Cotswold brash

[Shutesy]

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Straight into stubble? can i ask with which drill?

 

[damaged]

@Shutesy . A Seederator (McConnel) couple of years ago.
I tried to post a pic of same drill into silty sandy loam - no ridges compared to brash - but pic won't upload

 

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[damaged]

Ah ha. Strip til straight into bailed stubble.No stones so no ridges. I'd definitely question the effectiveness of strip til band coulter type in brash .

 

[damaged]

@Henry020484 . I like the dts and I'm sure @Johndeere is using his successfully on brash. My experience limited indeed tho it is, would conclude no leading cutting disk is needed on stone. Essential on soft stone free loam but not on brash. Geoff may be able to offer better advice.

 

[Henry020484]

My thinking was a cutting disc would be needed depending on rotation, doing a tidier job in cover crops and grass leys.

 

[LJ&CACANNINGS]

My thinking was a cutting disc would be needed depending on rotation, doing a tidier job in cover crops and grass leys.

The cutting disc is excellent for cutting through crop residues, I've not seen a problem using the disc in brash to be fair. Wider spacing soon fill in by the spring with correct input timings. The disc certainly leaves a tidier finish in certain situations like grass leys as asked above. 4 metre demonstrator DTS available for demo or sale if anyone is looking

 

[Flintstone]

I stand to be corrected, but the front disc on the DTS isn't for low disturbance purposes, but to slice the straw/stubble trash in order to minimise the chance of it then hair-pinning across the leading tines.

After all my research into the various strip till drills, I've still not worked out why it hair pins on the DTS, but doesn't on other similar drill designs. I understand that the bolt on deflectors help.

The DTS is a great drill, but I wouldn't get too hung up on the benefits of a leading disc.

 

[Pedders]

Henry020484, go and see Nick August, just outside Burford. Doing a great job with his Seedhawk.

+1 or consider the Dale very pleased with ours on at times some pretty flinty ground ......