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Got my liquid fert hoses behind the coulters so it mixes with the seed
@R.B.H. - I'd not realised they even made a DD. I'm assuming it wasn't popular?
Got my liquid fert hoses behind the coulters so it mixes with the seed
when did grant window open?We were in the same position as you with an original budget of about £3.5k with a bit of wiggle room. I did get the simtech with the grant and it cost us about £6k altogether after the grant paid £10,300 I think it was. It was a hell of a lot of money for something that will spend most of its time in the shed and I almost didn't do it but by now I'm glad I've got it. It will outlast me (I'm 29) and the old Moore's seem to be going up in price all the time. I saw an ancient very narrow (less than a tractor width) Moore and the dealer was asking £2,800 for it
The simtech now have gone up in price too (£20k+ I think) so I'd never get one even with the grant. Duncan's are a bit cheaper you might get one of those for about £5k with the grant if the grants are still available. Might be worth phoning someone at simtech to see if they have an old aitchson lying around? No harm in asking they were very helpful when I spoke to them.
Umm can't remember now it was about this time last year. This was the second application window I think they are in the 4th or even 5th round now even if they are still going.when did grant window open?
Yes, please!Can you put some pictures on of your liquid fert system
I put 18" discs on mine when I got it and had a lack of penetration far too often until the discs had worn down to around 16". Often it would need so much of its weight balanced over the discs that press wheels will stop turning when the hopper is getting empty. I will probably let them wear down to 14 to 15" diameter, then replace with 16" discs.
The 18" discs were fine on it when drilling cultivated ground, but for no-till I think they were too big for the weight of drill and best kept to much later Unidrills that are quite a bit heavier to start with.
No, not me, I'm a tyre kicker...Okay, thanks @R.B.H - perhaps @7610 super q has bought it?
Or maybe you are just pretty shrewd..... and not about to waste money on an overpriced old drill....No, not me, I'm a tyre kicker...
Can you put some pictures on of your liquid fert system
Yes, please!
And what rates are you using, and what is the target? (max input-max yield/just a little not to kill fungi but eliminate slow start/other) At spring drilling.
From a post in the machinery section. Don't know if it's of any use to anyone but it's a cheap direct drill.This is on eBay if anyone’s looking to direct drill grass. I know it’s a good one as I’ve used it myself
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/283401577042
Here’s a video of it working, we’ve drilled clover, grass and vetches in the times we borrowed it
@Dave WIf you manage to track down a moore drill there is more info on this link,someone on f4f got one and is in the process of rebuilding it
http://www.forum4farming.com/forum/index.php?threads/moore-uni-drill.8791/page-4
@Dave W has one for sale as I saw it on his yard last night. I recon £3k would be close to buying it.Upland livestock farm doong about 10-15 acres of spring cereals and 20-30 acres of forage crops and 10-15 acres of grass reseeds a year. Currently using an old ransomes 3f plough and equally old worn out 60s and 70s cultivation machinery. Want to move over to DD for various and obvious reasons but on a pretty limited budget. Been looking at different options but the only thing i can find that i think would be suitable (and cheap enough) is an old 3metre moore unidrill. Would this do what i want it to? Pros and cons? Anything else more suitable for less than £5k? Seen a few moores for £3k ish or less even. Would love a simtech but ££££!