- Location
- Pocklington, East Yorkshire
Anyone have experience with Yetter (or any other) row cleaners on a 750A in UK conditions. I am wondering if they will cope with large quantities of freshly chopped straw in autumn, especially if it is damp.
Row cleaners on 750A
- Thread starter Howdenshire Farmer
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Yes they were really good, ran one to try it and was very impressed
But far too expensive ! I bought a 6m tine drill to run alongside the 750a for less than a set of cleaners for. 750 !
Tractor Boy
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- Location
- Suffolk
What sort of figure roughly are they per opener?
Australian made - was going to cost something like 7-8k for a 6m drill landed in uk
That's around what out CO conversion cost as a solution to the same problem and a extra 6m of drill has to be more use that a set of row cleaners
- Location
- Pocklington, East Yorkshire
Based on that cost I could sell my converted Freeflow and have cash left over for row cleaners for my 3m 750. I can only pull one drill at a time and it would free up shed space!
Could you send a link or info about the Aussie ones you tried?
Thanks.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
There is a thread on here all about them somewhere - made by BPR engineering
I was going to see if I could get some thing similar made in the U.K. As it was the shipping and tax that made them so expensive in the uk
Tractor Boy
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- Location
- Suffolk
I've emailed the company about these and they do have a German distributor for Europe. They do, however, seem as if they could be the answer for me to establish cc's into heavy chopped straw and even some Spring crops where not all the straw from the previous harvest has completely broken down.
Are there no alternatives produced in Europe?
Are there no alternatives produced in Europe?
Feldspar
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- Location
- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
Would you try 2nd wheats if you had them?
Persa
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- Location
- Saleby, Sweden
I was looking at the Arick-wheels a year ago and had contact with UnionTrans, se below. The price was about 400€ per wheel including freight by boat and aboat 450€ with air freight to Sweden. Tax and VAT not included. Have not heard about any alternatives in Europe but I still waiting...
Anton Nomirowicz
UnionTrans GmbH
Garmischer Strasse 4/ V
80339 Muenchen
Tel: +49 (0) 89 500 73 261
Tel mob.: +49 (0) 176 821 626 28
Fax: +49 (0) 89 50073878
[email protected]
www.uniontrans-gmbh.de
Feldspar
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- Location
- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
Even at the price you quoted, the annual depreciation will be less than a few failed / thin crops which drop 1 t/ha off the yield.
but more capital than a entire additional 6m drill which was my solution to the problem !
SilliamWhale
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Well I'd be interested if not too crazy a price (16) - but I think it would need thorough testing in UK conditions before buying because our straw is more than aussie straw
i will take the one I have to him and ask the question - they are not as simple as you would think though, quite a bit of fabrication involved and bearings / hubs, was going to have a try myself but decided it was beyond our in house workshop skills !
will update when I have some numbers but I expect the more I could order the cheaper it would be
Feldspar
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- Location
- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
I would be interested if the quality of the finished product is good.
Persa
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- Location
- Saleby, Sweden
Same for me. Running a 6m.
Tractor Boy
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- Location
- Suffolk
Possibly yes. Although my second wheats are where blackgrass takes control, so they aren't ideal in the rotation anyway.
Tractor Boy
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- Location
- Suffolk
That's the people the Australians have sent my contact details to.