Ideas for better drill logistics?

[Clive]

Grand idea.

works well. Only regret is painting it green !

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

works well. Only regret is painting it green !

Ah so deep down you are a Massey man

 

[Clive]

Ah so deep down you are a Massey man

don't have JD tractors but run a Horsch and a JD drill now and in the future who knows ....... ! should have done it something more neutral like grey maybe !

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

don't have JD tractors but run a Horsch and a JD drill now and in the future who knows ....... ! should have done it something more neutral like grey maybe !

RAL7016 anthracite grey is nice and neural, I also like RAL 3002 signal red (Kvernland red).

 

[average farmer]

If you have a tractor spare maybe something on the 3pl.

Forklift with a puh would be easiest and probably cheapest.

Pay someone to sit on a seed cart for the day

How many hours do you tend to do in a days drilling? Anything over 4 trips home it’s worth having something in the field. Would probably take 15 mins to refill in the field so only 30 mins lost travelling.

50kg bags

 

[turbo]

Get a bever tail low loader,seed on the front loader on the back drop off in the field so your self contained in the field

 

[A Trebor]

Tractor can still tow seed trailer on pickup hitch, cost £220 from a farm sale

 

[Grower Tesque]

I have considered this rear linkage cranes but won't lift high enough into the hopper

 

[Farmersboy]

High lift trailer every time

 

[Lincsman]

Backhoe loader towing trailer, works like a HIAB.

 

[Will 1594]

High lift trailer every time

And to compliment it an astwell drill filling auger , have one for sale stick it on a trailer does the op have another yard type tractor what could go on auger trailer ? , and then you need your bike to travel about on , o take seed and old loader tractor or forklift to field then bike back to yard for drill saves a bit of time

 

[chickens and wheat]

50kg bags?

I'll get me coat

 

[Oat]

50kg bags?

I'll get me coat

nah. 25kg are more managable

 

[TelesnaAg]

alot of smaller guys here use something like this - can get single or double bin...then use to feed stock in winter and summer...id love one.

http://www.bromarengineering.com.au/products/multi-feeder

Ant...

 

[Pilatus]

If the system involved uses a loader as well as drilling tractor in field, how do you get back to field / farm to pick the loader / tractor?
Folding bike , moped , wife or partner etc?

 

[spikeislander]

I have considered this rear linkage cranes but won't lift high enough into the hopper

Are you sure? They boom out I can get one to fill my 6 m vaderstad over the back of tyres , harrows and pre ems ! They do a little extension bit .
Cheap solution

 

[Douglasmn]

Surely changing your drill to one with a bigger hopper is the answer here.

 

[hendrebc]

Probably not very helpful

 

[mo!]

If you're filling more than three times a day you'd be better with a bigger hopper. We used to have a 300kg, now up to a tonne. Huge increase in output.

 

[dannewhouse]

I have a tipping trailer with a hydraulic auger on the back.
you could get long pipes and run the hydraulics from the drill tractor (risky though tipping it without a tractor hitched)

worst case you drop the drill to use the trailer.

can supply pics if I can find them.

I have seen a normal auger had a hyd motor cobbled onto it and mounted to the combi drill so bags didn't need to be lifted high but still need to be lifted.

hang bags on a tree!!!

don't be put off thinking hydraulic augers are slow, I was a lot faster with old drill than trying to stop at half a bag. probably same now I can shoot 1/2 ton straight in.