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Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Regen Ag and No-till Machinery
Converting drill for direct drilling.
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<blockquote data-quote="5312" data-source="post: 5462120" data-attributes="member: 3137"><p>Just bought a cheap Accord DL 4m drill to convert for direct drilling. I have only ever used a drill for 2 days in NZ and that was a 40 year old Gallagher, so some of my questions may be a bit stupid!</p><p></p><p>Have been using a contractor to do our direct drilling but he never turns up when conditions are right and crops have suffered.</p><p></p><p>The drill currently has 32 vibroflex tines. I was thinking to cut that down to 13 over 4m or 10 over 3m,one reason to cut the costs of the conversion but also to increase the weight acting on each tine. I have read on here that yield is not affected by wider rows. I can always go over the ground again at different angles if necessary.</p><p></p><p>I need to put discs in front of each tine, any ideas of where to source complete assemblies?</p><p></p><p>With tines in front, would the existing tines be strong enough?</p><p></p><p>Are there any narrow openers that will fit on the existing tines?</p><p></p><p>If the existing tines are not up to the job, which tines and openers would be best to use? I was thinking Simba Free flow tines and Metcalfe openers but I would prefer Simtech ones if that was possible. Or would Duncan ones be better. Open to any suggestions .</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance. [ATTACH=full]712790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712794[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5312, post: 5462120, member: 3137"] Just bought a cheap Accord DL 4m drill to convert for direct drilling. I have only ever used a drill for 2 days in NZ and that was a 40 year old Gallagher, so some of my questions may be a bit stupid! Have been using a contractor to do our direct drilling but he never turns up when conditions are right and crops have suffered. The drill currently has 32 vibroflex tines. I was thinking to cut that down to 13 over 4m or 10 over 3m,one reason to cut the costs of the conversion but also to increase the weight acting on each tine. I have read on here that yield is not affected by wider rows. I can always go over the ground again at different angles if necessary. I need to put discs in front of each tine, any ideas of where to source complete assemblies? With tines in front, would the existing tines be strong enough? Are there any narrow openers that will fit on the existing tines? If the existing tines are not up to the job, which tines and openers would be best to use? I was thinking Simba Free flow tines and Metcalfe openers but I would prefer Simtech ones if that was possible. Or would Duncan ones be better. Open to any suggestions . Thanks in advance. [ATTACH=full]712790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712794[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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