O.s.r drilling and Diesel usage

[juke]

We have been out drilling o.s.r today with our claydon 3 meter hybrid did 21.5 hecaters n used 9.3 litres of diesel/ha . Was wondering what other tine drill users are getting for diesel usage

Leg was in 8 inches, medium clay soils. This land today has never been direct drilled before always ploughed be interested to see where others are at.

 

[RTK Farmer]

As a comparison for you at the low end of soil movement and therefore consumption 4 mt Horsch on narrow points light land 3lts/ha.

 

[Two Tone]

Rape can be a very fickle crop yield wise. I’ve tried the low cost establishment route and on reasonable land it works ok and saves a lot of fuel, which is very important when the value of Rape is low.

However, on land where you have tremendous variations in soil type, the value of Rape is high and Blackgrass is a problem, I find this approach far too unreliable.

Four years ago, a herd of cattle twice ran through of crop of wheat preceding a crop of Rape and I was forced back into ploughing that field and Combi drilling the Rape crop. It completely trounced every other Rape crop we had in 2015, both yield wise and Blackgrass control wise. The yield was 25-50% better than any other Rape crops we had that year and back to the sort of yields we used to regularly achieve pre the lower cost establishment route if not better, without the need for the 2 extra expensive and unreliable herbicides that we had incurred.

Despite the higher costed establishment , guess which way I establish all my Rape now?

Having said that, if the Low cost approach works for you, you’d be daft not to carry on with it. The secret is soil conditions and retaining moisture to get the crop to germinate and get a good established without over stressing it, such that it can out-compete Blackgrass and Pigeons from day one.

 

[Farmer Roy]

300 hp
12 metres
2.5 - 3 litre / ha

 

[juke]

Think I need to ask some people using subsoilers what they are using to make me feel better ,

 

[Clive]

750a used 3.5l/ha on OSR (6m) and the converted CO6 4.5l/ha


double rolling it all this year which will probably use more fuel than the drills

 

[yellow belly]

Drilling winter cover here 2.5 l per ha

Rape will be similar

 

[Michael S]

4m Simtech on a Fendt 724 working at 8km/hr used 5.5l/ha on heaviest field I have used it in so far and 5l/ha on the easiest field I have used it on. 19ha heavy field drilled and rolled with140l diesel.

Michael

 

[Badshot]

Haven't measured as I don't have a fuel meter. But quarter of a tank to drill 7 ha with the gd.
At a guess 25-30 l. It only takes 120 l to brim the tractor when I've filled it from empty at a friend's when working together.
Haven't rolled anything yet, seemed fine as it was and didn't want any extra disturbance or compaction.

 

[Will7]

Dualled JD 8430 pulling an 8m seedhawk is 6.25 ltrs/ha on heavy land. Hungry on fuel but cheap power to purchase. Want to make the drill 12m really then I would only need to work one day a week!

 

[Will7]

seeding between the rows. Chopped straw,the spread was not great and I am a little worried by slugs as the Cambridge rolls don’t do any good. It will either be a success or an expensive mistake

 

[Banana Bar]

Dualled JD 8430 pulling an 8m seedhawk is 6.25 ltrs/ha on heavy land. Hungry on fuel but cheap power to purchase. Want to make the drill 12m really then I would only need to work one day a week!

There’s a 12m Dale for sale in Suffolk

 

[Will7]

There’s a 12m Dale for sale in Suffolk

Would you be able to give me some information about who is selling it please?

Thanks