New Cambridge Rolls

[Midnight plough boy]

Looking for a new set of Cambridge Rolls. 12metres wide. Fairly heavy with breaker rings. Currently looking at and getting quotes for Dal-bo, Cousins and He-va. Any others worth looking at? Any issues with the brands I’ve mentioned? Not a huge amount of road work to do.

 

[BuskhillFarm]

Local dealer had a set of cross in, with shatter boards and triple k type tines on it, looked a fair weapon

 

[Finn farmer]

Väderstad, but i bet they won't be in the cheap end.

 

[quavers]

Local dealer had a set of cross in, with shatter boards and triple k type tines on it, looked a fair weapon

they are ! the rings are unbreakable although they can pack the ground abit ,maybe mine are on the worn side which is causing the problem , dont know if they do 12m

 

[mo!]

Claydon, TerraTech, NRH? Plenty of British made options.

 

[Foxcover]

Väderstad, but i bet they won't be in the cheap end.

They aren’t particularly heavy.

 

[HarryB97]

Give Chris at Terra Tech a call, fantastic quality kit that’s much better than the big brands for a kean price.

 

[PSQ]

Local dealer had a set of cross in, with shatter boards and triple k type tines on it, looked a fair weapon

Thought the triple K and levelling tines was only on the 6.3M, but stand to be corrected. Would take a hell of a pulling when they start to bury themselves!
The 12's look pretty solid too.

 

[Flatlander]

I’d be interested in a 14m set if they could do that size. Would be nice to tow behind the drill on easy going. would these brands mentioned have more than three sections. Ones here are stupid heavy but with 20 ft sections there is little contour following. Even in my flat ground it doesn’t take much to see daylight under one end.

 

[Against_the_grain]

We have some cousins contour rolls 12m. Very heavily built, do a good job

 

[snipe]

I’d be interested in a 14m set if they could do that size. Would be nice to tow behind the drill on easy going. would these brands mentioned have more than three sections. Ones here are stupid heavy but with 20 ft sections there is little contour following. Even in my flat ground it doesn’t take much to see daylight under one end.

Yes most of these will have sections from 2.5 to 3 meters.

 

[Midnight plough boy]

Give Chris at Terra Tech a call, fantastic quality kit that’s much better than the big brands for a kean price.

Thanks, I’d forgotten about Chris, great guy. I’ll give him a call.

Local dealer had a set of cross in, with shatter boards and triple k type tines on it, looked a fair weapon

Thanks, looked at their spec, and look a bit light.

 

[Midnight plough boy]

Väderstad, but i bet they won't be in the cheap end.

Too light for us.

 

[johnboy87]

Slightly off topic, but what on earth do you guys drag these 12m rollers with?? I used to drag an 8.3m set of dalbo's with 215hp on 650's for rolling after the drill and had to be aware of how I worked fields otherwise the tractor would start digging, so I can only imagine how hard these wider ones are to try and drag.

 

[Finn farmer]

Slightly off topic, but what on earth do you guys drag these 12m rollers with?? I used to drag an 8.3m set of dalbo's with 215hp on 650's for rolling after the drill and had to be aware of how I worked fields otherwise the tractor would start digging, so I can only imagine how hard these wider ones are to try and drag.

We drag our 6,3m wide He-va with duals on. Tbh the duals are on the Deere from may to september. Need to avoid unnecessary compaction.

 

[Dave6170]

We have a nrh set, well made and strong but the paint is awful. Flaking off everywhere

 

[johnboy87]

We drag our 6,3m wide He-va with duals on. Tbh the duals are on the Deere from may to september. Need to avoid unnecessary compaction.

Ah yea, duals not much of an option here as plenty of tights access with roadwork and not overly practical as could of been on the tanker the previous day, ripping forends for the drill with the sumo in the morning, rolling in the afternoon and then loading up and taking a load of straw home at the end of the day

 

[Steevo]

We have a nrh set, well made and strong but the paint is awful. Flaking off everywhere

What age?

 

[Dave6170]

Maybe 4 years. Cant remember

 

[Finn farmer]

Ah yea, duals not much of an option here as plenty of tights access with roadwork and not overly practical as could of been on the tanker the previous day, ripping forends for the drill with the sumo in the morning, rolling in the afternoon and then loading up and taking a load of straw home at the end of the day

Deere does all of the "heavy" work for us (baling, harrowing, rolling/seeding, manure etc) so makes sense to keep it on duals all summer. Case and smaller Deere take care of the rest.