Ploughing up a dirty ley is nut house work. I was often near fit to be tied with a temper from kicking clods out of a plough. A few times I've had to fire the discs and the skimmers off to plough a skutchy or just that mat of soft meadow grass stuff down. I have a dirty enough old meadow grass sort of a sod to plough down this year if the weather plays ball but it's getting disc'd to death first. It's already had a generous application of RoundUp to soften it up a bit.I have A full set of discs on my plough, only difference I ever do is skimmers, have to remove them for a lot of grassland ploughing
I found those dirty lea sods with roundup either apply it a long time before ploughing or shortly before. The roots rot or loose their strength and makes it near impossible. So the sod wants to be almost gone or still have a good root systemPloughing up a dirty ley is nut house work. I was often near fit to be tied with a temper from kicking clods out of a plough. A few times I've had to fire the discs and the skimmers off to plough a skutchy or just that mat of soft meadow grass stuff down. I have a dirty enough old meadow grass sort of a sod to plough down this year if the weather plays ball but it's getting disc'd to death first. It's already had a generous application of RoundUp to soften it up a bit.
I never thought of that. It makes sense when you think about it alright.I found those dirty lea sods with roundup either apply it a long time before ploughing or shortly before. The roots rot or loose their strength and makes it near impossible. So the sod wants to be almost gone or still have a good root system
I found those dirty lea sods with roundup either apply it a long time before ploughing or shortly before. The roots rot or loose their strength and makes it near impossible. So the sod wants to be almost gone or still have a good root system
Definitely reduces wear on shins & skimmers but as @Mid cork says they can add a lot of weight.
Only on the rear furrow here.
Most Kverneland plough pictures only have a rear disc.
Finished up the metal changeover today. The boards lined up quite well which is comforting as the plough was bought second hand. The rear land side was added later.
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Yes John, changed from slats to 28’s. It meant changing the frogs and stays also.John did you upgrade to 28 boards? The stays look new thats the only reason I'm asking.
Yes John, changed from slats to 28’s. It meant changing the frogs and stays also.
What was the disadvantages to slatted boards?Yes John, changed from slats to 28’s. It meant changing the frogs and stays also.
Slats are good if you have soil that sticks to regular boards.What was the disadvantages to slatted boards?