Weaving GD user thread
- Thread starter Cutlerstom
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Looks good keep us updated on the beans
Feldspar
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- Location
- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
Weaving certainly does give impressive establishment in high residue situations.
Weaving will be unveiling its new 6m version of the no-till Weaving GD Drill at LAMMA 2019 - with the first view of the machine exclusively in Hall 20 on Stand 20.750. The GD6001T is being kept under wraps until day one of LAMMA, as Weaving continue to celebrate over 20 years of constructing no-till drills.
The new drill is a compact version of the GD8000T launched at Cereals 2018 and has been manufactured to meet customer demand for an operator friendly compact drill with easier setup that preserves soil structure and aids crop establishment. Key to this is a change to the coulter weight distribution – the tank is now over the coulters, allowing the coulter to be much closer to the tractor, so operators can monitor their work with greater ease.
The drill is designed for zero-tillage systems but works within conventional cultivation systems for farmers who wish to implement low disturbance farming. Everyday usage is also boosted by tighter turning, enabled by a linkage mounted drawbar and wheels installed on the back, rather than the middle.
The slicker, more efficient machine is also available in a 4 and 4.8 metre version for smaller farms.
Interest in no-till and low disturbance farming has significantly increased after Michael Gove, Environment Secretary, spoke of possibly incentivising farms to adopt no-till farming through subsidies after Brexit. Many farmers have also noted the cost savings granted by low disturbance farming in diesel, wearing parts and drilling time – all while maintaining a healthy crop and boosting soil structure.
“Weaving aims to make conservation agriculture simple,” says Simon Weaving, Sales Manager at Weaving. “The GD6001T drill puts powerful low disturbance features into a compact and modern piece of machinery, including variable seed rate and isobus controls. With farmers understanding they need to improve soil health and increase worm population, the new drill offers more compact machines while featuring wider widths – all while keeping the farmer in control of their farm, their soil health, and their bottom line.”
Specifications
Join Simon Weaving on Monday 7th January between 3:30 and 5:30pm for an in-depth walkthrough the new GD6001T and other Weaving products.
Visit Weaving on Stand 20.750 in Hall 20 at LAMMA 2019 on 8th and 9th January at the NEC, Birmingham.
The new drill is a compact version of the GD8000T launched at Cereals 2018 and has been manufactured to meet customer demand for an operator friendly compact drill with easier setup that preserves soil structure and aids crop establishment. Key to this is a change to the coulter weight distribution – the tank is now over the coulters, allowing the coulter to be much closer to the tractor, so operators can monitor their work with greater ease.
The drill is designed for zero-tillage systems but works within conventional cultivation systems for farmers who wish to implement low disturbance farming. Everyday usage is also boosted by tighter turning, enabled by a linkage mounted drawbar and wheels installed on the back, rather than the middle.
The slicker, more efficient machine is also available in a 4 and 4.8 metre version for smaller farms.
Interest in no-till and low disturbance farming has significantly increased after Michael Gove, Environment Secretary, spoke of possibly incentivising farms to adopt no-till farming through subsidies after Brexit. Many farmers have also noted the cost savings granted by low disturbance farming in diesel, wearing parts and drilling time – all while maintaining a healthy crop and boosting soil structure.
“Weaving aims to make conservation agriculture simple,” says Simon Weaving, Sales Manager at Weaving. “The GD6001T drill puts powerful low disturbance features into a compact and modern piece of machinery, including variable seed rate and isobus controls. With farmers understanding they need to improve soil health and increase worm population, the new drill offers more compact machines while featuring wider widths – all while keeping the farmer in control of their farm, their soil health, and their bottom line.”
Specifications
- 5,000L Hopper
- RDS iSOCAN controls with GPS forward speed monitoring
- Hydraulic fan & oil cooler
- 2 row coulter bar with a row spacing of 166mm
- Work, tank & road lights
- Tank sieve
- Roll over hopper cover
- Mitas flotation tyres.
- £68,600 + VAT
Join Simon Weaving on Monday 7th January between 3:30 and 5:30pm for an in-depth walkthrough the new GD6001T and other Weaving products.
Visit Weaving on Stand 20.750 in Hall 20 at LAMMA 2019 on 8th and 9th January at the NEC, Birmingham.
Farmerdunk
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
Just spoke to them this afternoon. Going to be at lamma but they think maybe a couple of years before they really start pushing to sell them. They want to get it right before they sell them.
As a company I do find them good to deal with... They do listen to what you say about the drill, be it problems, feedback or just being helpful. As we have a 6m trailed I can see the side coulters so I know whats happening. I can't imagine working with a drill where I can't see at least some of the coulters!
Farmerdunk
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
Farmerdunk
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
Weaving recommend 35hp a metre I think, so would have thought 120hp should be ok. We got a 200hp but that also pulls a vaderstad 4metre.
Farmerdunk
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
Our tractor has no problem lifting it will a full tank.
- Location
- CW5 Cheshire
My CASE MXM 140 (same as a NH TM 140) handles a 3m ok, but is a little light on the front end with a full hopper. The tractor hardly knows it is there when in work.
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
9 m Gd pulled easily with New Holland t260 50% power on the flat 75 % on a slope 9 km normal speed drilling wheat with a full hopper on a 5t caddy
SorenIlsoe
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- Location
- Fjenneslev, Denmark
How does the GD6001T fold? All pictures are unfolded!
Does each 3m side section raise to vertical?
Old men doesn't like to do service that means a risk for their life by crawling under discs, dirt and heavy weight!
Does each 3m side section raise to vertical?
Old men doesn't like to do service that means a risk for their life by crawling under discs, dirt and heavy weight!
moldengineer
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- Location
- Rugby, Warwickshire
Caddy tyre pressures
moldengineer
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- Location
- Rugby, Warwickshire
Have just put ours on the weigh bridge and it works out at 5.27 t per wheel. 6 m drill with 1.5 tonnes seed in the hopper. So 1.2 bar in the field. Which looks soft.