Sumo Spring Drilling

[RJW]

Good afternoon everyone,

Spring is in full swing, and so is our demo season, when the weather allows!

I've set up this thread to keep you all updated with our demo campaign throughout the country, and follow Sumo drilled crops through to harvest.

There are a few members of the team lurking on the forum, so we will be keeping it updated, please feel free to share any photos or videos you have as well

Thank you,
Rachael

 

[RJW]

Drill Specialist Will is in Hereford today with our dealer Russell Price Farm Services, drilling peas with the 3m DD.

https://twitter.com/wainwright_will/status/718053453914849282

This is a link to the video on Twitter, I will post it up as soon as it comes through on email for anyone who can't see it!

 

[RJW]

Here we are, drilling peas in Hereford with the DD3, 7th April 2016

 

[RJW]

Drilling today in Scunthorpe, setting off this 4m DTS, drilling Spring OSR and DAP fert.

 

[RJW]

Yesterday our DD4 Toolbar and Front Hopper had a little outing up the road to near Driffield, drilling Spring Barley at 200kg/ha into over wintered stubble. Photos taken by our Design Engineer @jamesfalky

 

[Andrew K]

Looks good, Any chance of building a mounted 4.8 with hopper in the middle?

 

[RJW]

Nothing on the drawing board as of yet @Andrew K, but never say never, watch this space

 

[Andrew K]

Thanks Rachel, if you can get the downforce you will have the mounted disc market to yourself, as Weavings GD mounted model seems unable to penetrate harder ground unless you put a double acting hyd arm tractor[Fendt] on it?

 

[RJW]

Rob was on farm with one of our customers yesterday setting up their new DD4 Rigid Mounted and Front Hopper, sadly no drilling due to the weather, fingers crossed for sunshine soon!

 

[RJW]

Sadly the weather isn't on our side at the moment, but we have managed to do some Spring drilling in-between the showers:

Ripon Farm Services DTS 4 drilling Spring Wheat @ 200kg/ha near Selby on the 1st of April.

DD3 drilling Spring Barley @200kg/ha into stubble near Ripon also on April the 1st.

The 24th of March was a busy drilling day! Rob with the DD6 working alongside a customers DTS4, James has been out with the DD3 and Christian in Scotland, doing a couple of successful demos.

Busy start on the 22nd of March, DTS 4m demo in Holderness, East Yorkshire. We were drilling Sienna Spring Barley @ 180kg/ha into a cover crop of oil radish and mustard.

The DD6 was in full swing down at Newport Pagnell on the 16th of March sowing Spring Wheat at 200kg/ha direct into stubble.

 

[RJW]

Back when it all began, which seems so long ago now....drilling Spring Barley @ 220kg and DAP @140kg/ha into sprayed cover crops.

 

[nick...]

Is there some photoshopping on some of those pictures.im sure i saw some,what do you call it,dust.hows the dog by the way
Nick...

 

[RJW]

Crop photo Monday!
A few pictures of DD drilled crops in Holderness, East Yorkshire.
The first three are a cover crop of Barley and Radish, drilled Autumn 2015, the last is Winter Wheat, drilled in late October 2015.

 

[RJW]

One of our customers drilling this afternoon in the glorious sunshine with their 3m DD.

 

[RJW]

Drilling weather at last. Our Drill Specialist Will has been with one of our customers today setting off their 4m rigid DD and Front Hopper. Minimal disturbance and sunshine, perfect combination!

 

[RJW]

More drilling today
Southern Area Technical Sales Manager Robbie is in Bedfordshire with the DD, drilling Wheat at 250kg/ha into a radish and oats mix cover crop.

 

[RJW]

Will & Christian were in the North of the country yesterday with our DD Toolbar and Front Hopper.....

Drilling Oats at 180kg/ha into a cover crop of Oats and Radish near Richmond, 21/04/2016.

Drilling Spring Barley, 214kg/ha into dense cover crop, near Gateshead 21/04/2016.

 

[RJW]

Cloudy skies here this morning at Sumo, but here's a photo of last week!
Drilling with our dealer Louth Tractors and a 3m DTS. Spring Barley into a sprayed off cover crop.

 

[RJW]

Will and Robbie were drilling yesterday in Lincolnshire with our 6m DD. Sowing Barley at 240kg/ha into Oats & Vetch cover.

 

[Surgery]

It would be nice to see a bit of heavy grounds emergence behind all the wheelings after the wet weather