New 3 meter power harrow combi with discs

grass man

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Looking to upgrade away from Suffolk coulters. I've had a look at kv, kuhn, pottinger, horsch. All look good. Any user opinions? Is there much difference in power requirement and lift capacity needed?
 

sheepdogtrail

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Livestock Farmer
I am also interested in the responses in this thread.

I ordered a new Lemken Zirkon 8/300 from a dealer in Germany with a front hitch adapter. Hope to see it around Christmas. I only have 120 hp machine but I hope the Lemken will get me to the next tool choice in a couple of years.
 

Flat 10

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Arable Farmer
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Fen Edge
I am also interested in the responses in this thread.

I ordered a new Lemken Zirkon 8/300 from a dealer in Germany with a front hitch adapter. Hope to see it around Christmas. I only have 120 hp machine but I hope the Lemken will get me to the next tool choice in a couple of years.
Cheaper that way?
 

sheepdogtrail

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Livestock Farmer
For me in the usa, it could be. On paper it is. But I won't know, until I have it in my yard.

More importantly to me is that I will have something to work with in the spring and not wait a whole another year if I ordered now, on equipment that I needed a few years ago.
 

Farma Parma

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Arable Farmer
Location
Northumberlandia
Looking to upgrade away from Suffolk coulters. I've had a look at kv, kuhn, pottinger, horsch. All look good. Any user opinions? Is there much difference in power requirement and lift capacity needed?
Yeah what size Tractor you using?
7.1t lift on 6480 just on limits on my Kuhn LC3000 but 8.1t lift on later tractors no trouble. or more as is the case with what i have now.
This is a 3m machine, the 4m will need more
 

sahara

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Arable Farmer
Location
Somerset
This is ours, 2007 Kuhn PH and Integra box drill, 20 rows at 150mm , 2 banks of discs.
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Mark C

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Location
Bedfordshire
Had a new Horsch 3m 24 row in the spring. Tried a Kuhn and liked that too but felt the horsch was simpler and less moving parts on the coulters to wear further down the line. Very happy with it and would defo recommend. The are pretty heavy, tho compared to a suffolk coulter machine

I have mine on a fendt 716 with fromt Lynx dd press and its a well balanced outfit with a tonne of seed in the tank.
 

Flat 10

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Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
Had a new Horsch 3m 24 row in the spring. Tried a Kuhn and liked that too but felt the horsch was simpler and less moving parts on the coulters to wear further down the line. Very happy with it and would defo recommend. The are pretty heavy, tho compared to a suffolk coulter machine

I have mine on a fendt 716 with fromt Lynx dd press and its a well balanced outfit with a tonne of seed in the tank.
What output do you get a day from that outfit please? Or what forward speed? I know you have heavy ground. Straight into subdisced?
 

Renaultman

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Arable Farmer
Location
Darlington

what would peoples thoughts on this be ?
Not quite the same coulter system as mine, mine is ancient, but as I said above it will always put seed in the ground, reliable and cheap to run, compared to discs, although the results won't be as pretty.
 

Timbo

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Location
Gods County
Not quite the same coulter system as mine, mine is ancient, but as I said above it will always put seed in the ground, reliable and cheap to run, compared to discs, although the results won't be as pretty.

How would such a tine drill compare to seed placement / establishment compared to suffolk coulter type ? Much wider spacing by the looks...?
 

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