Triton direct seed drill

[Nick.]

Well sign me up for one in that case.
I love this thread.

 

[juke]

Can you send a link

Take a look at Richard Hinchliffe (@dikesmarshfarm): https://twitter.com/dikesmarshfarm?s=09


Have to have a look through but this gentleman certainly asks the questions of Triton

 

[Chris F]

In the next version of the forum you can embed tiwtter posts. That would be useful right now.

I find the whole thread and approach perplexing. This is a good simple drill that works in conditions when other drills won't. Pitched at the right price level, its a drill many farmers could afford to buy and use as a backup when they just can't get in the field due to weather or for just for certain crops. It has a niche and as such should sell well. Thats the drum they should be banging imo.

 

[R J H]

Well sign me up for one in that case.
I love this thread.

pleased with my drill on my land, been told why it's good on my land and disk's don't work it's the very high magnesium content in my soil.

 

[juke]

pleased with my drill on my land, been told why it's good on my land and disk's don't work it's the very high magnesium content in my soil.

Why would disc not work on high magnesium land ?

 

[Badshot]

I've got very high mag land, disc is working well at the moment.

 

[Spud]

In the next version of the forum you can embed tiwtter posts. That would be useful right now.

I find the whole thread and approach perplexing. This is a good simple drill that works in conditions when other drills won't. Pitched at the right price level, its a drill many farmers could afford to buy and use as a backup when they just can't get in the field due to weather or for just for certain crops. It has a niche and as such should sell well. Thats the drum they should be banging imo.

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The right price level? It's nearly Moore money, but comes without a seed hopper! It's like buying a Merc for Mondeo money but ignoring the fact it hasn't an engine!

Given the attitude of #MrTriton, I'd be very concerned indeed about the future of parts supply - he's a fully paid up member of the dilligaf club, or at least appeared that way when I met him.

 

[Clive]

Lovely bitchfest going on on twitter right now regarding a 1ha plot at a monitor farm, phone calls from the Ahdb and who owns what drills. Triton once again throwing mischief around and it’s hilarious.

The drill that the AHDB bought ..,,, But didn’t

Twitter comedy gold

I’ve seen some “interesting” marketing in the past but !!

 

[farenheit]

pleased with my drill on my land, been told why it's good on my land and disk's don't work it's the very high magnesium content in my soil.

Do you mean you have fairly heavy clay soil?
I'm sure there are plenty of heavy land farmers who have discs. Just a tip though, discs don't work well in the wet, in December.

But that's the soil telling you something.
(Clue: Its not "please put some AminoA on me")

 

[teslacoils]

he's a fully paid up member of the dilligaf club, or at least appeared that way when I met him.

Had to Google that. I lolled.

 

[Chris F]

The right price level? It's nearly Moore money, but comes without a seed hopper! It's like buying a Merc for Mondeo money but ignoring the fact it hasn't an engine!

Given the attitude of #MrTriton, I'd be very concerned indeed about the future of parts supply - he's a fully paid up member of the dilligaf club, or at least appeared that way when I met him.

I said “pitched at the right price”. I didn’t say what the price was or is at the moment. Just saying there is a clear market at the right price. Which is the same for all kit out there.

 

[R J H]

triton drilled winter wheat trial for farm record let down by mall function on contractors old sprayer new one had not arrived mist stirps of pre-m drilled early oct

 

[principal skinner]

All that proves is the pre em worked well!

 

[farenheit]

All that proves is the pre em worked well!

Indeed, looks like the blackgrass control of the Triton drill is very poor in this case, with the field only salvaged by chemical inputs.

Also, this whole ahdb who owns what debacle could be easily solved by reading post number 312 on this thread . Cheers for clarifying RJH!

 

[Nick.]

This thread just gets better.
They’ll be bringing out a sprayer next. Just for Amino A though.

 

[R J H]

Indeed, looks like the blackgrass control of the Triton drill is very poor in this case, with the field only salvaged by chemical inputs.

Also, this whole ahdb who owns what debacle could be easily solved by reading post number 312 on this thread . Cheers for clarifying RJH!

early oct drilled not nov as should have been

 

[T Hectares]

I've posted these elsewhere showing the BG in untreated areas around some trials here...

Residuals work when combined with mid to late Oct drilling into cooler moist soils

Note - not a bit of AminoA or a Triton in site but yet the same results

And not a bit of mud in sight...

 

[R J H]

2nd week oct drilled with triton , 2nd winter wheat with pre-m, Lilli, no BG, very thick. must have pre -m when oct drilled . very good crop interesting to see yield meter on combined, drilled at 200 kg ha+ 3lt amino a ha.

 

[T Hectares]

 

[R J H]

Do you mean you have fairly heavy clay soil?
I'm sure there are plenty of heavy land farmers who have discs. Just a tip though, discs don't work well in the wet, in December.

But that's the soil telling you something.
(Clue: Its not "please put some AminoA on me")

I have very high magnesium limestone, silt and clay, when it rains they all run together, soil is normal in organic matter,put on gypsum,it is in good condition, just low in suphur, triton slot drains water. disks don't !