No till drill

[plbcattle]

Anyone bought a used no till drill lately. I am looking and was told to budget around $8-10,000 for a good used one. I am going to finish my Rancho-frio and then drill in some oats for winter. I broadcast, wheat,oats, and rye last year. I went to a farm that used a no till drill and there is no comparison. They grazed the oats a couple times then cut and baled over 1000 round rolls that tested around 16-18 Protein. They seeded right into the bermuda fields and with the no till drill, didn't disturb the grass. Any thoughts.

 

[dun]

That's about the price range I've seen for used drills. I did see a used 3 pt no-till that was only 6500. That's why I still use my old VanBrunt.
Our local NRCS office has 2 that they rent out. Might want to check into that for your area

dun

 

[hurleyjd]

Anyone bought a used no till drill lately. I am looking and was told to budget around $8-10,000 for a good used one. I am going to finish my Rancho-frio and then drill in some oats for winter. I broadcast, wheat,oats, and rye last year. I went to a farm that used a no till drill and there is no comparison. They grazed the oats a couple times then cut and baled over 1000 round rolls that tested around 16-18 Protein. They seeded right into the bermuda fields and with the no till drill, didn't disturb the grass. Any thoughts.

You might check this drill out. I priced it about two years ago and thought the price was very compeitive. Less than the used price you mentioned. http://www.tigercoinc.com/aitchison.htm

 

[Herefordcross]

I picked up a GP notill for $7600 with only about 5600 acres on it and sold it for $8200. They are high even when they're 20 years old

 

[johndeerefarmer]

I don't know how many acres that you plan on planting each year but even a used one is hard to justify.
I broadcasted wheat, ryegrass and arrowleaf clover on top of coastal bermuda pastures. I got a heck of a crop. I just lightly disked the ground (2" deep) broadcast the seed, then drug it with a railroad track.

The only advantage that I can see to a drill is that soil moisture is saved when drilling v.s. disking. I have looked into buying a Tye no till drill several times over the past 20 years but never went ahead and bought one.
10 years ago a new one was about $1000 per foot.

Good luck with your decision.
BTW, here in my area of Texas, the NRCS office does'nt have any equipment for rent. :(

 

[cfpinz]

I picked up an old Haybuster 107 a couple years back for $4500. Pretty decent shape. Got tired of waiting to use the Co-Op's and it being broken up when it got to me.

cfpinz

 

[gertman]

Anyone bought a used no till drill lately. I am looking and was told to budget around $8-10,000 for a good used one. I am going to finish my Rancho-frio and then drill in some oats for winter. I broadcast, wheat,oats, and rye last year. I went to a farm that used a no till drill and there is no comparison. They grazed the oats a couple times then cut and baled over 1000 round rolls that tested around 16-18 Protein. They seeded right into the bermuda fields and with the no till drill, didn't disturb the grass. Any thoughts.

Our livestock association bought a Haybuster 7 footer with the small seed box attachment for $11,000, the 10 footer was around $14,000 these are prices for new equipment by the way.

 

[dcara]

Here's a link to a listing of drills at a website I use on occassion. Used prices start at under $1000.

http://www.equipmentlocator.com/asp/Res ... l=ctrlAgQS

 

[dcara]

Since the previous link isn't working correctly you'll have to just go to equipmentlocator.com and do a quick search for drills. Lets see if this link to one of the drills on that list works. Its a 75 model for $500.

http://www.equipmentlocator.com/asp/eDe ... e=&close=Y