Drill and Price Comparisons
- Thread starter Jerry
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So a Claydon with their leading disc in place of their leading tine qualifies?Prob because it’s got a leading disc?
Having re read the spec, I'd say the SimTec which has a disc ahead of the seeding tine doesn't qualify.Prob because it’s got a leading disc?
The way I read it, as the disc is integral to the seeding unit as a whole it’s fine. If there is pre cultivation in front of the seeding unit then it won’t qualify?
Copied from the spec: 'must have no cultivation or seed bed preparation equipment in front of the seeding slot mechanism and the seed must be placed in the seeding slot.'
From the above I don't see how a SimTec qualifies unless the front disc is removed?
The leading disc prepares the seedbed by cutting a slot and is mounted to the drill chassis separately.
No because it doesn’t cultivate deeper than the seeding zone from the way I read it
michael N123
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So the grant will fully cover a erth agriseeder ?
- Location
- North Yorkshire
No, the prices posted are what’s left to pay after the grant is accounted for
No you get about 12k grant but the 24 row erth I’ll be double that I guess
michael N123
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Ohh I read the original post wrong
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
The simtec was 24k this spring when the previous grant scheme was in place but I was late to order and they couldn't get me one before the deadline. The price above makes it 32k now.
I think it does.
Yes and due to go up more with steel prices apparently
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
Presumably that's net of the grant, putting it close to ÂŁ32k?
Yes it is, I missed the net part the first time I read it and you can't delete comments any more
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
The leading disc doesn't 'cultivate' as it isn't angled like cult discs are, it cuts a slot ahead of the tine to minimise ground disturbance, particularly in grassland.
When a tine with a point on the bottom becomes a 'cultivator', I'm not quite sure...
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Inflation don't you know.
ÂŁ32k would put it at about that much dearer than I paid for mine, which was just as the grants were kicking off. The grants will have fuelled demand though, so prices were sure to rise due to that (trying to be charitable)?
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Is that going to comfortably hold a 500 kg bag of cereal seed, especially if there's a bit left in the tank?
The Simtech has a 900L 'box', which is about right for that size wise IME (much better than the old model anyway), although the oblong nature of box drills makes it more of a PITA of course.