Day 427

Close look at my new horsh 12m avatar drill coupled to a fendt 724 gen 6 long vid today hope you enjoy it

[@trevorjarvis3021]

Wow! Olly - hats off to you! You certainly know your stuff, fantastic explanation / walk around of the new seed drill. - That is indeed some piece of kit!! Quiz question - no idea. 97% +

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@danielcarey1826]

Mind blowing knowledge of the arable game! It’s Mental the work and knowledge required from men like yourself to provide breakfast and nearly every other meal of the day for a non farmer like myself and millions other like me!! Been glued to this channel for a while now keep up the great work Olly 👍

[@adamwatson6384]

Brilliant! Thanks for explaining how it all works. Hoping to get a demo of a smaller one next spring.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@bareman85]

We’re hoping to get one in the future, had a demo in the spring on some of our heavy clay. The clay was still holding a lot of moisture under the surface and I honestly thought it would just leave an exposed slit but how wrong I was. The crops now racing away and looking as good as the crops planted conventionally, saving two cultivation passes. Look forward to seeing how you get on with it. Keep up the great work

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@hedleyjackson5131]

Nice drill Olly shame it doesn’t have the flush fitting hydraulic jack of the trailer sprayer. And for that money I’d want a screen on the drill to avoid getting back in the cab to enter weights. Can you add weight for hard dry conditions or do you transfer weight off the caddy? 95 % today flew the drone and had fun with the kids.

[@johnlea4779]

Good interesting walk around the new corn drill. 95% today due to the better weather and fishing.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@adrianhalton2104]

Great walk round of the drill, for the drawbar could you fit one like they used to fit on the Massey big baler which I think had a ball like a top link end. They have got to have some easy improvements to put on the new model when they bring it out.

[@andrewwillison2304]

Great walk round of your new drill olly. A few things for you to alter to get it how you want by the looks. Quiz answer is a wheel chock instead of a bit of wood or a brick.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@JimmysAfterHoursAdventures]

You could do with talking till the seed sock inventer till make a bucket Loading sock for that drill eg fill a bucket load curl the bucket up put the sock on the bucket with to lugs round the back of the bucket on each side an enough material around the bottom of the bucket so when you tip it forward it ends up going into the sock a hook welded on the top of the bucket could also help with keeping it in place while tipping the bucket

[@nigelclats6970]

The wedges are for filling up with dirt until you need them. Then you can't get them out of holders. I always throw them under the bench,got a pile of them somewhere 😎😎

[@farmerste]

Excellent video olly, thanks for the detailed info on how the drill works 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@matthouldcroft370]

Wheel chock 😂 took ours off so we could see the metering units better ! Move your seed coulters to the middle or top hole so that it gives the disc more bite, for some reason they all leave the factory on the bottom hole and will move way to much soil. Also we removed a few spacers out of the main lift rams which helped the machine sit more level. The hitch will drive you crazy especially every time you drop the drill in and out of work which we are probably going to go for a ball and spoon setup. But other than that they are fantastic bits of kit

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks good tips

[@johnobrien295]

Best of luck with new drill. With quality machine reviews like that Profi magazine will be looking to employ you😁🚜

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@PatRS-uw9lr]

Any particular reason for choosing the Horsch? Does John Deere offer a similar Drill? Love the daily videos, very informative , always interesting to find out about different aspects of farming 🚜

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

They don’t do comparative model

[@k350lc]

Can see you adding your own step between the 2 top tanks as u said u could fall up there excellent video 👌👌👌

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Hopeing horsh may do it for me

[@seandavies6452]

From someone without a farming knowledge very informative keep them coming ,wheel chocs 90% today

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@brianbrady1993]

Excellent review Olly

[@paulpreston1736]

Good video olly wheel blocks nice machine

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@benshutt5114]

The calibration scale hangs of the gangway on the horsch maestro maize drills And are weighing sacks are deeper than ones you got less spillage maybe

[@avafw60]

I enjoyed that Olly, always like to know how things work. Shame about the front of the drill, they should at least provide you with spacers for the draw bar pin. the leg looks like it was made by a pupil doing a metalwork project for his o'levels 😄. Enjoy your Sunday 🥂

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Think there going to sort it tbh

[@harryconlon3244]

