Plough boards

[MrNoo]

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.

 

[CowBale]

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

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.

 

[ploughman1963]

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.

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.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Theym good for ploughing in mustard.

 

[Happy]

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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.

Lemken or possibly just the dealer A&J Bowen had same in Fife 1983.
Father also picked the slatted plough following the demonstration.
Still actually got it somewhere in the nettles.
‘Tis a 3 furrow one way, 2 furrow the other these days. Rattled over one rock head too many with it

 

[Khan]

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?

 

[KB6930]

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?

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.

Also a slatted 85 is hopeless in heavy trash at any speed as it's so sharp a turn it throws it onto the head in front and blocks up easily

 

[Khan]

We bale everything and have EG100 big plough if trashy stuff is an issue, never has been though. No. 28 boards should go straight on then, maybe longer stays needed?

 

[KB6930]

Yeah a 28 will go straight on I think the stay and the bracket for the stay on the back of the board is different it looks the same but has a slight difference.

Slats break heavy ground more but do leave it soft to drive on and it seems to take in more water if it gets very wet. We have one of each one on no30 the other on no28 and the difference is obvious when they're running together

 

[daveydiesel1]

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

I see uv got ur new massey. Pleased so far?

 

[Donkey Oaty]

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?
Thanks

 

[stevedave]

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?
Thanks

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.

 

[KB6930]

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?
Thanks

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 .
Skim points cut down are good enough

 

[Donkey Oaty]

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.

Good idea, but what did you use?
Is normal acryllic sheet strong enough? I would have thought it would wear quickly.

 

[stevedave]

I used broken conditioner tines of a Kuhn mower.

 

[KB6930]

All mine are made out of old slat ends or skim points going by the bolt sizes at least this way you don't get the bolt head worn away before the plastic is knackered some have actually been in for 2 sets of slats now but not many of them

 

[Donkey Oaty]

Thanks @KB6930 , @stevedave . Very helpful.