It's here!

[Feldspar]

Yup. We are drilling oats here next week - taking a lot of care as it is dog dirt 4" down. Wouldn't want a greasy streak of clay under my bean roots.

We've been finding a lot of smearing with our drill because of the wetness below the surface. Claydon performing better in this situation due to lower disturbance. We're having to power-harrow behind almost everything to get a vaguely decent finish. If it's wetter this week this will be a huge help as dry conditions for a few weeks could have been very difficult.

 

[Retraceh]

Aye think your right. Going to re drill some failed wheat end of next week so will get to try it.

Was thinking a thread on tips for strip till could be an idea from experiences.

 

[stuart]

Not yet.

Keep trying to convince myself it needs to warm up a bit first - maybe next week?!

its going cold and wet next week isn't it

 

[B&B Pig Man]

Had a quick 'practise run' today, with no seed - just a couple of quick runs to set the legs etc.

Really impressed!
Hardly any smearing in my clay at all! Couldn't believe it! (Will get some pics).
Had front legs in about 6-8" I'd guess - took some pulling!

 

[Andrew K]

We've been finding a lot of smearing with our drill because of the wetness below the surface. Claydon performing better in this situation due to lower disturbance. We're having to power-harrow behind almost everything to get a vaguely decent finish. If it's wetter this week this will be a huge help as dry conditions for a few weeks could have been very difficult.

Which coulters on either drill James?

 

[Feldspar]

Which coulters on either drill James?

Wide cereal coulters on the Mzuri and narrow bean coulters on the Claydon.

 

[Feldspar]

Had a quick 'practise run' today, with no seed - just a couple of quick runs to set the legs etc.

Really impressed!
Hardly any smearing in my clay at all! Couldn't believe it! (Will get some pics).
Had front legs in about 6-8" I'd guess - took some pulling!

I've got a MF7620 on ours and it's struggling too.

 

[Mattch]

Managed to drill some spring barley on some limestone brash with the pro-till. New rear harrow fitted doing a very good job of levelling and allowing rolls to do better job of consolidating over the seed. Had a quick try on some heavier soil after a cover crop but still too wet. Not sure how well it will dry without moving the soil as surface well capped after all the rain.
Claas Axion 850 on the front finding it hard going, 30 lt diesel/hr on the level, 45 on the hills at 10km/h.

 

[Rob Holmes]

This was last week here....

 

[Retraceh]

Managed to drill some spring barley on some limestone brash with the pro-till. New rear harrow fitted doing a very good job of levelling and allowing rolls to do better job of consolidating over the seed. Had a quick try on some heavier soil after a cover crop but still too wet. Not sure how well it will dry without moving the soil as surface well capped after all the rain.
Claas Axion 850 on the front finding it hard going, 30 lt diesel/hr on the level, 45 on the hills at 10km/h.

What size pro till are you pulling?

 

[Mattch]

What size pro till are you pulling?

3 metre, 9 spacers front legs, 3 rear.

 

[Andrew K]

This was last week here....

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Taken the twin tine kit off Rob?

 

[Rob Holmes]

Yeah, was drilling beans so put 3 inch spoons and short seed boots on, worked very well

 

[Andrew K]

Around here the Claydons are mostly on winter bean chutes and 19mm points as its plucking up alot of clod with anything else. Dont think TT Kit would penetrate the tarmac like surface!

 

[Rob Holmes]

 

[Andrew K]

We've been finding a lot of smearing with our drill because of the wetness below the surface. Claydon performing better in this situation due to lower disturbance. We're having to power-harrow behind almost everything to get a vaguely decent finish. If it's wetter this week this will be a huge help as dry conditions for a few weeks could have been very difficult.

Can you not fit bean coulters on the pro till?

 

[Feldspar]

Can you not fit bean coulters on the pro till?

Would you get a wide enough seed band for spring wheat, or would the gaps not fill out enough?

 

[Honeybadger]

We've been finding a lot of smearing with our drill because of the wetness below the surface. Claydon performing better in this situation due to lower disturbance. We're having to power-harrow behind almost everything to get a vaguely decent finish. If it's wetter this week this will be a huge help as dry conditions for a few weeks could have been very difficult.

So are you saying it's the wings on the front tine causing the smearing?

 

[Feldspar]

So are you saying it's the wings on the front tine causing the smearing?

Any metal of whatever shape will smear to a degree as the ground at depth is still sticky. Obvious response is that one shouldn't be drilling. The problem is that the top is already too dry which produces its own problems. Not ideal but it may be the driest it gets for a long time so we have made a start.

 

[Honeybadger]

Any metal of whatever shape will smear to a degree as the ground at depth is still sticky. Obvious response is that one shouldn't be drilling. The problem is that the top is already too dry which produces its own problems. Not ideal but it may be the driest it gets for a long time so we have made a start.

So is it the wings which are making the difference between the claydon being satisfactory and the Mzuri not?