Had an 82ft Degelman all hydraulic in the wet years. Couldn’t harrow canola with it. Always seemed to be too much down pressure even when lifted to set very little. Would angle tines back to try to be less aggressive. Made huge mess. Speed didn’t matter. Had 500hp on it. Could drive as fast as you wanted. Little 50ft flexicoil regular tine harrow with little tractor could do a beautiful job in same field on same day.
In wheat stubble, tine angle would always back off due hydraulic pressure change while driving. So much so that if hired man went out to harrow with the Degelman, pressure would back off and he’d drive around all day not even ripping the combine trails apart. Then I’d have to go do it again. Or I’d find his unharrowed areas with the air drill and the canola emergence would be shit in the combine paths.
In the end, sold the Degelman. Don’t miss it at all. Still use the little Flexicoil. Been dry here last 5 years. Little Flexi has been good enough.
In wheat stubble, tine angle would always back off due hydraulic pressure change while driving. So much so that if hired man went out to harrow with the Degelman, pressure would back off and he’d drive around all day not even ripping the combine trails apart. Then I’d have to go do it again. Or I’d find his unharrowed areas with the air drill and the canola emergence would be shit in the combine paths.
In the end, sold the Degelman. Don’t miss it at all. Still use the little Flexicoil. Been dry here last 5 years. Little Flexi has been good enough.
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