First Time Intercropping with our New Horsch Avatar No Till Drill!

Dreams do come true! Our new No Till Drill has arrived and we are officially in the fields throwing it into some new situations! ‪@farminainteasy‬ #horsch #Horschavatar #Notilldrill #intercropping #notill #notillfarming

[@chadtosh6831]

Looks like that new drill is a winner for ya !!! 🍻👍

[@farminainteasy]

So far I think it is, we are very impressed with the speed and precision.

[@GoddamnRED]

Your production quality is so high, can really see this channel exploding! Love the videos, look forward to seeing more 🤘

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you so much for the comment, @wcooman1694!!!! So glad your enjoying the channel!!!

[@colincolpittsrealestategroup]

Congrats on the new drill Dave! Not a farmer myself, but learning a lot watching your channel! Thanks

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you for watching our videos!!!! Glad your enjoying them and seeing where our small contribution to the food chain comes from.

[@RishiBhoomi_Natural_Farming]

बहुत बढ़िया 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@Pattern-Recognition]

You will have 100K subscribers if you continue this way. And sees like a good drill, too.

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you so much for watching our videos and the motivating comment!!!!

[@Farmerjimmy9600]

Wow, that drill is crazy. Defenition of stupdity-doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results... and you go out on a big limb and go with your gut, and its going to pay huge dividends. Well done, definitely the right chioce for your operation. Lets chip that Fastrac though and dual it up 😂

[@7rixee]

Not sure if i ever saw duals on a FastTrack 😂 Can the axles handle that?

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you so much for the beautiful comment!!!!! We take these values very seriously. Thank you for watching our videos, wishing you all the best!

[@farminainteasy]

I've seen pictures of duals on the fastrac, not sure how well that would work on the 4220 with it having 4 wheel steering...

[@AndrewClarke-wb5hh]

David, that new drill looks like the real answer. It may be that under normal operation, the row openers and packers carry much of the implement weight. When you use the "pot hole" feature to avoid them sinking into the mud, it probably lifts the gangs slightly which would transfer weight to the drawbar and show the increased traction you're seeing. Those air-seed tubes appear corrugated on the outside. Are they smooth on the inside? If not, that could contribute to plugging. In air-solids flow, the heavier fraction will shift to the outside going around curves (or low spots). Seed may hang up or accumulate on any rough surfaces. Regardless, we'll all be looking forward to your experience with the new equipment. And seeing how that triticale works out.

[@SlyFoxl]

No experience with this drill but ive inspected the pronto closely several times and its tubes are smooth on the inside and corrugated outside, looks to be the same with this one.

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you for the fantastic comment! Yes the seed tube's are smooth inside. We will be putting this drill into many unique scenarios this spring and will share with you our learnings!

[@TiiMER0]

Hello ✌🏼I’m from Germany i like it to look you’re videos 😊 I don’t understand everything but enough to know what you mean 😅 I have fun to see you happy with you’re new horsch seeder 😊

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you for watching @TiiMERO! I'm glad your enjoying the channel! We are sure enjoying all of the products coming out of Germany, from the Deutz tractors to the Krone and Horsch brands. We are very appreciative of the quality designs!

[@wilfharder3857]

The fast track looks like its running with that drill, in your opinion would 170 hp fwd pull it ?

[@farminainteasy]

The fastrac 4220 is doing well with it, but it could use a few more hp. It should have 270hp on it...

[@TrevorStruthers]

When you calibrated it, wouldnt it be a good idea to check the calibration again to make sure? Youre already doing so much might as well double check the work. Interesting to connect your drill to your phone. I saw a bluetooth trailer brake controller just the other day. Everything is so full of data anymore

[@farminainteasy]

Yes, you are completely right. What I typically do is check the calibration after the first few acres. I like the idea of letting the seed pack into the metering rollers to see if it changes. So far, the second calibrations have been within .04 of a pound or less.

[@TrevorStruthers]

@@farminainteasy thats pretty impressive. Im sure it works just fine. Pretty slick setup. Farmin aint cheap either.

