Webb precision seed drill setting

[ORW 37]

Just bought one of the above and wondering what setting for different seed on the lever on below pic. Any pointers gladly received!!

 

[A Trebor]

Will depend on what cell wheels you have fitted but got a hand book at home and can post pic of table in hand book when I get home later

 

[ORW 37]

Will depend on what cell wheels you have fitted but got a hand book at home and can post pic of table in hand book when I get home later

Great thanks- swedes wheel in at the moment but thinking of fodder at some point

 

[Stuart J]

Can we see a photo of the whole drill? Never seen one with a gear box!

 

[ORW 37]

Can we see a photo of the whole drill? Never seen one with a gear box!

 

[Still Farming]

What does gear box do?
As mentioned used plenty with old and newer pods on.
Some had granule applicators too.
Maybe to quicken, slow wheels up when same size pelleted seeds used instead of changing ally seed wheels.

 

[robbie]

That's the same drill as we use . All settings are relevant to what cell wheels it has.

The gearbox alters the seed spacing by increasing or decreasing the speed at which the cell wheels revolves relative to the ground speed. Drive goes from the wheels along one hexagonal shaft through the gear box and to the units via the other hex shaft. On ours C gear is 7 inch spacing and D gear is 5 1/2 in spacing.

 

[A Trebor]

@ORW 37 hope this helps, from dads notes looks like with ours(looks just same as yours) drilled slightly nearer than charts suggest but good guide for you to start from

@Still Farming gearbox gives 6 different spacings for each cell wheel, used to just alter gear to drill headlands/ first lift closer

Anybody want one got one for sale just the same with granular applicators as well

 

[ORW 37]

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@ORW 37 hope this helps, from dads notes looks like with ours(looks just same as yours) drilled slightly nearer than charts suggest but good guide for you to start from

@Still Farming gearbox gives 6 different spacings for each cell wheel, used to just alter gear to drill headlands/ first lift closer

Anybody want one got one for sale just the same with granular applicators as well

Great, thanks! Please Excuse my ignorance but i have 27 cups on cell wheels that I would use to sow fodder beet seed therefore gear E according to your chart??? What do you think[emoji849]

 

[robbie]

That would give you 8inch spacing.

 

[ORW 37]

That would give you 8inch spacing.

Be about right for beet then

 

[robbie]

Yer about right for fodder beet but a tad to wide for sugar beet.

 

[A Trebor]

Would agree,try a length then when you check depth of seed bare out about a yard of seed, count gaps measure and divide to get average spacing and adjust gear if not right

 

[ORW 37]

Would agree,try a length then when you check depth of seed bare out about a yard of seed, count gaps measure and divide to get average spacing and adjust gear if not right

Thanks for all the info.. far more confident about the job now I have a starting point!!

 

[Exfarmer]

just remember that the wider spacing will give you bigger beet. Depends on how you are going to harvest it, but some machines do not like big beet! especially oppel wheels

 

[Bigbale]

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Hi would you sell your B cell wheels for the Webb drill? Cheers Eddie 07974192705

 

[ORW 37]

No sorry. Thanks for asking though!!