Stoosh
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- Location
- sunny scotland
What are the pros and cons of this machine? Thanks.
Horsch Sprinter
- Thread starter Stoosh
- Start date
Great machine especially with Bourgault VOS points on it!
If you want to speak to an independent expert please contact Stuart at [email protected] or on twitter @BourgaultVos
If you want to speak to an independent expert please contact Stuart at [email protected] or on twitter @BourgaultVos
solo
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- Location
- worcestershire
Pro:- can be run at a fair speed covering large acreage quickly.
large hopper means less time filling.
will cope with large amounts of straw without blocking.
good soil to seed contact.
copes with wet conditions well.
can direct drill given the right conditions and points
front tyre packer gives better seed depth on soft soils
Con:- heavy drill and requires plenty of power to pull on hills.
packer tyres can cap headlands when very wet.
tines tend to lift stones to the surface.
not the most even drilling depth and needs a reasonably level surface to perform well
duett coulter base plates can smear below the seed when too wet.
needs large headland to turn compared with a mounted drill
large hopper means less time filling.
will cope with large amounts of straw without blocking.
good soil to seed contact.
copes with wet conditions well.
can direct drill given the right conditions and points
front tyre packer gives better seed depth on soft soils
Con:- heavy drill and requires plenty of power to pull on hills.
packer tyres can cap headlands when very wet.
tines tend to lift stones to the surface.
not the most even drilling depth and needs a reasonably level surface to perform well
duett coulter base plates can smear below the seed when too wet.
needs large headland to turn compared with a mounted drill
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Why would you be independant?
What he said.
The smaller grain only versions can carry 2t of wheat seed in the tank, which means you can fill up 1st thing, fill again at lunch, and fill again at teatime.
They're generally pretty robust, but the early ones have the 'classic' leg arrangement used originally on the CO. Later versions switched to the heavier sprung leg with far better spring rates.
Profi did a very good 'buying used' article on them a few years ago, it should be available to download from their website for a few quid.
alomy75
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Agree nearly completely apart from weight and a comment on coulters. My 4m weighs next to nothing compared to the freeflow it replaced to the extent that I think if going shallow 125hp would pull it on narrow coulters; which leads me to my next comment which is ditch the duetts at the earliest opportunity and the drill will be transformed. 3 different camps of aftermarket coulter; Dutch, Bourghalt and Metcalfe. I think even a new one can come already fitted with Dutch now which says a lot about the Duetts.
solo
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- Location
- worcestershire
I was comparing weight with the older co series. On my Sandy soils the co would tramp the headlands less than the sprinter.
The CO was a fair drill for lighter land in its day, but the Sprinter is far better altogether, especially in heavier ground.
Stoosh
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- Location
- sunny scotland
In terms of direct drilling would it be classed in between a Claydon/Mizuri and a no till disc drill?
What's the story with coulter depth/travel if there is no individual depth wheel on each coulter like most disc drills?
What's the story with coulter depth/travel if there is no individual depth wheel on each coulter like most disc drills?
alomy75
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If fitted with suitable coulters, yes.
The story is that you do need a level seedbed and I tend to put crops in slightly deeper on the setting with the knowledge that this will overcome some ground undulation.
In the fact that we are not a Drill manufacturer or Sell any drills but Stuart has a wealth of experience in this field and can look at all drills objectively.
Shared Knowledge??
Stoosh
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- Location
- sunny scotland
Why would someone buy a Sprinter type drill instead of an Avatar type drill?
Soil Type.
jorgenbg
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- Location
- Oslo, Norway
I have both. To me, the Avatar is for spring drilling or after osr, beans etc. in the autumn when its dry.
Sprinter is for autumn drilling. Will cope better with a lot of fresh straw is the idea. Better seed to soil contact compared with the Avatar.
@alomy75 seems more experienced than me, and as he says, the biggest con for the Sprinter is the seed depth. On my undulating ground I have to drill in certain directions...
alomy75
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I’ve just harvested my second harvest of sprinter crops so not as experienced as some on here but in these days of gps you soon get wise staring at them working hours on end from the tractor cab
apparently the wider coulters are more forgiving of depth but mine is on the metcalfe coulter which is perfect in a dd situation but if you’re not deep enough you may as well broadcast the seed on after a Cambridge roll. The new Horsch Taro ST seems to have identified and solved the issue with a depth wheel on each tine.