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[Badshot]

Thanks for the replies, yeah that’s what I’m worried about getting the down pressure, say drilling cover crops into hard ground. How much weight have you added?

Half a tonne I think.

 

[jack6480]

Yes, pressuring the arms down a bit would be better than adding weight like I have.
Mine works perfectly well though.

I did this on a job this week couldn’t believe how well it worked!

 

[clbarclay]

Sumo had a system on their disc drills which pulled up under the lift arms to transfer weight from tractor with conveny single acting linkage. I haven't heard anyone how well it worked in practice.

 

[RobW]

Hi, we find quite quick wear on the seed pipe from the hopper to the toolbar. We have tried different types and lots of grey tape but would appreciate if anyone has found the holy-grail of piping! It must go through a lot of wear as the back lifts and lowers.

Otherwise very happy with the drill - hoping that the new Sabre tine will supplement it in more difficult conditions.

We did find that when we drilled in slightly too wet conditions in early spring that the mud was jamming between the disc and scraper and wearing a hole in the side of the seed tubes - did anyone else find this?

Thanks

 

[yellow belly]

Hi, we find quite quick wear on the seed pipe from the hopper to the toolbar. We have tried different types and lots of grey tape but would appreciate if anyone has found the holy-grail of piping! It must go through a lot of wear as the back lifts and lowers.

Otherwise very happy with the drill - hoping that the new Sabre tine will supplement it in more difficult conditions.

We did find that when we drilled in slightly too wet conditions in early spring that the mud was jamming between the disc and scraper and wearing a hole in the side of the seed tubes - did anyone else find this?

Thanks

we also have a lot of wear on the pipe especially in beans last about 3000 acres
we have also had the pipe in the tank wear a hole

i try and keep the pipe tight when in work so there is a straight flow
the wear is the seed hitting the pipe

we have also had wear on some coulter pipes but now avoid drilling when it is too tacky

when it is too wet wait till it is dryer
this year too wet from 23 september to 28th march on lighter land heavier 4 april
spring crops drilled in april look good the best since 2013 when we used a big disc we have had rain every month as we did in 2013
the gd will go in wetter conditions than the big disc but that is not usually the best thing to do
100 % cropped for harvest 2020 most cultivating farms round here have some fallow which is not good for the soil

 

[RobW]

Thank you Yellow Belly.

 

[Two Tone]

Can any GD users advise me of their experiences when FYM is applied to a field prior to drilling with a GD?
Is there a limit as to how much we should apply?

Also, I’m going to be GD planting Linseed into Winter Barley stubbles In about a fortnight. The stubbles have greened up nicely with weeds and volunteers. I haven’t put a cover crop on any of the fields.
How long prior to drilling should I apply Roundup?

 

[jack6480]

Can any GD users advise me of their experiences when FYM is applied to a field prior to drilling with a GD?
Is there a limit as to how much we should apply?

Also, I’m going to be GD planting Linseed into Winter Barley stubbles In about a fortnight. The stubbles have greened up nicely with weeds and volunteers. I haven’t put a cover crop on any of the fields.
How long prior to drilling should I apply Roundup?

Spray it any time..... strawy muck will be a pain

 

[Two Tone]

Spray it any time..... strawy muck will be a pain

Fortunately mine is really well rotted.
I’m using a Rolland that spreads it fine and wide and driving at 8 metre centres, using the tramlines as much as possible to avoid excessive wheeling, especially on the headlands.

I haven’t put a cover crop in because I want the volunteers and Blackgrass to grow. There was a fair bit of germinated BG that had germinated in the stubble at harvest, thanks to the wet June. Obviously I don’t want it to seed. But as it is going into Winter Linseed, it won’t get the chance to do so.

 

[Richard III]

Can any GD users advise me of their experiences when FYM is applied to a field prior to drilling with a GD?
Is there a limit as to how much we should apply?

Also, I’m going to be GD planting Linseed into Winter Barley stubbles In about a fortnight. The stubbles have greened up nicely with weeds and volunteers. I haven’t put a cover crop on any of the fields.
How long prior to drilling should I apply Roundup?

