Cheap drill system for 200 acres

[robin banks]

Well what would you buy on a budget (say 8k) to sow max 200 acres per year. 140hp tractor available with front pto and linkage. 4 furrow reversible Plough already here and set of simba 2b heavy discs and have my own sprayer. Land is heavy clay. No black grass to worry about or cfsb yet. So thinking mostly winter crops of wheat, osr and beans. And get established early.
24m tramlines.
Contractor sowed with power harrow one pass with disc coulters. Which I think does a good job when conditions are tricky.
Open to all ideas. Smaller the capital investment the better. As also need to buy a set of rolls.

 

[Treemover]

Id say it depends on your soil, but theres a lot of contractors here using 3m powerharrow combi drill. Some argue they are too slow, but pull drills require better conditions. As I said, depends on your soil!

 

[Robt]

A nice Sulky 3m xeos pro. We stopped making them 2 years ago so prices good. Will work min till or in plough wet or dry . Job done. Close the thread

 

[Farma Parma]

a classic Kuhn/Accord Combi suffolk coulters not the best in the heavier clay but we used such a drill for 19years.
So cheap to run.

 

[robin banks]

Yes last autumn there was no chance of Sowing with the pull type. It was one passed in or didn't get sowed.

 

[Farma Parma]

Well what would you buy on a budget (say 8k) to sow max 200 acres per year. 140hp tractor available with front pto and linkage. 4 furrow reversible Plough already here and set of simba 2b heavy discs and have my own sprayer. Land is heavy clay. No black grass to worry about or cfsb yet. So thinking mostly winter crops of wheat, osr and beans. And get established early.
24m tramlines.
Contractor sowed with power harrow one pass with disc coulters. Which I think does a good job when conditions are tricky.
Open to all ideas. Smaller the capital investment the better. As also need to buy a set of rolls.

Hangon the right answer is just get a contractor in for a couple of seasons & see how that fits into your budget.

 

[Robt]

a classic Kuhn/Accord Combi suffolk coulters not the best in the heavier clay but we used such a drill for 19years.
So cheap to run.

If buying used. Spend a little more on better coulters. The Suffolk coulter was bad In it’s day ( I ran a lely for four years) and it’s even worse by today’a standards!

 

[Robt]

I’d also look for the best drill for 200 acres rather than the cheapest.

 

[Farma Parma]

A nice Sulky 3m xeos pro. We stopped making them 2 years ago so prices good. Will work min till or in plough wet or dry . Job done. Close the thread

Stopped making the same drilling combi my neighbour now has that snazzy 4m one that did the tour of england !!!

 

[Drillman]

If buying used. Spend a little more on better coulters. The Suffolk coulter was bad In it’s day ( I ran a lely for four years) and it’s even worse by today’a standards!

Nowt wrong with Suffolk coulters. Yes they won’t punch a slot in the ground like a vaddy will but there better than a lot of poorly sprung disc combis that ride over stuff!

 

[Robt]

He got a bloody good drill! He is also a top chap !

 

[Robt]

Nowt wrong with Suffolk coulters. Yes they won’t punch a slot in the ground like a vaddy will but there better than a lot of poorly sprung disc combis that ride over stuff!

We don’t sell poorly sprung disc coulters . Our Suffolk’s has 20kg downforce, our twin disc has 50kg down force our best seller has 100kg down force

 

[Flat 10]

A nice Sulky 3m xeos pro. We stopped making them 2 years ago so prices good. Will work min till or in plough wet or dry . Job done. Close the thread

How much?

 

[Farma Parma]

Good price, considering its like for like newer model is over £35k now !!!

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[robin banks]

a classic Kuhn/Accord Combi suffolk coulters not the best in the heavier clay but we used such a drill for 19years.
So cheap to run.

Yes probably will be something along these lines. With disc coulters if possible.

 

[Farma Parma]

Yes probably will be something along these lines. With disc coulters if possible.

Accord/kv CX disc coulters wernt not flash mind
The Accord DAX disc drill was better but there getting longer in the tooth than the DL Suffolk ones now.

 

[J 1177]

Plenty of good crops put in with 3m kuhn accords on Suffolk coulters, yes modern disc coulters may be better but they are more expensive and the drills tend to be a lot heavier, all weight pounding the land down.

 

[Farma Parma]

Plenty of good crops put in with 3m kuhn accords on Suffolk coulters, yes modern disc coulters may be better but they are more expensive and the drills tend to be a lot heavier, all weight pounding the land down.

Aye dont i know it, i have same Kuhn combi i listed fs at Agrilinc there & full set of sowing discs,hubs/bearings the lot & all hinge bushes etc etc pretty much £2,400 for the parts & add in the Hanging Pins ive also changed thats another £350, it had done 4500 odd acres & some discs wernt totally gone but its all as new now again.

 

[Zippy768]

Well what would you buy on a budget (say 8k) to sow max 200 acres per year. 140hp tractor available with front pto and linkage. 4 furrow reversible Plough already here and set of simba 2b heavy discs and have my own sprayer. Land is heavy clay. No black grass to worry about or cfsb yet. So thinking mostly winter crops of wheat, osr and beans. And get established early.
24m tramlines.
Contractor sowed with power harrow one pass with disc coulters. Which I think does a good job when conditions are tricky.
Open to all ideas. Smaller the capital investment the better. As also need to buy a set of rolls.

I was thinking of asking the same question.
200acres; 130/140hp available (no front linkage); £8k budget; ww, barley and beans.
18m tramlines.

We currently plough, work down then drill with 6m vicon lz. My thinking was to spend less time on the whole job (200 acres unfortunately isnt a great payer) so move away from the plough. Maybe a tine drill - simple, quick, low maintenance

 

[Clive]

Well what would you buy on a budget (say 8k) to sow max 200 acres per year. 140hp tractor available with front pto and linkage. 4 furrow reversible Plough already here and set of simba 2b heavy discs and have my own sprayer. Land is heavy clay. No black grass to worry about or cfsb yet. So thinking mostly winter crops of wheat, osr and beans. And get established early.
24m tramlines.
Contractor sowed with power harrow one pass with disc coulters. Which I think does a good job when conditions are tricky.
Open to all ideas. Smaller the capital investment the better. As also need to buy a set of rolls.

sell everything and buy a used 3m claydon SR or horsch Co3

then in 5 years sell and buy a used 3m 750a

thank me later ! (your fuel and parts suppliers won’t ! )