“We opted for a 4m folding Kverneland model with a front tank,” says George Whistance, pictured above. “I liked the concept of improving balance compared to putting everything on the rear linkage.”
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 Kverneland power harrow working depth, without affecting the drill. This has the potential to bring more output to combi drilling, along with saving fuel.” “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 set-up have 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.”
