Can you no-till with a conventional drill?
Conventional drills are designed to sow into tilled, uniform soil conditions. No-till drills can operate in tilled fields but are designed for tougher conditions such as sods and firmly compacted, uneven or residue covered soils.
What makes a grain drill no-till?
On a no-till drill, the rolling coulter travels ahead of the opener and cuts a slot through the sod, residue, and soil, and then the double-disk opener widens this slot. Conventional grain drills are used when the seedbed is already prepared and the coulter is not needed to cut through residue or the soil surface.
Can you plant grass seeds with a grain drill?
Free flowing grass seed (e.g. wheatgrass) can be successfully planted with a small grain drill if proper, shallow, and consistent seeding depth is maintained. Drills should be calibrated to monitor seeding rate.
Can you plant soybeans with grain drill?
Growers can plant soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] with a grain drill or row crop planter, which can affect seed and weed control costs and yield.
Will pasture grass reseed itself?
Turns out, if you let the grass go to seed, it will reproduce itself. For free. Without the farmer having to do anything. Reseeding fields on a large scale can be expensive on a small farm or homestead.
How many pounds of soybeans should you plant per acre?
Use 50 lbs per acre or use the chart provided to calibrate your drill or planter for optimal planting conditions. Narrow rows (15” or less) should be used for heavy deer densities.
Can you plant corn with a no-till grain drill?
“Deere’s operating manual mentions that the 750 no-till drill can be used to solid seed corn, but it doesn’t have a calibrating chart for corn. However, I was still able to consistently get a plant population in the low-to-mid 30,000 per acre range.”
What can you plant with grain drill?
The drill will work great when doing cereal grains such as winter wheat, oats, and buckwheat. for soybeans you can plug several seed openings to achieve a 12-18″ row spacing, as far as the small seeds,(turnips rutabagas etc) the grass box will work fine.
What size tractor do I need to pull a no till drill?
Movement of the drill requires a tractor or truck equipped with a hitch with adequate towing capacity. Manufacturer recommends a minimum 85 PTO horsepower tractor.
How much horsepower do you need to pull a 12 row planter?
Any help is apprieciated. My 12 row loaded with fertilizer is over 8 ton. If you have flat ground you can get by with a 10000 lb mfwd tractor with 110 hp engine. If you have any hills you need to be over 130 drawbar and 9 ton mfwd.