With solo's-disccordon's being well discussed on the forum. has anyone had experience towing a set of discs behind a subsoiler/shakerator.Or has anyone made anything similar?

Briefly attempted 2 years ago with bad results. we had a shakerator on the 3 point linkage and then some discs behind. However the draw bar the disc's were on kept breaking (probably our fault) and it was difficult to turn with it. The main problem though was that you cant subsoil/shakerate at the speed the disc's needed to travel to get a good mixing action. I think it could be done with a chisel plough type cultivator. Somebody ought to make one as it's a cheap form of min till.

Was it your Simba Solo and Case MX270 featured in Profi magazine a few months ago??!

Lee,these are the problems i thought would occur,i have been thinking about this idea for a couple of years now,i have just bought a 230 hp tractor so the idea's back in my mind.I only want to tine cultivate 6 to 8 inches deep. i'm sure the turning/drawbar problem could be solved with the right geometry. some time ago in i think in arable farming magasine there was a photo of a quadtrac pulling a leading tine type arrangment infront of a set of discs,does anyone know what it was?

You're right, it was Arable, but not a Quadtrac, just wheeled case, pulling a 4m set of tines at 4-6" depth, then a set of vaderstdt discs and then a small cambridge roll. Problems were the trash flow through the tines, but generally the machine appeared to work very well. I have thought of pulling 10' simba 2b behind 2 leg subsoiler as pulling tractor would always be on firm ground to prevent wheel slip. Seeing how much pulling, the discs take when used on their own on land that has been subsoiled has made me realise how strong the link between the discs and the subsoiler would have to be.

It was arable magazine. There are my neighbours and yes it was a wheeled case (260hp) on a chisel type cultivator, then a set of vaderstad discs and then a cambridge roll. All 4 metres wide. They run 2 sets and work very well.

Peter, Might be why? LMS

Lee,i remeber the magnum pulling that outfit,but there some time ago there was a picture of a quatrac pulling a similar outfit,the cultivator looked factory made.I have a feeling it may have been gregoire besson. Lee,if your neighbours outfit is succesfull why did you buy the solo? this way seems a very cheap one pass system without having to have massive horsepower and investment.

The main reason for our choice, was that the solo folds for road transport to under 2.8 metres and also the 'dd' ring press is much better than cambridge rolls. Solo in total has 3 'dd' sets while there was only 1 cambridge roll. We only go over the ground once the other outfit runs 2-3 times depending on soil type. Cost wise - not a lot in it for the cultivator. the price diiference is the tractor on the front. I like the other idea a lot but it just did not suit our particular situation. Our road work takes us 25 miles away. 4 metres wide is a bit impractical for that distance. I can put you in touch with them if you want. put YOUR e-mail here and I will ask if they mind you calling. I like the discordon alot as its easier to move around than a solo and is cheaper. A 4.2 metre discordon is about the same price as a 3 metre solo. LMS

Well i just wondered that if u r the same person then it said in the article that you were going to use the Simba Solo on Potato ground and I was just wondering if it was very beneficial and why you were doing it? Did you still plough the ground and was it to just get rid of deep compaction?

Peter, Yes we solo'ed instead of ploughing and ended up with a better tilth whilst getting rid on any compaction at about 10-12 inches. Then straight in with the bed former and finally the bed tiller on some of it if required. It was cheaper than ploughing and far quicker. It's probably not for everybody but it appears to have worked for us for the last 2 years. LMS