The right cultivator

[Dan Attle]

I’m probably looking for the impossible I have 2 problems
With the wet weather my Simba press is useless now but I have a lot of ploughed ground that needs firming up in front of the drill a combi I may add
So what would people recommend for cheap as possible equally I did have a brain wave about getting rid of our tine master discs and buy a Simba tool bar type machine use it on stubble and knocking down ploughed ground
Thoughts please

 

[Rust]

Cousins combination harrow
Sometimes with rear coil/crumbler up

 

[Drillman]

Another power Harrow?

 

[Will 1594]

3 or 4 m powerharrow , Duals to full width of power harrow. Press to press in between wheels , if your 3 m ,i have a tyre press to go between tractor wheels with tines on front 3 m ,you can borrow hire if you have front linkage.
And if it ever drys up you want some spring tines on a hovercraft to open it up a bit to dry if we get a chance

 

[snipe]

I’m probably looking for the impossible I have 2 problems
With the wet weather my Simba press is useless now but I have a lot of ploughed ground that needs firming up in front of the drill a combi I may add
So what would people recommend for cheap as possible equally I did have a brain wave about getting rid of our tine master discs and buy a Simba tool bar type machine use it on stubble and knocking down ploughed ground
Thoughts please

If your land needs firming up why would you go through it with a cultivator as this would loosen it up more???? Has the rain not done the job for you?

 

[spin cycle]

If your land needs firming up why would you go through it with a cultivator as this would loosen it up more???? Has the rain not done the job for you?

agree....simple triple k ahead...dry it out/level..

 

[Robert K]

Front press and combi drill

 

[deleted user 837354]

Front press and combi drill

This. Cheap and fairly idiot proof with minimal moving or wearing parts. Balances drill tractor nicely and works in wet or dry. Job done.

 

[Drillman]

This. Cheap and fairly idiot proof with minimal moving or wearing parts. Balances drill tractor nicely and works in wet or dry. Job done.

Tyre press or no press on front if it’s wet. Ring presses can and do block and turn into a very heavy anchor in seconds I’ve found.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Tyre press or no press on front if it’s wet. Ring presses can and do block and turn into a very heavy anchor in seconds I’ve found.

To be fair if it is that wet you probably shouldn't be out on it.

 

[Drillman]

To be fair if it is that wet you probably shouldn't be out on it.

No I’ve actually blocked our ring press in surprisingly good going. Just needs one sticky patch and it picks up on the rings more than the cleaning chains can cope with. Once press stops turning you know about it pretty quick.

 

[Renaultman]

Front press and combi drill

This or very wide tyres. I prefer a press of some sort I definitely wouldn't be looking at another cultivation pass before a combi unless it was baked and we're the opposite end of the spectrum to that.

 

[Robert K]

This or very wide tyres. I prefer a press of some sort I definitely wouldn't be looking at another cultivation pass before a combi unless it was baked and we're the opposite end of the spectrum to that.

We had a 7530 on 900s for drilling in the spring

 

[Dan Attle]

thanks for all the replies ive decided to get a front press and just got for it