Tell us about your drill Jim ?

[Clive]

As per title - what have you been busy in the workshop creating then ?

 

[Fred]

Yeah come on Jim show us!

 

[Andrew K]

Hopefully something with choice of discs or tines to suit conditions/different crops?

 

[Clive]

Did this drill ever get out of the workshop Jim ?

 

[Jim Bullock]

Did this drill ever get out of the workshop Jim ?

Yes...and so far all we have managed to plant has been six acres of winter beans....! But the tined principle seems to work well on our land and although our "prototype" only has a three metre working width we think we could easily go up to six metres with around 150hp... It will need a row of "sizing" discs to allow for residue/cover-crop management but where it differs from many other drills is with its adjustable rake which actually is part of the depth control system...there is no packer roller...simply because with all our previous attemps at a drill the packer has been the weak point...A seperate pass (Jeff Claydon's 24 hour draw-bar) with a cambridge roll or packer is fast and often better (if its too wet to pack then you shouldn't be doing it and if the surface drys out then roll)..
We see this type of drill as being complimentry to a John Deere 750, Kuhn, Great Plains etc being able to work in adverse conditions and being well suited to planting cover crops and beans

 

[Richard III]

I like your thinking Jim!

Since the packer roller on the Sim-Tec is purely for depth control, why bother with it if you can manage without? It will be very interesting to see how good you can get the depth control on your drill.

I have to say I have been pleasantly surprised with how wheat sown with the Sim-Tec has survived sowing last autumn, often when immediately followed by heavy rain. We have had some losses, but then the ploughing neighbours have too.

The biggest problem with the Sim-Tec is as you say, it often needs to be followed by the rake or rolls a day later.

Might this be a Bullock Tillage product in development?

 

[Dan Powell]

Yes...and so far all we have managed to plant has been six acres of winter beans....! But the tined principle seems to work well on our land and although our "prototype" only has a three metre working width we think we could easily go up to six metres with around 150hp... It will need a row of "sizing" discs to allow for residue/cover-crop management but where it differs from many other drills is with its adjustable rake which actually is part of the depth control system...there is no packer roller...simply because with all our previous attemps at a drill the packer has been the weak point...A seperate pass (Jeff Claydon's 24 hour draw-bar) with a cambridge roll or packer is fast and often better (if its too wet to pack then you shouldn't be doing it and if the surface drys out then roll)..
We see this type of drill as being complimentry to a John Deere 750, Kuhn, Great Plains etc being able to work in adverse conditions and being well suited to planting cover crops and beans

You have some very good discs on your Kuhn SD that you could rob for your sizing discs. I have been pondering something similar by taking the disc bar (including markers) off my Kuhn which I reckon would take an hour or two. Bolt this on to a frame with three rows of spring tines and an old accord hopper on the top. Try to persuade Techmagri to sell me 18 coulters to go on the end of the spring tines and Bob's yer uncle. Might even put our combi-drill's guttler on the back although, as you say, no packer might be better. Not worked out depth control yet as the opening discs height needs to be adjustable too. This way I get to have a disc drill and a tine drill. The only other option is to trade the Kuhn in for a Simtech (tempting).

I did wonder if it would be possible to take the double discs off the Kuhn and replace with tines but I think it's probably not strong enough... and looks like a lot of work.

 

[jameslloyd]

I am looking for some opening discs, 2 sets of 2m meter wide discs (like those on a T-sem), as we are currently converting a 4m cultivator into a tyne drill?

Anyone know where I could get some?

 

[Hartwig]

Ha, similar idea here - but for having a cutting disc in front of the Horsch CO with GEN-coulters to go in high-residue covercrops or stripped straw in the spring !

Have a worn down set of plain discs from my Moore in the corner, but not skilled enough to find a simple and cheap setup to mount it ?!?
Any ideas how best ?? Two on one shaft like Aitchinson or all on one like a disc harrow ??

 

[SorenIlsoe]

Havn't seen any prices, but Yetter discs looks very interesting:
http://www.farmequipmentfinder.com/search_all.php?make=Yetter&type=Disc

 

[Clive]

@Knockie had a really good looking disc unit he was planning to mount in front of his GEN coulters, there was a link on BFF before the crash I think

 

[Knockie]

These guys?

I'm 1/2 thinking on mounting 2 disc units on one heavy vibroflex tine.
I think GKN make straight running disc units too, a wee bit more expensive though.
Ta.
SD.

 

[Knockie]

Sorry was talking through my backside.....it's SKF who do the other disc hubs.
http://www.skf.com/uk/industry-solu...ions/attachments-implements/skf-agri-hub.html
Ta.
SD.

 

[Knockie]

Soren...Hartwig....just noticed your posts....reminds me I've got some e-mailing to do...

 

[Hartwig]

Soren gave me the idea that I should have known for myself, so what do you think of this:

http://www.eco-dyn.de/index.php?opt...sechwalze&catid=40:weco-dyn-system&Itemid=274

As I have old discs from my Moore I would "only" need the bearings/axle and some time in the workshop ?! Any ideas where to get it from ??