Best drill for a livestock farm?

[hally]

The 24 row erth agriseeder that @tractorbob sells would be just the ticket robust easy to use

Yes that would be good machine, Moore very pricey just for your own use. Personally always preferred the aitchinson/Duncan type slot for germination but the bloody wide spacing is far from ideal and a lot of our customers did not like the raggy finish they leave, although this is only cosmetic imo.

 

[cubby]

Yes that would be good machine, Moore very pricey just for your own use. Personally always preferred the aitchinson/Duncan type slot for germination but the bloody wide spacing is far from ideal and a lot of our customers did not like the raggy finish they leave, although this is only cosmetic imo.

I am using the 32 row agriseeder this season v happy with it so far finish is night and day compared to the Duncan I still have it in the shed for rough ground and when really dry but hoping I won't need to use it at all

 

[JD-Kid]

http://taege.com/wp/seed-drills/direct-drill/
is a good drill to have run duncan aitchinson and teage all 3 good cockys drills want to have closer rows in my view for grasses so 5 inch rows better
a rubber packer tire roller behind helps in some cases

 

[Tractor tom7480]

http://taege.com/wp/seed-drills/direct-drill/
is a good drill to have run duncan aitchinson and teage all 3 good cockys drills want to have closer rows in my view for grasses so 5 inch rows better
a rubber packer tire roller behind helps in some cases

People over this side off the planet have a fascination with narrow row spacing @JD-Kid ........unless it's 3 inch spacing ( or less) your wasting your time !!!
So, machines like Vreedo are believed to be "best" but then when the ground dries out ...........they won't penitrate !!!
Or when the ground is too wet the seed sticks to the disc & gets left on top .....like a scratch seeder would do !!!!!!
It doesn't matter if the drill is 3,4,5,6 inch spacing !!!!!! Grass tillers Out & fill's the row ...guys here don't get that in my experience. Theyd rather spend more money on more metal and go for tighter spacing. I'm waiting for some genius manufacturer to go one inch spacing and charging 100k for a machine to sow GRASS!

 

[JD-Kid]

People over this side off the planet have a fascination with narrow row spacing @JD-Kid ........unless it's 3 inch spacing ( or less) your wasting your time !!!
So, machines like Vreedo are believed to be "best" but then when the ground dries out ...........they won't penitrate !!!
Or when the ground is too wet the seed sticks to the disc & gets left on top .....like a scratch seeder would do !!!!!!
It doesn't matter if the drill is 3,4,5,6 inch spacing !!!!!! Grass tillers Out & fill's the row ...guys here don't get that in my experience. Theyd rather spend more money on more metal and go for tighter spacing. I'm waiting for some genius manufacturer to go one inch spacing and charging 100k for a machine to sow GRASS!

ummm had drills at 6 inch rows and 5 inch rows sooner have 5 inch rows for grass it will tiller but you also have early weeds in paddocks
my roller drill sows less than inch rows and well under a 100 K

 

[hally]

People over this side off the planet have a fascination with narrow row spacing @JD-Kid ........unless it's 3 inch spacing ( or less) your wasting your time !!!
So, machines like Vreedo are believed to be "best" but then when the ground dries out ...........they won't penitrate !!!
Or when the ground is too wet the seed sticks to the disc & gets left on top .....like a scratch seeder would do !!!!!!
It doesn't matter if the drill is 3,4,5,6 inch spacing !!!!!! Grass tillers Out & fill's the row ...guys here don't get that in my experience. Theyd rather spend more money on more metal and go for tighter spacing. I'm waiting for some genius manufacturer to go one inch spacing and charging 100k for a machine to sow GRASS!

Yes because a 6 inch spacing is going to fill with sowed grass tillers and not weed grass, chickweed and every other weed seed living in the soil

 

[Tractor tom7480]

Yes because a 6 inch spacing is going to fill with sowed grass tillers and not weed grass, chickweed and every other weed seed living in the soil

If you move soil weed seeds will grow, the more soil you move the more likely that is... less disturbance = less weeds.

 

[hally]

We will have to agree to disagree on this one.

 

[milkloss]

I think it's a very valid point. I don't want to plough or cultivate a coupe, of fields because I don't want to bury some dock seed from where we didn't control the situation well. It would seem that minimal disturbance is the answer. A Tsem/aitchinson would disturb quite a bit whereas a Moore would be less.

 

[JD-Kid]

I think it's a very valid point. I don't want to plough or cultivate a coupe, of fields because I don't want to bury some dock seed from where we didn't control the situation well. It would seem that minimal disturbance is the answer. A Tsem/aitchinson would disturb quite a bit whereas a Moore would be less.

yep to a point seen disc drills rip out a fair bit too

 

[scholland]

2 passes with a moore, not much disturbance at all but it's not up yet so I'll not say to much!

 

[hally]

Very little disturbance with a Moore
I drilled this 2 or 3 weeks ago

 

[JD-Kid]

looking good drilled stuff here 3-4 weeks ago and still not coming up just a tad cold
weather watch saying -6-10 over weekend windchill so a tad cool

 

[Kevtherev]

Very little disturbance with a Moore
I drilled this 2 or 3 weeks ago

Very tidy hally

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Was that the 2008 or 2011 model

Halfway between the two . [emoji87]

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

2009.5

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

2009.5

June . [emoji106]

 

[cubby]

Grass into last years rape stubble after 10 days

 

[Kevtherev]

Ex game cover patches I've drilled straight into with the Duncan

 

[hillman]

Duncan base with air seeder