omicron1792
5 year old buck +
So, native run on my drill today. Thoughts.
1. It worked way better than I expected. I planted Milo/millet/sunn hemp/sunflowers today on four different plots. Three of the plots are about one acre each, and the fourth is 3 acres.
Two of the plots are new plots and not very smooth. The drill did great, with the springs on the planters easily traversing the rough ground. There are 9 planters on mine, and cool things is they are independent, so if a few go over a hump, the others stay compressed and plant the lower ground. I. Sure there is a limit to this, but for me it didn’t miss a beat.
2. The three smaller plots were mainly buckwheat planted in May. They had some cow peas, sunn hemp, and annual grasses that I planted in to. I had zero issues without the front coulters of a no till drill. I actually think they would have hindered me (what ma others have said also).
The seeds trenches were so covered I couldn’t see any seeds. That part was crazy. At first I was wondering if it was even planting, but it was. I uncovered a few areas and there the seeds were. Also when I would pick up the drill I could see where seed was dropped but the press wheels had not rolled over yet (because I picked up the drill).
3. The three acre field was kudzu. I sprayed it almost two months ago, I used aminopyralid (milestone) and triclopyr. It nuked the kudzu, but pretty much suppresses any broadleaf plants for several months. I planted very heavy Milo/millet/sudex. You can see that it cut through the thick thatch with ease, and even with heavy heavy planting rate the seeds are completely covered.
Overall, I could not be more pleased. Had no issues at all. And, it came a rain as I was finishing up. Overall a good day. Probably planted at a 3 acre/hour rate on the big field, and a little slower on the smaller fields having to pick up drill and turn around a lot.
My kubota mx5400 handled the drill with seed (about 1800lbs) with zero issues. Went up a steep hill to get to a field with no issues. Tractor never acted like I had anything on it.
1. It worked way better than I expected. I planted Milo/millet/sunn hemp/sunflowers today on four different plots. Three of the plots are about one acre each, and the fourth is 3 acres.
Two of the plots are new plots and not very smooth. The drill did great, with the springs on the planters easily traversing the rough ground. There are 9 planters on mine, and cool things is they are independent, so if a few go over a hump, the others stay compressed and plant the lower ground. I. Sure there is a limit to this, but for me it didn’t miss a beat.
2. The three smaller plots were mainly buckwheat planted in May. They had some cow peas, sunn hemp, and annual grasses that I planted in to. I had zero issues without the front coulters of a no till drill. I actually think they would have hindered me (what ma others have said also).
The seeds trenches were so covered I couldn’t see any seeds. That part was crazy. At first I was wondering if it was even planting, but it was. I uncovered a few areas and there the seeds were. Also when I would pick up the drill I could see where seed was dropped but the press wheels had not rolled over yet (because I picked up the drill).
3. The three acre field was kudzu. I sprayed it almost two months ago, I used aminopyralid (milestone) and triclopyr. It nuked the kudzu, but pretty much suppresses any broadleaf plants for several months. I planted very heavy Milo/millet/sudex. You can see that it cut through the thick thatch with ease, and even with heavy heavy planting rate the seeds are completely covered.
Overall, I could not be more pleased. Had no issues at all. And, it came a rain as I was finishing up. Overall a good day. Probably planted at a 3 acre/hour rate on the big field, and a little slower on the smaller fields having to pick up drill and turn around a lot.
My kubota mx5400 handled the drill with seed (about 1800lbs) with zero issues. Went up a steep hill to get to a field with no issues. Tractor never acted like I had anything on it.
