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Power Harrow Combis, Are they really any good?
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<blockquote data-quote="Goweresque" data-source="post: 7161113" data-attributes="member: 818"><p>Yes, unless you can guarantee perfect cultivating and drilling conditions every year. </p><p></p><p>If the land is fit to power harrow, it won't necessarily be dry enough straight after to drill into, so you have a window of time that requires more dry weather before you can drill. If instead you get rain your power harrowed surface turns to a mush, and getting it dry enough to drill will take even longer and maybe miss the planting window entirely. While the next door neighbour with his combi has done one pass and already has all his seed in the ground and being watered in nicely by the rain. </p><p></p><p>My father ran a traditional MF drill here when we first moved here in the 80s, and when we went over to a combi drill it was a real step up in ability to get seed into the ground in less than perfect conditions. The drill soon went to the great scrap heap in the sky and was never missed (I've still got the carrier hiding in some nettles if anyone wants it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goweresque, post: 7161113, member: 818"] Yes, unless you can guarantee perfect cultivating and drilling conditions every year. If the land is fit to power harrow, it won't necessarily be dry enough straight after to drill into, so you have a window of time that requires more dry weather before you can drill. If instead you get rain your power harrowed surface turns to a mush, and getting it dry enough to drill will take even longer and maybe miss the planting window entirely. While the next door neighbour with his combi has done one pass and already has all his seed in the ground and being watered in nicely by the rain. My father ran a traditional MF drill here when we first moved here in the 80s, and when we went over to a combi drill it was a real step up in ability to get seed into the ground in less than perfect conditions. The drill soon went to the great scrap heap in the sky and was never missed (I've still got the carrier hiding in some nettles if anyone wants it :) ) [/QUOTE]
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