Jd 750a vs Horsch Avatar

[jaan14141]

First of all which one would you prefer and why ?
How these one disk openers perform drilling WOSR into barley,wheat or rye stubble, all straw will be chopped. I have JD s690i combine with premium chopper and macdon 35" head.
May be some picutres of emerged OSR?
All an all my rotation is spring barley,cover crop, Peas, w.wheat, wrye or w.barley,Osr,w.wheat,cover crop,Spring beans, w.wheat, cover crop.

 

[Clive]

Buy the one that's tried and tested and has solid known residual value Imo

The other maybe just as good but is a big risk by comparison

 

[Louis Mc]

Chose the one that best Matches your existing colour scheme

 

[Northdowns Martin]

Mac don header? Much more £££ over JD?
+vote for green drill

 

[jaan14141]

Buy the one that's tried and tested and has solid known residual value Imo

The other maybe just as good but is a big risk by comparison

Green one seems to crac his frame, and has an idiotic seed metering system. And no fert option. So may avatar be the best option for me?

 

[jaan14141]

Mac don header? Much more £££ over JD?
+vote for green drill

JD hydroflex to complicated and pirce similiar to macdon FD-s. So for me the macdon is definetly preferable.

 

[jaan14141]

Chose the one that best Matches your existing colour scheme

Combine is fore sale anyway so not to pleased with JD. https://www.mascus.ee/pollumajandus/kasutatud-kombainid/john-deere-s-690-i/5d5kbg97.html
Don´t have any Horsch machinery also.

 

[benferg]

go the Horsch, then I can ask you what you think of it.

less moving parts than the JD maybe, but possibly not as good a range of down pressure.
A true fert option is good though.

 

[Clive]

Green one seems to crac his frame, and has an idiotic seed metering system. And no fert option. So may avatar be the best option for me?

Not cracked the frame on either we have had , the first 4m one was at least 30k ha old and still going strong with its new owner

The metering is accord - possibly the most popular meting system fitted to a drill ever ?

Fert is an issue but easy solved as I have, Do horsch offer it as standard on the avatar?

 

[SilliamWhale]

Still reckon vaderstad and john deere should join forces and have the vaddy seed and fert metering on JD drills and sell them for £25 for 3m. They fly

 

[Clive]

Still reckon vaderstad and john deere should join forces and have the vaddy seed and fert metering on JD drills and sell them for £25 for 3m. They fly

I like the accord system - it's very accurate

Only issues is getting buckets under the outlets and running to /from the cab when calibrating on your own

 

[benferg]

Avatar is seed and fert standard. Basically a pronto metering and bin on different openers.

 

[jaan14141]

Today I ordered Avatar 6m which is expected to arrive in late July.

 

[Rainmaker]

Avatar is seed and fert standard. Basically a pronto metering and bin on different openers.

Norwoods have 3 Avatar's on there way to our sunny shores, hopefully we can see one at kirwee.

 

[benferg]

I believe that one will be at kerwee

Looking forward to the event

Norwoods have 3 Avatar's on there way to our sunny shores, hopefully we can see one at kirwee.

 

[dontknowanything]

I'd be nervous about running an Avatar as a no-till drill all the time

 

[dontknowanything]

Only issues is getting buckets under the outlets

Look at the photos I put in the pimping thread, it's easy to put a hook either side of the outlet and then hang a bucket with baler twine. No more fiddling.

 

[York]

Look at the photos I put in the pimping thread, it's easy to put a hook either side of the outlet and then hang a bucket with baler twine. No more fiddling.

one of the most important tools for a farmer. Even if no bales are made & used it's a must tool.
York-Th.

 

[Dan Powell]

one of the most important tools for a farmer. Even if no bales are made & used it's a must tool.
York-Th.

Agreed. As a mixed farmer we have a surplus of pre-tested twine. If any all-arable men require some, I can supply 20 foot lengths for £5 each plus postage and packing. Special spring offer of a bundle of six for just £15. Bale not included.

 

[jaan14141]

I'd be nervous about running an Avatar as a no-till drill all the time

Why is that?