Kverneland no 28

[colhonk]

What are the no28 boards like for ploughing sticky clay at 16"wide x 8" deep furrows? mainly, do they turn it over fully or do they leave grit hoss heads to try to deal with?

 

[KB6930]

Non auto reset plough on no 28 will turn it over fully on level going throwing it up a steep hill it'll likely roll the back furrow back over .

They don't break heavy ground as well as no 30 slats but will leave a more level finish which is a lot easier to deal with afterwards .
If I'm on heavy ground I tend to shut in to 14 inch max to dry quicker

 

[colhonk]

Anyone using a kverneland 150 B V plough,any good?

 

[Spotty Dog]

No28s do leave Hoss heads, i hate them. Nowt wrong with No8s in my opinion.

 

[colhonk]

Only used UCN`s on my Dowdswell when I used to plough regularly so a long way out of touch with modern boards.
Years ago used to use my MF 1200 with a Lemkin with deepish boards a bit like no8`s and it was pretty poor, Thought the 28`s were a longer board
so may turn it slower and further over.

 

[David.]

Doubt there is much better than UCN with wings set well, *provided* that boards will run clean and not muffle.

 

[KB6930]

Anyone using a kverneland 150 B V plough,any good?

There was a 150 s in our dealers yard the front end looks pretty light made up compared to other models.
Have a good look at what's all greaseable on them pivot point wise I've an 09 ES and a 17 EG and on the eg there's some pivot points that aren't greaseable and the older plough is far tighter than the new one and will have ploughed at least treble the acres

 

[colhonk]

Hmmm, Think I need to stop having silly thoughts of buying a new vari width plough and just stick with my old one then.
Reason for my asking,Too much Rye grass after 19 years of min min till. thinking I should start to plough it all again

 

[KB6930]

They're probably fine but I'm just used to a stronger plough the pivot points on about are in the kind of trueline bracketsnot all the ones up the beam .


You'll not regret buying a vari width plough they're brilliant for finishing an endrig I know someone bought 2 manual vari width so there's less moving parts and now complains that the ends aren't tidy up against a fence or hedge

 

[colhonk]

The 5 furrow 150 b v is not much heavier than my 5fur DP8b so my little JD would manage it ok. Think the next size up--LS v -is quite a bit heavier with stronger headstock.

 

[Boohoo]

Kverneland's 150B is described as being suitable for light to medium soils, something more robust might be better for 5 furrows, 16" wide by 8" deep in sticky clay.

 

[brentnz]

There was a 150 s in our dealers yard the front end looks pretty light made up compared to other models.
Have a good look at what's all greaseable on them pivot point wise I've an 09 ES and a 17 EG and on the eg there's some pivot points that aren't greaseable and the older plough is far tighter than the new one and will have ploughed at least treble the acres

How do you find your es vs eg? Does it aggravate you how the front furrow doesn’t adjust with the others on the es? Would like a 150s v also but they’re hard to find

 

[snipe]

The 28s on heavy moist clay land can leave a long continuous sausage down the field and almost seem to pat it down, takes ages to dry and leaves it in a big lump. We have a lemken on slats, turns it over well and brakes it up. Definitely has reduced our cultivations. Can’t plough faster than 7kph or the skimmer throws it onto the back of the slat and then touches the soil between the slats and gets thrown onto the top. But we are ploughing opencast land at 18inch wide at 9 to 10 inch deep with out making much work. Think it’s easier to pull too.

 

[KB6930]

How do you find your es vs eg? Does it aggravate you how the front furrow doesn’t adjust with the others on the es? Would like a 150s v also but they’re hard to find

I had 3 es before the eg so it doesn't bother me about the front furrow it's hydraulic anyway so just move it as required the only thing that's better about the eg is it shuts in narrower because they're all on the beam then you can shove the front across as well . I won't be having another eg because of the wear compared to the es and when it comes time to change it'll probably be the newer plough that goes when it should be the older one

 

[KB6930]

The 28s on heavy moist clay land can leave a long continuous sausage down the field and almost seem to pat it down, takes ages to dry and leaves it in a big lump. We have a lemken on slats, turns it over well and brakes it up. Definitely has reduced our cultivations. Can’t plough faster than 7kph or the skimmer throws it onto the back of the slat and then touches the soil between the slats and gets thrown onto the top. But we are ploughing opencast land at 18inch wide at 9 to 10 inch deep with out making much work. Think it’s easier to pull too.

We thought the same as we've been slats since 2001 to stop it trailing in the light stuff but went to a 28 2 years ago and when we've both ploughs going together the drill is actually slower behind the slats which is daft as you're right it breaks it more but it's also softer so he's sinking and has to take more soil to fill in the holes as it's a rougher finish and one year we ploughed a lot away in front to let it dry but it got a lot more rain and every 2nd 10 furrows behind the slats was a lot wetter than the 28 I think as it's more open it took in more water

 

[Will 1594]

No28s do leave Hoss heads, i hate them. Nowt wrong with No8s in my opinion.

Does not dry as good either with 28 , laps it over too much , used to plough with old gregg besson ,it used to fair stand it up , but for 28-s you want a furrow splitter 3/4 way along board will take pic ,when go out shortly ,it helps break the furrow ,

 

[Mr Charisma]

With out getting into a deep discussion about soil type but if you have proper clay then when it's wet you won't be able to plough the furrow width or depth you are talking about tbh , but as Snipe said they tend to turn over a unbroken sausage which although buries the Trash is a bugger for drying and weathering , you would be better narrowing of a bit in wetter conditions IMHO, if it's dry open her up
I plant behind a kv on 28 bodies and on similar land I've been in the field up to 5 daysbehind my plough before the 28 ploughed ground is ready to go
On the plus side nice tidy ploughing on 650 tyres

 

[snarling bee]

I thought the idea of a 28 over an 8 was that it left a wider furrow bottom to fit wider tyres. If you are on standard tyres I would stick with an 8.

 

[Will 1594]

I thought the idea of a 28 over an 8 was that it left a wider furrow bottom to fit wider tyres. If you are on standard tyres I would stick with an 8.

And better with a narrow body ,and an extra furrow ,and plough on land ,no compaction in furrow bottom ,and dry a lot better

 

[Mr Charisma]

I would love to try a on land / in furrow plough, I presume they must be heavy big ploughs compared to what I use