Which straw rake?

[Niels]

Is that C word Claydon or Cross slot?

Sorry CS word then .

 

[SilliamWhale]

Is it possible to have at least a single topic in the DD section that does not mention the C word? I think not!

Why are you getting cross about me slotting in a word?

 

[Brisel]

 

[charlie@horizon]

@Brisel - Buy a Claydon rake - simple as that!

 

[Brisel]

@Brisel - Buy a Claydon rake - simple as that!

Thought you might say that! Any plans for a 12m version?

 

[charlie@horizon]

Ha - @Brisel Yep we have designed a 12m Rake and can now offer it for this harvest but we would want an order by the end of July to guarantee delivery for end July. Effectively its the same as our 15m but smaller so I guess slightly less horsepower.

Why are you looking at 12m? CTF?

 

[clbarclay]

Ha - @Brisel Yep we have designed a 12m Rake and can now offer it for this harvest but we would want an order by the end of July to guarantee delivery for end July. Effectively its the same as our 15m but smaller so I guess slightly less horsepower.

Why are you looking at 12m? CTF?

Is that a typo or incredibly quick service?

 

[charlie@horizon]

@clbarclay .... good point - end May!

 

[AmyMzuri]

The Mzuri Rezult Straw Rake chopping and spreading over wintered cover crop

Chopping and spreading straw ,
Tilthy stale seedbeds,
Reducing slug population ,
Pre drilling seedbed reparations ,
Post drilling harrowing ,
Establishing cover crops,
Regenerating grass lays,
Chopping cover crops, the Rezult does the lot.

 

[MDA]

Is that ratchet strap holding the cab on?

 

[Martin Lole]

Is that ratchet strap holding the cab on?

Keeps the mudguards away from the oversized wheels

 

[Bumble Bee]

We bought a Claydon rake last year and are very pleased with it.
At first i was not so sure as conditions were very dry and it did not appear to be doing a great deal. Then i found a patch that we had missed. You can certainly see the difference in germination of weed/volunteers.

There are only 2 fields that we did not rake this year and they are the only 2 that have been bothered with slugs. Could be a coincidence, but i am sold on the idea.
Our is a 7.5m machine on a 200hp massey. It knows it's got it on. We occasionally pull it with a 185hp NH but it is not really enough.

 

[tw15]

Is that ratchet strap holding the cab on?

Keeping it together without it he would spend the next day picking the bits up.

 

[York]

in our Min Till magazin this month this rake was introduced:
http://www.bednar-machinery.com/index.php?idx=26044
interesting concept,
over 500 kg per m working width
video:

don't get me wrong, I have no affiliation with this company.
York-Th.

 

[clbarclay]

Its surprising what a rake can do.

At last years tillage by mid morning when I got round to it, the Rezult had turned most of its plot into a couple of inches of very fine loose tilth. Finer and fluffier than any min till plot I saw. Goodness knows how many passes it had done over the same spot by then though.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Its surprising what a rake can do.

At last years tillage by mid morning when I got round to it, the Rezult had turned most of its plot into a couple of inches of very fine loose tilth. Finer and fluffier than any min till plot I saw. Goodness knows how many passes it had done over the same spot by then though.

But what for? Seeds dont need fluffy tilth, they just need soil.

 

[The_Swede]

That was some wonderful soil at the tillage event (Cirencester). That said the long stubble / poor distribution caused some problems for a number of the machines we looked at.

 

[clbarclay]

But what for? Seeds dont need fluffy tilth, they just need soil.

Your guess is as good as mine. The only machine that seriously interssted me that day was the second hand muck grab I bought on route.

 

[tw15]

If he put the tines in the straight position i bet that would make the jd grunt.

 

[Niels]

Ref. the Bednar it keeps surprising me how some manufacturers will take a lovely simple and good working design and make it overly complicated with more wearing metal and extra bits and pieces! First you get a few rake tines. Then some disc's need to go in front. Maybe some cross boards, a roll on the back will be next. Might as well add a drill and a few more bits and pieces.

One of the major plus points I like so much about the harrow is it's simplicity! Recently priced up what it would cost to replace all tines on a 7.5m. Surprised at the relatively 'low' cost of the tines.