Few tine drill builds here....how about a diy strip till?

[BuskhillFarm]

I have a project brewing in this line- someone else has done the hard work, but basics are:

Rigid frame shakearator
Extra beam added at the back, no packer.
333mm spacing of shakey legs, over 2 rows.
1 inch pigtail on the row behind each shakey leg
Bougault adaptors and seed boots on pigtails.
Accord hopper stuck on top, with hydraulic fan and landwheel.
Rear drawbar nicked of simba discs.
2 row flexicoil packer on a long pivoting up drawbar (Courtesy of @grainboy)
Row of covering harrows on beam in front of flexicoil.

Going to drop the pigtails lower, and put wider sweeps on etc:

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I like the look of that! Guess you don’t have stones if not spring release? They are and going to be more so the bane of my life!

 

[grainboy]

Have this now available, Claydon legs,
Good project base,
Also drill hopper,

 

[Wigeon]

I like the look of that! Guess you don’t have stones if not spring release? They are and going to be more so the bane of my life!

On clay with flints, so dead simple and cheap metal is the way ahead I reckon. Legs have shear bolts but won't be running deep- only an inch or two below seeding depth. Dont have many big rocks thankfully though.

 

[Om352]

I like the look of that! Guess you don’t have stones if not spring release? They are and going to be more so the bane of my life!

Or limestone rock as well. I know most of these legs wouldn't last long if they got caught under a shard of rock lurking (often barely) under the surface even with hyd break back. Must be nice to be able to run machines like that without fear of snapping an important bit off.

 

[woodster]

Looks very interesting. Just a thought but Weaving's LD Top-Soiler tines might might suit better than the shakey legs as they will reduce the surface 'boil'. Big initial outlay at £480/leg kit but still cheaper than a good used Claydon?

 

[Wigeon]

Looks very interesting. Just a thought but Weaving's LD Top-Soiler tines might might suit better than the shakey legs as they will reduce the surface 'boil'. Big initial outlay at £480/leg kit but still cheaper than a good used Claydon?

Yes , metcalfs make them with a bracket for 100mm box. Think they are about half that price from memory though

 

[Wigeon]

Or limestone rock as well. I know most of these legs wouldn't last long if they got caught under a shard of rock lurking (often barely) under the surface even with hyd break back. Must be nice to be able to run machines like that without fear of snapping an important bit off.

Shearbolts?

 

[Old apprentice]

Or limestone rock as well. I know most of these legs wouldn't last long if they got caught under a shard of rock lurking (often barely) under the surface even with hyd break back. Must be nice to be able to run machines like that without fear of snapping an important bit off.

unfortunately no one has bothered to produce a drill in UK or near that is designed to cope with large stones or rocks. There is a drill designed for this if you are interested look up Tobin no till drills for sticky soils and rocks he is an Irish guy in Australia but they are mostly designed for large farms but the guy has good ideas for rocky ground.

 

[Brisel]

Both Mzuri and Claydon have strip drills that cope with stones.

 

[Old apprentice]

Or limestone rock as well. I know most of these legs wouldn't last long if they got caught under a shard of rock lurking (often barely) under the surface even with hyd break back. Must be nice to be able to run machines like that without fear of snapping an important bit off.

Both Mzuri and Claydon have strip drills that cope with stones.

But do they pull stones up I know it is way out but Tobin used one large disc on a slight angle to make a place for the seed very slightly ploughing and just rides over any stone or flag like pointed of stone . Yes way out its in australia.

 

[Om352]

Both Mzuri and Claydon have strip drills that cope with stones.

I know they can but they sure can pull them up as well. Best left where they are if you can. On the other side limestone land is free draining and warms early, useful in a wet autumn and winter so can't have it all.