weaving tine drill

[tournesol79]

i see a weaving tine drill at innovagri ,it was cheaper than a ts kverneland;

is there any user of that drill on the forum;
do you think that it was possible to use this drill after straw raking for direct drilling?

sorry for my bad english spoken...

 

[B&B Pig Man]

@07tractorman runs a sabretine from weaving - I'm sure he would share his thoughts......

 

[Jim Bullock]

i see a weaving tine drill at innovagri ,it was cheaper than a ts kverneland;

is there any user of that drill on the forum;
do you think that it was possible to use this drill after straw raking for direct drilling?

sorry for my bad english spoken...

There are a number of Weaving tined drills in this area and they seem to work well and are low cost to operate. I think you would have a problem direct drilling with one so you might be better looking at his new Sabre drill which is the same basic machine but with heavier tines which are designed for direct drilling. http://www.weavingmachinery.net/sabre_tine.htm

 

[will l]

There have been good direct drilling results in france with these,
http://www.simtech-aitchison.co.uk/contact.asp

 

[tournesol79]

aitchinson is a good drill but the after sale is bad;
the weaving sabre drill hadn't any dealer in france but weaving tine drill is a aguirre drill;
and aguirre had some dealer in france on many departments;

the 3m sabre drill want 120 hp but the 4m tine drill want only 100 hp

 

[cotswoldcs]

Wed demoed a KV TS Evo drill but opted for the Weaving Tine Drill. Very pleased so far but like others would recommend the Sabre Tine Drill for direct drilling.

 

[Dan d]

Weaving tine dill will not direct dril IMHO only the sabre

 

[E_B]

We have a Kverneland TS Evo. What I prefer about it over the Weaving is that it has five rows of tines that allow excellent trash clearance, we often disc maize stubble and drill into it on light land and it rarely clogs up. Also preferred having press wheels on the back to a rake. The negative to those is that in wet clay conditions they will occasionally bung up, though not too often. It is of very sturdy construction, suitable for a variety of conditions and cultivations.

Not for direct drilling though. Only thing we do with it in that regard is grass or turnip seed into cereal stubbles.

 

[nickf]

I have a Weaving Sabre Tine bought last autumn to complement my JD750a. Used it direct after forage maize to plant wheat this season and it did a fantastic job. I have also planted after ploughing and light discing and am very pleased so far. In poorly managed residues it may block up but has not done so yet. The price, simplicity and Weaving after sales service made the decision to buy very straightforward!

 

[07tractorman]

Having used the tine drill for 3 years I would say no to dd, not enough weight, not enough spring tension and coulters too wide, great for min till etc, now run Sabre tine, seed placement far better and can be used in any system.

 

[Persa]

@nikf When do you use the JD750A and when is the Sabre Tine the better machine to use?

 

[nickf]

I would use the JD750a as much as possible. Its seed placing is excellent so everything germinates at the same time. Also its low disturbance coulter is a great advantage in reducing weed seed germination. However, it does not like the wet. The Sabre Tine is here so we can delay our drilling to get a better kill of weeds post harvest while reducing our risk of the ground becoming too wet to plant for just a disc drill. I can see in good autumns not using the Sabre Tine at all, for me it is a back up plan (albeit a very good drill in its own right.)

 

[Dan Powell]

@nickf how do you establish your forage maize?

 

[nickf]

The forage maize is on my neighbour's farm. He uses a contractor to deep subsoil, a big Claas Xerion on a 3m subsoiler (not sure of the brand, might be a Maschio) so deep it crawls along! The maize is then planted straight in with a conventional 6 row maize drill.