If You have Stones you will need a lot of seeding legs ...
Never broken one yet but without the leading tine the A shares will work harder
If You have Stones you will need a lot of seeding legs ...
Never broken one yet but without the leading tine the A shares will work harder[/QUOT
What about your claydon with the twin tine kit and twin discs on the front for low disturbance?I've already got a set of discs with this in mind. The row spacing is pretty wide at 33cm so for band sowing I'd still need a wide A share behind it whch is still a lot of soil movement. I grow a lot of spring cereals and would prefer narrower rows.
What about your claydon with the twin tine kit and twin discs on the front for low disturbance?
Virkar working speed 8-11 kmh direct depending on ground conditions.
10-15 kmh on cultivated seed beds.
Is a drill that has the ability to have interchangeable disc and tine sowing
Elements of interest. So in effect to drills for the of price of about 1.25 machines.
Taking approx 1/2 day to change over.
Just an idea we have.
Its a nice idea to have interchangeable but 1/2 day sounds a total pain in the backside.
I take it that the use of a front cutting disc is helping to minimise disturbance by the following sowing tine, hence allowing greater forward speed than some other makes?Virkar working speed 8-11 kmh direct depending on ground conditions.
10-15 kmh on cultivated seed beds.
Is a drill that has the ability to have interchangeable disc and tine sowing
Elements of interest. So in effect to drills for the of price of about 1.25 machines.
Taking approx 1/2 day to change over.
Just an idea we have.
Thanks, looks to be fairly low disturbance in the pic.Yes the front turbo disc does help to reduce disturbance, the press wheels have been working good in the wet.
We were running one rubber and one steel wheel per element when working in un touched stubble. Last week it was
Working on ground that had been cultivated before the rain came so was like a sponge so we ran two rubber press wheels per element. It certainly showed the drills capabilities in the wet this autumn
Clay with flintsThanks, looks to be fairly low disturbance in the pic.
What soil types are you?
Can you run with the press wheels removed if v wet?Yes the front turbo disc does help to reduce disturbance, the press wheels have been working good in the wet.
We were running one rubber and one steel wheel per element when working in un touched stubble. Last week it was
Working on ground that had been cultivated before the rain came so was like a sponge so we ran two rubber press wheels per element. It certainly showed the drills capabilities in the wet this autumn
In theory yes. But from experience the tractor will stop you from drilling before the drill press wheels will.Can you run with the press wheels removed if v wet?
Hello. At what cost is the green opener available?Ability to swap between tynes & discs has been a common feature here for years.
Generally involved just pulling one pin, dropping the tyne out & replacing it with the disc assembly.
Tynes are generally used if sowing deep, chasing moisture - "moisture seeking", sometimes going as deep as 150 - 200 mm . . . In these cases you want soil throw out of the trench so the seed still only has 20 - 50 mm of soil over it. Obviously need wider row spacings for this. 333 mm pretty standard here, but 375 or more is common in areas where they regularly moisture seek
Discs obviously give best placement & minimum disturbance, but are limited in their depth & penetration.
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Hello. At what cost is the green opener available?
ThanksThat was an Excel row unit, can’t find prices on them.
Here is another locally built one, very similar, I’m assuming a similar price.
It is pretty much what I expected.
That is price per a single row unit
there is a selection of different row units & prices in the following link
BOSS Agriculture Row Units - BOSS Agriculture
www.bossagparts.com.au
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Uhhh ... 25cm row spacing, for 3m drill ... 12 rows. It costs as much as this Ukrainian miracle https://www.siva-agro.com/en/kharak...-nova-3-0-no-till-technology/siva-nova-3.htmlThat was an Excel row unit, can’t find prices on them.
Here is another locally built one, very similar, I’m assuming a similar price.
It is pretty much what I expected.
That is price per a single row unit
there is a selection of different row units & prices in the following link
BOSS Agriculture Row Units - BOSS Agriculture
www.bossagparts.com.au
View attachment 845059
Uhhh ... 25cm row spacing, for 3m drill ... 12 rows. It costs as much as this Ukrainian miracle https://www.siva-agro.com/en/kharak...-nova-3-0-no-till-technology/siva-nova-3.html
Satisfy my inner geek please folks!
Next year I plan to greatly reduce the use of my Claydon's leading tines & some kind of no till drill will be bought. I've had a demo of a Weaving GD which is what prompted me to ask this question. It seems to be best at less than 9 kph which would mean the difference between a 6m and an 8m here for my workload of around 3,000 acres/year including cover crops. That could influence the choice of tractor size to pull it too, though drill weight and coulter type will also have an effect. The whole disc vs tine thing is a separate debate but experiences of the power requirement for each on lightish stony land but steep slopes would be helpful. Assume a 6m machine with more than 1 hopper.
What is the fastest speed for these drills to work without compromising seed placement?
Horsch CO/Sprinter
JD 750A
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Sly Boss
Weaving GD 35+hp/m max 9 kph
Sky Easy Drill
Moore
Virkar
Sumo DD
Dale
Seedhawk
Any others
The Horsch machines seem to be the favourite so far.