750a mods

[Simon Chiles]

It is silly.

Not really. Openers are for a global market and as you know the world and his wife fit different closing wheels in other countries. It would be very costly for Deere to fit the Guttler wheels as opposed to the standard ones just for the European market. It's not as though it's holding sales back either, they can hardly make them fast enough. No real economic advantage to Deere at all to supply them fitted so why should they bother?

 

[SilliamWhale]

Should be allowed to ask to leave them off. They only get stuck in the back of the shed

 

[Andrew K]

Not really. Openers are for a global market and as you know the world and his wife fit different closing wheels in other countries. It would be very costly for Deere to fit the Guttler wheels as opposed to the standard ones just for the European market. It's not as though it's holding sales back either, they can hardly make them fast enough. No real economic advantage to Deere at all to supply them fitted so why should they bother?

Isnt the customer ever right?

 

[Clive]

Should be allowed to ask to leave them off. They only get stuck in the back of the shed

i'm still trying to find a use for them - did wonder if I could convert them into a removable gutler weight somehow ! ??

 

[York]

wait for higher scrab value....
York-Th.

 

[Bob lincs]

i'm still trying to find a use for them - did wonder if I could convert them into a removable gutler weight somehow ! ??

Really long bolt and mount them the othe side of the bearing

 

[Clive]

Really long bolt and mount them the othe side of the bearing

yes was thinking along those lines, would rather it was above the arm though ideally so its dint get in the way of trash flow ?

has to be a better use for them than door stops surely

 

[Bob lincs]

yes was thinking along those lines, would rather it was above the arm though ideally so its dint get in the way of trash flow ?

has to be a better use for them than door stops surely

I think guttlers are to wide , if they were narrower the point of contact with the ground would be closer to the slot and they would have less soil to move to close the slot . Also when the guttlers arm buses are a bit worn the guttlers tracks further from the slot .

 

[Clive]

I think guttlers are to wide , if they were narrower the point of contact with the ground would be closer to the slot and they would have less soil to move to close the slot . Also when the guttlers arm buses are a bit worn the guttlers tracks further from the slot .

Are they really moving soil or shattering disc smeering though ?

 

[Bob lincs]

Are they really moving soil or shattering disc smeering though ?

Depends how more moisture there is in the soil .

 

[Simon Chiles]

I think guttlers are to wide , if they were narrower the point of contact with the ground would be closer to the slot and they would have less soil to move to close the slot . Also when the guttlers arm buses are a bit worn the guttlers tracks further from the slot .

If the Guttler's were narrower you'd run the risk of lifting the seeds back out of the ground when seeding shallowly in loose ( cultivated ) or even lighter dd soils. The whole idea of the Guttler closing wheel was for one that could operate in all soil conditions.
If you want a closing wheel that is only going to be used in firmer dd only conditions there are many more on the market, Yetters, Hagny ( HCS ), Thompson etc to name just a few.
I designed the spacing bush that is supplied with the Guttlers to be used in conjunction with the three spacing washers as used on the original closing wheel. If you need to run the Guttler closer to the slot just take the shims out and put the on the other side of the wheel.

 

[RTK Farmer]

"If you want a closing wheel that is only going to be used in firmer dd only conditions there are many more on the market, Yetters, Hagny ( HCS ), Thompson etc to name just a few."
You forgot "Whites" Simon, working well so far!

 

[Simon Chiles]

"If you want a closing wheel that is only going to be used in firmer dd only conditions there are many more on the market, Yetters, Hagny ( HCS ), Thompson etc to name just a few."
You forgot "Whites" Simon, working well so far!

I was giving you a chance to patent the idea!!

 

[dontknowanything]

this was DD into light ground with the Horsch Avatar, with smooth closing wheels. The slot is actually created by the closing wheel, not the disc, hence the plants not growing out of it.

 

[Andrew K]

"If you want a closing wheel that is only going to be used in firmer dd only conditions there are many more on the market, Yetters, Hagny ( HCS ), Thompson etc to name just a few."
You forgot "Whites" Simon, working well so far!

Looks a bit like a Sumo version David? Hope it goes well.

 

[Northdowns Martin]

just an update the fert system fitted to the drill has worked very well and accurately it was put together by
Tt engineering &fabrication and is supplied as a kit form and reasonably priced which can be adapted to fit any drill in case anbody is looking for a cheaper system
email : [email protected]

Parker would you have a contact number for TT engineering as I can't seem to get hold of them by email, did they also form the delivery tubes or are they your handy work?

 

[Farmer.sa]

Got these made up for extra weight, 2 for each guttler if needed, work really well

 

[parker]

do you know what each disc weighs ?

 

[parker]

Parker would you have a contact number for TT engineering as I can't seem to get hold of them by email, did they also form the delivery tubes or are they your handy work?

I will pm you the number the tubes were my handy work

 

[Farmer.sa]

Yeah sorry 2.8 kg each was aiming for 2.5kg each! Not always an exact science