I was thinking the 2.5" paired for wheat for less disturbance on worked ground.Had Dutch openers for 2 autumns now. Use 5 inch paired for cereals and cover crops, drilled around 1800 acres with a set on wearing ground. Massive reduction in hp requirement and creates less banding than duets. Watch depth control on different soils as can sometimes put in deeper than you think. Have direct drilled all my covers straight into stubble with good results. 1 inch point good for d drilled beans though outlets are small enough for bridging of seed.
Overall impressed with them. Pan anglia seem to offer more than sumo on choice and better prices.
We put the Dutch openers on our sprinter this year, direct drilled all the spring barley with good results and have direct drilled a lot of osr, wheat and covers with it this Autumn. Run the 2.5 & 5" points, I prefer the 2.5" as it disturbs much less, the gap between plant stands comes down to 18cm in the end so not quite as wide as it could be. Transformed the drill & allowing us to convert to no-till at a relatively low cost with what we've got.Good point. I've got the rep from pan Anglia coming on Thursday. To have a look at the openers.
Looking at adding covering discs behind each coulter which is on some sprinter drills abroad. I reckon this would stop too much soil throw and create less reliance on the following harrows and less disturbance. Any thoughts?We put the Dutch openers on our sprinter this year, direct drilled all the spring barley with good results and have direct drilled a lot of osr, wheat and covers with it this Autumn. Run the 2.5 & 5" points, I prefer the 2.5" as it disturbs much less, the gap between plant stands comes down to 18cm in the end so not quite as wide as it could be. Transformed the drill & allowing us to convert to no-till at a relatively low cost with what we've got.
So, same as a Sumo DTS?Looking at adding covering discs behind each coulter which is on some sprinter drills abroad. I reckon this would stop too much soil throw and create less reliance on the following harrows and less disturbance. Any thoughts?
Was just thinking that, stick a leg in front and a press wheel behind and you've got a DTS!So, same as a Sumo DTS?
Might not be a bad idea, find the soil flows back better over the points so covering harrows have a lot less work to do, especially with the 2.5" points.Looking at adding covering discs behind each coulter which is on some sprinter drills abroad. I reckon this would stop too much soil throw and create less reliance on the following harrows and less disturbance. Any thoughts?
My point was that it works well on the DTS so should work for you.Point being the sprinter is versatile enough to adapt to direct drill without spending shed loads of cash on a new drill. Our 6m sprinter has done 8 seasons of 2000 acres plus per season and should last another 8 with or without new openers because there is not a lot to go wrong.
Yes I've had a few alternatives on demo this autumn including a Sumo DD and a Weaving GD which have both been very successful but I think in a 'normal' autumn I might miss the Sprinter@Wheatland . You kept the sprinter then in the end. ?