- Location
- Shropshire
Anybody got one and care to share opinions on it?
I tried one. It's basically a Claydon with a row of discs for more soil disturbance. Not a bad bit of kit & you can adjust both elements separately.
My only criticism is that the discs ought to be at the back - the discs ride over straw lumps which wouldn't happen if they were behind the tines. I'm getting quotes for a 7.5m Claydon rake as well as a Rezult so it will be interesting to see what the discs cost extra. The tines are all bought in from Canada from a third party manufacturer for both machines.
Did you buy a rake in the end, if so which one and why?
15m Claydon. I already have a Carrier for discing the top couple of inches. The wider rake was to get over the ground quicker, though the price was eye watering for something that doesn't do many hours each year. The ideal raking conditions are when it is hot and dry so the ability to do hundreds of acres/day for slug control, chitting the top 1/2 inch or spreading out straw lumps is worth a lot. I intend to hang onto it for a long time! I have a crap combine when it comes to even straw spreading so sometimes 2 passes are necessary 5-10 days apart to get something that will go through the drill.
How many horses to pull that?!15m Claydon
depends how big the horses are ......How many horses to pull that?!
I suspect that in the future there will be lots of straw rakes parked in patches of nettles, along with tine weeders, paraploughs, rotavators etc. For now, it's a useful tool for residue management. My Carrier discs have been used regularly every year so the light disc + roller concept won't be considged to the scrapheap any time soon!
What is your conclusion based on what you've experienced so far? Will you splash out on one?
How many horses to pull that?!
Durrr 12m 750a!!300 HP!!! Now things goes crazy. I thought that Conservation Agriculture would mean smaller tractors and less machinery? What should that tractor do the rest of the year, when you can pull a 6m drill with 150hp. Maybe then a large tine cultivator working in 30cm depth will be needed to justify the investment in a 300 hp tractor
300 HP!!! Now things goes crazy. I thought that Conservation Agriculture would mean smaller tractors and less machinery? What should that tractor do the rest of the year, when you can pull a 6m drill with 150hp. Maybe then a large tine cultivator working in 30cm depth will be needed to justify the investment in a 300 hp tractor