Versadrill vrs Sumo dts

sandersonT2

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Sorry if this has been covered, we were thinkin, of moving away from plough based cultivations but as a mixed farm grass is an important crop for us to establish. We like the look of a sumo dts but don’t feel it would be very good at grass ley establishmen. Would a versadrill If one can be found be better at been able to establish grass wheat oats and beans directly without prior cultivation’s?
thoughts greatly received.
 

GeorgeK

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Location
Leicestershire
We have a Versadrill but it's a heavy brute with wide (166mm) row spacing and I wouldn't use it for grass. Good for wheat but beans seem to prefer a tine drill. Grass is worth some light cultivation for levelling and mixing trash in, and best seeded with a grass harrow type drill or broadcast in my opinion
 

sandersonT2

New Member
When did grass do do one pass or two? Legs down or up.
i like the look of the dts drill but feel the versa may handle grass better and leave a smoother finish, or is it a case that like a hay bob dual purpose means not very good at either?
 

Mark C

Member
Location
Bedfordshire
Legs up. Leaves it nice and firm. 3m had enough weight to penetrate very well. Itlaian I do one pass. Timothy or perennial I cross drill . I am looking for a wider one if you are looking for a nice 3m with less than 1000ha on the trip. They are really underated drills. Sumo didn't really push them as it was a bit of a stop gap whilst they developed the DTS.
Will drill into ploughed, min tilled or zero tilled ground.
 

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