Triton drill

[R J H]

The videos make sense, with regards to build quality
I'm just a little confused as to low disturbance , or is it not a problem, with regards to black grass,most of the BG protagonists say we need low disturbance
How much deeper does the tine run than the seed release point?
The tines look a bit heath-robinson , do they last or wear out ?

It do,s not mix the soil so do's not bring up black grass seed it just cuts through the soil its the drainage slot that do's the job

 

[R J H]

We were hoping they were coming to Groundswell to demo. I was very interested to see what the drill does. They've gone a bit quiet on us, so who knows?

triton are going to groundswell and are having a open day on their farm the same days as cereals just 5 miles down the road to show off their crops to all farmers how wish to go before or after visiting cereals.

 

[R J H]

As above, they keep mentioning what conditions it will work in and showing videos of drilling in mud. Never see a time lapse or follow up video of crop! Might not even have seed in hopper for all we know watching video..

all farmers welcome to go and see all the crops on cereals days just 5 miles down the road at adinham park farm

 

[R J H]

As per quite a lot of drill videos from various manufacturers there is not much in the way of what the crop looks like once its up (if it comes up). Triton have got one video of a tiny patch of wheat coming up in what looks like a normal cultivated seedbed so not much of a challenge. I would be very interested to see what the patches in the videos above look like come April time!

you are welcome to look on cereals days

 

[R J H]

I agree it's an interesting design but as you say some of the claims being made are rather far fetched

not far fetched but real

 

[R J H]

Please show us direct drilled heavy land not cultivated medium land.

it is rock solid clay before the drill,the drill cuts a slot and wings loosen the ground before the side press after the very heavy clay looks medium land.

 

[Douglasmn]

you are welcome to look on cereals days

For the benefit of the majority who cannot attend the open days can you not simply post informative and honest videos online for all to see? Surely it's the cheapest and best form or marketing as well. If people can see how the fields drilled in terrible conditions turned into such great crops then that can only be a good thing for your company. As it stands just now some people might find it difficult to take Triton products seriously given the poor P.R. service.

 

[Fred]

Guys there are lots of videos on line , surely you can find them , they only give a taster, which if you are tempted you can follow up .

Whilst the website claims may seem far fetched , one thing is for certain ,Triton is owned and developed by a farmer who is videoing and reporting his manufacturing and trialing journey , it is not part of a multinational concern with access to top level PR , mistakes can be made , but something tells me that for heavy land farming this might be a directdrilling answer,

 

[principal skinner]

Something tells me that if you claim one 4m drill can replace 4 6m drills and drill into any soils in any conditions with zero blackgrass, said person is talking utter bollox

 

[Clive]

Just to sense check this thread we spoke to Triton drills today who assure us that @R J H is a customer with no connection to the company and despite our strong suspicions there is no evidence of multiple accounts sharing IP address etc - if we find out differently in the future we will let TFF members know so it’s a very silly game for any commetcial company to play on here

The claims are bold (if not extraordinary) but imo the way this drill closes slots maybe a bit different and well suited to some soils

 

[T Hectares]

I’ve just found Tritons calculator...

It’s the same one you can buy if you fancy taking on land @ ££££££/ha to justify buying that Quadtrac

 

[Fred]

Something tells me that if you claim one 4m drill can replace 4 6m drills and drill into any soils in any conditions with zero blackgrass, said person is talking utter bollox

I cant find that claim on the website. was it just the article in farmers guide ?

 

[Shutesy]

I cant find that claim on the website

It was made on here I think. Not sure it was intended to mean that 1 x 4m drill could have the same output as 4 x 6m drills all working at the same time but perhaps more meaning it could replace a number of different types of drill on one farm that might get used across the year. Though if you have the money and land to need 4 x 6m drills I still dont think 1 x 4m drill would be enough output wise.

 

[R J H]

Just to sense check this thread we spoke to Triton drills today who assure us that @R J H is a customer with no connection to the company and despite our strong suspicions there is no evidence of multiple accounts sharing IP address etc - if we find out differently in the future we will let TFF members know so it’s a very silly game for any commetcial company to play on here

The claims are bold (if not extraordinary) but imo the way this drill closes slots maybe a bit different and well suited to some soils

I am a yorkshier farmer I have no connection with triton just bought a drlll off them,on it's merits

 

[R J H]

For the benefit of the majority who cannot attend the open days can you not simply post informative and honest videos online for all to see? Surely it's the cheapest and best form or marketing as well. If people can see how the fields drilled in terrible conditions turned into such great crops then that can only be a good thing for your company. As it stands just now some people might find it difficult to take Triton products seriously given the poor P.R. service.

it is not my company i am a honest yorkshier farmer I will post how my triton drill preform's after i have used it after harvest .I joined this site looking for bad user comments before buying, found no bad comments from user's

 

[Shutesy]

it is not my company i am a honest yorkshier farmer I will post how my triton drill preform's after i have used it after harvest .I joined this site looking for bad user comments before buying, found no bad comments from user's

Did you ask Triton how many they have sold so far? Big assumption that the farmers that have bought one would also be on here and see your questions to allow them to comment good or bad.

 

[Clive]

It was made on here I think. Not sure it was intended to mean that 1 x 4m drill could have the same output as 4 x 6m drills all working at the same time but perhaps more meaning it could replace a number of different types of drill on one farm that might get used across the year. Though if you have the money and land to need 4 x 6m drills I still dont think 1 x 4m drill would be enough output wise.

On the basis that the workload fair 4x6m drills would be 8-12,000 acres a season that’s a pretty big ask for 1x 4m even working 24/7/365 !

I think it’s that claim plus the 11t/ha plus crops from December drilled wheat into mud that has caused a few doubts among TFF members

 

[T Hectares]

On the basis that the workload fair 4x6m drills would be 8-12,000 acres a season that’s a pretty big ask for 1x 4m even working 24/7/365 !

I think it’s that claim plus the 11t/ha plus crops from December drilled wheat into mud that has caused a few doubts among TFF members

And those 11t/ha yields are 3rd wheats too ( wonder why we had BG in the first place )

 

[Douglasmn]

it is not my company i am a honest yorkshier farmer I will post how my triton drill preform's after i have used it after harvest .I joined this site looking for bad user comments before buying, found no bad comments from user's

Any chance to post some photos from your farm of crops after the Triton drill?

 

[R J H]

Any chance to post some photos from your farm of crops after the Triton drill?

if i can up load them on here ! i will try some with old drill and triton