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Regen Ag and No-till Machinery
Home build dd tine drill??
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<blockquote data-quote="MattR" data-source="post: 7197346" data-attributes="member: 19950"><p>How about this as a cheap way of getting into direct drilling? I have this...</p><p> [ATTACH]915583[/ATTACH]</p><p>and this...</p><p>[ATTACH]915582[/ATTACH] (bit rougher now as that photo's 20 years old).</p><p></p><p>Whack the DL hopper on top of the pigtail cultivator, change the pigtail shears for (?)Baurgault points or whatever the experts recommend, sort out a metering wheel, depth wheels and a few other bits and pieces, job done??</p><p></p><p>Obviously it would be a bit more involved than that, but how have people got on with these sorts of home builds? There must be a few around - I came across a thread where [USER=6671]@clbarclay[/USER] shared a couple photos of his, which looks exactly the sort of thing I had in mind- are you pleased with how yours has turned out [USER=6671]@clbarclay[/USER] - are there many limitations/downsides compared to buying a "proper" drill? </p><p></p><p>My main questions/thoughts:</p><p>1. Generally is it worth considering or would I be better off with a more conventional approach - like buying a t-sem as I was asking about the other day?</p><p>2. Slot closure - what is the best way to achieve this/would this be an issue?</p><p>3. What points to use? Fit onto the pigtail legs or buy "proper" ones?</p><p>4. The hopper I'm guessing would have to be mounted fairly high above the pigtailer frame for one thing to allow access to change broken tines etc. That would mean the PTO either having to go through a gearbox of some sort or converting it to hydraulic drive?? What are the pros/cons?</p><p>5. OR convert the hopper to a front hopper (or buy one) - might be an easier job than mounting it on the cultivator. But does the drill need the weight of the hopper on it though? If so easy enough to put weights on it I suppose. Would also mean investing in a front linkage etc, an extra cost I could do without.</p><p>6. What would it be like into ploughed/cultivated seedbeds?</p><p>7. How many HP would I need?</p><p></p><p>Are there any other issues/obstacles I haven't thought about? Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MattR, post: 7197346, member: 19950"] How about this as a cheap way of getting into direct drilling? I have this... [ATTACH]915583[/ATTACH] and this... [ATTACH]915582[/ATTACH] (bit rougher now as that photo's 20 years old). Whack the DL hopper on top of the pigtail cultivator, change the pigtail shears for (?)Baurgault points or whatever the experts recommend, sort out a metering wheel, depth wheels and a few other bits and pieces, job done?? Obviously it would be a bit more involved than that, but how have people got on with these sorts of home builds? There must be a few around - I came across a thread where [USER=6671]@clbarclay[/USER] shared a couple photos of his, which looks exactly the sort of thing I had in mind- are you pleased with how yours has turned out [USER=6671]@clbarclay[/USER] - are there many limitations/downsides compared to buying a "proper" drill? My main questions/thoughts: 1. Generally is it worth considering or would I be better off with a more conventional approach - like buying a t-sem as I was asking about the other day? 2. Slot closure - what is the best way to achieve this/would this be an issue? 3. What points to use? Fit onto the pigtail legs or buy "proper" ones? 4. The hopper I'm guessing would have to be mounted fairly high above the pigtailer frame for one thing to allow access to change broken tines etc. That would mean the PTO either having to go through a gearbox of some sort or converting it to hydraulic drive?? What are the pros/cons? 5. OR convert the hopper to a front hopper (or buy one) - might be an easier job than mounting it on the cultivator. But does the drill need the weight of the hopper on it though? If so easy enough to put weights on it I suppose. Would also mean investing in a front linkage etc, an extra cost I could do without. 6. What would it be like into ploughed/cultivated seedbeds? 7. How many HP would I need? Are there any other issues/obstacles I haven't thought about? Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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