Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
I don't need to tell you Will about open slots, but this is a problem I get all the time. I often spend more time closing them afterwards than actually drilling. You say this is always a problem field, is it a bit heavier than the rest of your farm?
I had a similar cock up this Spring drilling triticale into standing stripped linseed stubble, had to use a disc drill because the tine one blocked after a few yards, and no way I could run harrows because of all the long stubble, and no amount of rolling had any effect on the slots.
So I was left with half a crop-
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This is where my patented flail/drill hybrid would have come in handy!
NB, the patent allows for you to use the drill of your choice. Or flail. Or tractor come to that.