Class video, very interesting drill. Quiz questions are wheel chocks.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@adrianhutchin4925]

Nice piece of kit be cool to see it wokring... think the long hoses are for Quad Tracs the distance to the connections is a way off... be safe- wheel chock

[@laurencegibbs2753]

With you wanting to go down the route of controlled traffic but struggling with bales I’ve seen a couple of systems that allow CTF, one is a big pusher on the front of the tractor to push the bale to the side, and then onto a bale chaser, and another that was an accumulator on the baler which then were picked up with a modified 3 bale squeeze. A jcb 531-70 would just about lift 12 80x70 bales

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@Zeotropic]

Wheel chocks, usually supplied when a trailer or trailed implement doesn't have its own parking brake

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

No but air should hold it

[@mickjennings2968]

It’s a wheel chock and 100% today as watched my Grandaughter make her Debut at Ladies football in goal aged 16 years and four weeks they won 10.1 I’m over the moon

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

10 one 😳

[@Cotlandfarmer]

Wheel chocks. If can see why you chose a Horsch over another John deere, loads more features and adaptability on the Horsch compared to the John deere. The 750a looks like it hasn't changed since the early 2000s. 85% today as its pouring with rain and the cows will be filthy at milking time tonight. 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Jd don’t do that wide either

[@glennmcfarlane9327]

John deere changed their opener to the the new pro series opener about 2 years ago with quite a few added benefits, john deere disc runs on a 7 degree angle to cast a shadow for the seed to drop into☺

[@gareth2673]

Get bored of new machinery ? Never !

[@RaysFarming]

Wheel block to stop the wheels moving if you working on it 75% due to shitty weather

[@davidcorlett3266]

Good informative vid with an honest opinion looks like it should do the job time will tell 👍🇮🇲

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Hope so

[@philipgraham6980]

Great tour of your new drill looks the dogs boll**ks. Do you use tramlines or just rely on GPS. quiz answer, they are wheel chocks, as in "CHOCKS AWAY OLLY"

[@bobcrawford2105]

Another suggestion the flexible silicone hose are they readily available nearby cos you can bet it will fail late on a night at weekend might be cost effective to have a spare stored away safely

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Possibly

[@stevejasper5471]

Wheel chocks

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@paulstorer6937]

Block the wheels. Have you considered filling the Drill by auger from a trailer?

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yes

[@matthipperson4351]

You must be doing something right with the videos Olly. As a Paramedic I’ve just watched a video on the pros and cons of a drill that I’m never going to use but found it interesting. 😂 wheel chock

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣 I was worried that the none farming viewers would not find it interesting well clearly not

[@teammoont]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer definitely not. Another non-farming viewer here and that was really interesting.

[@martyn450f3]

It's a wheel chock so it doesn't roll away. Another good video. 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@louisgunning2347]

You could modify a bucket to have a hydraulic chute in the middle to fill the drill like a concrete mixing bucket

[@alex5983]

Brilliant video Olly, thank you!

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@philipbutler9404]

Great video good talk about the drill your sort those problems out.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@tony3424]

Nice looking drill Olly.. few little things to get sorted but it will be a beast in the field..Quiz question... is that a wheel chock...

[@jimbostruckingvids8173]

Great channel buddy.

[@yeetyeet98]

Wheel chocks to stop it rolling

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@chrisduvall4213]

Looking forward to seeing it in action olly.👍🏻

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Me to

[@seanfrost3225]

Great vid Ollie , i do hope your Fendt will pull the Avatar as I borrowed one in the spring to put some barley in with and I had a 410 8rx on the front and it knew it had got it on the hills. Other than that though establishment was fantastic going straight in on overwintered seedbeds. Cheers Sean , Suffolk drill man 95% today.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

No hills here 😀

[@rhubarb021]

You buy more new kit than my son on Farming Simulator!!😀 Nice looking drill, looks a few vulnerable bits underneath when you get it stuck but there’s maybe more clearance than there looked. You should take a sweep stake on who’s going to trash the lasers.....