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you @trevorstruthers. Farmin definitely has a way of keeping bank accounts at thier minimums.... hahaha

[@jhuck8166]

Quality channel

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you soo much @jhuck8166!

[@Muwex]

Nowadays machines are so smart!

[@farminainteasy]

Isn't that the truth, @Muwex! I never thought I could control such a precise piece of equipment from my cell phone! Haha, thank you for watching our videos!

[@wcooman1694]

I grew up with farm practices that were old school before old school was a thing. Pretty sure we did 10" spacing with a 10' Ontario hoe drill that was converted from horse drawn to tractor pulled. (My dad actually used horses with it when he was a boy.) Glad you mentioned Horsch NA Avatars vs Euro. I was wondering how you managed to get it, and speculating if it might become more commonplace here (you trendsetter, you). Most Euro brands like, Amazone & Maschio, tend to lean heavily toward 5"-6.5" spacing. Always wondered why. Love to see the stand once the seed's up.

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you @wcooman1694! We will definitely have more videos to come of emergence and the performance of the crop as it comes up. We definitely wanted to try the tight spacing on this drill, and the North American drills just can't get that tight for some reason...

[@Beyonder8335]

Very interesting video, what do you guys use for a camera? footage looks great.

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you for watching our videos, and thanks for noticing the extra effort we are putting into the production quality. We use a Canon C70, sigma 24-70mm 2.8 lens or a C300 mark 3.

[@Beyonder8335]

@@farminainteasy ah I see, thanks

[@Farmer_Gage7120]

How wide it that drill??

[@Freefarmer533]

Seed bounce could be from the row unit running over a stone below the surface.

[@farminainteasy]

Yes, absolutely, that could cause the bounce. Thank you for the comment and watching our videos @freefarmer533!

[@waylonthomas9261]

Awesome content. I am looking at getting a 40' avatar for soybeans and cover crop in North Central ND. Any advice, things to stay away from, etc? Much appreciated!

[@waylonthomas9261]

Be interested in whether or not the rows in the tractor tracks come up evenly and the same time as the others. Also, more wear in the tractor tracks?

[@farminainteasy]

So far I'm a very big fan of everything horsh avatar wheather it's the NA version or Euro. I don't personally know a pile about soybean production, however the you tube channel "Brian's Farming Videos" uses a 40' Avatar for his soybeans, and it appears to work very well for him. I would think the 10" spacing on the NA version would be ideal for you! Plus the speed and precision of course.

[@rcmartinfarm3512]

How can I get that drill in the states

[@johncrewe2578]

Just watch for the depth of the seed increasing after rain as this washes the fluffy soil into the seed trench. I've had canola not come through (soil cover increased and then capped surface) after heavy rain.

[@SlyFoxl]

Did you roll after planting? Those around me with that experience ddi also roll after planting. And before the rain 😅 I don't think thats gonna be an issue with this drill with how its all set up and works but its still an important thing to keep in the back of your head thats for sure.

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you @johncrewe2578 and @slyfoxl! Those are great points to watch out for in regard to seed depth. We typically like to roll ahead of the no till drill. We find that after can sometimes burry the small seeds too deep.

[@lo3mer]

You should have looked at the Horizon DSX drill which offers more clever solutions for intercropping. It also comes with Dcup diffusers so blowing the seed out of the furrow is impossible.

[@farminainteasy]

Thank you for the comment! We actually did look at the Horizon drill when we were at Agritechnica, check out our video back in November 2023. The reason the Horizon drills weren't a contender for us is that we do not have a local dealer anywhere in Canada for that brand...

[@ianw5056]

The avatar is superior to the dsx

[@lo3mer]

@@ianw5056 first of all, I am owning DSX drill and I have had the privilege to test it versus all the other no till drills (all of them) on very heavy high mg soils and I can say without any speculation that DSX is the only one that can penetrate deep and close the slot without the furrows to open once to soil is drying. Avatar has no independent contour following. We ran the tests for spring barley drilling at 3 cm and the average drilling depth was 3.04 cm,. I have all the evidence for proving this, It all comes done to the geometry of the opener and closing system, If you have real evidence of proving on how the Avatar is better, please let us know,.