Cheap ass strip till drill idea

Nitrams

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Location
Cornwall
Why wont this work then?
Using what I have, subsoiler, changing legs to low disturbance, then use a long and short suffolk coulter to drill into strip behind the leg. In an ideal world then a press wheel to run after the coulter or a double disc coulter with a press wheel instead of suffolks.
 

alomy75

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As above; very dependant on soil type. When it’s dry and hard on some of my heavier stuff even a low disturbance leg will rake up a big old lump which would be very difficult to ‘drill’ into. I’d echo the disc coulter suggestion and put it behind the packer but assuming your 450-500 spacing on your subsoiler that’s going to be too wide for cereals in a single coulter surely? You could have a full complement of coulters say with a 250 spacing? You don’t have to only follow the leg?
 

Nitrams

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Location
Cornwall
I was thinking 330mm spacing and if the slot is wide enough run a long and short coulter down each edge of the slot at 100mmto125mm apart, hopefully get enough trash flow that way. May be a job to get a wide enougj slot unless running a shoe fairly shallow. Agreed the tine could bring up a lumpy bed. If the coulter will bury the seed i had in mind to make a dd packer out of some old d's and run the 'd' down the slot to press the consolidate the seed channel.
 

digger64

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I was thinking 330mm spacing and if the slot is wide enough run a long and short coulter down each edge of the slot at 100mmto125mm apart, hopefully get enough trash flow that way. May be a job to get a wide enougj slot unless running a shoe fairly shallow. Agreed the tine could bring up a lumpy bed. If the coulter will bury the seed i had in mind to make a dd packer out of some old d's and run the 'd' down the slot to press the consolidate the seed channel.
how about an old maize drill with a large pigtail tine mounted in front ?
 

Nitrams

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Location
Cornwall
how about an old maize drill with a large pigtail tine mounted in front ?
I prefer the idea of a rigid tine for a consistent depth, I assume you mean just run the discs off a maize drill, that could be a good idea other then trying to plant 2 rows in a slot.
Having a slot for every row on a standards ish spacing would be too much disturbance. How wide a rows can you get away with...250mm?
 

digger64

Member
I prefer the idea of a rigid tine for a consistent depth, I assume you mean just run the discs off a maize drill, that could be a good idea other then trying to plant 2 rows in a slot.
Having a slot for every row on a standards ish spacing would be too much disturbance. How wide a rows can you get away with...250mm?
you could perhaps move the boxes in and use the fert box for seed , the seeder unit would control the depth ,the roller consolidate like a big beet drill , the tine just cultivate the strip in front , I remember seeing one with a kkk spring tine in front to move turf sods away from the drill units on ploughed work but you would need something stronger though for un broken land I think .
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
suffolk coulters block very essy and have no pressure to speak of

use a simple tine instead with a tube down the bank of it

you will need something to close the slot and consolidate after it - harrow / packer roller
 

Fendt820

Member
Simba free flow tines would be better than a Suffolk. And also has a full width tyre packer.pull legs off front and put deeper legs where u want and job done. Lots of room under it for trash simple well built.
 

Nitrams

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Location
Cornwall
suffolk coulters block very essy and have no pressure to speak of

use a simple tine instead with a tube down the bank of it

you will need something to close the slot and consolidate after it - harrow / packer roller
Thinking of using dd packer but just line the d s with the slot. Suffolks woulnt block any easier then they do now, would be more suited to kinder land tho but its surprising how you can tension a suffolk to get it in th soil
 

Nitrams

Member
Location
Cornwall
Simba free flow tines would be better than a Suffolk. And also has a full width tyre packer.pull legs off front and put deeper legs where u want and job done. Lots of room under it for trash simple well built.
Did think about using the cultipress i have, just put a boot behind front leg for seed and add front depth control. If it was a 3mtr i could put the strip cultivator on the front but its a 5.5 and wouldnt pull it if working front legs deep
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
I’ve honestly never heard of anyone direct drilling with a Suffolk coulter - they belong firmly in the av history books now

A tine is much simpler than and way better to get in the ground
 

Brisel

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Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
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Weaving Coulter kit
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The Sumo version looks stronger.
 

Nitrams

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Location
Cornwall
I’ve honestly never heard of anyone direct drilling with a Suffolk coulter - they belong firmly in the av history books now

A tine is much simpler than and way better to get in the ground
Thats probably why im thinking about using one then, always a scat behind here.

Still the original question was would it work assuming kinder ground and lowish trash levels.

Buying tines or disc coulters would be a much better job but my idea of cheap is a few boxes of welding rods and using up spare material.
 

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