I've never had issues with putting on FYM before drilling with the GD, but applied rates are always fairly low. Sometimes I'll spread the muck after drilling but pre crop emergence, if conditions are suitable.

 

[yellow belly]

Can any GD users advise me of their experiences when FYM is applied to a field prior to drilling with a GD?
Is there a limit as to how much we should apply?

Also, I’m going to be GD planting Linseed into Winter Barley stubbles In about a fortnight. The stubbles have greened up nicely with weeds and volunteers. I haven’t put a cover crop on any of the fields.
How long prior to drilling should I apply Roundup?

day of drilling or day after
just before the linseed comes through
this is not recomended on the label or by a basis q agronomist

i find bg on the surface can germinate and be killed before the burried seed breaks the surface

 

[farmerfred86]

we also have a lot of wear on the pipe especially in beans last about 3000 acres
we have also had the pipe in the tank wear a hole

i try and keep the pipe tight when in work so there is a straight flow
the wear is the seed hitting the pipe

we have also had wear on some coulter pipes but now avoid drilling when it is too tacky

when it is too wet wait till it is dryer
this year too wet from 23 september to 28th march on lighter land heavier 4 april
spring crops drilled in april look good the best since 2013 when we used a big disc we have had rain every month as we did in 2013
the gd will go in wetter conditions than the big disc but that is not usually the best thing to do
100 % cropped for harvest 2020 most cultivating farms round here have some fallow which is not good for the soil

I use the headland management on our setup so that the fan stops just before it lifts on the headlands and starts again after the drill is in the ground. Never had any issues with this (I know people get concerned about stop start of the fan) and its really improved the drilling job it makes. It must also be reducing wear slightly of the seed pipe as another small benefit!

 

[yellow belly]

I use the headland management on our setup so that the fan stops just before it lifts on the headlands and starts again after the drill is in the ground. Never had any issues with this (I know people get concerned about stop start of the fan) and its really improved the drilling job it makes. It must also be reducing wear slightly of the seed pipe as another small benefit!

it takes time the seed to get to the end coulter switching off the fan too early could leave seed in the seed pipes
the wear is from the seed hitting the large pipe and is faster in bean
we also get wear on the metering roller rubber flap

 

[farmerfred86]

it takes time the seed to get to the end coulter switching off the fan too early could leave seed in the seed pipes
the wear is from the seed hitting the large pipe and is faster in bean
we also get wear on the metering roller rubber flap

No not really... The seed drops in the pipe wherever it is when the fan stops, you can see it if you get out and look at the pipes when stopped. When you start again when setting in the airflow resumes and the seed begins to flow again. The vertical pipes do empty though from the distribution head to the coulters which does stop seed dribble!

 

[Two Tone]

Drilling linseed today

Simon helped me set it up. He also took quite a bit of drone footage which will be found on his website shortly.

 

[Two Tone]

They don’t like being used in the wet do they?
Started to rain heavily just as I needed more seed. Did another acre then stopped. Glad i did as it was beginning to get pretty clogged with mud. So stopped for the day now.

 

[Adeptandy]

They don’t like being used in the wet do they?
Started to rain heavily just as I needed more seed. Did another acre then stopped. Glad i did as it was beginning to get pretty clogged with mud. So stopped for the day now.

I'm reliably informed the wheel scrapers @ £10 each are very good when its wet.

 

[Badshot]

My experience is if it's sticking to the extent it needs scrapers, it's too wet.

 

[Adeptandy]

My experience is if it's sticking to the extent it needs scrapers, it's too wet.

Probably depends on soil type you can get away with it a bit on the black fen

 

[Two Tone]

I'm reliably informed the wheel scrapers @ £10 each are very good when its wet.

It’s not the wheels that are the problem. A lot of dirt builds up and the scraper between the discs. Fortunately I stopped before it would have completely clogged up. But it was raining heavily and I should have stoped a little earlier.
If you can see the tractor wheel marks coating the stubble brown with soil/mud, you need to stop.