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@simonpage8120]

wheel chock, very interesting about the drill, some poor design features there, we run a Vaderstad that has some poor design faults too, 90% today, just getting ready for Sunday Roast as its to wet to work😊

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

I didn’t wanna sound like a horsh sales man so thought I would be honest

[@jhlane1977]

Checkout “outback wrap”. Colour coded hose wrap and hose tamers. Will be just the ticket to sort those hoses out

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@themayorofdipshittery3646]

Used to be a farmer we worked with up between Perth & Dundee that used to run 3 wheeled Horsch tractors. They were beasts with massive LGP tyres, very able tools and fun to work 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Got any pics

[@themayorofdipshittery3646]

Afraid not, this was back in 80’s early 90’s. 👍

[@niallmurphy4496]

That is some drill Olly, it's a wheel block for when it's parked up, #95% today,😉

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@richardstrange2630]

Result !!! could have picked a hard drill question , but the answer is wheel chocks !!! Mandatory in Germany , that's why they are fitted . ;) Gotta say that is a proper bit of kit , remember the Massey Ferguson 10ft drill , thought that was high tech , back in the day ;)

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Not a lot change has there other than the size

[@craigdoig9486]

Interesting video

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@1powercom]

Great walk-round how come the designers cant pick up those simple issues anyway new T shirt required churry picker is now old hat your the star of this one take your pick from "Urr" Brakes/tank/hose/ or Drill 😁

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@normansufrin207]

What about modifying the handle to make it two parts? Good vid. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Or pipe insulation

[@normansufrin207]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer and an industrial safety helmet. As designs go it’s a pretty poor one tbh.

[@cmotdibbler4454]

Quiz question is wheel chock, normally round in yellow for visibility and safety but Horsch like to be colour coordinated rather than safe

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@wilmidwales1287]

At the beginning it sounded like you had bought a bit of a lemon but then there seems more that you like be good to see it in the field Wil mid Wales 100% still despite the rain

[@eddsbait4628]

Great video again quiz answer is wheel chocks

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@alexthom4784]

Wheel wedges Bring back Massey Ferguson 30 drills !! very interesting keep the videos coming !

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

It’s similar concept

[@gmurrayf]

We have a 724/Horsch combi set up but only 4m! Top quality kit. Don't think the 724 would stand a chance pulling 12m up some of ours hills tough! You can see pics on @smiddyburnfarms. An alternative question might be 'how many people ever use the wheel chocks...?'

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer lol

[@johnwarwick4105]

Why is it that within a few hours you can point out some glaring safety issues that could be so easily engineered out. Do these manufacturers never ask the end users to come and look over the prototypes? No sensor on the hand rail will result in destruction at some point😮. For the cost of a ram and pilot valve the hand rails could have been automatic and much more impressive. All that engineering and a Micky mouse hydraulic pipe holder, unbelievable sure a day in the workshop will sort all the issues as most farmers do 😂😂

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

I’m sure there will be mods Soon

[@shanecorbally6315]

Block for the wheels if parked somewhere it could roll

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@geoffreymoore2204]

Is the pipe work not to close to ground if get that sinking feeling. U get a bag filling bucket be good to fill that drill

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yes

[@paulroberts6318]

Wheel chock, good video again Ollie, looks a fair tool, what sort of speed will it travel? About 90% today

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

65kph

[@lordbonville]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer 😂😂😂. 78ha/hr

[@jcbjim5960]

Lovely drill. Wheel chocks. Or jump for a bmx

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@leelovell2790]

It's a giant olly nice peace of kit

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@kellyshelley1249]

Husband says can u use hook rather than jaw n pin. Maybe make difference

[@callumkendall5100]

Would be worth going over the reason behind going for 25cm row width in a future video mate! Also What sort of seed rate will you be doing? Good video as always look forward to seeing it in action!

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Will tomorrow

[@garysavage5675]

Wheel chock

[@pauljw4472]

Looks the part the drill. Looks like the designer could do with having a go with one. Finish the finer touches off! No over filling them fill cal packs. What speed do horsch recommend up to for drilling.?

