- Location
- North Coast of Cornwall
Agrilinc have a MF130 for sale at the moment £4250. Looks really tidy
Agrilinc have a MF130 for sale at the moment £4250. Looks really tidy
You’ve pretty much summed up the unidrill imoI use an old Moore Unidrill for direct drilling arable crops and also for drilling into cultivated seedbeds. I have never used it for grass reseeds but have drilled chicory and stubble turnips into grass leys with good results.
If drilling small seed at shallow depths the coulters need to be in good order and set about 1/2" from edge of disc or even less.
Setting up the coulters to get them nice and flat against the discs is very important but does take a fair bit of time and patience. It's well worth the effort though. In this respect the drill isn't a machine for amateurs in a hurry.
Attention to drilling depth is also important in the field. It's easy to end up putting the seed too deep or sprinkling it in top. I'd go for a model with a ram in the drawbar to give on the move adjustment from the tractor, otherwise, with variable soil hardness results will also be variable.
The disc bearings also need careful attention. Best way is the take the entire coulter/ disc unit off the drag arm and set it up in the vice. The disc bearing needs a certain amount of preload in my experience. When spun it should exhibit a certain amount of drag, not spin freely.
It's a good old simple drill that will work well and do as good a job as a machine ten times the price but it really does need attention to detail to serve you well. The Sulky metering is fairly foolproof.
I cannot imagine how a tine drill could possibly cope with the level of trash and stones that we have here.
Thanks @scholland ive read this thread before but had forgotten about it will read it againLot of dd info for a beginner here
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/134146/
Also how I got into dd relatively cheaply.
Your welcome @New PuritanThanks for starting this thread @hendrebc - I've been thinking along similar lines. I now know not to bother with an MF130, which has at least ruled something out. I've seen a few Moores for sale here and there, but there's not many about at present it seems.
I did find this though: https://www.agriaffaires.co.uk/used...51/simtech-aitchison-grassfarmer-gf3014c.html - it seems very cheap for a 2017 machine?
I think that's a narrow drill.Your welcome @New Puritan
That does look cheap out of season old stock sale maybe? They are usually 16k ish new i thought. Maybe its an ex demonstrator?
That is a 14 row 2.1M wide drill i believe.Thanks for starting this thread @hendrebc - I've been thinking along similar lines. I now know not to bother with an MF130, which has at least ruled something out. I've seen a few Moores for sale here and there, but there's not many about at present it seems.
I did find this though: https://www.agriaffaires.co.uk/used...51/simtech-aitchison-grassfarmer-gf3014c.html - it seems very cheap for a 2017 machine?
Thanks @KennyO thats very reasonably priced looks a decent drill must be quite an old one. I actually paid a deposit on a new 3metrr grass farmer on tuesday pending my grant being approved so hopefully ill get a new one for a reasonable price i can afford that way
I actually paid a deposit on a new 3metrr grass farmer on tuesday pending my grant being approved so hopefully ill get a new one for a reasonable price i can afford that way
Thanks @KennyO thats very reasonably priced looks a decent drill must be quite an old one. I actually paid a deposit on a new 3metrr grass farmer on tuesday pending my grant being approved so hopefully ill get a new one for a reasonable price i can afford that way
Shame i cant ask these people selling this to keep it till i find out about the grant
@New Puritan might be interested?