Wind Gypsy
5 year old buck +
Reading through the 2 pages of calibration and operating instructions for my new Esch drill, they suggest setting the coulters 1/2-1" deeper than seeding depth (which I assumed means depth of the trench left by the double disk openers). This is contrary to what I've seen elsewhere while researching this online where people advise setting the coulters slightly shallower than openers to avoid creating a false bottom that seeds can drop to below the bottom of the seed trench created by the openers. This particular drill has wavy coulters, i'd imagine they are more prone to opening a bigger slit than smooth coulters but i don't know that.
What has worked well for you folks using no till drills? Do soil and residue conditions change how you'd approach this?
What has worked well for you folks using no till drills? Do soil and residue conditions change how you'd approach this?