Friday Crop Report! on Thursday!

[freewheat]

It actually has to do with the re-phasing cylinders. They went out of sync slightly.

[fjlip]

I re phase the BG at every head land, always hoping hydraulics keep working and holding. One wing was TOO deep so needed adjusting this year. Carbide BG points seem to have no more wear behind tractor tires.

[Klause]

Or put depth stops on each ram like a concord. Even if a ram leaks it's resting against a solid stop

[Klause]

If going for a disk unit get a Salford 525 with front coulters. Those are slick.... and prob our next drill with a seed master cart

[freewheat]

Yeah, I have stops as well on each cylinder, and re-phase often. Four brand new cylinders. JUNK.

A stop helps for too deep, but not much for too shallow!

[agstar77]

Just curious on how you justify these machines with there individual adjustments and complex depth control. Do they really increase yields enough to justify their cost and do they work with 10 or 20 dollar canola?

[freewheat]

Agstar, that is exactly right. I have no idea if perfection at seeding translates into bushels in the fall. My yields I do know, are as good or better as neighbors with machines valued 20 times what mine is. However, I often wonder how much I am leaving on the table. Maybe I would be leaps and bounds ahead of them, I dunno?

I do know peace of mind at and after seeding for me, would be worth something to me. I would keep my tank, and just buy a toolbar to go with it. A 40 footer is not that bad at all, really.

Great question though, I wrestle with it every spring...My crops turn out ok every time. But this year, it seems less likely to be rainy. Which on the one hand is awesome. But on the other, my seeder needs some forgiveness.

[Hopperbin]

**** its dry just spent two hours drinking and pailin water to the garden.

[Hopperbin]

And spent two hours drinking and pailin water two days ago.

[Klause]

Drinking beer and watering the garden or drinking water and beering the garden?