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How Kverneland f-drill and Rotago F improve efficiency
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Monmouthshire contractor MRI Whistance opted for a Kverneland f-drill front tank with a Rotago F power harrow drill combination in search of improved flexibility and more output.
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“We opted for a 4m folding model, with a front tank,” says George Whistance, pictured. “I liked the concept of improving balance, compared to putting everything on the rear linkage.”
“Drilling output is up by around 10 acres/day,” says George Whistance © Kverneland
The firm had been using a 3m combination with a five-furrow plough, but sought more output from a 4m outfit.
This enabled the firm to add a second five-furrow plough for a higher-output weather-proof system.
“Drilling output is up by around 10 acres/day, and the scope of on-the-move adjustment for the power harrow is really useful,” he adds.
Being equipped with isobus technology, the Kverneland Rotago F power harrow can be tweaked on the move for working depth and clod board height, to improve efficiency in response to changes in soil type.
“In reality, few people would bother to stop and change their depth settings, but this has been really useful throughout constantly changing conditions,” explains George.
“In wetter soils, I can raise the clod board from the cab, to let soil flow through.
“And it’s the same when you hit patches of lighter soil – tweak the power harrow working depth, without affecting the drill.
“This has the potential to bring more output to combi-drilling, along with saving fuel.”
The modular structure of the Kverneland f-drill front hopper, coulter bar & Rotago F power harrow combination ensures an even weight distribution across the machine arrangement improving balance © Kverneland
“And it’s really useful when levelling a headland that’s been ploughed out, filling in that last furrow,” he says.
George adds that drill calibration and setup has been easy.
“Electric seed metering is superb,” he says. “We’ve sown cover crops, turnips, winter wheat, winter barley, grass seed and beans. It’s been very accurate.”
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