@Rob Holmes have you ever tried the 9 inch share, or were you using new 7 inch shares.
Crikey! why didn't i think of that earlier, that might just work. I must admit i was getting pretty despondent about the crops but after i combined some conventionally grown wheat yesterday i do feel better about the system. I'm averaging around 3 ton per acre of wheat. His yesterday ran about 2 ton. Loads of ears just nothing in them, the hot dry spell in june/july really took its toll. My Hutchinsons Agronomist has said there are a lot of wheat crops like this in the West countryWe used new 7 inch shares, tempted to try the 9's
You might find the rows band of seed is no wider as the splitter boot spreads about 7 inches no matter how wide the A share is.Crikey! why didn't i think of that earlier, that might just work. I must admit i was getting pretty despondent about the crops but after i combined some conventionally grown wheat yesterday i do feel better about the system. I'm averaging around 3 ton per acre of wheat. His yesterday ran about 2 ton. Loads of ears just nothing in them, the hot dry spell in june/july really took its toll. My Hutchinsons Agronomist has said there are a lot of wheat crops like this in the West country
You might find the rows band of seed is no wider as the splitter boot spreads about 7 inches no matter how wide the A share is.
Was that winter or spring barley? I suppose I was just making observations about my own crops and others that I combine for my customers. I've always been told never to stop asking questions and try to improve on what I have done. I have been growing crops using direct /strip till for 5 years now and this is the first time I've seen barley down so far.I've read this with interest.
All local farmers around here have had major brackling issues, regardless of drill type this year.
I've just finished my barley and it has done 2.65 easily, and I'm pleased with that.
I think it's too easy to jump on the machine as opposed to the season when it comes to blame for crop issues.
I think the cure of black grass is the rotation you haveHard to say really. I know of 3 members who are selling Claydons due to buying no till drills. Hardly a step backwards, is it? I'm sure there are some who bought them thinking they would fix everything but they haven't lived up to expectations. I don't think they are a cure for blackgrass/other weeds & my slug pellet usage has certainly gone up!
I think the cure of black grass is the rotation you have
Claydon is fine in medium land early , but if you are in heavy clay late with blackgrass and slugs then ...I'll bet Jeff Claydon sells 3 x 3m machines for every one 4, 4.8, 6 & 8m that leaves his yard - there will always be the smaller ones more likely to be traded. There's also the issue of hp requirement. Lots of Hybrids being pulled by tractors much bigger than they need to be but the drill works best at 12 kph & we've all got horrid bits of ground where establishment is hardest. @Flintstone swapped his 3m one for a 4m fairly quickly once he realised he could pull it better than he thought originally. My 6m doesn't take much pulling 70% of the time & you can hear the engine revs drop as it cruises along in auto on the lighter land. The other 30% of the time she's on her knees begging for mercy...