Spring tine or power harrow, which is best in wet soil?

[Hereward]

As the the title to cultivate in broadcast seed which is best in wet soil,

Power harrow or a spring tine?

 

[Days of thunder]

I have always used power Harrow just deep enough to take wheelings out and as fast as you can go.

 

[Barleymow]

Springtines

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Tines, leaving it rougher will weatherproof it better. Power Harrow when wet will smear and lay wet IMO

 

[Suffolk Serf]

Those old Vicon reciprocating tine power harrows were quite good in wet conditions. Most will have been scrapped yonks ago.

 

[snipe]

Depends on the land type and how wet it is.

 

[bobk]

I've learned the hard way if you can't get it in right don't bother .

 

[Flatland farmer]

As long as you take out wheelings and seed is mostly covered it doesn’t really matter.

 

[Barleymow]

Those old Vicon reciprocating tine power harrows were quite good in wet conditions. Most will have been scrapped yonks ago.

My wheat was covered with one last Yr 5m wide did a good job

 

[Suffolk Serf]

My wheat was covered with one last Yr 5m wide did a good job

And that 5m one didn't need 200hp.

 

[Feldspar]

Winter wheat broadcast on last year and cultivated in with a Cultus was definitely worth it (bit we did after beans was the highest yielding field on the farm) compared to a reasonable spring wheat. Spring tine definitely over power harrow, although from trying a bit today not sure whether the spring tine doesn't allow seed to fall to the bottom of the cultivated zone as well as a power harrow. P/h will knock the life out of wet soil so I'd go spring tine and a very healthy seed rate. Problem with p/h too is you need high tyre pressures in the backs. With our VF tyres you can run an NZ at 6psi all round and you don't overwork the headlands / put them down too much.

 

[Pilatus]

Nothing new about broadcasting

 

[Flatlander]

any Working of soil when it’s wet will ruin it’s structure Once it does dry it will be like concrete. When it’s wet leave it alone. Between smearing and compaction it’s not going to be pretty. Sand will be a different story but even then there are limits. Springtines would be my firs choice. Light fast and will leave a broken surface not pressed back together. Power Harrow will make a pudding