Kverneland f-drill & Rotago F combination improves efficiency for Monmouthshire contractor
3rd March 2025
Monmouthshire contractor MRI Whistance has shared why he chose a Kverneland f-drill front tank with a Rotago F power harrow drill combination in search of improved flexibility and more output.
George Whistance explained that he opted for a 4m folding model from Kverneland, with a front tank because he likes the concept of improving balance, compared to putting everything on the rear linkage.
The firm had been using a 3m combination with a five-furrow plough, but sought more output from a 4m outfit. This enabled the business to add a second five-furrow plough for a higher-output weather-proof system.
Mr Whistance added: “Drilling output is up by around 10 acres/day, and the scope of on-the-move adjustment for the power harrow is really useful.”
Useful technology
Being equipped with ISOBUS-technology, the Kverneland Rotago F power harrow can be tweaked on the move for working depth and clod board height to improve efficiency in response to changes in soil type.
“In reality, few people would bother to stop and change their depth settings, but this has been really useful throughout constantly changing conditions,” Mr Whistance explained.
He added: “In wetter soils, I can raise the clod board from the cab to let soil flow through. And it’s the same when you hit patches of lighter soil – tweak the power harrow working depth without affecting the drill. This has the potential to bring more output to combi drilling, along with saving fuel.
“And it’s really useful when levelling a headland that’s been ploughed out, filling in that last furrow.”
Mr Whistance added that drill calibration and setup have been easy.
“Electric seed metering is superb. We’ve sown cover crops, turnips, winter wheat, winter barley, grass seed and beans. It’s been very accurate,” he concluded.
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