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Mark

08-11-2002 18:53:46




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What is the difference between a seed drill and a no-till seed drill? What type of drill would work best for an 8n? It has to be small due to a creek crossing. Thanks Mark




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Sven

08-12-2002 11:11:17




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 Re: no-till drill? in reply to Mark, 08-11-2002 18:53:46  
Mark,
I'm not am expert on this but have been reading about seed drills and no-till drills. Basically a no till has either one offset disc to help cut into stubble or another blade/disc/hoe in front to cut through the stubble. Some brands have serrated discs with one offset (sticking out in front of the other). From what I understand you harvest your first crop leaving stubble behind to hold the soil together also to catch snow. Then you go through with the no till drill planting and fertilizing. I just brought a IH 100 double disc seed drill to see if I could reseed a field without having to plow it first. It will be an experiment not sure if it will work but its worth a try.

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Walt

08-12-2002 09:38:24




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 Re: no-till drill? in reply to Mark, 08-11-2002 18:53:46  
Mark - No one answered you because the question you asked was too basic or maybe they thought you were joking.

They make all sizes of no-till and regular drills. With a conventional drill, you have to plow and disk to prepare the seed bed before planting, no-till as the name implies, allows you to just use a burn down herbicide to kill the growth and then just seed into the no-till soil.

No-till equipment is very expensive compared to conventional equipment.

To get one small enough to cross the stream, measure the opening then you will know what the largest size you can fit through, but with an 8n, you will not be able to pull a very big one, maybe 7-8', maybe 10' on the level.

I have an 8n, but do not use it for anything except pulling hay wagons and a potato plow, maybe someone who has one that pulls a drill can chime in and let us know what size they are pulling and if hills are/are not involved.

Good luck,

Walt

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david

08-12-2002 10:59:40




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 Re: Re: no-till drill? in reply to Walt, 08-12-2002 09:38:24  
No till drills are also much more heavily weighted and require live hydraulic remotes. Plus to them, at least here in the east is most Conservation Districts have them for rent. I rent 8' mand 10' notill drills regularly and pull with 65-86 hp. I wouldn't pull either with an 8N even if it had a live remote valve.



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jim

08-12-2002 13:27:35




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 Re: Re: Re: no-till drill? in reply to david, 08-12-2002 10:59:40  
A no-till drill would reqire a minimum of 60-70HP. for a 10 footer and are way too expensive even used. If you can , find a little MF33 or earlier drill. Those drills are very light , low to the ground and simple. Their only draw back was the fertilizer area as they were rather difficult to clean out well and the resulting corrosion was terrible. Later models were made easier to clean out but were belt driven resulting in erratic delivery of the fertilizer. Try to find a plain grain Massey drill , preferably with double disc openers and a grass-seeder. It will last a life-time.

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