What kind of drill seeded this

[farmaholic]

I think using that configuration where I am this year would have been disastrous. In too wet situations tearing open a seedbed like that might be ok but in conditions where things were just adequate and then with the hot dry winds we had all spring it would have dried the shit out of the seed bed tearing it open like that. Neighbor had one and said you couldn't drive anything across it, shook the hell out of everything.

Funny thing is, two guys have the same independent shank drill here, seeded side by side.... different results! No design can compensate for a poor Operator!

[Klause]

In this area turning things black really helps them germinate... We are colder and wetter for longer.

Where you are farma I think a Salford 525 would do an amazing job.


This canola was seeded Sunday.

[malleefarmer]

you nearly have to say flexicoil 820s and concords are still the most common seeder about the place here.

common theme does the job why change although hydraulic tynes have changed cropping for many guys with stones.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Klause, do you have any type of closer on there, or just let the dirt fall where it may?

I have a Concord with Dutch precision double shoot paired rows. I'm never happy with the depth, always a compromise and levelling the drill is a constant battle, but otherwise it does a very good job, especially in wet conditions such as this year. Even used it for sod seeding canola this spring, very pleased with the results. No gang packers to push mud. Just need to find a way to replace the casters with big singles or at least flat face grip tires. Enough weight to always go in the ground. No broken shanks, although the shanks do pull back in really hard ground changing the depth and angle of the openers.