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[Case290]

What a twerp. .i think he must of sped up after I left then. I shouldn’t have left. Funny how he blamed the drill. Yes lots on the headland 2 but all ready know about that and was expecting it but not all over the field.

 

[Badshot]

Has anyone used the gd to drill grass seeds yet? Did some the other day on some disced ground had the depth in 3rd from shallowest hole went in ok I hope,field was very rough which was a struggle to get a consistent depth

Yes I did last year.
Done it at two different angles though and was quite a high seed rate.
Really took well, amazingly so.
Best established grass I've done for a long time.

 

[Will7]

What a twerp. .i think he must of sped up after I left then. I shouldn’t have left. Funny how he blamed the drill. Yes lots on the headland 2 but all ready know about that and was expecting it but not all over the field.

When I had a gd on demo we were finding a lip of soil was forming where the smaller disc met the larger one. The seeds then dropped down onto this lip and were flicked out of the trench. Slowing down to circa 6-7kmhr really helped, but did not stop it completely

 

[jack6480]

Yes I did last year.
Done it at two different angles though and was quite a high seed rate.
Really took well, amazingly so.
Best established grass I've done for a long time.

Do you know what hole you set the discs at? I set mine at the lightest first but the disc weren’t really in the ground so went for the 3rd from shallow. Will need a lot of rain to get going!

 

[jack6480]

When I had a gd on demo we were finding a lip of soil was forming where the smaller disc met the larger one. The seeds then dropped down onto this lip and were flicked out of the trench. Slowing down to circa 6-7kmhr really helped, but did not stop it completely

Were the discs touching?

 

[Badshot]

Do you know what hole you set the discs at? I set mine at the lightest first but the disc weren’t really in the ground so went for the 3rd from shallow. Will need a lot of rain to get going!

I think it was that hole I used, any less and as you say they weren't touching.
Really pleased with it.

 

[Badshot]

 

[jack6480]

I think it was that hole I used, any less and as you say they weren't touching.
Really pleased with it.

Thanks for that

 

[cb387]

When I had a gd on demo we were finding a lip of soil was forming where the smaller disc met the larger one. The seeds then dropped down onto this lip and were flicked out of the trench. Slowing down to circa 6-7kmhr really helped, but did not stop it completely

We found exactly the same in damp conditions this year. Apparently there is a modification available to help overcome seed being flicked out as the disc turns. Some sort of flap to hold the seed it the slot.

 

[tr250]

My gd pics.
All beans.
Top into volunteers.
Second was into. Grass
Rest s wheat stubble, last two Claydon trial

What are the beans into grass looking like now?

 

[Badshot]

What are the beans into grass looking like now?

I'll get a pic when I'm up that way.
But all the beans direct into grass look a treat.

 

[tr250]

I'll get a pic when I'm up that way.
But all the beans direct into grass look a treat.

Thanks would be good to see how they perform before I try I'm very keen but my agronomist has had a couple of disasters so is sceptical.

 

[Warnesworth]

Sounds very like the SimTech, I subsoiled ahead of the drill last year where it was hard but the plants were stronger where it was dd . I keep thinking about going (backwards) towards a strip-till drill with a leading tine but then need bigger tractor, more disturbance, etc.

Convert a Horsch, you'll never look back again...

 

[Warnesworth]

Thick straw drilling rape, yes it did.
Has it affected the crop?
Not really, visually it's the best most even field.

I'll bet it doesn't yield as you expect....

 

[Ruston3w]

Convert a Horsch, you'll never look back again...

I thought about it as the SimTech replaced a really straight Co4 but I couldn't convince myself wide rows were a good idea for very thin land spring barley. Also rubbish for drilling sandy banks where we have cultivated.
I sure do miss being able to fill the hopper up and get a good bit done like we could with the Co though.

 

[Badshot]

Thanks would be good to see how they perform before I try I'm very keen but my agronomist has had a couple of disasters so is sceptical.

They're groin height already in places.
Taller on average than the field next door, which was spring wheat stubble.
I think it's because it's virgin bean ground.
Clover looks happy enough.

 

[Badshot]

I'll bet it doesn't yield as you expect....

Potentially, but that's likely to be due to verticilium wilt rather than the drill.
Be interesting as one field is pretty much virgin rape ground, the rest has had it a lot in the last 40 years.

 

[tr250]

They're groin height already in places.
Taller on average than the field next door, which was spring wheat stubble.
I think it's because it's virgin bean ground.
Clover looks happy enough.

They look good how many seeds did you aim for. Do you think they need to be any thicker?
Edit. You may have said but what was the ley was it cut or grazed and how long had it been down

 

[Warnesworth]

Potentially, but that's likely to be due to verticilium wilt rather than the drill.

I was referring to the hair-pinning, nothing else.....

 

[Warnesworth]

I thought about it as the SimTech replaced a really straight Co4 but I couldn't convince myself wide rows were a good idea for very thin land spring barley. Also rubbish for drilling sandy banks where we have cultivated.
I sure do miss being able to fill the hopper up and get a good bit done like we could with the Co though.

You can use some wider Dutch points if you're really concerned about the row width, or up the seed rate.