We have run a seedhawk for 7 years now and I really can't complain about it. Does a great job in wet or dry conditions and is quite reliable. But it is almost time for something new.
I think the next on will be a disc drill. We are one pass notill and for this reason the pillar really appeals to me. Seed to fert placement seems very similar. I like the side band better than mid row to keep N closer to crop than weeds. Mid row banders on other disc drills are adding weight, maintenance and cost.
The pillar claims no hair pinning. Being from an area almost exclusive to hoe drills I have zero experience with this other than what I have learned on this forum. But if it is not an issue with this drill then one less thing to worry about.
We had quite a few wet years and have our current rig setup quite well for floatation and mud scraping. How is the pillar? We are clay loam soil. On our seedhawk we run rotoscrapers and they work well at keeping wheels clean and depth consistent. It seems the last few years we are always seeding on the wet side. Does this drill perform in those conditions. Mike told me they have a kit to lift front tires on drill. Similar to seed master? They also have drawn up a high floatation kit but have never used it. I would kinda lean towards that. But maybe overkill. If it's that muddy will the openers operate?
Is seeding depth consistent? Packing pressure? the packing wheel also controls depth in same way hawk does. In this way I would think it would pack/close better than the "new" new holland disc which have a spring for packing pressure.
What's maintenance like? 1 zero per opener per day? Reliability?
We get our N on as NH3 currently but would probably go to dry. But I will start another thread on carts.
Thanks
Pillar disc drill
I think the next on will be a disc drill. We are one pass notill and for this reason the pillar really appeals to me. Seed to fert placement seems very similar. I like the side band better than mid row to keep N closer to crop than weeds. Mid row banders on other disc drills are adding weight, maintenance and cost.
The pillar claims no hair pinning. Being from an area almost exclusive to hoe drills I have zero experience with this other than what I have learned on this forum. But if it is not an issue with this drill then one less thing to worry about.
We had quite a few wet years and have our current rig setup quite well for floatation and mud scraping. How is the pillar? We are clay loam soil. On our seedhawk we run rotoscrapers and they work well at keeping wheels clean and depth consistent. It seems the last few years we are always seeding on the wet side. Does this drill perform in those conditions. Mike told me they have a kit to lift front tires on drill. Similar to seed master? They also have drawn up a high floatation kit but have never used it. I would kinda lean towards that. But maybe overkill. If it's that muddy will the openers operate?
Is seeding depth consistent? Packing pressure? the packing wheel also controls depth in same way hawk does. In this way I would think it would pack/close better than the "new" new holland disc which have a spring for packing pressure.
What's maintenance like? 1 zero per opener per day? Reliability?
We get our N on as NH3 currently but would probably go to dry. But I will start another thread on carts.
Thanks
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