No till

[strojanherefords]

Getting a no-till drill, to plant small grains, sudan and pasture, has been on my wish list for several years and now I am in a position where I can buy a ten or twelve foot model.  I was wondering if anyone had any experience with no tilling. 

[bartholomewcattle]

Congrats...you will love it...I've been paying a guy to drill Ryegrass for me in the fall and it has been a lifesaver...hope to be in your position someday.

[oakcreekfarm]

how big is your tractor? I have used a great plains 10ft model and I know have a 4615 crustbuster. The crustbuster gets through the soil better, but I don't have a grass seed attachment. I bet a used 750 10ft model may be out there some where. If so that would be a really good option as well, but will take more horsepower.

[randy]

Jul 10, 2015 20:45:10 GMT -6 rodeohunter said:

Not trying to talk anyone out of a new piece of equipment but do you have a local FSA office. I rent a $15000 sunflower drill for $75 BUCKS no acreage limit. I only use it once or twice a year so your situation may be different but I've found I can get alot done in a 2 days with a 12' dril.

We have one here also.....I've used it several times.  

[bookcliff]

Don't know about little ones, we run a landoll 30' and a landoll 40', with 175-200 horses pulling them. As far as I am concerned, airbag controlled depth is the way to go and their seeding adjustments are hands above more accurate and simplier to adjust than any of the others.

[picketwire]

Now a 30 foot drill would make quick work for me, but those don't do well in thin air! sure would like to try one sometime up here. Been dragging a jd 750 around some this spring, borrowed unit, been used with the spurs on a little too much, but still gets the job done.

Tom, how do the landoll' like rocks?!

Wish the fsa office in these parts had a clue about things like that, now that makes sense.

[bookcliff]

Jul 13, 2015 8:20:48 GMT -6 picketwire said:

Tom, how do the landoll' like rocks?!

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no more trouble with them than our conventional JD 8300 disk drills have that the landolls hve pretty much replaced since we've gone from minimum till to pretty much no till.

[picketwire]

When not dragging the 750, we use an 8200. Works great for sudan/sorghum. For alfalfa and/or clover, we still can't beat on old brillion sure stand, altho I'd like to trade it for a bigger one!!

[bookcliff]

Jul 15, 2015 21:16:34 GMT -6 picketwire said:

When not dragging the 750, we use an 8200. Works great for sudan/sorghum. For alfalfa and/or clover, we still can't beat on old brillion sure stand, altho I'd like to trade it for a bigger one!!

yeh, we have an ancient old brillion too, an 8 footer, absolutely the best for seeding alfalfa and reclamation grass seeding projects in pastures and waterways, but gets damn old giong round and round with it on the JD 1020 at 8 foot at a time if you got much to do.

[strojanherefords]

Jul 9, 2015 19:02:45 GMT -6 oakcreekfarm said:

how big is your tractor? I have used a great plains 10ft model and I know have a 4615 crustbuster. The crustbuster gets through the soil better, but I don't have a grass seed attachment. I bet a used 750 10ft model may be out there some where. If so that would be a really good option as well, but will take more horsepower.

I plan on pulling the drill with our International TD9 or Cat D4 both of which pull a twelve foot disc and ring roller.  I have been leaning towards either a great plains 1006nt or 1206nt.  I am wondering if I should get the fertilizer box so I can apply starter fertilizer? 

[mhemry]

Drilled 70 acres of brome last year with an 8 foot drill and a john deere 730 diesel... Lots of time to contemplate!