What drill to use after subsoiler and large packer?

[JCfarmer]

Only pulling subsoiler 10" deep , 4m vaderstad rapid or 6m moore unidrill? Rapid more versatile?

 

[Andrew K]

What sort of subsoiler?

 

[JCfarmer]

Sumo 5 leg with large 3.3m packer that firms the ground well.

 

[Andrew K]

Rapid would level better than most i expect.

 

[DX 3.90]

I personally would go for a moore, as long as the subsoiler left a level seed bed then why churn it all up again. Plus I would think it would be very versatile so you could dd or go on cultivated ground. Im prob wrong but thats why I would love a moore.

 

[Andrew K]

It would need to be a fairly low disturbance machine on easy soil to do that, but DD potential is handy, agreed.

 

[warksfarmer]

Only pulling subsoiler 10" deep , 4m vaderstad rapid or 6m moore unidrill? Rapid more versatile?

We directly follow a shakerator with a rapid on lighter land (suitable for roots). I'd like to replace it with something that could dd though in the right conditions so I'd say the Moore.

 

[JCfarmer]

What about the heavy land Lee?

 

[warksfarmer]

What about the heavy land Lee?

Sumo generally and then lots of weather, then press then drill then roll or shakerate then lots of weather, then 2 x press then drill then roll.

Hoping the tillage radish cover crop trial is going to do all that for me though.

 

[Elmsted]

Sumo generally and then lots of weather, then press then drill then roll or shakerate then lots of weather, then 2 x press then drill then roll.

Hoping the tillage radish cover crop trial is going to do all that for me though.

Maybe a subsoiler would be better than a curved tine cultivator.

 

[warksfarmer]

Maybe a subsoiler would be better than a curved tine cultivator.

Yes thats the other option to be thought about - something like a Grassland subsoiler that disturbs very little then drill with a disc drill after some weather on the soil. Although I think the heavier soils would benefit from a quick pass with a rake or dynadrive type thing just to create about 1/2 inch of loose soil.