Rolling on tracks

[Devil's advocate]

Do any of you use tracks for rolling, I mean in the spring on autumn sown cereals or even grass?

 

[Shutesy]

I would imagine the scuffing from a twin track would be a big non starter. However an 8RX with its 4 tracks would probably be an excellent rolling tractor in the spring or autumn.

 

[Barleymow]

Moling is done on tracks in the spring on crops

 

[Devil's advocate]

I would imagine the scuffing from a twin track would be a big non starter. However an 8RX with its 4 tracks would probably be an excellent rolling tractor in the spring or autumn.

I was really thinking half tracks, wheels on the front axle.

 

[Devil's advocate]

So do any of you do much top work on tracks ie spraying, fertiliser etc.

Picking up dead sheep

 

[fred.950]

We do all of our rolling with a half track John Deere. It does mark slightly more than a good set of tyres would but they are 18 m rollers

 

[snarling bee]

A friend uses a quaddy to roll one field as it has such a steep bank that a wheel tractor is a non starter.

 

[Against_the_grain]

So do any of you do much top work on tracks ie spraying, fertiliser etc.

Picking up dead sheep

No but if I had a magnum rowtrac or 8rx or even a twin track for that matter I would use it for fertiliser application for first and maybe 2nd dose. Would make far less mess than a wheeled machine imo

 

[principal skinner]

Done loads with a quaddy and 12 m rolls, no problem

 

[teslacoils]

I roll all my cereals, weather permitting, with the Qt and 12m rolls.

 

[Rooney]

We pull 12m with 100hp, but thats what we have available.

 

[teslacoils]

My big beefer is all I have available.

 

[fred.950]

We pull 12m with 100hp, but thats what we have available.

Unfortunately gravity would get the better of that here!

 

[NewFarm]

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