Towing a press behind simba 2bs

[Wigeon]

I'm thinking of towing a double press behind a set of 2bs in a return to the 1990s...

Anyway, given the pivoting sprung drawbar at the front of the 2bs, how you you stop the discs pitching up when you pick it up on the wheels and have weight of the press drawbar on the rear drawbar of the discs? Simply tightening the nuts up so the spring is completely closed down?

Many thanks

 

[Badshot]

Don't know how they done it but everyone round here with 2b's dragged a press behind, was very effective too.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Place I worked on had a smaller set , fixed frame , we towed a single axle farmhand press , you have to shorten the pressure rod because there's alot of weight on the back when you lift up .

 

[deleted user 837354]

I've pulled a big set of discs and press many times years ago. I cannot for the life of me remember how you would adjust them for this though.

 

[Western promise]

You need to adjust the 2 front springs to balance it out.

 

[rob h]

We have 2b and a double press with tines.never adjusted any thing just hooked up an go. Can't say I ever had a problem

 

[grainboy]

I do love a bit of old fashion farming, !!

 

[westviewfarm6480]

Yeah we've got a 4.6m set up at home and use a 6.6m set up at work and basically yeah adjust the front springs on the front until the discs more or less ride level when in road position it will still seesaw a bit the newer ones at work have a ram on the front of the drawbar to level them up

 

[Wigeon]

Thanks all, makes sense.

As for the relative merits of double press, uni press and cultipress - I'm assuming they are more or less in that order in terms of the job they do and their cost?

I want it to consolidate heavy land in a "conventional" min till scenario, but potentially also level and knock down ploughing in organics (potentially without the discs). Maybe two separate presses? Not sure.

Many thanks

 

[BigBarl]

We used to pull a 4m Michael Moore press behind some simba discs. Always did a great job, just a shame you had to work the soil so deep to work the whole width of the machine. Anyway, you have to play around with the rod / spring set up on the front draw bar. I’d try winding the top nuts right up out the way, then tighten the bottom nuts up to shorten the length of the rod to pitch the back of the machine up. Then close the top nuts back down to but some compression on the spring. Quite a bit of trial and error involved and a bloody big spanner and bar from memory.

 

[mo!]

Thanks all, makes sense.

As for the relative merits of double press, uni press and cultipress - I'm assuming they are more or less in that order in terms of the job they do and their cost?

I want it to consolidate heavy land in a "conventional" min till scenario, but potentially also level and knock down ploughing in organics (potentially without the discs). Maybe two separate presses? Not sure.

Many thanks

Yes. Our neighbour ran a solo with cultipress behind. One day the tractor broke and they tried the cultipress on its own. It never went back on the solo. The reason being the cultipress went much better faster.

 

[glasshouse]

I'm thinking of towing a double press behind a set of 2bs in a return to the 1990s...

Anyway, given the pivoting sprung drawbar at the front of the 2bs, how you you stop the discs pitching up when you pick it up on the wheels and have weight of the press drawbar on the rear drawbar of the discs? Simply tightening the nuts up so the spring is completely closed down?

Many thanks

Will stop the front discs digging up the road

 

[rob h]

We are on heavy clay so the cast rings suit us but on lighter land I recon a double d would be better. Its a versatile tool we also use it on its own or pull a roller behind if it's dry enough. Makes a good job.ive also pulled it behind the disc with the rollers behind

 

[Ed Gaskit]

C'mon. You need the discs, the press and then the rolls!!

 

[rob h]

C'mon. You need the discs, the press and then the rolls!!

Done that before I'll have to see if I can find the photos.

 

[grainboy]

And then a drag Harrow,

 

[deleted user 837354]

We have 2b and a double press with tines.never adjusted any thing just hooked up an go. Can't say I ever had a problem

Now that brings back some memories.

 

[yellow belly]

With a set of doudswell discs with moore press i off set the drawbar used the transport wheels to keep depth even
across the whole width
the spring tension was set to balance the front and back gangs along with their angle to the frame

adding the press to the back made the job a one pass operation