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<blockquote data-quote="Two Tone" data-source="post: 6873583" data-attributes="member: 44728"><p>Thanks [USER=3357]@Warnesworth[/USER] for you help and experienced thoughts.</p><p>I deliberately chose this field because of the different soil types. This is going to be quite a test as to how the system works. Much of which will depend on whether we get any of the predicted rain this evening.</p><p>Had it gone direct into a stubble, rather than into a failed rape crop (ploughed, combi, rolled and Christ knows how much rain!), any drill would have made a better job. </p><p></p><p>I have 2 other fields beside this one that we have tried 2 different approaches on to compare.</p><p>The 1st was combi drilled with my System Disc Kuhn Combi-venta very slowly and i struggled to get much depth. It looks pretty on top and was rolled.</p><p>The 2nd was straight in with a Vaddy 3 meter system disc box drill. This did manage to move a lot of soil. A litttle too cloudy, even after rolling.</p><p></p><p>The crop is spring oats straight off the heap. Both the GD and the Vaddy struggled a bit with the short straw in the seed, however the combi managed no problem at all.</p><p></p><p>This is all on failed rape. Sown because I’ve sprayed the Blackgrass off and I want the field to be growing something. </p><p>My original plan was not to crop it, but If it comes to harvest that will be a bonus.</p><p></p><p></p><p>We did try to get a demo of a Claydon, but they rang back to say that they had sold the demo drill. I think it would have struggled in these conditions. I wonder if they knew that and weren’t prepared to demo it beside the GD in these conditions. I do have a farmer friend near here that has a Claydon and I will go and look at his fields to evaluate that system too.</p><p></p><p>Yes I realise about Discs and hair-pinning. But we do bale and remove all straw here and an angled disc, compared to any vertical discs must hair-pin a lot less. </p><p>I also like the idea of using Dutch openers on a Sprinter type drill to get started with DD. However, of huge concern to me is Blackgrass control and moving as little soil as possible. I also like to drill early in good conditions. I’m trying to weigh up whether it might be better to use a GD in mid to late September, into unmoved stubbles in good conditions, moving as little soil as possible OR use a tine type drill later moving a lot more soil?</p><p></p><p>Having gone through the min-TIL “fashion” and wrecked this farm with regards Blackgrass. Then, having got it all back under control by going back to proper, good ploughing, the last thing I want to risk is running down that road again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Two Tone, post: 6873583, member: 44728"] Thanks [USER=3357]@Warnesworth[/USER] for you help and experienced thoughts. I deliberately chose this field because of the different soil types. This is going to be quite a test as to how the system works. Much of which will depend on whether we get any of the predicted rain this evening. Had it gone direct into a stubble, rather than into a failed rape crop (ploughed, combi, rolled and Christ knows how much rain!), any drill would have made a better job. I have 2 other fields beside this one that we have tried 2 different approaches on to compare. The 1st was combi drilled with my System Disc Kuhn Combi-venta very slowly and i struggled to get much depth. It looks pretty on top and was rolled. The 2nd was straight in with a Vaddy 3 meter system disc box drill. This did manage to move a lot of soil. A litttle too cloudy, even after rolling. The crop is spring oats straight off the heap. Both the GD and the Vaddy struggled a bit with the short straw in the seed, however the combi managed no problem at all. This is all on failed rape. Sown because I’ve sprayed the Blackgrass off and I want the field to be growing something. My original plan was not to crop it, but If it comes to harvest that will be a bonus. We did try to get a demo of a Claydon, but they rang back to say that they had sold the demo drill. I think it would have struggled in these conditions. I wonder if they knew that and weren’t prepared to demo it beside the GD in these conditions. I do have a farmer friend near here that has a Claydon and I will go and look at his fields to evaluate that system too. Yes I realise about Discs and hair-pinning. But we do bale and remove all straw here and an angled disc, compared to any vertical discs must hair-pin a lot less. I also like the idea of using Dutch openers on a Sprinter type drill to get started with DD. However, of huge concern to me is Blackgrass control and moving as little soil as possible. I also like to drill early in good conditions. I’m trying to weigh up whether it might be better to use a GD in mid to late September, into unmoved stubbles in good conditions, moving as little soil as possible OR use a tine type drill later moving a lot more soil? Having gone through the min-TIL “fashion” and wrecked this farm with regards Blackgrass. Then, having got it all back under control by going back to proper, good ploughing, the last thing I want to risk is running down that road again. [/QUOTE]
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