Dutch openers

ashtonthornes

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Location
Oxfordshire
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.
How do the 5" ones go in wetter soils, and how do you gauge depth?
 
I have been looking at changing a Vad for St 8 meter, I'm a bit worried I would be short of Hp. (340 Hp JD) I think it would be OK for early autumn but not sure about late season and Spring drilling?
 

Green oak

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Arable Farmer
Location
Essex
I have been looking at changing a Vad for St 8 meter, I'm a bit worried I would be short of Hp. (340 Hp JD) I think it would be OK for early autumn but not sure about late season and Spring drilling?
I was putting beans in 4-5 inches deep with two inch single openers 1st December with a ST6 on a magnum 310. I believe the ST8 has only has one more tine on two rows instead of the ST6 three rows. 340hp should have no problem. Spring barley was no problem too.
 

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Do these 2.5" openers work well for all sorts of situations i.e.; beans/cereals & osr? Or would I be better with a 1" & 5" set? Wandering with rape whether seed would be too deep or can you take pipes off & dribble seed on top leaving the leg to go deep? Cheers dh
 

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