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Old moore unidrills
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 4680156" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>A cheap old Moore Unidrill could need quite a bit of time and money spending on it.</p><p></p><p>Replacing and setting up the coulters isn't too difficult.</p><p>Changing the discs is easy.</p><p>The disc bearings can be a bit more tricky. I used a large diameter threaded bar with nuts and washers to pull the new bearings in, that way you can pull them in nice and straight. I think I tapped the old ones out with a punch. The disc hub shafts can sometimes wear if the bearings have seized at some stage. Then it needs a new hub or the shaft building up and the costs escalate. Worth renewing all the friction nuts that hold the bearings in if you are doing a full refurb. Nothing worse than one that keeps loosening off. A bit of loctite helps as well. Tighten so that the bearing just begins to drag , in other words has a small amount of preload. Worth checking everything after a a few acres to check things have bedded in. Prize the bearing end caps off by sticking a small sharp screwdriver through them. Put a dab of grease over the inside of the hole to keep the dust out when you reuse the cap.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to watch for on an old drill is twisted drag arms at the front end of the units as if a big tractor has pulled it round a corner with the coulters in the ground and twisted them. Also check the wearing plates up behind the rear press wheels where the tail of the unit slides up and down against the springs under the back step.</p><p></p><p>It does make tine drills sound easier, I agree.</p><p></p><p>I'd pay £1500 for one that needed a refurb, maybe up to £4K for one that has been refurbed. The 25mm square box section seed tubes won't take beans and struggle with Lupins. They are really for grass, cereals, OSR etc. I think some later drills had 30mm square tubes but know nothing about those. I don't think a retrofit is possible.</p><p></p><p>3m drills make as much as if not more than 4m drills as they are handier to transport.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 4680156, member: 2119"] A cheap old Moore Unidrill could need quite a bit of time and money spending on it. Replacing and setting up the coulters isn't too difficult. Changing the discs is easy. The disc bearings can be a bit more tricky. I used a large diameter threaded bar with nuts and washers to pull the new bearings in, that way you can pull them in nice and straight. I think I tapped the old ones out with a punch. The disc hub shafts can sometimes wear if the bearings have seized at some stage. Then it needs a new hub or the shaft building up and the costs escalate. Worth renewing all the friction nuts that hold the bearings in if you are doing a full refurb. Nothing worse than one that keeps loosening off. A bit of loctite helps as well. Tighten so that the bearing just begins to drag , in other words has a small amount of preload. Worth checking everything after a a few acres to check things have bedded in. Prize the bearing end caps off by sticking a small sharp screwdriver through them. Put a dab of grease over the inside of the hole to keep the dust out when you reuse the cap. The other thing to watch for on an old drill is twisted drag arms at the front end of the units as if a big tractor has pulled it round a corner with the coulters in the ground and twisted them. Also check the wearing plates up behind the rear press wheels where the tail of the unit slides up and down against the springs under the back step. It does make tine drills sound easier, I agree. I'd pay £1500 for one that needed a refurb, maybe up to £4K for one that has been refurbed. The 25mm square box section seed tubes won't take beans and struggle with Lupins. They are really for grass, cereals, OSR etc. I think some later drills had 30mm square tubes but know nothing about those. I don't think a retrofit is possible. 3m drills make as much as if not more than 4m drills as they are handier to transport. [/QUOTE]
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