Vaderstad carrier alternative

[snipe]

You could probably buy an old Simba solo for not a lot of money, replace the discs and check the bearings, lift the legs up a bit and it would do a similar job, no?

I think the space between the discs need to be closer for shallow work

 

[cotswoldcs]

Shallow enough. Bigger discs on the Weaving so probably not as shallow as the Carrier but no complaints. Of course they are designed to move soil so it's not exactly "low disturbance" which is so trendy at the moment.

 

[Explorer]

I have owned several short discs, and know the downsides of all.
Simba xpress 700mm dd rings are too far apart -misses clods leaves it rough, good on light land though.
Vaderstad carrier classic style bounces, and you can’t get weight on ends of wings as there’s no down pressure.
Vaderstad carrier L, ok but won’t penetrate hard ground, improvement on classic but not faultless.
Horsch joker RT, best so far. Heavier so penetrates when hard. Hydraulic Depth control from cab. Only downside is disc more of a pain to change.
I have no knowledge of non premium machines.

 

[Brisel]

How heavy does it need to be @Swiss Toni ? I have a 8.2m Carrier which is ok on soft ground or secondary passes but it is too light for discing grass and is prone to bounce unless set up perfectly. On the plus side, I can pull it with 190 hp on steep slopes as long as it's not too deep. I'd never pull something bigger like a Rebell T unless it was a lot narrower. We've come a long way since a set of Simba discs towing a press!

 

[Swiss Toni]

How heavy does it need to be @Swiss Toni ? I have a 8.2m Carrier which is ok on soft ground or secondary passes but it is too light for discing grass and is prone to bounce unless set up perfectly. On the plus side, I can pull it with 190 hp on steep slopes as long as it's not too deep. I'd never pull something bigger like a Rebell T unless it was a lot narrower. We've come a long way since a set of Simba discs towing a press!

I am working on heavy land and am looking to work shallow with something that works consistently along its full width, max hp of 210

 

[Flat 10]

There’s a bullock tillage one on classifieds

 

[ollie989898]

How heavy does it need to be @Swiss Toni ? I have a 8.2m Carrier which is ok on soft ground or secondary passes but it is too light for discing grass and is prone to bounce unless set up perfectly. On the plus side, I can pull it with 190 hp on steep slopes as long as it's not too deep. I'd never pull something bigger like a Rebell T unless it was a lot narrower. We've come a long way since a set of Simba discs towing a press!

You can pull an 8.2m carrier with 190hp?

Boys land eat your heart out!

 

[Brisel]

That will pull it on heavier stuff too, but you won't get it down 4" on the first pass - it's not heavy enough and 190hp isn't enough then. You'd need a couple of passes and the discs aren't really big enough for that.