Bourgault Tillage Tools UK have developed a replaceable coulter tip tine option for a number of the most popular seed drills that are currently in the marketplace.

The objective is to give greater versatility to the farmer whilst saving money in wasted metal and delivering great seed placement with minimal disturbance.

The replaceable coulter tip tine option is available for the following

• Weaving Sabre Tine
• Amozone Cayenna
• Kuhn Migant
• Most self builds with rigid tines.

The popularity of these seed drills has increased dramatically over the past few years. With the available grants and the seasonal variable weather patterns many farmers are turning to this design of seed drill where others fail. Some farmers are using these drills as their only seeding option, however many larger growers and contractors are using them as back up when larger disc drills cannot operate. With the self-build options, a neat self-weld on socket can be used to turn any vertical rigid tine into a replaceable coulter tip tine.

The BTT trial coulter tip and tine were put on alongside new Weaving OEM tines and did a total of 800 acres of drilling during the autumn and spring at Loves Farm, Essex

Mizen Trial Results.

From a wear point of view only, there is no doubt that the Bourgault Tillage Tools VOS replaceable tip and tine far out last the original OEM tine. The BTT leg element was also showing little or no wear which would indicate that the tine to tip ratio would be in the region of 6 – 8 to 1.

Points of note –

• Some may say that the VOS 19mm TIP is too wide and would take too much pulling and would create too much disturbance?

In both cases this is not correct, the design of the tip and the angles used means that the soil flows very easily around the tip and that the nose of the tip being so far in front of the leg means that the tip acts like the bow of a speed boat cutting through water. In the soil this has the added benefit of creating less smearing on certain soil types and reduced disturbance compared to the very upright design of the OEM tines.

• Is there a narrower option to the VOS 19mm TIP?

Yes – there is a VOS 13mm TIP option. Admittedly this would not give the same amount of wear as the VOS 19mm TIP purely because of the thickness of the point but it will still well out last the OEM part.

Other benefits at the replaceable tip tine offers.

• Reduction on metal wastage by not throwing away the whole tine when it is just the tip that has worn out. You would not change a complete wheel if the tread on a tyre had worn out – you would just change the tyre, same principle. Saving Money.
• Less down time replacing tines. Saving Money
• Proven better wear rates due to the high Chrome material used in the cast of the tips . Saving Money
• Extra Long Tungsten carbide inserts for abrasive conditions. Saving Money
• Long nose design of the tip means better penetration and easier pulling. Saving Money
• Design also created more tip tilth, creating better soil to seed contact.

This final leg design is made from a Hardox Steel with Max Life extra protection on the tine shin and rear tine sides. The Max Life side protection also helps to protect the adjustable seed tube at the rear of the leg. All tips are held in place with the unique BTT stainless steel square nut and bolt assembly which is used and proven worldwide.

To finish.

BTT UK have one Lincolnshire customer who has used the Bourgault Tillage Tools VOS (versatile Opener System) on his two Horsch Sprinters for many years and has ordered a Weaving Sabre Tine specifying that it comes with the Bourgault Replaceable Tip Tine Option.

Further information is available from BTT UK  Ltd 01733 971971 or see us at both Cereals and Groundwell Events this Summer.

Since 1881 Forges De Niaux from France have been making and supplying quality Disc Blades to OEM’s and Farmers.

The first traces of activity on their french industrial site date back to the 19th century. With abundant wood, water and iron, the Vicdessos valley was an ideal location for forging activities. The production process used at this time was the so-called “forge à la catalane”.  By 1945 and the end of the second World War the Marshall Plan brought American farming techniques to Europe. As disk ploughs were being introduced in Europe, Forges de Niaux started to specialise in disk blade manufacturing. In 1985 the Niaux 160 quality was introduced.  The use of boron steel allowed Forges De Niaux to bring the hardness level to 160 kg/mm². The Niaux 160 boosted the international development of Forges de Niaux. Then in 2009 there was the launch on the Niaux 200 quality, a landmark year for Forges de Niaux making them the leading global disk blade manufacture. The patented Niaux technology fixed a new quality standard with an evolutive hardness of up to 200kg/mm². The Niaux 200 disk blades became the disk blades with the best lifespan on the market and still are.

This combined with the Niaux 200 disc blade auto sharpening technology means that the quality if the cut will help deal with all crop residues and the more the disc wears the sharper the blade. Time, effort and cost in changing a set of disc blades is significant so you want to make sure that any replacement discs offer the right return on the investment. There is the old saying ‘By cheap, Buy Twice, Change Twice.

Come and discuss the full range at Cereals 24 on the Bourgault Tillage Tools (BTT) UK stand.

Or call 01733 971971 Or email help@bttuk.com Or buy at Farm Market Place.

Sustainable Farming. Reduced Input Costs. 

The Bourgault VOS (Versatile Opener System) fits Horsch Sprinter & Co. and supports sustainable farming with reduced input costs.

Benefits of the VOS system:

• Drill into a wide variety of situations across a range of soil types. 
• Minimize soil disturbance and draft due to low rake angle design.
• Less draft and reduced wear rates at a lower cost per hectare.
• Even crop establishment due to great consistency in seed placement.
• Increased moisture retention.

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