Weaving GD user thread

EddAke

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Mixed Farmer
I’m considering undersowing a small field of spring barley with sainfoin, trouble is the sainfoin wants drilling in mid/late April. An idea is to drill the barley now at half rate and then drill the sainfoin into the barley when is at 3 leaf (with a GD). Has anyone done anything like this? Will the drill take out some of the barley? Perhaps I don’t need to drop the rate of barley if drilling the sainfoin will kill half of it? Any experience or advise appreciated!
 

jack6480

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Location
Staffs
I’m considering undersowing a small field of spring barley with sainfoin, trouble is the sainfoin wants drilling in mid/late April. An idea is to drill the barley now at half rate and then drill the sainfoin into the barley when is at 3 leaf (with a GD). Has anyone done anything like this? Will the drill take out some of the barley? Perhaps I don’t need to drop the rate of barley if drilling the sainfoin will kill half of it? Any experience or advise appreciated!

Go for it, it shouldn’t be to much of a problem. Or wait and do them both together sainfoin will be slow to get going id of thought
 
Location
suffolk
I know it says on the weaving website that they are 2500kg but how far back is the weight? would a JD 6430 lift a 3 metre grain only GD??

well.... five months down the line and here we are :cool:

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tr250

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Location
Northants
Do you fill it? we find the difference in drilling depth between full and empty too great, normally put 500kg in when it's down to 200 or so. Maybe more of a problem on (our) lighter soils?
Yes i try and keep within 500kgs too either empty to 500kg when soft with no weights on tractor or put weights on and fill it as soon as I can get another bag in when it’s hard
 

clbarclay

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Location
Worcestershire
Do you fill it? we find the difference in drilling depth between full and empty too great, normally put 500kg in when it's down to 200 or so. Maybe more of a problem on (our) lighter soils?
I think that is an issue to some extent with any drill which just carries the weight of the hopper on the coulters. I have been thinking about what would be needed to adapt my caddy GD to give pressure control, rather than just lowering to the stop, which isn't that constant as the hopper empties.
 
Location
suffolk
Do you fill it? we find the difference in drilling depth between full and empty too great, normally put 500kg in when it's down to 200 or so. Maybe more of a problem on (our) lighter soils?

haven't tried filling it right up yet, its only had 2 bags in it so far!

Bet she knows she’s got that when full up

its a fair weight but not too bad, surprised how easy is to pull
 

Alistair Nelson

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Mixed Farmer
Location
E Yorks
I think that is an issue to some extent with any drill which just carries the weight of the hopper on the coulters. I have been thinking about what would be needed to adapt my caddy GD to give pressure control, rather than just lowering to the stop, which isn't that constant as the hopper empties.

I think I read if you look back through this thread the New Zealand’s have developed some form of caddy pressure control that is now supplied as std over there. Talk to weaving’s as they are possibly building into the nz drills.
 

Ruston3w

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Location
south suffolk
Reference the mounted 3m machine, I guess +/- 1t is asking a lot relative to the weight of the drill. If we added weights to drill, bigger tractor with more weights the 1t hopper full would probably be ok....seems like going backwards though? We used a Horsch C0 before, bigger tractor, 2.5t seed, did all our drilling in 6 days, didn't grow much on the headlands though;) 1 bag at a time it is!
 

Badshot

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Location
Kent
I added half a tonne, my t6 does just about cope, but I am dualled up with 520 tyres on the rear. Ritchie front wheel press with half a tonne of weight on the front too.
 

clbarclay

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Location
Worcestershire
Are there any recommendations on how to reduce a Caddy GD from pulling out of line? I had it a bit previously on side slopes, but started drilling beans deeper today and it was pulling a long way off to the side at times, while there is very little, if any, side slope.

I'm guessing it might just be too higher proportion of the weight on the discs than on the coulter or transport wheels?
 

jack6480

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Location
Staffs
Can anyone share any advice on getting slots to close nicely please, this is spring I have rolled at an angle to really close them up which has worked really well. Anything that’s clay drilled over the winter when slightly wet has baked now and opened up like a big crack. Can I see what finish you are getting drilling
Thankyou
 

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Badshot

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Kent
I had to paddle roll my spring planted winter beans as they opened up a lot in the first week after planting, they've stayed closed fairly well.

The Jan and Feb drilled winter wheat has opened right up, which actually seems to be helping the wheat emerge because the field is like crazing paving slabs now. The wet February ruined the surface of the soil, following grazing by sheep, paddled badly. Not sure I'll let sheep in again, the surface structure is ruined.
 

jack6480

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Location
Staffs
I had to paddle roll my spring planted winter beans as they opened up a lot in the first week after planting, they've stayed closed fairly well.

The Jan and Feb drilled winter wheat has opened right up, which actually seems to be helping the wheat emerge because the field is like crazing paving slabs now. The wet February ruined the surface of the soil, following grazing by sheep, paddled badly. Not sure I'll let sheep in again, the surface structure is ruined.

you’ve read my mind ? this is some I drilled last Friday and went in to perfect moisture, rolled on an angle but it’s still opening up, hopefully will stay dry and get away else it will be slug heaven
 

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Two Tone

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Are there any recommendations on how to reduce a Caddy GD from pulling out of line? I had it a bit previously on side slopes, but started drilling beans deeper today and it was pulling a long way off to the side at times, while there is very little, if any, side slope.

I'm guessing it might just be too higher proportion of the weight on the discs than on the coulter or transport wheels?
Only thing I can suggest is make sure both sides are running the same hydraulic pressure?
I’m wondering if weaving should think of a modification on this subject. The discs running on the lower side of a slope are bound to dig in harder as their angle becomes greater than the 25 degrees from vertical, whereas the up-hill side discs do the opposite and dig in less.

Perhaps Weaving’s should consider designing a system that will automatically put more pressure on the up-hill side of the drill coulter bank to compensate, therefore keeping the drill following straight behind the tractor rather than side sliding down across the side of the hill.
 

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