Number 19 Kv bodies ?

Foxcover

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Something I’ve thought about recently, why do folk still spec wide furrow bottom bodies on ploughs which will never be in furrow, mainly on crawlers? Surely they take extra pulling as they have to push soil sideways and not just roll it over.
 

mo!

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York
I've no direct experience of 28s but I understand that they make a better job of full inversion which is why they became standard fitment as well as the capacity for large tyres. The increase in draft is quite small. 5%?
 

faircomment

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Arable Farmer
Will be on a crawler , 7 f mounted . Will be mainly ploughing stubble but will also need to plough deep for potatoes ? Kevernaland people just seem to push the no 28’s .
 

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faircomment

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More open finish for better weathering down of heavy land ? Not sure
 

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Jon

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No 9's are good for deeper ploughing, I've gone from them to 28's, didn't want to plough deeply, but did want better inversion which the 28 s are giving, but I do not see any improvement in wider furrow bottom !
 

oval

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No experience of no19s but use 28s they do turn furrow over better independent test when 1st released showed less than 5% increase in draft . On our nasty ground if u winter plough and leave open furrows when u drill in the spring u loose some of the nice fine tilth into the nooks and crannies of the open furrows we only get one pass on this type of land as to go on it a second time the tilth would be gone mixed in with the wet snot underneath which never drys out quick enough in the spring the 28 as has been said leaves level closed furrows and once the winter weather does its magic one pass has it drilled nicely in spring with weathered soil left on top also they make a better job of turning soil up hill working on slopes and a faster speed on nicer land breaks up furrows
 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer
I've no direct experience of 28s but I understand that they make a better job of full inversion which is why they became standard fitment as well as the capacity for large tyres. The increase in draft is quite small. 5%?
depends as ever on the type of ground they arent a silver bullet
 

Jon

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Location
South Norfolk
Do you find them a hard pull 9 s 5 x 9s here takes as much pulling as 6 x28s
Only a seasons experience with the 28 s, and I was trying to keep to maybe no deeper than 7 inches, I use a packamat as well to close the top.
They pulled fine, but not really tested them deeper, or in greasy conditions.
 
I had no 9 on my KV plough I ran a few years back , didn't find them hard to pull as such but not deep ploughing like you root boys ,
Only experience of no 28 is that I work and drill behind one on some variable land ,,,,, not clay but red marl ,,,,, yes it inverts the furrow well giving excellent trash burial ,,,,, but there is a downside to this , it takes longer for the ground to dry out and to weather ,,,,,, possibly not important on free draining easy ground but def a issue if ploughing for a autumn crop on unkind ground ,,,,,,, reckon I can be on the ground up to a week sooner with our Besson , okay not as nice a ploughing and no where near the inversion but more open to the weather.
 

faircomment

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Arable Farmer
I had no 9 on my KV plough I ran a few years back , didn't find them hard to pull as such but not deep ploughing like you root boys ,
Only experience of no 28 is that I work and drill behind one on some variable land ,,,,, not clay but red marl ,,,,, yes it inverts the furrow well giving excellent trash burial ,,,,, but there is a downside to this , it takes longer for the ground to dry out and to weather ,,,,,, possibly not important on free draining easy ground but def a issue if ploughing for a autumn crop on unkind ground ,,,,,,, reckon I can be on the ground up to a week sooner with our Besson , okay not as nice a ploughing and no where near the inversion but more open to the weather.

Very good point , in one of the pictures I have put up it says how the no 19 bodies leave a more open finish . As we currently have 150 ha of land weathering down for spring beans or is worth taking into consideration . Has anyone tryed the furrow splitters , look simple enough to bolt on ?
 
Very good point , in one of the pictures I have put up it says how the no 19 bodies leave a more open finish . As we currently have 150 ha of land weathering down for spring beans or is worth taking into consideration . Has anyone tryed the furrow splitters , look simple enough to bolt on ?

I've used furrow splitters many years ago but our soils are to varied , on tougher going they do a excellent job ,,,,, on soil that can sometimes stick to the mouldboard they make it stick worse ,,,, as we have all soil types in each field it makes life interesting
 

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