Cambridge Roller breaker rings.

[fermerboy]

Simple question,

Are breaker rings worth it on cambridge rollers?

Rolling after the drill, only on growing plants if we have got badly caught by bad weather.

 

[Flat 10]

Simple question,

Are breaker rings worth it on cambridge rollers?

Rolling after the drill, only on growing plants if we have got badly caught by bad weather.

Not simple answer. Depends. I like mine except when pluck wet clods out of drilled land

 

[milkloss]

I quite like the way ours helps crumble a grass reseed after drilling if the ground hasn't worked the best.

 

[Kildare]

Yes they stop soil sticking to the roller

 

[David.]

Can't make my mind up, rolling doesn't look as neat as just rings.
Also, I think the roll fills up with damp soil just as badly as plain rings I had before. On our red soil the rings and breakers behind the tractor wheeling are always dirty from the fresh disturbed soil picking up.
Think on balance I'd have plain if I was buying again, breakers do not keep roll clean any better, which was rather the point.

 

[oil barron]

Without breakers the ground caps easier if you are not rolling when it is “white”. I think they add a lot of weight as well? So you need bigger rings if you don’t have breakers.

 

[MrNoo]

New rolls with breakers here after just plain Cambridge rings before, was sceptical but actually they do a very good job, was worried about soil pick up, which they will if wet. They certainly do break up clods more and think I will use them more for seedbed prep etc than I would have with plain Cambridge rings, they also add quite a bit more weight to the rolls and yes the finish isnt as aesthetically pleasing as plain Cambridge rings but am happy with it. Get the largest rings you can, less effort to pull.

 

[David.]

I do agree about the extra weight added by breakers, and certainly agree that the firming leaves nothing to be desired, I am just a bit ocd about liking to see lovely smooth finish that plain rings leave. It just looks ugly when they pluck lumps out like @Flat 10 says

 

[fermerboy]

Last while we have hired in a set of rollers with breaker rings and I have no complaints at all about them.
But considering buying a used set and have come accross a couple at the right money without breaker rings so was just wondering if they would do.
Thanks for the input.

 

[quattro]

Definitely for up here

 

[MrNoo]

that the firming leaves nothing to be desired, It just looks ugly when they pluck lumps out like @Flat 10 says

My new rolls firm it down 100 times better than my old set and if you're pulling up lumps then it's too wet to be rolling, I know sometimes needs must and all but patience is a virtue.
Like you I'm a bit OCD about the finish but the breaker rolls with the Snowflake rings leave a dimpled type of finish, which is actually fine (once you adjust to it) I'll take a picture of a field that I ripped up and drilled/rolled

 

[Lincsman]

Can't make my mind up, rolling doesn't look as neat as just rings.
Also, I think the roll fills up with damp soil just as badly as plain rings I had before. On our red soil the rings and breakers behind the tractor wheeling are always dirty from the fresh disturbed soil picking up.
Think on balance I'd have plain if I was buying again, breakers do not keep roll clean any better, which was rather the point.

The rings need to have some slack in them to keep clean.
I find the breaker rings make point marks that encourage water to stay there and soak in rather than flow and erode.

 

[Will 1594]

The rings need to have some slack in them to keep clean.
I find the breaker rings make point marks that encourage water to stay there and soak in rather than flow and erode.

We tried Dalbo but landed on a set of second hand heva Superb rollers with breakers. Do a good job

 

[MrNoo]

Dalbo here, this was rolled a couple of weeks ago