Horstine Agroband

[Jinty Mcginty]

Hi All
Looking to attach an Agroband to a front linkage
I have used it for many years just bolted onto the front of the tractor but now my planter tractor has front linkage. How do control/Know the depth the coulters are going to , is it best to use chains or lock of the hydraulics.
Does anyone use an A-frame or just adapt a headstock of a scrapped implement
TIA

 

[HAM135]

Put a set of depth wheels on the front of it and just have the linkage floating

 

[spudman*2008]

I used a frame and fitted wheels to the front

 

[Jinty Mcginty]

I used a frame and fitted wheels to the front

Do you have any pictures
Cheers

 

[spudman*2008]

Yea will get u ones tomorrow

 

[ridger]

They are a proper pig to hook on, worst balanced thing ever

 

[Jinty Mcginty]

Yea will get u ones tomorrow

Cheers spudman that would be a big help

 

[spudman*2008]

Hope this helps

 

[Jinty Mcginty]

Hope this helps
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Hope this helps

Hi Spudman

Thanks just what I was looking for.
That is a tidy set up,what size is the tyres and do the soil retention boards pivot or are they fixed
Cheers

 

[ridger]

Mine has a very bad design of a drive wheel, impossible to keep it tight. Are the newer ones any better?

 

[spudman*2008]

No they are fixed l
tyres are 6.00x10

 

[spudman*2008]

Not sure about the drive wheel I modified the sprocket set up to will post some more photos in the morning

 

[spudman*2008]

Sorry its 6.00x9 the wheel

 

[Jinty Mcginty]

Hi Spudman
Do your soil retention boards make a big difference? I am still using the original horstine coulters and in certain conditions they do tend to push the soil into the wheelings. Do you still fold the coulters down hydraulicaly or just lift the whole yoke up on the front linkage at the ends

 

[spudman*2008]

Yes they make a big difference I still move the coulters with the hydraulics