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

10-12 k I think

[@richardmatthews3304]

Good video will you widen the wheels on the bateman to suit the drill and combine? An auger bucket same as is used to feed cattle would be good to fill the drill, could do seed or fert

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yes or grain hatch in bucket

[@richardmatthews3304]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer or one of those agrigat banging buckets, one s they fill totes with, would have double use bagging agrigat and woodchip to sell

[@FatLadofYork]

Shame there wasn't a box set in between the chassis at the front for all the calibration bags & spare metering wheels instead of having to walk around the drill 3 times just to calibrate it & give you 3x more chances of bashing your head.👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@roberthiggins6401]

A few terrible design faults, just seems really lazy of Horsch but it does look bloody smart and will cover the acres. Be interesting to see how we'll it'll place seed after spuds and the like. The wheels being the same track width as the combine is good but the tractor is narrower so I don't really see the point of that other than it'll give the drill more stability. Cheers Olly

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

It is for stability I could always put tractor wider

[@roberthiggins6401]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer But then that creates its own problems, on the roads, for instance?

[@davidbatstone1433]

I put a Sharmuller cat2 towing eye on my Mzuri drill so a 32mm draw bar pin fits really snug. Nice drill by the way, any idea what a 4m one would be??

[@bobcrawford2105]

Another one to see if supplier will put spares with you on consignment were you pay for them when you use them

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer be nice

[@nickaf5262]

Chocks for the wheels

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@185LANDY]

Today Olly you made my day thanks for the walk around very interesting but I want to know what er is,is it air or something else sorry😂😂 I'm from Hampshire we breath air my % today is 79 and it's a wheel block

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

?

[@davidhall5130]

Chaser bin for loading seed then

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@nickaf5262]

Richard western make an auger trailer for filling drills or the used too 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yes 14k 😳

[@nickaf5262]

A farm I worked on near shrewsbury he had one you might pick one up cheap at a farm sale 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@TheWebby1982]

Brilliant vid mate, just one thing…. Give ya camera lens a clean on ya phone, it’s a bit cloudy 😂👍🏻

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Oil I think

[@TheWebby1982]

😂, farming life mate 👍🏻

[@rhubarb021]

Do you think that the Cat 4 hitch and long hoses mean that Horsch think it needs something bigger to pull it?🤔😉😀

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Nar

[@rhubarb021]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer 😀🎣

[@fowlerstownproduce4176]

Hi olly does it mean you are doubling the space between the rows of corn in turn halving the density per acre and cutting the yield per acre? Or am I mistaken? Thanks in advance from Ireland

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

No it will still yield the same

[@123456BobJackson]

Thanks Olly

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@adamsouthern8183]

tidy your new drill mate . its a wheel chock

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@adigibson3605]

They are wheel chocks, 90% today

[@donaldtriumph1682]

Wheel chocks 80% 👍🏻

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@johnhyde8892]

Is the plastic thing to chock the wheels on the drill.

[@YorkshireDano]

its for when your dropping it off acts as a wedge for the wheels. how you find the spacing? surely more gaps for competition i.e weeds etc

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Claydon was 31.5 cm rows and if I don’t disturb ground they shouldn’t grow

[@HawkMillFarm]

My dealer had my tractor for pdk so did a nice job with my pipes, don’t JCB need long pipes? Did you get bean kit side rotor door ? They brought me one foc when they set me off.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Don’t know will check

[@jonathan_5967]

Excited to see it at work, was it brand new? Looks it

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yes

[@neilventress7914]

would a pick up hitch work for the draw bar

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

It’s bit big

[@arwelagrimachinery]

Put some thick pipe lagging on the handle , not trying to be funny but could do the trailer chutes same time

[@alanbillingsley2604]

Very interesting, plastic wheel chocks, are you sure the fent will pull it?

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yes

[@bumpkinrocks]

For the money get them to at least replace the hitch and air fittings. Pretty poor not to ask the set up needed.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

They are

[@e.cfarmphotography1095]

It’s a weel chock about %85 today

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@johncooper398]

Do you think it’s time some company designed a self propelled drill,all that technology going to waste in my opinion,👨‍🔧👍🤔

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

But then it’s a engine sat there doing nothing most of the year

[@aidanwalsh5464]

wheel chocs

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@kylemunro4987]

Maybe missed it but what kinda oil pressures required to run the drill?

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Not a lot tbh

[@keithhill3027]

Been raining all day but hey ho I’m alive and healthy so 100%

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@MrTractor2]

The quiz question is a wheel chock

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@jakemalone808]

It’s a wheel chock 85%

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@warnerjonny]

What was the list price on it

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Don’t know

[@markit4092]

I’m first like🤣😎👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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