After hiring a 4m DTS and successfully drilling osr this year I am thinking of going back to drilling it with the subsoiler. We used to have an applicator on the back of the shakerator to spread it on before neonics ban. Now need to drill it at a consistant depth so went back to conventional sowing, subsoil low disturbance about 10" deep, carrier and then tine drill. Its nice to see it all germinate and come through about the same time to get mullered by flea beetle, slugs and then pigeons!!! But more time consuming and moisture loss hence hiring dts this year.
I now want to go back to one pass and use the subsoiler but leg spacings are 650mm thereabouts with the packer 3.25m. I have an 8 outlet stocks for avadex on the tine drill which I plan to use for the rape on the subsoiler so thinking staggering sabretines with coulters at 400mm apart before the main packer? Packer roller I should add is the old style, big flat roll with teeth on. Are sabretines capable of working at 6" depth? I have had a look at the weaving disc coulters fixed behind the packer but thinking no need and unessessary extra expense. When working out spacing, 2 of the sabretines (the first ones in from the outside ones)would sit in the middle behind subsoiler legs and may have to be in at 6" but all the others closer to the main legs and shallower perhaps?
I think it should be jobs a good un?? Thoughts and experiences welcome
I now want to go back to one pass and use the subsoiler but leg spacings are 650mm thereabouts with the packer 3.25m. I have an 8 outlet stocks for avadex on the tine drill which I plan to use for the rape on the subsoiler so thinking staggering sabretines with coulters at 400mm apart before the main packer? Packer roller I should add is the old style, big flat roll with teeth on. Are sabretines capable of working at 6" depth? I have had a look at the weaving disc coulters fixed behind the packer but thinking no need and unessessary extra expense. When working out spacing, 2 of the sabretines (the first ones in from the outside ones)would sit in the middle behind subsoiler legs and may have to be in at 6" but all the others closer to the main legs and shallower perhaps?
I think it should be jobs a good un?? Thoughts and experiences welcome