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SW Manitoba. | I am sure this topic has been covered a few times. But we are in small grains territory (Wheat, Barley, Oats, Canola, Peas, Flax, and some sunflowers).
We are wanting dry our soil. We are very wet right now, but are still no-till as most years we are drier than we are wet. In 2008, we couldn't hardly seed a crop becuase it was so dry. Also we want to cut up pea vines. We are looking at a Salford RTS or Summers Super Coulter. We can't decide which machine is right for us. We like that we can change blades on the Salford very easily, but we are questioning the pivot action of the Salford coulter and whether they cause hard pan issues.
We tried the RTS in tall weeds and wild oat patches on a field we didn't get seeded. It didn't do much on the thick wild oats patches, but did a great job on the other weeds (some were 2 feet ot taller). We had it sunk in so the main frame tires we off the ground and we had the machine running level (Even depth between front and back of machine) and it had 8 wave blades on front and 13 wave on the back with harrows and rolling baskets.
Can a vertical tillage machine actually dry soil (Keep in mind we are so wet right now we are getting stuck with combines with nothing in the grain tank!!), and allow us to seed comfortably next spring?? Should we be doing vertical tillage in the fall, or is spring the better time?
What long term affects does vertical tillage have on you soil? (One fellow, who is a NAT'er) tells me his soil has more water holding capacity and handles heavy rains much better after 9-10 years of vertical tillage.
Thoughts and advice are appreciated. | |
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Salford RTS vs. Summer Super Coulter
