Dan Loehr - 6/10/2024 10:15

Few years since we did Wheat DC soybeans BUT
IMHO Your drill like you think will not be the best option --
Darn hard to penetrate thick wheat straw especially if wheat is down in spots and you cut it low
Last we used was a Kinze double frame with marten row cleaners --15" rows
row cleaners need to be set to pull apart DD opener cuts into mostly "cleared ground"
Had a little trouble with the rear units covering the front with a mat of material but not much problem
your 30" row planter probably best bet and doubling back like you are thinking
Need plenty of down pressure and wait till straw is dry probably Noon to 8 at night
No idea if cris crossing rows or setting over 15" the best both have positives and negatives

Owned a few stripper heads over the years (last was Shelburn 28' head)---Sometimes thought was almost perfect
harvest 18% wheat and dry it Drive 7 mph only heads going through machine
Sometimes shattered and lost 10 bu. an acre on loose grained wheat varieties
Stripper heads we owned needed plenty of wear parts replaced

Good luck Dan

Add lodged wheat Stripper head we called a vacuum cleaner --slow sometimes run only one way but worked