Simba free-flow direct drill

[Nearly]

Sure it would sell at £2k.
£2k of metcalfe points on and it's ready for 2023.

 

[Will0]

@farmerman

are you still running this drill? Very curious how your getting on, I’ve got a similar project in mind and would love some pointers

 

[KennyO]

Might be of interest to someone.

 

[Nearly]

I think it has probably already been sold. A mate tagged me in it at 10am. I only noticed it on here at 8pm. I'd have swapped that for my 3m and be drilled up a whole 10minutes earlier.

 

[alwynowen27]

Hi al know it's been a while since last comment but I've realised that the tines do crack along the spring got drill out yesterday never thought about checking tines for cracks as we do and had a lovely day of breaking one every pass in light ploughed ground

 

[Nearly]

Metcalfes make a rigid leg to take their universal tungsten point.

 

[alwynowen27]

I'm on Metcalf point you any photos of the other legs

 

[Nearly]

Ask them. The only problem is your (our) points don't fit Metcalfe legs.
I have seen sprung tines with long U bolts clamped round the springs to make them more rigid.
I was looking for a set of 2x24 for my 3m but got distracted.

 

[alwynowen27]

I run a simtech drill aswell and am very tempted to convert it to take their tines and points

 

[alomy75]

I'm on Metcalf point you any photos of the other legs

Seem to have lost a load of photos off my phone (they’re on TFF somewhere) but this is a slightly rubbish one of the metcalfe legs; I went with the straight (rather than cranked one) as when they flex back the straighter one will come out of the ground less (in my mind!)

 

[alwynowen27]

I'll give them a ring tomorrow, was lucky to get some good condition tines of a bloke in Barnsley today or it would of gone in to next week by the time I would of got new ones!
Can't mis this window of good weather

 

[HallFarmBill]

I spoke to simtech at LAAMA last year about buying their tines & points to put on a Freeflow. I got the strong impression if I hadn't taken the hint and left the stand they'd have chucked me off!

 

[Alistair Nelson]

I spoke to simtech at LAAMA last year about buying their tines & points to put on a Freeflow. I got the strong impression if I hadn't taken the hint and left the stand they'd have chucked me off!

Yes abit like triton it was whole machine or nothing when I spoke to them and how dare you think we would sell your parts to make your own, who do you think we are Bourgault, Vaderstad, weaving, Claydon, Horsch, gutter, Kverneland, stock and Agriweld ?! All manufacturers who have happily supplied me parts and assistance in the project I’m working on. Oh well there loss

 

[Wombat]

I spoke to simtech at LAAMA last year about buying their tines & points to put on a Freeflow. I got the strong impression if I hadn't taken the hint and left the stand they'd have chucked me off!

Same when I built mine so I gave weavings the cheque instead. They even took me on a factory tour after loading the car.

 

[alwynowen27]

To be honest I'm a customer of smitech bought a new drill of them in 2020 and changing it this year I did ask the question to them, if they would also supply tines for the Simba I didn't receive a no but they would strongly think about it, for them it's sales of points because can only get points from them and some times many a time, have a 3m SIM for tight places and hills, putting 1200-1500ac on it every year yet to change times tip's last wel on them

 

[ih1455xl]

I run a simtech drill aswell and am very tempted to convert it to take their tines and points

Mike makes the points for simtech and just buy 30mm coil tines

 

[YELROM]

Mike makes the points for simtech and just buy 30mm coil tines

I don’t think he can sell the simtech points direct,he just makes them for simtech to sell

 

[ih1455xl]

I don’t think he can sell the simtech points direct,he just makes them for simtech to sell

Ply him with Guinness in the pub