Commercial reversible class at locals

[davidroberts30]

What's involved?
I'm completely green to it,usually go with hedge trimmer in flailing class but never get a good bit of hedge
Think I'd have more luck with a plough

 

[7610 super q]

Stick with the conventional classes.

 

[Bury the Trash]

anyone ?


my 1d worth ...
close him up to 14" i reckon and make sure all your skims are set right in relation to those discs .
I reckon if you practice with it on 14 and get those furrows showing nicely/ not too flat drive straight get of the seat a lot and measure well and it rains a bit more now i bet it will be a good enjoyable day
and i know nothing really but no one seems to have commented so bumping it up.....

 

[davidroberts30]

anyone ?


my old penny worth ...
close him up to 14" i reckon and make sure all your skims are set right in relation to those discs .
I reckon if you practice with it on 14 and get those furrows showing nicely/ not too flat drive straight get of the seat a lot and measure well and it rains a bit more now i bet it will be a good enjoyable day
and i know nothing really but no one seems to have commented so bumping it up.....

Was going to have a little play later in the week on stubbles

Do you have to do joins like a headland or measure out to the next plot?

 

[davidroberts30]

Stick with the conventional classes.

Mines a massey ,its gretas friend

 

[Boohoo]

Commercial reversible will be similar to classic reversible in that it's parallel rather than butts like world style.

Start with a scratch down the middle then plough a designated number of furrows on one side towards your neighbour. Then go to your other neighbour and plough back to the middle of your plot.

 

[davidroberts30]

Commercial reversible will be similar to classic reversible in that it's parallel rather than butts like world style.

Start with a scratch down the middle then plough a designated number of furrows on one side towards your neighbour. Then go to your other neighbour and plough back to the middle of your plot.

So I turn the (for arguments sake)left side of my plot to the left and the right side to the right?

 

[Boohoo]

So I turn the (for arguments sake)left side of my plot to the left and the right side to the right?

Say for example you're given plot 2 and everyone has 3 or 4 furrow ploughs..
You start in the middle of your plot, where the number is, make a scratch then plough 12 furrows towards plot 3 using both right and left hand bodies. Then, once whoever is in plot 1 has ploughed their 12 furrows you'll drop into their furrow and plough back to where you started.
If plot 1 wasn't straight you try to straighten it on your first run.
When you finish your back disc should be taking about an inch off your first furrow.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Say for example you're given plot 2 and everyone has 3 or 4 furrow ploughs..
You start in the middle of your plot, where the number is, make a scratch then plough 12 furrows towards plot 3 using both right and left hand bodies. Then, once whoever is in plot 1 has ploughed their 12 furrows you'll drop into their furrow and plough back to where you started.
If plot 1 wasn't straight you try to straighten it on your first run.
When you finish your back disc should be taking about an inch off your first furrow.

Close but not right,
Your opening split is made on your plot number peg, not the middle of the plot,
It is done with the back furrow only, and only 1 run across the field,
Throwing the split to your lower number competor
stop at far end for judging, this wants to be shallow but wel cut across its width, straight and uniform throughout its length.
After judging of this is done, you turn around and go back, using all furrows, the trick is a bit deeper on front than the split furrow, so as to not only raise that back into where it came out, but also get a couple of inches of fresh soil to put on top of it, so really needs to be like a sandwich with good soil being the bread, and all the stubble being the filling,
Doing between 8 and 12 furrows I think, but check on this, ?..

You then move to your higher competor once he has completed their start, drop into their furrow bottom and plough back to your start,
First 2 runs are not judged to allow you to straiten up the plot and get your right width to finish, do not mark in anyway your neighbours Ploughing at anytime, while doing this, and try to get right width to finish.

Only 1 wheel Mark allowed on your plough at finish, and as a rule of thumb, on the last run, your rear disc should run, exactly where the rear disc ran on your opening split,
Be tidy on your ins and outs, hydraulic top link will help this, drop in with front furrow Ploughing 75% + as it crosses the headland mark, and lift out as back furrow crosses the mark, turn to land at each end,

Just a note, no empty runs allowed, you must be Ploughing both ways at all times.
Keep a constant speed throughout all the work, set skims to take as little off as possible, but still buried all Trash,.

 

[Boohoo]

Close but not right,
Your opening split is made on your plot number peg, not the middle of the plot,
It is done with the back furrow only, and only 1 run across the field,
Throwing the split to your lower number competor
stop at far end for judging, this wants to be shallow but wel cut across its width, straight and uniform throughout its length.
After judging of this is done, you turn around and go back, using all furrows, the trick is a bit deeper on front than the split furrow, so as to not only raise that back into where it came out, but also get a couple of inches of fresh soil to put on top of it, so really needs to be like a sandwich with good soil being the bread, and all the stubble being the filling,
Doing between 8 and 12 furrows I think, but check on this, ?..

