Weaving GD user thread

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Location
Kent
Hi do seed flaps help with drilling beans? Last year my gd was a disaster with beans flicking on to the surface on some ground. Many thanks
I found speed reduction is important, and if there's any soil build up from being too moist on the inside of the discs that will flick seed up and out of the slot.
You also need to be careful with the size of the bean seed, too big and they won't go down the Coulter tube. I simply discard the very biggest seeds on the gravity table same as I discard the smallest.
 

kiwi

Member
Cross slot/Novag, John Deere disc drill all have some type of seed firmer or scraper to stop seed flick. A reasonable speed to get the job done is important for a drill today. Our Dale seedhawk we limit to about 8 kmh but wouldn’t want to go any slower as weather and conditions keep the pressure on most planting seasons.
Surely they can come up with a better solution to stop seed flick. I have tried the rubber flap but only helps to a minor degree.
 

kiwi

Member
I might sound harsh on Weavings but not the intention. To sell a drill that cannot be easily adapted to reasonable conditions and place seed reasonably perfectly is poor in my view.
They have had a lot of time to develop a better scraper /seed firmer but still nothing.
 
I might sound harsh on Weavings but not the intention. To sell a drill that cannot be easily adapted to reasonable conditions and place seed reasonably perfectly is poor in my view.
They have had a lot of time to develop a better scraper /seed firmer but still nothing.
the usual problem is drilling when it is no dry enough
wait 2 days and it works perfectly
the window can be very short or non existant if it rains evert 3 days
soil texture makes a big difference

most of all patience is the most important skill

in the spring waiting is critical 2 weeks later often produces better results
in the autumn the opposite 2 weeks earlier
having a drill that goes in wetter conditions is self defeating
 

kiwi

Member
the usual problem is drilling when it is no dry enough
wait 2 days and it works perfectly
the window can be very short or non existant if it rains evert 3 days
soil texture makes a big difference

most of all patience is the most important skill

in the spring waiting is critical 2 weeks later often produces better results
in the autumn the opposite 2 weeks earlier
having a drill that goes in wetter conditions is self defeating
When the Massey University scientists developed the cross slot they had as part of their trial drilling in slightly damp conditions as that is part of reality when no till drilling.
leaving residue or cover crop residue on the surface it is very seldom in my experience that you get perfect soil conditions and usually there is some stickiness to the soil but not saturated. Very difficult in our soil to not get any soil sticking to the disc of a weaving gd. And then planting the seed at varying depths. While the drill is reasonably well designed this seed flicking and poor placement is a major flaw in my view.
 

jack6480

Member
Location
Staffs
When the Massey University scientists developed the cross slot they had as part of their trial drilling in slightly damp conditions as that is part of reality when no till drilling.
leaving residue or cover crop residue on the surface it is very seldom in my experience that you get perfect soil conditions and usually there is some stickiness to the soil but not saturated. Very difficult in our soil to not get any soil sticking to the disc of a weaving gd. And then planting the seed at varying depths. While the drill is reasonably well designed this seed flicking and poor placement is a major flaw in my view.

I know what you mean but generallly it is a very good machine. A closing wheel would improve it massively though
 
We have had a 6m Weaving GD for a while now and the only issues we've had are stones jamming the disc's especially when set deep. I have never thought it needed an extra closing wheel. We have never had a crop failure attributed to the drill, we had a JD 750 in around 2000 for about 4 years and we did have major problems with that, after that we used a Horsch Sprinter. The slugs are a problem as they go down into the slots, but if you are direct drilling I suspect that will be the same with all drills??
 

Two Tone

Member
Mixed Farmer
Anybody else having problems with the seed roller stopping?

I’ve got the RDS box connected to the drill’s own satellite .
This evening the forward speed kept going to a yellow background instead of white and the seed roller that shows it is turning with black rotating icon stops.
Also all the top coulter icons go from Green to red.
In the top left corner of the box it usually shows a tractor with an arrow moving forward. This disappears and a figure appears that might be the forward speed there instead.

The satellite has a green light and a red light.
Sometimes the red light flashes.

I have no idea when it does all this if the feed roller is still turning or not.

What is going on?
 

ih1455xl

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
northampton
Anybody else having problems with the seed roller stopping?

I’ve got the RDS box connected to the drill’s own satellite .
This evening the forward speed kept going to a yellow background instead of white and the seed roller that shows it is turning with black rotating icon stops.
Also all the top coulter icons go from Green to red.
In the top left corner of the box it usually shows a tractor with an arrow moving forward. This disappears and a figure appears that might be the forward speed there instead.

The satellite has a green light and a red light.
Sometimes the red light flashes.

I have no idea when it does all this if the feed roller is still turning or not.

What is going on?
I had it once but it wouldn’t work at all so had to run it in constant speed for the day and never had that problem since is it a bad area for signal that’s all I put it down
 

tr250

Member
Location
Northants
Anybody else having problems with the seed roller stopping?

I’ve got the RDS box connected to the drill’s own satellite .
This evening the forward speed kept going to a yellow background instead of white and the seed roller that shows it is turning with black rotating icon stops.
Also all the top coulter icons go from Green to red.
In the top left corner of the box it usually shows a tractor with an arrow moving forward. This disappears and a figure appears that might be the forward speed there instead.

The satellite has a green light and a red light.
Sometimes the red light flashes.

I have no idea when it does all this if the feed roller is still turning or not.

What is going on?
I had this with our sabre tine the other day I rung Weaving and spoke to Ed pockock and he suggested it would be a bad connection on one of the plugs to the control box and another one down by the wiring box on the front of the drill. A bit of wd40 sorted it
 

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