Mzuri user experiences?

[Robigus]

We’re very interested in the Mzuri strip drill. (I hope this is allowed on this thread and I won’t get bumped off by the DD purists.)
I think this could be the way forward for us.
A near neighbour is using a 3m mounted and had some problems with the rate of wear on the front points, - he is on some fairly harsh ground.
Pan Anglia were very helpful in modifying some tungsten points for him, but as they were made to order they were not that cheap.
The other user that I know of locally doesn’t seem to have had this problem.
How have other users got on?
Mzuri seem to be a very good company to work with, they are very receptive to feedback and ideas.

 

[Ben M]

Hi Robigus, I would be very interested in seeing a Mzuri in action, where abouts are you in Suffolk?

 

[Robigus]

Sunny Sudbury.

We had an autumn demo on rape where it did an excellent job, better than anything else we did. They were due to come back and do a cereal demo but the weather put paid to that. We are getting a demo in some spring barley and it will be interesting to see how a lower vigour crop like spring barley can cope with the wider row widths. We also grow a variety of odd break crops and Mzuri have adapted a seed roller to accommodate very large seeds, we are hoping that someone will contract dill some of our spring break crops using it.

If you would like to come and see it then send me a Private Message, or “Start Conversation” as they are called here.

 

[Martin Lole]

Thanks for the feedback.

The points are made from boron steel, which is industry standard used by the majority of cultivator manufacturers.

We offer two specifications of points – standard and tungsten carbide. The later proving to have considerably longer working life. Obviously soil type and compaction are the major factors in point wear / life.

After a few years Mzuri strip-tillage direct seeding you can expect to see huge saving in metal wear by avoiding cultivations. By leaving the straw on the surface you should observe a quick improvement in soil structure, which itself does reduce the wear on soil engaging parts.


OSR on our farm prior to pigeons!!

2 kg\ha - drilled 12th September 2012. Picture November 2012.

 

[Elmsted]

Thanks for the feedback.

The points are made from boron steel, which is industry standard used by the majority of cultivator manufacturers.

We offer two specifications of points – standard and tungsten carbide. The later proving to have considerably longer working life. Obviously soil type and compaction are the major factors in point wear / life.

After a few years Mzuri strip-tillage direct seeding you can expect to see huge saving in metal wear by avoiding cultivations. By leaving the straw on the surface you should observe a quick improvement in soil structure, which itself does reduce the wear on soil engaging parts.


OSR on our farm prior to pigeons!!

2 kg\ha - drilled 12th September 2012. Picture November 2012.

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Must ask why keep same direction and perfectly pararlell to stubble from last crop planting.

 

[Martin Lole]

Hi Elmsted

The above photo is deceptive; I actually drilled 30 degrees to the prior crop drill lines. The previous tramlines are never moved or cultivated, I drill straight through them and then re-use. My aim is to have virtually no traffic between the tramlines bar the combine and the drill.

The photo below is of the same field taken when drilled, you can see clearly the drills of wheat stubble from the previous crop and also the combine wheeling’s.

 

[Feldspar]

Martin, could you post a picture of the fertiliser version of the Pro-Til's front leading tine please? If the leading legs are set at 7 inches deep say, is the fertiliser also placed at this depth or can it be placed shallower?