drills

[wmoebis]

I was wondering what kind of conventional drills have people had the best luck with. I want to direct seed into pea and wheat stubble. I was thinking IHC 7200 or JD 9350's/ vers 2200's.

How much power to pull? Trash clearance? Clean out? Diffent openers.

Transport is not an issue. All my land is in one block.

[slinger]

The Agricultural Technology Centre has evaluation reports available for each of these drills. These reports will probably answer most of your questions. You can find them at:

http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/eng3079#303

[cris]

I know a few guys that have zero-tilled with a 7200. They used liquid fert down a side band. I think the 7200 has three rows of shanks vs. 2 on the JD.(can't remember for sure) I know for the investment they had they grew great crops. Residue management very important. Peas could be a real problem to seed into if it is a bit damp. There are lots of these drills around but many are worn out.

[food4u]

We had a set of JD 9350's and they were not good for seeding into stubble(pea,lentil or cereal).Ithink if you can find some 9450's they were better. The 9350's had three rows of shanks that were too close together. The 9450's had more clearance both vertically and horizontally.Cannot comment on the IH drills because we never owned a set of them.

[FarmRanger]

I had 9350 disc drills that only had 2 rows, I didn't realise that the shank drill had 3.

We didn't have too much trouble clearing trash, the disc drills tended to roll over quite a bit of what they couldn't cut through.

[wmoebis]

Thanks guys. I was leaning toward the IHC 7200s. I know of people who both direct seeded with them and seeded into worked soil. Some said getting them into the ground was a problem.
I wonder if atom jet openers would help?

[Ron]

wasnt there a 7100 which was the same as the 7200 but with 9" or 10" spacing? The trash clearance would be awesome?

[topper]

I have atom jet openers on my 7200 and they do a pretty good job of seeding into stubble. Trash clearance has never been an issue that's for sure. I did have to wait for a rain to seed one year as my soil is heavy clay and it was packed hard that year.

[makar]

I think a jd 9450 is what you need, they have a heavy shank off of a air drill.

[cris]

just looked on tractor house and the 7100 has either 10 or 12 inch spacing.

[redleaf]

Seeded with a 28 foot 7200 for years, I seeded into stubble after knifing in anhydrous and almost never had any problems plugging. Only time I ever had trouble was when the harrows left a mess. I have the atom jet openers and grass seed attachments which work very well for canola. I installed attachments for the seed cups and the gass attachment seeds down the furrow rather than just broadcasting in front of the openers. My drill has the factory transport. I upgraded to an 8500 air hoe last year and am considering selling. I am in east central sk. if thats not too far away from you you might want to have a look.Let me know.

[wmoebis]

thanks redleaf. There are lots of 28ft. 7200 close by also a 40ft 9350jd.

I want to level out fields from discer ridges before I can direct seed. I see two options.
1. cultivate first then seed with 40 ft.
2. pull 28ft behind cultivator.

[mustardman]

We do alot of angle seeding because of discer ridges built up over the years and it takes a bit longer but is effective.