FW Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 As above, anyone ever used one? Are they any good? Reason I ask is because a few of our now cultivated fields are quite hilly, so on basic operations such as ploughing I am always having to get out and adjust. Am I being lazy or would it be money well spent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Cheaper to buy a horse to pull the plough!! Only ever used one on the front buckrake, if your going to use one for ploughing you want some sort of scale on the top of it that you can see looking out theback window. Otherwise you'll never know where you want it to move to or back to. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Yeah fair enough. This is the Spaldings one....? \ http://www.spaldings.co.uk/SpaldingsAgricultural/Templates/Spaldings/Products.asp?param=564&ig_id=5375&title=4%2E5+Tonne+Hydraulic+Top+Link+%2D+Cat%2E+2%2F2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmassey135 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 A few people near me use them on straw choppers, they say it tips up further so the bale goes in easier, dont know more than that im afraid \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 As above, anyone ever used one? Are they any good? Reason I ask is because a few of our now cultivated fields are quite hilly, so on basic operations such as ploughing I am always having to get out and adjust. Am I being lazy or would it be money well spent? Make a bigger slot in the headstock of the plough ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I think they use them on the standen pearson potatoe planters as when i had a ride in john deere with one on the driver said it kept on breaking but i cant rember what broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmassey135 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I think they use them on the standen pearson potatoe planters as when i had a ride in john deere with one on the driver said it kept on breaking but i cant rember what broke Probably the John Deere Cerin ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I used to plough some really hilly ground without a hydraulic top link, never had to make any adjustments or had any problems with it. Sounds more like a draft control issue than top link to me \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hydraulic top-links are ok but I would not use one for ploughing on such undulating ground if you wanted to get the field back to level as using one of these would defeat the objective. If you set your plough correctly and plough at the right depth the draft control should do the rest. Plough slightly deeper on the higher points of the field and shallower on the lower and then when working down the ground you will move the deeper earth into the shallower parts thus leveling the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I used to plough some really hilly ground without a hydraulic top link, never had to make any adjustments or had any problems with it. Sounds more like a draft control issue than top link to me \ I didn't see myself typing such a practical answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 If you typed a sensible and practical answer I'd tell you to see a doctor :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 If you typed a sensible and practical answer I'd tell you to see a doctor :D like her?? http://www.drawingbusiness.com/img/sample-female-doctor.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new holland driver Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 i had a landini whit one on subsoiling when i was at brewers they are good i thought most had a gide on the side of them but at shore the on i had did the one thing i found on the subsoiler was that if it hit heavy ground it some times move the top link to ride over it but it might have been me not useing it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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