750a New parts and blockage sensors!

[TWF]

On a separate note - fitting blockage sensors to our 750a - going with Digitroll - anyone had any experience with them? Think they are similar to Vaaderstadt ones.

I have Digitrol Seed Master Intedra on the tine drill we just bought. I'm afraid I don't know a lot about it yet as we haven't used it and there are no instructions. The Seed eye on the Newer Vaderstsdads looks good as you enter how many seeds/ha you want and just go. no weighing out seed and calibrating to do. Unfortunately I think mine is only a blockage sensor. Will post later when we get drilling how it goes.

 

[Readingfarmer]

Digitroll black eye sensors fitted, hopefully get out there and try it this week. Looks quite impressive, aside from alerting me of a blockage apparently should be able to check calibration etc will update with more pictures when in use. At the moment it appears on our John Deere screen as a new iso page but if you connect an iPad via bluetooth it gives more functionality. Lots to test and try!

 

[Northdowns Martin]

Digitroll black eye sensors fitted, hopefully get out there and try it this week. Looks quite impressive, aside from alerting me of a blockage apparently should be able to check calibration etc will update with more pictures when in use. At the moment it appears on our John Deere screen as a new iso page but if you connect an iPad via bluetooth it gives more functionality. Lots to test and try!

Looks a neat installation, did you import them or is there a uk supplier?

 

[Phil P]

Digitroll black eye sensors fitted, hopefully get out there and try it this week. Looks quite impressive, aside from alerting me of a blockage apparently should be able to check calibration etc will update with more pictures when in use. At the moment it appears on our John Deere screen as a new iso page but if you connect an iPad via bluetooth it gives more functionality. Lots to test and try!

Have you installed it yourself?
Blockage sensors is something I keep toying with and I’ve looked at a few times but they seem very expensive for what they do! Who’s supplied the kit, rough cost? Pm if you’d prefer. Thanks

 

[Readingfarmer]

Very neat install not by myself though! All done through a company called LH Agro. I’d looked at a few systems but couldn’t really find a system that anyone was willing to install and that would be as advanced as this. Obviously yet to use it but hoping the added extras on top of blockage sensors will be of benefit. In terms of price it’s expensive but then I didn’t really have anything to compare it to. I’ll speak to chap who installed first and check okay to give rough cost by pm. Was quite a technical install as has been integrated into the 750a isobus harness to pickup speed etc and allow it to be plug and play with one isobus port and appear on tractor screen with no separate screen. Handy if other farmer is using the drill with his tractor. A lot to spend on blockage sensors but if I’m honest not the best man on the drill yet (more experience needed!) and if doing any contracting cannot be having any blocked spouts that I don’t pick up on soon enough!

 

[Phil P]

Very neat install not by myself though! All done through a company called LH Agro. I’d looked at a few systems but couldn’t really find a system that anyone was willing to install and that would be as advanced as this. Obviously yet to use it but hoping the added extras on top of blockage sensors will be of benefit. In terms of price it’s expensive but then I didn’t really have anything to compare it to. I’ll speak to chap who installed first and check okay to give rough cost by pm. Was quite a technical install as has been integrated into the 750a isobus harness to pickup speed etc and allow it to be plug and play with one isobus port and appear on tractor screen with no separate screen. Handy if other farmer is using the drill with his tractor. A lot to spend on blockage sensors but if I’m honest not the best man on the drill yet (more experience needed!) and if doing any contracting cannot be having any blocked spouts that I don’t pick up on soon enough!

Ah, it’s ok then, I don’t need price if it’s LH, I’ve had one off them a while ago so I have a pretty good idea how many zeros there will be. Good company and excellent standard of work though

 

[Readingfarmer]

Yes excellent standard of install. Itching to get out and try it then we get a bloody downpour again! What other blockage sensors did you come across?

 

[Phil P]

Yes excellent standard of install. Itching to get out and try it then we get a bloody downpour again! What other blockage sensors did you come across?

RDS do a system (I’m running an RDS iso-bus metering system on my drill) which LH quoted me on. I also inquired about a Dicky John system which I did get a rough price on but was struggling to get much sense from the supplier as I had to go through someone in Europe. In the end I sort of decided I’d have to drill “A LOT” of acreage to get the figures to warrant it and just decided to get off the seat more . I think about it though every time I hitch the drill up and keep looking to see if there’s any used systems on the market at a more sensible price. I have looked into making my own system which I think I could probably do for not a lot of money but it would literally just be a basic general alarm to say a pip was blocked. Not like the integrated systems that tell you which pipe and if it’s just low on flow etc.
Keep us posted on how it goes though

 

[alomy75]

Have you installed it yourself?
Blockage sensors is something I keep toying with and I’ve looked at a few times but they seem very expensive for what they do! Who’s supplied the kit, rough cost? Pm if you’d prefer. Thanks

My Sprinter had them on when I bought it; I didn’t go looking for them and would never have thought to add them. They are slightly annoying with false alarms (a single beep every round or two) BUT they did alert me to three blocked coulters yesterday alone on some muddy going with a repeated alarm (which I actually stop for!). Blocked coulters on wide rows never a good look...but at what cost I don’t know. I still hop out every tramline for a walk round/leg stretch and blast some seed out on my other drill which is probably a lot cheaper than retro-fit sensors!