How do you get on with the depressions left by the wheelings of combine and trailers etc ?
Badshot we do the same drill at a angle and rake and roll the opposite to drilling .
I like DD, 60 acres of rape drilled in 8 hrs, inc travelling 6 ,miles each way, quarter of a tank of fuel
Should flea beetle get the better of it at least the establishment costs are reasonable.
That's the way. I think farming has got too highly geared - we're meant to be an extractive or at least semi renewable industry but we same to spend more putting in than getting out both financially and physically ie cashflow, tractors etc.
And I think despite much debate about the need for flexibility (ie a byword for cultivation) the ultimate in flexibility is to be able to fill the no till drill up with fuel and some affordable seed and crack on with a job in an afternoon which would have taken a 3 days of messing about otherwise. Cheap, not much fossil fuel used, timely, good quality, less soil damage and effective. What's not to like about it?
Yes the curved points, I really don't like those new straight ones at all. I also use a modified seed boot, not sure if that's really needed but I done it so use them.And Badshot, were you using the curved reversible points ?
And Badshot, were you using the curved reversible points ?