Spring drilling 2017

[Flat 10]

Broken down

Still broken down.

 

[Iben]

Still broken down.

What's up?

 

[Flat 10]

What's up?

Beet drill seeder unit U/S. Don't think harvester driver would appreciate it if I drilled 11 rows.....
Thanks for asking, wasted a day trying to sort it today and probably should have given up and gone spraying fert instead.

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

got a start yesterday

Best not get too close to the edge

 

[Iben]

Beet drill seeder unit U/S. Don't think harvester driver would appreciate it if I drilled 11 rows.....
Thanks for asking, wasted a day trying to sort it today and probably should have given up and gone spraying fert instead.

Always on a weekend!

Started drilling barley today, seeder would only work if spool valve left on constant pump once marker arm out.

Will do something about it tomorrow.

 

[Iben]

View attachment 491604got a start yesterday View attachment 491606
Best not get too close to the edge

Good to see you use a lightweight drilling tractor!

 

[Marsh lad]

View attachment 491604got a start yesterday View attachment 491606
Best not get too close to the edge

Wheels weights still on ! [emoji849]

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Wheels weights still on ! [emoji849]

Haha it's a demo tractor so just left them on. It has vario grip so you can adjust tyre pressures from cab.

 

[RTK Farmer]

Still broken down.

What drill. I have Webb Ralley bits inc a unit I think.

 

[Chae1]

Haha it's a demo tractor so just left them on. It has vario grip so you can adjust tyre pressures from cab.

Is it fit for drill!? Looks like your shifting a fair bit of soil.

 

[RTK Farmer]

Fuel used

That's 39 lts/ha, I'm doing stubble to stubble on total 46.

 

[d williams]

That's 39 lts/ha, I'm doing stubble to stubble on total 46.

Must be flatter in Cambridge than I thought

 

[Flat 10]

What drill. I have Webb Ralley bits inc a unit I think.

Webb 592. Thanks for the offer!

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Is it fit for drill!? Looks like your shifting a fair bit of soil.

Haha aye it's a bit on the big side. Wanted a smaller one but that's what they gave me.

 

[Chae1]

Haha aye it's a bit on the big side. Wanted a smaller one but that's what they gave me.

We are getting a 4m horsch demo drill tomorrow on a 4220. Will have to work directly into ploughing or no use for us.

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

We are getting a 4m horsch demo drill tomorrow on a 4220. Will have to work directly into ploughing or no use for us.

It should do that ok. I wouldn't go back to a power harrow drill now. If you get a press for plough you can go a lot faster with drill.

 

[Chae1]

It should do that ok. I wouldn't go back to a power harrow drill now. If you get a press for plough you can go a lot faster with drill.

I do have a packomat in the weeds! I just can't see the point in working our ground in front of them. Unless you've thousands of acres to drill and going for 100 plus acres per day. Ph combi does it all in one run. We've no heavy land.

 

[Iben]

You will get a better idea after your demo.

We plough and packomat everything and follow with a pronto. Don't miss the power harrow at all, even on the heavy bits.

Far cheaper to run, ours is ten years old and only replaced cultivation discs once with plenty life left in them.

Let us know how you get on?

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Aye u use half the diesel as only purring along and can unhitch the thing in 2 mins and take tractor to do something else. I press everything now. No inconvenience at all when ploughing. They don't take much to pull. Firms up light land as well so drilling tractor doesn't sink in

 

[Devon James]

Gulp