Simba mininflow

[Will 1594]

Would one of these ,be any good to make a dd type drill ,
To" dip your toe " into it The concept
Would there be enough room in one ,
One local in very good order , sub £1000 seems cheapmor are they sh%%te

Light land through to some nice clay loams ,and black and silts

 

[ih1455xl]

I’ve always thought they would make a good base for marking your own version of atichsen t sem

 

[Kevtherev]

If it’s cheap then it’s ideal as a base for conversion.

 

[Clive]

Dale do a tine conversion i think ?

 

[Will 1594]

I’ve always thought they would make a good base for marking your own version of atichsen t sem

Its 900 Good tyres on packers

 

[ih1455xl]

Well worth a go at that and que the a team music

 

[Bury the Trash]

 

[clbarclay]

One thought would be trash clearance between the tines. How much you need will vary with your own conditions, but I would suggest not trying to go very narrow on the row spacing with a compact tine drill.

 

[Will 1594]

One thought would be trash clearance between the tines. How much you need will vary with your own conditions, but I would suggest not trying to go very narrow on the row spacing with a compact tine drill.

If you took every other out ,250mm spacing , mike metcalfe ,does a coulter to bolt to pig tail tine , £ 80 ish
£2500 for drill and coulters and a bit of time fitting , maybe worth a go

 

[Kevtherev]

If you took every other out ,250mm spacing , mike metcalfe ,does a coulter to bolt to pig tail tine , £ 80 ish
£2500 for drill and coulters and a bit of time fitting , maybe worth a go

A very economical drill I’d say at that

 

[robbie]

Its 900 Good tyres on packers

Blimey why do I never drop onto bargains like that. I've always thought the double tyre press would be ideal for firming up light land.

 

[Badshot]

I had a 24 Coulter miniflow.
I did DD rape into baled wheat stubble, but had to take every other tine out.
I also did wheat into bean stubble, but not much as the trash wouldn't flow through.
It will definitely need wider spacings.
And if memory serves the drilling Coulter section floats so has no weight on it to penetrate.

 

[Howdenshire Farmer]

Would one of these ,be any good to make a dd type drill ,
To" dip your toe " into it The concept
Would there be enough room in one ,
One local in very good order , sub £1000 seems cheapmor are they sh%%te

Light land through to some nice clay loams ,and black and silts

I have converted a trailer one with Metcalfe points. (Search for the Simba Metflow thread.)

I have 25 cm row spacing but the clearance between the rows is just as important.
Originally had tines spread over first 3 rows but trash could block it.
Changed to 2 rows (second and fourth) and it rarely blocks now.
How many rows on a mini flow?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Metcalfe points on freeflow

Does anyone have any experience of using the metcalfe low disturbance points on a freeflow? Have you changed every point or are you now running every other to form wider areas of unmoved soil? Just looking for ways to improve my drill re BG. It's fairly obvious we get too much disturbance even...

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Simba Metflow

I have made a low disturbance tine drill from a Simba Free Flow using the J J Metcalfe points. It is a 3m drill. I have used 16 tines over 3 rows. 16 seems a good compromise between clearance and row width. I got a local fabricator to do the welding to my design. Before anyone comments, I am...

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[Howdenshire Farmer]

Dale do a tine conversion i think ?

They aren't stiff enough

 

[nick...]

I have converted a trailer one with Metcalfe points. (Search for the Simba Metflow thread.)

I have 25 cm row spacing but the clearance between the rows is just as important.
Originally had tines spread over first 3 rows but trash could block it.
Changed to 2 rows (second and fourth) and it rarely blocks now.
How many rows on a mini flow?

Any chance of a few pics please.pm me if you want.thanks
nick...

 

[Adeptandy]

Blimey why do I never drop onto bargains like that. I've always thought the double tyre press would be ideal for firming up light land.

If he doesn't buy it I'll tell you where it is

 

[Howdenshire Farmer]

Any chance of a few pics please.pm me if you want.thanks
nick...

Plenty on the thread IIRC.