Claydon drill

[Secret Agronomist]

Would a Claydon drill work in a ploughed situation? Specifically a trailed one with the front press tyres.
Looks like a good solution, this would give me the option of dd cover crops into stubble. Bit of dd into covers if I can get that to work etc etc.
I also want to put fert down so the twin tine option looks like a good one.
This is in a rotation with lots of potatoes and carrots (about 30% of the rotation). wheat, spring barley and combinable rye. I probably need to plough for the rye to try and reduce ergot problems as sometimes there are two ryes in a row. But we are drilling about 500 acres of covers a year for spring crops so looks like a bit of a no brainer.

 

[Dukes Fit]

Depends on your soil type.

They all advertise you can go in to ploughing but pretty sure it wouldn't go in to our clay without a good kicking or two from the power Harrow.

 

[Rob Holmes]

I’d say a good rolling first (preferably with shatterboards too) would be helpful

 

[Secret Agronomist]

Extremely light (like 7" out of an irrigator to grow good potatoes light). Sandy, gravelly.
We used to have a claydon SR but was too slow for the area and wouldn't work in ploughing.
Went to mintill or plough then vaddy, then to power harrow drill.

 

[juke]

depth control is the biggest limiting factor with the claydon, as Rob says above a good roll into a firm base then claydon would do a decent job.

 

[Brisel]

I’d say a good rolling first (preferably with shatterboards too) would be helpful

A good double press would be as good. It's just to stop the drill wheels sinking in and putting the seed too deep.