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<blockquote data-quote="Cutlerstom" data-source="post: 2995834" data-attributes="member: 15572"><p>I drilled my 2nd wheat DD yesterday. I've had no blockages in tilled land- it's been very dry and cobbly. Had another 3 blockages on the 2nd wheat land into chopped straw. Blockages were only straw, no soil! I'm not convinced the long slit in the coulter isn't actually creating the problem. More likely to get straw riding up between the discs and the coulter tubes, and because the coulter tube is slit, it can then block it. If it only had a hole at the bottom of the tube, I'm not sure it would block as frequently, but presumably weaving designed it like that for a reason!</p><p>I did as Willy suggested and shimmed a few up which had gaps, but, perhaps I need to keep a more frequent eye on this. Apart from that, I was really pleased at how well it coped with the chopped straw. It did go in very deep, possibly too deep, but I was afraid of hair pinning, so set it deeper. I think I've learned that I can set the depth shallower, but pile on the pressure using the weight in the hopper to ensure it cuts through chopped straw. Couldn't do this with OSR and linseed as not enough weight of seed in the hopper!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cutlerstom, post: 2995834, member: 15572"] I drilled my 2nd wheat DD yesterday. I've had no blockages in tilled land- it's been very dry and cobbly. Had another 3 blockages on the 2nd wheat land into chopped straw. Blockages were only straw, no soil! I'm not convinced the long slit in the coulter isn't actually creating the problem. More likely to get straw riding up between the discs and the coulter tubes, and because the coulter tube is slit, it can then block it. If it only had a hole at the bottom of the tube, I'm not sure it would block as frequently, but presumably weaving designed it like that for a reason! I did as Willy suggested and shimmed a few up which had gaps, but, perhaps I need to keep a more frequent eye on this. Apart from that, I was really pleased at how well it coped with the chopped straw. It did go in very deep, possibly too deep, but I was afraid of hair pinning, so set it deeper. I think I've learned that I can set the depth shallower, but pile on the pressure using the weight in the hopper to ensure it cuts through chopped straw. Couldn't do this with OSR and linseed as not enough weight of seed in the hopper! [/QUOTE]
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