Accord TS Tine drill leaf springs

RLC

Member
Location
North Yorkshire
Those who run hear type of drills will know this is their weak spot and bloody expensive to replace. My question is can you buy the individual pieces of the spring as sometimes it isn't only breaks one leaf. I ask this because some of the springs on the machine are half black in colour and half the kv green!??
At £50+ a time it is a major problem!![emoji848]
 

Badshot

Member
Location
Kent
I bought a load of them a couple years back, put an extra leaf in each one, just used the old leaves on new springs, bit of bodgery cutting some long ones down, longer bolts.
It has made a huge difference to the amount I break.
Haven't found anyone really cheap, @green giant sorted me out with some. There's no aftermarket ones available as far as i know, only genuine.
 

gorgous

Member
Location
Bucks
I check the damn things every hopper fill will remove as soon as one leaf breaks I then split them and reuse them as spares. Have replaced all the coach bolts that attach them this year as they were worn badly hopefully might reduce the breakage spent £1200 on springs last year is unsustainable.
 

foxbox

Member
Location
West Northants
I check the damn things every hopper fill will remove as soon as one leaf breaks I then split them and reuse them as spares. Have replaced all the coach bolts that attach them this year as they were worn badly hopefully might reduce the breakage spent £1200 on springs last year is unsustainable.

Are they the same as those on the TS Evo? What sort of area are you drilling to get through that many? :wideyed:
 

gorgous

Member
Location
Bucks
My drill is a tsevo only drill 800 acres a season with it doesn't like dry hard conditions my clay is unforgiving. Is a good drill in wet. Am looking for something else for when its dry. Not going tobe a problem this year as were sodden.
 

RLC

Member
Location
North Yorkshire
We class it as a last resort drill now. Can shovel seed on and get it covered in just about all conditions. Seed depth very erratic! Shame about the springs though![emoji107]
 

Badshot

Member
Location
Kent
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There's the extra leaf
 

David.

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
They were about £36 from TR Smith last time I had some, perhaps exchange rate has eroded savings since?
Edit, they are called helper springs and they were £33 in 2013.
And people who break a lot of them must be asking a lot of their drills, because TBH I dont think I have broken 2 more since I sorted the drill I had bought s/h back then in 2013..
 
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