You then move to your higher competor once he has completed their start, drop into their furrow bottom and plough back to your start,
First 2 runs are not judged to allow you to straiten up the plot and get your right width to finish, do not mark in anyway your neighbours Ploughing at anytime, while doing this, and try to get right width to finish.

Only 1 wheel Mark allowed on your plough at finish, and as a rule of thumb, on the last run, your rear disc should run, exactly where the rear disc ran on your opening split,
Be tidy on your ins and outs, hydraulic top link will help this, drop in with front furrow Ploughing 75% + as it crosses the headland mark, and lift out as back furrow crosses the mark, turn to land at each end,

Just a note, no empty runs allowed, you must be Ploughing both ways at all times.
Keep a constant speed throughout all the work, set skims to take as little off as possible, but still buried all Trash,.

Commercial reversible has moved on since I last tried it or there are regional variations. We definitely didn't split and stop for it to be judged. Best to check with the organisers to see what is expected

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Commercial reversible has moved on since I last tried it or there are regional variations. We definitely didn't split and stop for it to be judged. Best to check with the organisers to see what is expected

I am really not sure on this farmer scratching class,
I am just going by the rules in not only classic reversible, but all the other classes, you stop for judging after the opening split

 

[Boohoo]

I am really not sure on this farmer scratching class,
I am just going by the rules in not only classic reversible, but all the other classes, you stop for judging after the opening split

Classic reversible hasn't got going here yet and it likely won't with ploughing matches in decline.
The organisers of the Scottish Championships might have procedures and rules, they have more classes and reversible of all types seem to be a bigger thing there.
If in doubt hold back at the start and watch what your neighbours are doing, they can't all be wrong

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Classic reversible hasn't got going here yet and it likely won't with ploughing matches in decline.
The organisers of the Scottish Championships might have procedures and rules, they have more classes and reversible of all types seem to be a bigger thing there.
If in doubt hold back at the start and watch what your neighbours are doing, they can't all be wrong

I am south of the border in England, and I am working off the current rule book from the society of ploughmen,
They don't have a farmers class, but here is classic reversible.

 

[RmfJ]

Close but not right,
Your opening split is made on your plot number peg, not the middle of the plot,
It is done with the back furrow only, and only 1 run across the field,
Throwing the split to your lower number competor
stop at far end for judging, this wants to be shallow but wel cut across its width, straight and uniform throughout its length.
After judging of this is done, you turn around and go back, using all furrows, the trick is a bit deeper on front than the split furrow, so as to not only raise that back into where it came out, but also get a couple of inches of fresh soil to put on top of it, so really needs to be like a sandwich with good soil being the bread, and all the stubble being the filling,
Doing between 8 and 12 furrows I think, but check on this, ?..

You then move to your higher competor once he has completed their start, drop into their furrow bottom and plough back to your start,
First 2 runs are not judged to allow you to straiten up the plot and get your right width to finish, do not mark in anyway your neighbours Ploughing at anytime, while doing this, and try to get right width to finish.

Only 1 wheel Mark allowed on your plough at finish, and as a rule of thumb, on the last run, your rear disc should run, exactly where the rear disc ran on your opening split,
Be tidy on your ins and outs, hydraulic top link will help this, drop in with front furrow Ploughing 75% + as it crosses the headland mark, and lift out as back furrow crosses the mark, turn to land at each end,

Just a note, no empty runs allowed, you must be Ploughing both ways at all times.
Keep a constant speed throughout all the work, set skims to take as little off as possible, but still buried all Trash,.

This is correct and what we do at matches here. For our first runs off ou split we do 12 furrows for 4 furrow ploughs and 10 furrows for 5 furrow ploughs.

 

[RmfJ]

What's involved?
I'm completely green to it,usually go with hedge trimmer in flailing class but never get a good bit of hedge
Think I'd have more luck with a plough

What match or matches are you going to?

 

[davidroberts30]

What match or matches are you going to?

Just a local match

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Just a local match

Oh I go to a local match too, if you need a hand, give me a shout

 

[davidroberts30]

So if I got this right
1st run rear right furrow turned to plot 1
Turn round and 5 furrows Down then 5 furrows up ,and open furrowshould be on edge of my plot
Go to higher number and do 2 runs to straighten/get measurements right
Then plough to middle and have last furrow cut on the 1st split,raising plough wheel to keep it reasonably level

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

So if I got this right
1st run rear right furrow turned to plot 1
Turn round and 5 furrows Down then 5 furrows up ,and open furrowshould be on edge of my plot
Go to higher number and do 2 runs to straighten/get measurements right
Then plough to middle and have last furrow cut on the 1st split,raising plough wheel to keep it reasonably level
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Aye that's about right, apart from, split might be best to do with left hand bodies, as it will be easier to see ove right shoulder to tweak hydraulics, and then again on first run,
Oh and remember to stop to let them judge the opening split

 

[Guy_Incognito]

I wouldn’t worry too much about what’s involved. Someone will point you in the right direction on the day.