Question to Saskfarmer3

[bucket]

Oh and add bluetooth technology so you don't have to walk back and forth to the cab to calibrate.

You have a slave screen that could be at the tank to push in all the number that could communicate with the monitor.

All drills are overpriced. This country was seeded with discers for years and now the HID lights in most tractors are worth more than a set of discers - its retarded.

[JDGreen]

Currently deciding whether or not the job of the seedmaster out weighs the longevity of the bourgault. As Sf3 stated the crop comes up quicker behind a master and fertilizer placement is fairly ideal for ALL crops. Have had some durability issues with the seedmaster after 14,000 acres but its 60% cost of a bourgault and nothing that couldn't be replaced or repaired shortly and cost effectively.. Looking at canola of a master to bourgault this year. 3.4 ibs seed with master vs. 4.7 ibs with bourgault. Master is superior in this test. The price of bourgault is beyond stupid. 530,000 msrp for a full load 66' (10") spaced with 700 bushel cart. Paid 233,000 for a 70' 12" master with 550 bushel cart. Whats the answer? Not sure. Some of the best seeding jobs in the area this year are with old flexi coil 5000's. Not much of an investment and a great result.

[crusher]

Lets hear it for the flexicoil 5000! 2" of rain after done seeding always helps.

[farmaholic]

Crusher: Moisture after seeding helps no matter what tool was used to put it in the ground, it is the great equalizer. I am currently using the equivelant of a 5000 now, I call it my Brandt Seeder because it is "Brandt Blue", it is New Holland. Seeded 9 crops with it and would like to move to an indepenant shank drill, leaning to Bourgault because of their ruggedness. I hate the price of these new drills and am sure if the kid doesn't want to take over it will be the last drill I ever buy.

[SASKFARMER3]

our area also the 5000 are doing a great
job. We had that before the 3310 oh well.

[farmaholic]

Sask: would you go back though? I'm in rolly ground and the distance from the front casters to the gang packers is quite far. On hill tops it tended to go in too deep, got good at pulling it out with the hydraulics as it crested the hill top. The good thing about these drills is their low maintenance costs--I think all the independant shank drills will nickle and dime us to death--hydraulic hoses and cylinders, MRBs(do you have them?) lots of moving parts in the shank assembly.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea on the bourg we have the MRBs the new
version is better. Need to change the
discs next year maybe.
Had one bearing go this year in packer.
Seedmaster would go another year but have
to weld a few spots.

[farmaholic]

Bourgault verses CNH(Flexicoil) airtanks???

[farmaholic]

Can you keep the MRBs in the ground(under normal conditions or in hard ground by approaches)?

[SASKFARMER3]

The Bourg tank is starting to grow on me.
Like the bag lift and the auger for under
semis is nicer. Bourg with Duals and dual
fan for heavy fert app.