. Terrastar once or twice, zero till, full plough based cultivation -- that is causing so much variation. To get the spacing just right takes a lot of faffing around and wastes time. Have enquired about implement steering, but apparently it's not simple and I'm guessing will be quite expensive. Really want to carry on drilling at 6m. Any suggestions? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Regen Ag and No-till Machinery
6m 750a changing offset
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top