Has anyone heard about Novag drills?

[AlexCoop]

I'm just back from France and visited a few French farms.
One of the them had a Novag drill manufactured in France and had been using it for 2 years. He said he was very happy with the results and crops looked great. The machine looked very well engineered.
I have never heard about thoses drills before.
I've found this link too:

 

[Alistair Nelson]

Looks very much like a cross slot copy to me but there are people on here far more highly qualified on cross slots than me who will confirm this.

 

[Fred]

There was or is a pending court case on copyright infringement , @york_mobil might know more about it

 

[Banana Bar]

Could be an affordable Cross Slot. Looks good.

 

[E_B]

Fertiliser placement, ADF, a single hopper so allows for presumably at least 2 tonnes of seed only if required, bring it on a lorry through the tunnel, what's not to like?

http://eng.novagsas.com/

 

[RTK Farmer]

A bit of tech backup and source of spares would be useful.

 

[Flintstone]

Unfortunate name.

 

[Acke]

Talk with one guy and it sounds like factory is in France!
Around 100000£ for a 4m!

 

[York]

No reason for it as I can't. Never seen one in nature.

York-Th.

 

[normandyfarmer]

@AlexCoop who did you met ? The first were cheaply built and did not last long ... One is still standing in a shed in Switzerland ...

 

[AlexCoop]

It was a guy near Paris. He had a nice 4m drill

 

[phil]

I always think that a lot of newer Direct drills look a lot like 750a

 

[jaan14141]

I get a chance to demo the Novag 6m seed and fert in spring sowing, hope to have time to get some pictures and maybe some video of it then.

 

[phil]

I get a chance to demo the Novag 6m seed and fert in spring sowing, hope to have time to get some pictures and maybe some video of it then.

Be interesting to see it in action [emoji106]

 

[Bill Bill]

I'm just back from France and visited a few French farms.
One of the them had a Novag drill manufactured in France and had been using it for 2 years. He said he was very happy with the results and crops looked great. The machine looked very well engineered.
I have never heard about thoses drills before.
I've found this link too:

sh!t COPY!
DO NOT BUY IT!

 

[green giant]

sh!t COPY!
DO NOT BUY IT!

That's a very bold statement, tell us more

 

[Bill Bill]

That's a very bold statement, tell us more

Hi Green,

Please note carefully what will get as very important details before anyone get wrong decision and after to get crazy and mad from suffering and etc......

See the facts:

35-40% are not seed after passing.

ADF/automatic depth control not working properly/

Оpeners are or either deep in the soil or go out on the surface. very bad as results you can imagine what happen after.

Тhe slot stay open and easy dry as seed is not protected - see the video how openers are not drill properly, they actually digging. impossible variant. they did not make the full copy of the whole technology of Cross Slot.

See the video how openers not do the slot - They simply plow!! See it!

Bill

 

[green giant]

Hello Bill,

I take it you have been a suffering customer?
If so, are they doing anything to overcome the problems you are suffering? A product improvement program maybe?

GG

 

[Bill Bill]

Hello Bill,

I take it you have been a suffering customer?
If so, are they doing anything to overcome the problems you are suffering? A product improvement program maybe?

GG

Hi GG,

We turn the machine, they turn the money.
Do not touch this drill

Bill

 

[Badshot]

Hi GG,

We turn the machine, they turn the money.
Do not touch this drill

Bill

I don't understand the turning bit, can you explain please?