My new drill #pimpmydrill part 2 !

[Clive]

Hi Clive
Have you ever seen this packer. www.technotill.com.

Could this be one of those good ideas that do not make enough money to be marketed?

Perhaps you could try a copy on your new tine.

looks good that ! might be worth playing with a prototype sometime, tine drills do lack consolidation I feel vs a disc

 

[Tomo86]

not familiar with that point, i expect its expensive tough if Bourgault ?

what do you mean by flippers ?

The wear plates at the top of the leg that stop the tine from wandering side to side.

 

[8770mike]

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Metcalfe points all fitted! Just need to resurrect the fan and we are good to go!

Hi @Clive, Is this Co drill your own unit and if so have you done any work with the Metcalf coulters in the past? I currently have a Co8 on Duets and on heavy clay this spring weather and wheat prices are making me think even more about costings ,I am thinking of replacing the duets with either Metcalf coulters as above or Dutch openers but a little unsure about 10 inch rows ??
If you have used either coulters in the past how do you rate yield,moisture retention ,Black grass control and yield ??,Also could you tell me where I could get the Metcalf coulters and any idea on cost ?? cheers Mike

 

[Clive]

Hi Clive , Is this Co drill your own unit and if so have you done any work with the Metcalf coulters in the past? I currently have a Co8 on Duets and on heavy clay this spring weather and wheat prices are making me think even more about costings ,I am thinking of replacing the duets with either Metcalf coulters as above or Dutch openers but a little unsure about 10 inch rows ??
If you have used either coulters in the past how do you rate yield,moisture retention ,Black grass control and yield ??,Also could you tell me where I could get the Metcalf coulters and any idea on cost ?? cheers Mike

The drill in this thread in mine yes - it will be used for the first time this spring alongside our 750a so cant comment on results first hand yet, give it a few weeks though and I will post some pics and video of it working !

however I've seen enough research and spoken to enough people to be fairly confident that 10" rows are only a good thing and I have grown 10" in the past with a seed hawk that still hold the farm record for a crop of wheat here

Metcalfe points are available direct from JJ Metcalfe - your looking at about £60-70 a leg to convert, the dutch openers are even more I believe ?? I'm hoping mine will be a fair bit cheaper and should wear better with the Ferobide tip vs the Metcalfe tungsten, I'm also going to incorporate an air bleed and fert delivery option into my seed pipe

if they work as I expect them to and I know the definite cost I will make my coulter available - if anyone is interested let me know please as I expect the more I have laser cut the cheaper they will get

 

[8770mike]

The drill in this thread in mine yes - it will be used for the first time this spring alongside our 750a so cant comment on results first hand yet, give it a few weeks though and I will post some pics and video of it working !

however I've seen enough research and spoken to enough people to be fairly confident that 10" rows are only a good thing and I have grown 10" in the past with a seed hawk that still hold the farm record for a crop of wheat here

Metcalfe points are available direct from JJ Metcalfe - your looking at about £60-70 a leg to convert, the dutch openers are even more I believe ?? I'm hoping mine will be a fair bit cheaper and should wear better with the Ferobide tip vs the Metcalfe tungsten, I'm also going to incorporate an air bleed and fert delivery option into my seed pipe

if they work as I expect them to and I know the definite cost I will make my coulter available - if anyone is interested let me know please as I expect the more I have laser cut the cheaper they will get

Hey Clive ,
Thanks for the quick reply and good to hear your comments ,if you where to make them I would be looking for a set or my Co8 with a couple of spares , so I guess 32 plus a couple of spares (34) ,if your going to make them up could you tell me what they would cost and would you have any made up next week ??

 

[Clive]

Hey Clive ,
Thanks for the quick reply and good to hear your comments ,if you where to make them I would be looking for a set or my Co8 with a couple of spares , so I guess 32 plus a couple of spares (34) ,if your going to make them up could you tell me what they would cost and would you have any made up next week ??

next week would be too soon I'm afraid and I wouldn't want to take any money off anyone for them until I have proven to myself they work as well as I expect them to, my first set are still being cut and welded next week

By the end of April I will know for sure the design is right and exactly what they are costing so wouldn't want to promise anything until then which would give anyone interested plenty of time to get and fit them ready for autumn

 

[8770mike]

next week would be too soon I'm afraid and I wouldn't want to take any money off anyone for them until I have proven to myself they work as well as I expect them to, my first set are still being cut and welded next week

By the end of April I will know for sure the design is right and exactly what they are costing so wouldn't want to promise anything until then which would give anyone interested plenty of time to get and fit them ready for autumn

Ok Clive ,I was after some for this spring sowing ,putting in Spring wheat will give you a shout later in the season to see how your getting on with them , Regards Mike

 

[Will7]

@Clive could you explain how the steering axle works on the drill please. Is it passive or hydraulically powered? I am considering some changes to my seedhawk and a Horsch seedcart could be the answer.

Thanks

 

[Clive]

@Clive could you explain how the steering axle works on the drill please. Is it passive or hydraulically powered? I am considering some changes to my seedhawk and a Horsch seedcart could be the answer.

Thanks

its a mechanical linkage from the drawbar - not used in anger yet so please excuse my (as yet) limited understanding of its operation

 

[Will7]

Thanks Clive

 

[Tomo86]

Thanks Clive

We run the newer version, a Sprinter SW which is has a mechanical steering unit much the same as a CO. You have the ability of steering the caddy with hydraulics, but this is more of an aid to get you into gateways. I'm sure you could rig this up to help steer the drill on banks, through GPS but as the drill is a rigid-rig you can't use it to tramline like a sprayer.

 

[i dont belief it]

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Metcalfe points all fitted! Just need to resurrect the fan and we are good to go!

Any pictures of drill working

 

[Longneck]

Oats into grazed cover.

Pleased with the level of disturbance and it seems to have covered the slots pretty well.

 

[Wheatonrotty]

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Oats into grazed cover.

Pleased with the level of disturbance and it seems to have covered the slots pretty well.

What sort of hp have you got on the front of that, and is it plenty or a bit close?

 

[Longneck]

What sort of hp have you got on the front of that, and is it plenty or a bit close?

JD6210r it Coughed a bit drilling the beans anything over 9kmh everything else it's been fine.

 

[i dont belief it]

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Oats into grazed cover.

Pleased with the level of disturbance and it seems to have covered the slots pretty well.

Is picture as it was after drilling or has it been rolled no sign of any oats on top looks good

 

[Longneck]

Is picture as it was after drilling or has it been rolled no sign of any oats on top looks good

That was before the rolls, it was probably the best bit of the fields, the headlands didn't look that good!

 

[Fuzzy]

its a mechanical linkage from the drawbar - not used in anger yet so please excuse my (as yet) limited understanding of its operation

Did you use the 'New' drill this spring?

 

[Clive]

Did you use the 'New' drill this spring?

Not yet, all our spring cropping was direct into covers where the 750a is the better choice

I also haven't got the points made yet, wasn't happy with the first one we had made as a prototype.

Been very busy with spring work but should get back on the project this month

 

[Wheatonrotty]

Not yet, all our spring cropping was direct into covers where the 750a is the better choice

I also haven't got the points made yet, wasn't happy with the first one we had made as a prototype.

Been very busy with spring work but should get back on the project this month

Have you had a chance to get any further with this yet?