Fish
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- North yorkshire
We just used the original fan, new motor and coupling.
Horsch co 4 updates
- Thread starter Fish
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Can you share details of motor and coupling, looking to do the same pto delete! Cheers
Fish
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- Location
- North yorkshire
Ok will do, I'll get the details first.
- Location
- Snodland kent
I'm also interested in fan modification. Have you done away with the rear harrow and covering discs? I hate the discs but feel they are there for a reason!
Fish
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- Location
- North yorkshire
Our drill never came with the covering discs and we have retained the following Harrow, but we have changed the configuration.
We now have plans to put a Harrow between the last line of tines and the tyres.
- Location
- leics/warks border
Are you using it in cultivated ground or direct into stubble ?
I am going straight into stubble so have removed the discs as they only do the last row of openers and am working on a row of tines between the last row of openers and tyres, and one after the tyres.
- Location
- Snodland kent
Mainly into stubble, I want to set up drill as simple as possible for cover crop sowing in between harvesting, we are missing out on valuable growing time at present. I do cultivate where necessary an drill using Horsch but main cash crop drill is a 750a. Would be interested to explore covering tine set up. Are you thinking a swept tine would work or straight type like following harrow?
- Location
- leics/warks border
I found in the spring, drilling beans, that the slot didn't close as well as I would have liked, so will use a sweep tine before the wheels to put soil back in the slot and a straight one after to move the loose soil between the wheels back over the slot.
Its main use will be for beans as the Bigdisc struggles with the depth, moisture and seed size. it will also be used for wheat when the ground too wet for the BD.
Its main use will be for beans as the Bigdisc struggles with the depth, moisture and seed size. it will also be used for wheat when the ground too wet for the BD.
Fish
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- Location
- North yorkshire
The pump and coupling we sourced from the local hydraulic specialist, all he needed to know was the rpm range we needed and the coupling is all fairly standard stuff, total cost was just over £300+vat. The check valve is standard accord as we thought this was the best route to avoid blown motor seals.
The fan mount is the original mount cut down and welded to the feet and bolted down. As I said before it runs very well with no vibration at all even out to beyond 5000 rpm.
We priced up a new hydraulic fan, £££££ just short of 3k. Total cost including pump, coupling, check valve and new pipe work is just over 1.1k
The fan mount is the original mount cut down and welded to the feet and bolted down. As I said before it runs very well with no vibration at all even out to beyond 5000 rpm.
We priced up a new hydraulic fan, £££££ just short of 3k. Total cost including pump, coupling, check valve and new pipe work is just over 1.1k
- Location
- East Kent
I have the awful white plastic wear blocks on my 2005 Sprinter, lots of wheel flopping about and a big to remove wheels to replace bearings or mend punctures. What can one do to update the axles?
- Location
- Snodland kent
I’ve just changed bushes and bolts which go through the white blocks, it’s made a big difference.
- Location
- Snodland kent
Found this axle upgrade on Horsch parts, £435 each, that buys alot of bolts, bushes and plastic wear blocks!
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Fish
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- North yorkshire
Been playing again.
Now fitted a Harrow between openers and rear tyres. Recycled JD parts.
Now fitted a Harrow between openers and rear tyres. Recycled JD parts.
bravheart
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- Location
- scottish borders
And does it let you remove an individual wheel?
- Location
- Snodland kent
Don’t personally know as haven’t upgraded, I believe @Clive CO has them fitted so should be able to answer
YELROM
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Looking at growing cover crops and wondered why you use the Horsch for covers and not the 750a
- Location
- Snodland kent
Horsch is wider and not worried about extra soil disturbance it creates, in fact prefer it to get more volunteers and weed seeds to germinate. Less wearing parts on Horsch and simpler for non regular drill man to operate
yes, you can remove every other wheel with this fitted, useful when very wet
- Location
- leics/warks border
This is my attempt at following tines.
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alomy75
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Have you got the dry fert on this yet? Any other updates? I’ve just fitted a slug pelleter to my sprinter and had all sorts of fun and games getting it into the airstream without back pressure appearing…!