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Trust me they do with some decent Cotswold Brash on them, had a set on an Overum, they dont like stones either.Plastic boards don't stick in any conditions
Trust me they do with some decent Cotswold Brash on them, had a set on an Overum, they dont like stones either.Plastic boards don't stick in any conditions
I ran Rabe’s for years too. Great ploughs, and will absolutely bury anything if they’re set up right. Back in 1990 I bought a new 5 furrow Eagle 120XD. We had a Shelbourne Reynolds stripper header on demo that year too. I ploughed in the standing straw that was left, and even the sales rep from Berkeley Agripower was amazed at how well it performed.Big disadvantage of the board you put a picture of is that when the second slat down wears through, you have to change the whole board. If you have individual slats, you just change the worn out ones.
I ran Rabe slatted boards for many years and was always plased with them in all soil types, arable and grassland. Now running Kuhn on slats and they do a really nice job - just been ploughing some turf and every bit as good a job as with a solid board.
Fair point about the stone getting stuck in the slat - but it is only occasionally, quickly sorted and usually due to a build up of soil on the frame holding the slats
To be accurate, I ran the same plough from 94(?) until around 2010 (5 furrow rabe eagle 120 shearbolt) when I needed a trip leg plough. Still have and it still gets used - never had a welder on it in all that time.I ran Rabe’s for years too. Great ploughs, and will absolutely bury anything if they’re set up right. Back in 1990 I bought a new 5 furrow Eagle 120XD. We had a Shelbourne Reynolds stripper header on demo that year too. I ploughed in the standing straw that was left, and even the sales rep from Berkeley Agripower was amazed at how well it performed.
There was a KV demo plough doing the rounds around here last year or year before where they had slats on one side and solids on the other, never used it but a friend did. He runs slats on both his ploughs now.
Yes a 710 will go better with slatted but you're gonna need new heads or a new plough as they're a totally different head.Loking at remetalling our second plough, KV ES85 on no. 8 boards, still does 250 acres a year. Both tractors that go on this are on 710's for drilling and topwork. Would like slats for some heavier soil we have and maybe break open ground more, can no. 30 slats run behind these tyres?
I see uv got ur new massey. Pleased so far?Been thinking about changing to a slatted board plough, I was talking to a fella the other night and he said I want to try a half solid half slatted board made by Bolotta I think this is the one in the picture it’s the same profile as a Kverneland No 8 currently on 28s using 650 tyres
I’m getting fed up with soil sticking to the boards
Has anybody tried these
Make them we just got a sheet of plastic and cut them out with a jigsaw or if you have the time make steel ones. We priced them up when we got the plough 20 odd years ago and they were stupid money for a bit of plastic.I have a slatted kv em85. Does anyone know if I can buy the plastic inserts aftermarket or do I have to get them from a kv dealer?
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Plastic are ok when fitting 2 new slats but if you only fit 1 they disappear very quickly just make them out of any old metal you can they don't need to fill the gap completely just enough to stop soil wearing the head .I have a slatted kv em85. Does anyone know if I can buy the plastic inserts aftermarket or do I have to get them from a kv dealer?
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Good idea, but what did you use?Make them we just got a sheet of plastic and cut them out with a jigsaw or if you have the time make steel ones. We priced them up when we got the plough 20 odd years ago and they were stupid money for a bit of plastic.