Claydon drill and spring beans

[zander83]

Done many acres without wheels, nothing to worry about IMO.

I will give it a go without the wheels. Do you use the bean following harrow? We've only the harrows attached to the wheels.

 

[Andrew K]

You can see my Claydon V drill/SR bean harrows in the classifieds, we use a Hybrid with the double toolbar nowdays.

 

[average farmer]

I will give it a go without the wheels. Do you use the bean following harrow? We've only the harrows attached to the wheels.

You could take the wheels by the studs I suppose and try without the wheels on but tbf I prefer it without the wheels on and only used them in our first year with them making some harrows to go on the back like Andrews (would be a lot easier just to buy them). Since that I've made an additional row mounted of the holes where the stands fix on.

 

[average farmer]

sorry, pressed too many buttons.

Andrew, Do to think a twin tine kit would some how fit on a V drill? mounted a bit like your bean harrows

 

[zander83]

Looks a hell of job that. I keep meaning to look at putting some pre-em markers on the v-drill. In most situations we can see old tramlines from previous crop, but every so often some fields are difficult to see. I liked the Sumo Dts idea of the relevant coulters lifting out of work when on tramline. Not so easy to retro fit to claydon though.

 

[Andrew K]

sorry, pressed too many buttons.

Andrew, Do to think a twin tine kit would some how fit on a V drill? mounted a bit like your bean harrows

Hello John,
I think they would have to be well staggered to avoid blocking, then i think depth control might suffer as they might "kick" about a bit more in work as too far from the main springs?
Depends how you mount them really.

 

[average farmer]

Hello John,
I think they would have to be well staggered to avoid blocking, then i think depth control might suffer as they might "kick" about a bit more in work as too far from the main springs?
Depends how you mount them really.

think your right Andrew about the blocking point of view, would be really hard to do on a v drill. we still do a bit of min till on some land we have and just thinking of ways to make the the drill do a bit more for us. Depth control is't great on the v drill (well the 4.8m anyway)6 metres have 2 depth wheels and 3.45 metres don't have the overhang, but the Hybrid looks a different beast altogether, or so I'm told.

the biggest problem we have is the smearing created by the drilling tine/A share, putting seed onto a shiny surface is not good! and if this could be avoided by using a twin tine that would be great. Does anyone know if any different drilling points fit the Bougert fitting ?

 

[average farmer]

Looks a hell of job that. I keep meaning to look at putting some pre-em markers on the v-drill. In most situations we can see old tramlines from previous crop, but every so often some fields are difficult to see. I liked the Sumo Dts idea of the relevant coulters lifting out of work when on tramline. Not so easy to retro fit to claydon though.

If you would like a few pics of the adjustable bits I'd be happy to text afew if you know anyone who could knock it together for you. You maybe able to make out ours are drilled so fixed, if I could do it again I'd clamp the tines on so I'd be able to move them and maybe run inline with the tines in stead of inbetween the rows or but some straight harrows on it

 

[zander83]

If you would like a few pics of the adjustable bits I'd be happy to text afew if you know anyone who could knock it together for you. You maybe able to make out ours are drilled so fixed, if I could do it again I'd clamp the tines on so I'd be able to move them and maybe run inline with the tines in stead of inbetween the rows or but some straight harrows on it

Hopefully got some of the bean harrows sorted, but thanks for offering some pics.
Regards Borgault fittings, have a look at http://www.tillagetools.com/category/Seeding-Single-Shoot.html
Been looking myself for different arrangement.

 

[Tompkins]

Any update?

I've also got a small amount to do (80ac) and if the splitter boot would work it would save a lot of hassle/money!

 

[Andrew K]

You would do better to use the knock on type single outlet openers really, the splitter means you have to use an A share which can smear more in the wet and are higher disturbance with less potential to sow deep away from rooks etc.
Jeff and frank Claydon normally use single outlet[bean coulter] for pulses, I even use them for drilling Borage!

Done thousands of acres with the single outlets, either way i would only use short drop shoot with 3" spoons if more cultivation was needed.

 

[JD6920s]

Just knocked some of these up this afternoon, didn't take long at all, with some 40X40 mm square box, bit of 3mm flat down the back just to make it fit nice, and some 6mm round to stop any soil pushing up the sides, I guess.
Just a few more to go, then some very worn A shares with the wings cut off and we're ready for action!