Drilling anyone?

[Bury the Trash]

Only thing I now use for small seeds.

So it's all good then ( driving steady of course) even on hard ground /bigtuneven...he causing a bit of bumping around of the seed box sort of thing and with the rumble of the tines?
I refer not to seed like grass, ( well maybe Timothy)..
.... but 'Small seeds' ... brassicas, clovers, sanfoin, lucerne....... etc. I mean Sown straight btw , not in a mix with bigger seeds.

 

[le bon paysan]

So it's all good then ( driving steady of course) even on hard ground /bigtuneven...he causing a bit of bumping around of the seed box sort of thing and with the rumble of the tines?
I refer not to seed like grass, ( well maybe Timothy)..
.... but 'Small seeds' ... brassicas, clovers, sanfoin, lucerne....... etc. I mean Sown straight btw , not in a mix with bigger seeds.

Sown stubble turnips at 3kgs/hc

 

[Cowcorn]

No, this is a single disc machine, NickView attachment 855000View attachment 855001View attachment 855002
Same foam metering system though

Nice outfit pete ,what are you drilling ? Dualled up as well just like a pro !!! Next thing you know youll have a lexion. Always knew you were an Arable man at heart

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

3t/a so not the end of the world. at the moment this year i have 0% drilled so a bit of Jan drilled stuff might be all we get

I would be happy at that this year

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Nice outfit pete ,what are you drilling ? Dualled up as well just like a pro !!! Next thing you know youll have a lexion. Always knew you were an Arable man at heart

All sorts in here @Cowcorn, it's a covercrop mix for winter grazing.
Peas beans lupins sunflower right thru to phacelia and forage brassica, so it is a bit slow; I don't want the seed to sort too much so I'm only putting in a few bags at a time.

 

[Wombat]

So as I only have varieties (skyscraper and sundance) that can be drilled up to the end of jan how far would anyone push the past this. (I won’t hold anyone accountable if it ended up being silage )

 

[Kiwi Pete]

So it's all good then ( driving steady of course) even on hard ground /bigtuneven...he causing a bit of bumping around of the seed box sort of thing and with the rumble of the tines?
I refer not to seed like grass, ( well maybe Timothy)..
.... but 'Small seeds' ... brassicas, clovers, sanfoin, lucerne....... etc. I mean Sown straight btw , not in a mix with bigger seeds.

Most box drills here have 3 boxes - fert, seed, small seeds
The small seed box on this one has 2 settings chiselled in - swedes @0.9kg/ha and kale at 5kg/ha, the fert box is set for drilling 125kgs DAP and the main box had never been used!

Now set for my mix @73.11kg/ha.

Tine drills tend to rattle a bit like you said, but this machine is pretty solid due to 22 big cast press wheels, about 2400kg for a 3 metre machine (so you know it's there in a 3600kg tractor)
I'm really impressed with how well it handles residue, the Duncan I used to use would have struggled.... especially planting beans etc at 35mm deep

 

[Renaultman]

So as I only have varieties (skyscraper and sundance) that can be drilled up to the end of jan how far would anyone push the past this. (I won’t hold anyone accountable if it ended up being silage )

Well. We've had no winter yet, does that mean we're due some, or we aren't going to get any.

 

[Wombat]

Well. We've had no winter yet, does that mean we're due some, or we aren't going to get any.

Not sure but I was hoping after 4months Of sh!te it would have stopped by now but the British weather just keeps on giving crap. I would be glad of a month of -5.

 

[Renaultman]

Not sure but I was hoping after 4months Of sh!te it would have stopped by now but the British weather just keeps on giving crap. I would be glad of a month of -5.

Snap, sorry for the original 'non answer' but these are the thoughts rattling around my head as I really have no idea and I have to decide whether to drill my Grafton. If the opportunity ever occurs.

 

[Fuzzy]

Doesn't sound like Roots land....

I have one called Brickhill !!

 

[melted welly]

Finished sowing wheat today after being rained off for 3 and a half months. 80ac in in last 3 days. Fields decent, not necessarily the fields I’d originally planned for wheat, but they’ll do. Hopefully weather gives it a chance.

 

[Flat 10]

Finished sowing wheat today after being rained off for 3 and a half months. 80ac in in last 3 days. Fields decent, not necessarily the fields I’d originally planned for wheat, but they’ll do. Hopefully weather gives it a chance.

Good news. Roughly where is dd9?

 

[radar]

Good news. Roughly where is dd9?

Looks like Angus in Scotland. Boys land!!!

 

[melted welly]

Looks like Angus in Scotland. Boys land!!!

bang on!

Wouldn’t say boys land exactly tho, we’re not on the coast, and fairly low lying. mostly grade 3/1 with impervious subsoil but some lighter fields that go bottomless when wet! So can get interesting.

 

[fredf]

Well. We've had no winter yet, does that mean we're due some, or we aren't going to get any.

We have had a new snow plough (from DDC for 2 years) and not been used yet is there still time this year?


Tom

 

[Renaultman]

We have had a new snow plough (from DDC for 2 years) and not been used yet is there still time this year?


Tom

You tell me Tom. We haven't even had a proper frost yet this year.

 

[i dont belief it]

We have had a new snow plough (from DDC for 2 years) and not been used yet is there still time this year?


Tom

You'll need it for Easter when the OSR is in flower.

 

[Cowcorn]

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All sorts in here @Cowcorn, it's a covercrop mix for winter grazing.
Peas beans lupins sunflower right thru to phacelia and forage brassica, so it is a bit slow; I don't want the seed to sort too much so I'm only putting in a few bags at a time.

Quite a mix Pete seems to be going in well ,roughly how much acre did that mix cost ? And how many kilos of feed acre do you expect .

 

[radar]

You'll need it for Easter when the OSR is in flower.

Rape in flower when it snows won't be a problem around here. None has survived!