Tar River SAYA-507 No Till Drill
- Thread starter breddick
- Start date
How does yours do as far as covering seed?
john volkman
5 year old buck +
the drill i had on order is now delayed until September, does anyone know a delaer with one of these in stock?
ACCMan
5 year old buck +
- Location
- Virginia Zone 8A
There was one in Clover Va a month ago, if you want I will check and see if its still there tomorrow. If you are interested PM me and I'll give you the dealer info.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
that would be great i can check if they would ship to wi
ACCMan
5 year old buck +
- Location
- Virginia Zone 8A
I will check in the am, do you want me to inquire as to shipping?
john volkman
5 year old buck +
that would be great ! or a name or contact info and i can call them as well.
ACCMan
5 year old buck +
- Location
- Virginia Zone 8A
I will check in the morning and get back to you here. The business is Spaulding Equipment, contact is Lonnie Moore @434-735-8161.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
thanks- i found that dealer earlier, i should have noted the one i have on order is a 505 not a 507, seems like the 507's are a bit more accessible.
ACCMan
5 year old buck +
- Location
- Virginia Zone 8A
The drill has been sold and the earliest they will get any more is the fall. When I get in tonight I will look up a equipment manufacturer in upstate SC. They are making a USA made drill that is supposed to be ready in the fall.
I thought I would share my Tar River story . By design or accident, I found this site today while looking for more information about the drill. I ordered a 505 no-till back in December of '20. Was informed that it would arrive in March. Through no fault of the dealer, it finally arrived in early June. The areas Is wanted to plant was previously fescue / brome grass cut for hay once a year . I had about 12 acres burned down by the co-op. In my part of Missouri, the early spring seemed cold & wet. Then in late May it turned off dry. I attempted to no-till beans but this heavy clay soil was hard and even with extra weights, I could not get enough pressure get the machine into the ground. So I reluctantly disked up the soil and got the beans in. It seemed to get hotter & drier as we got further into June. Finally, it started to rain. And rain. And rain.... We rec'd over 12" . This ground does not drain well and most of the seed started to grow a mold from laying in water and saturated mud for multiple days. I re-planted in early July and the stand was starting to sprout nicely. Then the deer found them. In my immediate neighborhood there isn't a lot of crop land. The open areas are cow pasture and or grass hay. I thought I was going to actually "farm " this ground but instead I've established a food plot. LOL! With that, I did a little research & elected to plant a cover crop of a combination of oats, sunflowers, buckwheat, milo, millet, and tillage radishes. I tossed the radish in the small seed box along with some milo. I put the rest of the mix in the large seed box. I just got done planting before today's rain and I think seed actually metered out pretty good. I forgot to mention that I planted a plot screen of sudan grass . It's acually coming up pretty good. The drill does take some tweaking and you need to get your openings right or you'l put out too much seed. One of the dust roller caps popped off and I contacted to company & prompt;y rec'd a replacement free of charge. I do wish there were more educational , "how to" videos about the machine to aid a visual learner like myself. Overall, I'm satisfied with the drill.. I think it's a good value for the money.
habitataddict
Yearling... With promise
Kev,
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am patiently waiting for a 505 I ordered in February. I am curious, will you need to continue tilling before you plant? In regards to the how-to video's, does anyone on this site with a 505 or 507 have a YouTube site that would be interested in making these videos? I could make how to video's once I receive and learn the equipment myself. I am surprised no one has done this for Tar-river NT yet.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am patiently waiting for a 505 I ordered in February. I am curious, will you need to continue tilling before you plant? In regards to the how-to video's, does anyone on this site with a 505 or 507 have a YouTube site that would be interested in making these videos? I could make how to video's once I receive and learn the equipment myself. I am surprised no one has done this for Tar-river NT yet.
