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DD Newbie- Is Simtech a good machine to start off with?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tractor tom7480" data-source="post: 3364104" data-attributes="member: 19588"><p>Wil, re the sly demo. My comment would be it's very hard to get good establishment after WOSR, especially in wetter climates, such as we both have...so your bad establishment isn't all down to the drill. </p><p>I use a Duncan drill to establish all cereals, beans, OSR, & cover crops. It's similar to Sim tech but better. ( I think ). The front disc is a "turbo tiller" which is scalloped so leaves tilth & doesn't smear. Sim tech have several boot options but I like the Duncan T boot. Cast with hardened tip. Very hard wearing. Seed metering is amazon styled, very accurate. Twin boxes, which means drilling fert with seed ( which i do) also ideal for separate cover crop seeds which are cheaper bought than blends. </p><p>Like the sim tech, no scribe markers & no tramlines....but you don't need them. You'd be drilling at alternative angles anyway but still travelling your first year trams. Anyway, it's amazing how much drier your tramlines will be dryer with seed in them....& no I don't have greener grains at harvest, so far. </p><p>So, go for it, I'm 3 years in now. And starting year 1, I found I had to disc Harrow stubbles infront of drill to level fields after the plough. Ploughed fields aren't level enough. But now DD into chopped straw & covers made some mistakes along the way but never going back !!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tractor tom7480, post: 3364104, member: 19588"] Wil, re the sly demo. My comment would be it's very hard to get good establishment after WOSR, especially in wetter climates, such as we both have...so your bad establishment isn't all down to the drill. I use a Duncan drill to establish all cereals, beans, OSR, & cover crops. It's similar to Sim tech but better. ( I think ). The front disc is a "turbo tiller" which is scalloped so leaves tilth & doesn't smear. Sim tech have several boot options but I like the Duncan T boot. Cast with hardened tip. Very hard wearing. Seed metering is amazon styled, very accurate. Twin boxes, which means drilling fert with seed ( which i do) also ideal for separate cover crop seeds which are cheaper bought than blends. Like the sim tech, no scribe markers & no tramlines....but you don't need them. You'd be drilling at alternative angles anyway but still travelling your first year trams. Anyway, it's amazing how much drier your tramlines will be dryer with seed in them....& no I don't have greener grains at harvest, so far. So, go for it, I'm 3 years in now. And starting year 1, I found I had to disc Harrow stubbles infront of drill to level fields after the plough. Ploughed fields aren't level enough. But now DD into chopped straw & covers made some mistakes along the way but never going back !!!!! [/QUOTE]
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