- Location
- South Molton
Has 10 leg subsoiler at 8 inches.370 hp to pull a 20ft drill? Different world
They don’t seem to like mud. This one has already “detracked” a couple times as well.
I have a video but don't know how to post it
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John deere 8RX
- Thread starter Sid
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I have a video but don't know how to post it
- Location
- South Molton
- Location
- South Molton
d williams
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That may have something to do with the operator370 hp to pull a 20ft drill? Different world
They don’t seem to like mud. This one has already “detracked” a couple times as well.
That looks wet from a distance
- Location
- South Molton
Depends on forward speed 9kph was the aim.I've got 6 legs at 12 inch with 185hp and it'll out pull the new 220hp tractor
5%wheel slip was highest I saw
- Location
- Wiltshire
I’m just glad I don’t have to drive that lot on the Devon lanes
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- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Can I just ask ?
Why is a tractor like that pulling such a narrow planter ?
we only plant canola ( rape ) about 25 - 40 mm deep, that tractor would be pulling 12 metres here easily
I pull 12 m planters easily with a NH T8040 & a mate of mine pulls a 12 m flexicoil tyne planter with a JD 8400 . . .
Why is a tractor like that pulling such a narrow planter ?
we only plant canola ( rape ) about 25 - 40 mm deep, that tractor would be pulling 12 metres here easily
I pull 12 m planters easily with a NH T8040 & a mate of mine pulls a 12 m flexicoil tyne planter with a JD 8400 . . .
- Location
- South Molton
It has subsoiling legs as well , it was making it drop to 5kph on some of the headlands.
The tractor was brand new last month so maybe it will be made bigger for next season?
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
How deep was it subsoiling and why ?
- Location
- South Molton
That’s not mud, it’s soup! He’d be better with a spoon!370 hp to pull a 20ft drill? Different world
They don’t seem to like mud. This one has already “detracked” a couple times as well.
No but I know someone who likes green and yellow would like to
I told him it would be a crap loader tractor and only does 4
Try driving a 12m planter on Devon lanes might be one reason !
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
well if that was the case, you could use a smaller tractor
my question was why THAT tractor on such a narrow planter
if you are restricted by size, fine, but then use appropriate horsepower in front of it surely ?
Short weather window and hp just isn't what it used to be I don't know anyone who buys the appropriate hp these days so we all have much more than we should need now
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
we have very strict transport regulations of Ag machinery here & require 2 escort vehicles for anything over 4.8 metres wide.
Anything moved on road has to have narrow transport widths
we would lose the farm trying to drive 12 m down the road
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Still doesn’t answer why we’d be pulling 12 m or more with that tractor, not 4 or 6?
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
We used to pull a 48’ Gyral Airseeder on 5” row spacings with a 250 hp Versatile 4wd, back in the day ( 1980’s ), on heavy black clay soils, planting wheat
- Location
- South Molton
Depends what other tractors are avaliable.
Matching machine to tractor without a constant switching of operator is sometimes sub optimal