Avatar discs.

[juke]

Just wondering has anyone replaced their avatar discs with apm hardened versions,if so any problems noticed with horsch discs running north of 50 quid its gonna get expensive doing a re disc.

 

[Flatlander]

I replaced my horsch discs with gaber sticklebacks. Self sharpening and cut great.

 

[jack6480]

Just wondering has anyone replaced their avatar discs with apm hardened versions,if so any problems noticed with horsch discs running north of 50 quid its gonna get expensive doing a re disc.

How long have your discs lasted?

 

[juke]

How long have your discs lasted?

Bout 1500 acre be longer but been in some very abrasive light land

 

[jack6480]

Bout 1500 acre be longer but been in some very abrasive light land

That’s not bad going, does £50 a disc include a bearing? How long do the rubber wheels and press wheels last

 

[juke]

That’s not bad going, does £50 a disc include a bearing? How long do the rubber wheels and press wheels last

Just discs , the rubber press wheel is brand new, Coulter's negligible wear and closing wheel still brand new

 

[jack6480]

Just discs , the rubber press wheel is brand new, Coulter's negligible wear and closing wheel still brand new

I’d say that’s a cheap drill to run, 4m I presume?

 

[juke]

Yeah 4m drill. It's the Coulter's I'm informed are expensive, but should do 3 or 4 sets of discs before they are wanted. Was just wondering about the APM ones on the claydon on the basis of how we doubled our wear rates were halved swapping from originals to APM.

 

[jack6480]

Yeah 4m drill. It's the Coulter's I'm informed are expensive, but should do 3 or 4 sets of discs before they are wanted. Was just wondering about the APM ones on the basis of how we doubled our wear rates were halved swapping from originals to APM

I don’t no sorry I was wondering how it compares to the weaving £££ wise with there only being 1 disc to change.

 

[juke]

Had to edit my previous post as forgot to write in "Claydon" for the better wear rates.

 

[yellow belly]

I don’t no sorry I was wondering how it compares to the weaving £££ wise with there only being 1 disc to change.

With a weaving when the big disc gets worn down to 14 inches we use it as a small disc
about 65 acres per disc then used as small disc
54 discs by 3500 acres
each disc does 65 acres as big disc en 65 acres as small disc

 

[jack6480]

Sorry I don’t understand

With a weaving when the big disc gets worn down to 14 inches we use it as a small disc
about 65 acres per disc then used as small disc
54 discs by 3500 acres
each disc does 65 acres as big disc en 65 acres as small disc

 

[Badshot]

With a weaving when the big disc gets worn down to 14 inches we use it as a small disc
about 65 acres per disc then used as small disc
54 discs by 3500 acres
each disc does 65 acres as big disc en 65 acres as small disc

I've done 1150ha with my 3m, then put worn big disc as small disc, new big discs and bearings cost £60.65 each, so £1091.70 to redo the 3 m (18 discs), I had replaced 15 bearings in that time, but I have now got the bearings off the worn small discs to use, so they're negated to a point. My maths says 94.9p per ha, or 39.3p per acre in discs and bearings so far.
Seems pretty cheap to me considering it's saving me all sorts of wearing metal, diesel, tractor hrs, chemical bills.
I'm not on abrasive ground as a whole though, small areas here and there only.

 

[Clive]

Just wondering has anyone replaced their avatar discs with apm hardened versions,if so any problems noticed with horsch discs running north of 50 quid its gonna get expensive doing a re disc.

cant believe how well oe have lasted ! 15k acres plus on ours and will still be good for spring work

plan to replace with a set from Borgault tillage when time comes as best value ……… “apparently “ maybe “similar” manufacturers to most OE discs

 

[yellow belly]

Sorry I don’t understand

Each disc has done 65 acres 54 coulter drill 3500 acres as a big disc then put on as a small disc for 3500 acres

 

[all_arable]

cant believe how well oe have lasted ! 15k acres plus on ours and will still be good for spring work

plan to replace with a set from Borgault tillage when time comes as best value ……… “apparently “ maybe “similar” manufacturers to most OE discs

Oh no you won't Clive, BTT/FdN are not allowed to sell Horsch Avatar discs in the UK