Dale drills

[melted welly]

Anyone run one?

Any strong opinions either way?

Like the look of the eco drill, potentially interested in finding a 2nd hand 6m, saw one at groundswell few yr ago, like the apparent simplicity of it. I’m a simple person.

But….

Seed hopper on big wheels behind the coulters. I’m in Scotland, can get pretty wet any time. Would seed pick up on wheels, would compaction be an issue? US, Canada, Oz all manage to pull much bigger seed carts behind the coulters.

Does the press wheel close/consolidate the slot well?

Be for grain and fert, predominantly early osr after WB, wheat after osr (which has been lightly disced to chit/slug control), cereal after cereal, potentially also wheat after potatoes. Also green covers etc.

Currently run p/h combination and either plough or karat ahead of it. Been trialing different types of drill last few yr and come to conclusion that there is a benefit on our land of the soil movement afforded by a tine. Tried disc direct drills and the osr is consistently a week to 2 weeks behind going into winter compared to where there has been a leg thru before. 2 wk of osr autumn growth here going into winter makes a big difference.

Interested in thoughts.

Thanks

 

[Lincs Lass]

They make them not far from me ,yet Ive not seen one ,anywhere.
We have Class,Agco,JD,Case and Newholland all in town ,yet non of them have one in their yards

 

[Brisel]

There are quite a few happy owners in here. This might be best asked in the DD/Regen section.

I like the concept. Very simple and can be configured for quite a narrow row spacing if desired.

 

[Clive]

we ran a 9m when we first started no till alongside our 750a. - liked it, was a good drill, simple / well made / low hp requirement and worked well

 

[melted welly]

we ran a 9m when we first started no till alongside our 750a. - liked it, was a good drill, simple / well made / low hp requirement and worked well

How much hp did you need to pull the 9m is 25hp/m about right? And was that relatively flat or have you some hills?

 

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