Tillso rake and roller for straw management

[Karlis]

Dear gentlemen,
I am looking for straw management solution in our farm. I know the most common rakes like Claydon, Mzuri, Weawing etc., but I came accross Tillso company and they are offering rake and rubber roller combination which seems very interesting concept. My main objectives would be just like for any other notill farmer: speed up the emergence of volunteers, to improve the distribution of straw and to reduce slug pressure. One thing that I would like to point out is that currently I do not have OSR in my rotation and in the future I am not planning to introduce it.
First of all, I assume that Tillso rakes would be much more expensive than regular straw rakes.
Has anyone been using Tillso rake with roller? Any comments about the concept in general? It should be much more effective than regular ones, IMO.

 

[TWF]

Tillso rake n roll

Has anybody here got any experience with the above? I am particularly interested in the smaller 8.5m, 4 row machine. We have a homemade simba unipress/3 row rake which works pretty well but could do with the extra row and a little wider would allow me to get rid of my folding rolls(hardly used...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

Ultra shallow cultivation

We have a straw rake, but would like a little bit more aggression but only at a depth of 2-3cm to aid germination of volunteers. Currently looking at the Vaderstad Carrier with Cross Cutter discs. Any other suggestions?? Thank you in advance.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

Will be looking to Sell it soon with bio box on along with the 2012 6m Claydon Hybrid drill.

 

[alomy75]

Tillso is about a mile from us and we bought the prototype rake and roll years ago. Did a good job; I’d say the roller is essential to re-consolidate the seedbed if you’re wanting to establish weed seeds. Jury’s out regarding slug control. Speed helps enormously; a fastrac is ideal when you’re going over tramlines at an angle.

 

[Karlis]

Looks like a clever combination. I will contact them for price quotation

 

[alomy75]

Must say it has gone now and I don’t really miss it; nothing wrong with the machine but just the raking concept in general

 

[Karlis]

OK, but are you doing notill? if yes, then what is your post harvest management strategy?

 

[alomy75]

At the time we mainly used it to better spread the chaff and straw around but as chaff spreaders and straw choppers have improved I do wonder what it would bring to the party...we are in our first year of just playing with dd so experimenting. One field of WW after beans did nothing and one field of 2nd wheat used a LD subsoiler across the whole field (so not really dd!) w after beans looks fine, w after w looks more consistent and has had no water stood on it this winter (BUT has cost a pass with subsoiler) Packer on subsoiler will have germinated Bg for us; same as a rake. If we struggle with weeds in true dd after beans I’d be tempted just to roll the seedbed after the combine. I’m hoping to get to a stage where I just LD subsoil headlands and maybe roll the whole field asap and drill as late as I dare.

 

[Flatlander]

Take a look at delgalman strawmaster 7000. I use one to breakup straw after combining. On a hot dry day it can really shatter straw and the tines will move enough soil to get any volunteers to grow. They will take a decent amount of power to pull. Best is to chop the straw and spread chaff well with the combine. Not sure if the raking action would reduce slug numbers but we have in some years had large numbers of grasshoppers. It tends to crush them as well as expose their eggs to the elements reducing next years numbers

 

[polly tunnel]

We got one last summer it does a good job

 

[Ruston3w]

We got one last summer it does a good job

I keep being tempted, but what's with the spare packer segment?

 

[polly tunnel]

I keep being tempted, but what's with the spare packer segment?

It where it bumps to when folded