Front seed tank question

[Farmer Roy]

2 x 1200 litre bins - why would you need wheels under it ?

 

[davidroberts30]

2 x 1200 litre bins - why would you need wheels under it ? View attachment 1003230View attachment 1003231View attachment 1003234View attachment 1003236View attachment 1003237View attachment 1003237View attachment 1003238View attachment 1003240View attachment 1003241View attachment 1003233

We arnt ctf

 

[Farmer Roy]

And ? ? ?

 

[BuskhillFarm]

Go on treat yourself it’s chrismas.

4m folding Maschio with drill & front hopper

4m folding Maschio fitted with one of our custom built drills . 24 Vaderstad coulters at 166mm row spacing . zig zag rear levelling harrows . Power harrow is the heavy duty model with hyd adjust steel packer roller . Quick release tines and twin wheel eradicators. Front hopper is...

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Is that yours? Do you have any 3m tool bars to suit an alpego lying around gathering dust?

 

[davidroberts30]

And ? ? ?

i not a big time arable fermer

 

[Bob lincs]

I think your idea of crazy wet are far removed from mine!

Is that yours? Do you have any 3m tool bars to suit an alpego lying around gathering dust?

No sorry just this one .

 

[snipe]

And ? ? ?

When the drill is lower at the back the weight on the front axle will increase dramatically. By lowering the the front tank onto some press wheels the front tyre pressure can be reduced therefore reducing the compaction.. this type of drilling setup can be used when the conditions are far from ideal(wet) the soil is very vulnerable to compaction.

 

[Farmer Roy]

When the drill is lower at the back the weight on the front axle will increase dramatically. By lowering the the front tank onto some press wheels the front tyre pressure can be reduced therefore reducing the compaction.. this type of drilling setup can be used when the conditions are far from ideal(wet) the soil is very vulnerable to compaction.

but then you’re compacting the soil in front of the planter ? So you are trying to plant into compacted soil ?
We do everything we can to avoid doing just that . . .
EVERYTHING we do is aimed at minimising compaction, including not cultivating ( one of the biggest contributors to compaction )

But then, I try to avoid planting in my wheel tracks as well, which is why we run tall skinny tyres & row spacings to suit . . .


obviously you have a lot less wheeltracks at 12 m or more, compared to 3 or 4 m width

 

[snipe]

Uk farmers plant the full width behind the tractor (including the wheelings) most will generally run 650 to 800 tyres or even duels. If we ran narrow tyres the headlands would be a real mess and become unplantable and you would see the wheeling behind the drill all year. Most farmers running this type of drill will be on 5 or 6 inch row spacings for good weed control. When the front tank is lowered it only firms up( not compacts) the top couple of inches of soil which help the cultivation tool at the rear to make a better job. We have currently got our tyre pressure down to 8psi front and rear. We can be working in fields as small as 2 acre and expect to achieve 4tons per acre of wheat. So we can’t afford to damage the headlands. In the Uk we also have a problem with slugs. Firming the ground before and after drilling can have a huge benefit on slug damage. Our climate, soil type, weed spectrum and expected yield will be vastly different to yours.