We don’t come across second hand DDrills here in Wales very often , to be honest I don’t know a hell of a lot about them , my plan would be to drill a cover crop into sprayed off grass and also grass seed for patching up , there is a MF30 for sale locally which is an old drill but I don’t know if that one would direct drill .
HiIn the tradition of anything is a hammer if you swing it hard enough - a combi drill can be used as dd if tines are good enough.
I used combi to drill cover crop in barley stubble in Sept.
On a proper hill farm, with proper stones a set of discs and a 4m accord air drill would be entey level.
I bought a simba freeflow in summer and I like it but it's not keen on stones when not running the front tines.
I sold the 4m Moore with accord hopper it needed about 1t extra weight on. I feared for the disc bearings.
Yes, I like it so far if I can find enough spare legs.Hi
Just wondering do you still have the Freeflow
Hi NearlyYes, I like it so far if I can find enough spare legs.
Metcalfe points are great.
@alomy75 has a freeflow as well l thinkHi Nearly
We actually bought one but all hydraulic pipes and sensors are disconnected I think previous owner was using gps to steer and tramline. If I could call you it would be the solution to all our problems
Regards
Tony
Just trying to think if I have a copy of manual on pc....Hi Nearly
We actually bought one but all hydraulic pipes and sensors are disconnected I think previous owner was using gps to steer and tramline. If I could call you it would be the solution to all our problems
Regards
Tony
I do @cloneylogan I could get a pic of the manual if it would help but crikey if they’ve literally removed everything it will be a nightmare to re-pipe 🫣 it’s like spaghetti junction under the footboards. Is it a 4m? They must have left some pipes in for folding, lifting etc?@alomy75 has a freeflow as well l think
I dare say it can be done, but with difficulty.a Freeflow on a hill farm
Mounted freeflow = miniflow (with differences)I dare say it can be done, but with difficulty.
The problem being side slippage of the drill on hills, that will make it end up moving too much soil, akin to the ‘Claydon” effect.
It would possibly help if you could use a mounted Freeflow, rather than a trailed version, if such a thing exists.
However, I’d bet that somebody with @Nearly ’s ability would happily make it work.
Which is mostly where you will see any DD’ing work well, because the person doing it ‘wants’ to make it work!
HiI do @cloneylogan I could get a pic of the manual if it would help but crikey if they’ve literally removed everything it will be a nightmare to re-pipe 🫣 it’s like spaghetti junction under the footboards. Is it a 4m? They must have left some pipes in for folding, lifting etc?
Thanks for helpJust trying to think if I have a copy of manual on pc....
90% are Erth here ,i thought every father on Wales had a grant bought aitcheson