Today at work

Andy12345

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Somerset
I just manage the place for another guy, it's part of a leased family farm.
He bought them in, I applied for a job that was in the paper for over the winter when things are quiet..
But, he gave the job to a local lass who just didn't feed them enough (on fodder beet), despite him saying "give them more, give them double as much"
Then luckily she broke her arm and so he rang me up to try to salvage them, has had really heavy losses as you'd expect.
Hard work trying to turn them around really, the damage has been done to many of them. I just feed them, hang what they leave behind, put them onto new grass twice a week is all I can do now.

Very sad, I find it really hard to see the skinnier ones still not doing (you've seen my butterball animals) but I have been getting some of my 'famous non-working drench' into the worst ones, on the quiet (y)
Get some whole barley into them...... might need to introduce it slowly though!!!!
 

mixed breed

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Mixed Farmer
This weeks market consignment.
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Today was also milling day.
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Showery this afternoon. One hour on the plough, half hour on the drill and repeat. I need some staff.
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Got a stern word from lady of the house on right as I put my brusher on her bush. Apparently last year I trimmed some over hanging branches off her tree and I killed it! Mr poplar I am not. :devil:
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Tomtrac

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Location
Penrith cumbria
We had it wet here at penrith this morning but nothing in excess a customer Called this morning From keswick said his lads had spent the night in a car couldn't get home to borowdale on the way home last night so turned round to find they where cut off with no mobile signal
 

Old Tip

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Location
Cumbria
@pine_guy @bobajob we had a fair bit today about four inch I would say but that's on top of eighteen inch in the last two weeks. Number one son carted water all day yesterday as slurry pit was full of it, was empty end of July and nearly full now with nowt but rain water :( :cry::banghead:
 
Sorry for all the #/@#ing alerts!
(Been having a wee catchup)
Just the usual "work" happening aroond here....View attachment 581368bit of stockwork here and there View attachment 581370
Boys were pretty excited about the Polaris until they realised it only goes half as fast as ours...View attachment 581372lambs have finished the beet so easy money from now in, just moving them around the grass.. about 3000 of them on 500ac.View attachment 581374 View attachment 581376
Getting the drill sorted out for use, bit of groundwork booked in already..View attachment 581378
Chipping a few weedsView attachment 581380
Grass seems to be away now..View attachment 581382
Oh, and lambing has started!
(Wish me luck, first lambing) born 18 weeks after the ram went out... must be that Dorper pollen in the air... two nice ewe lambs first up...
Hi Pete, sorry I didn't get back to you on the speed sensor plug. Here is a pic of the large plug on the computer.
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The two terminals you want are the second from the right and the fourth from the right on the top row. Polarity doesn't matter. You will need a magnetic reed switch where the switch is mounted on the ground wheel frame and magnets on the wheel. Here is my setup.
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We have lots of magnetite iron in our soil so the magnet soon gets covered in it. I have two magnets on my wheel, more is better, I'm thinking of putting four on. That will smooth out the speed reading and reduce the lag it has from when I drop the machine and when it starts seeding. I can't remember whether you have the hoist sensor to automatically start and stop seeding. Let me know if you don't and I'll tell you what terminals to use for that. I put my hoist sensor on the wheel also.
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When I lift the machine the magnet on the rod moves towards the sensor and switches the seeding of. Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers.
 

Kiwi Pete

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Livestock Farmer
Hi Pete, sorry I didn't get back to you on the speed sensor plug. Here is a pic of the large plug on the computer. View attachment 588950
The two terminals you want are the second from the right and the fourth from the right on the top row. Polarity doesn't matter. You will need a magnetic reed switch where the switch is mounted on the ground wheel frame and magnets on the wheel. Here is my setup.View attachment 588958
We have lots of magnetite iron in our soil so the magnet soon gets covered in it. I have two magnets on my wheel, more is better, I'm thinking of putting four on. That will smooth out the speed reading and reduce the lag it has from when I drop the machine and when it starts seeding. I can't remember whether you have the hoist sensor to automatically start and stop seeding. Let me know if you don't and I'll tell you what terminals to use for that. I put my hoist sensor on the wheel also. View attachment 588960
When I lift the machine the magnet on the rod moves towards the sensor and switches the seeding of. Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers.
Thanks (y)
I gave it a run without any sensors and got the rate very close, but won't aim to be doing too much of that!
Being 3pt mounted and having a hydraulic fan... you can imagine, the one armed paper-hanger...:banghead:
I got a couple of these
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Until I can get a reed switch of the right spec, even our little Jaycar shop had nothing other than the burglar alarm style ones in store.
Thinking I'll hook one up as a linkage switch and possibly the other on to the rear axle where it's well out of the way, put an extra nut on a couple of the bolts to touch the roller on the limit switch on the way past?
It will last for long enough to get a decent set-up in place, hopefully.

So, they don't need a voltage pulse, correct? Just a switch between the pins.
Sweet.
Thanks, I will get the info regards the lift switch as well, no panic at all (y)

Did you source a plug from somewhere?
I'm likely just going to cut the one off the cord I have and splice onto that.
 

Landyman

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Today is a sad day (sort of ) i parted company , on good terms i might add :) with this girl
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For pastures new.
Many thanks to @ED.D for being a distant boss and letting me do it my way but always being there when needed , its been a pleasure.
Tomorrow i will post sh!t loads of pics randomly of my travels over the last 3 months and tales of a grasscutter exceptionalle ( i think thats how you spell it ) (y) it'll make a nice change from all these feckin adverts that have started popping up :whistle:
 
Thanks (y)
I gave it a run without any sensors and got the rate very close, but won't aim to be doing too much of that!
Being 3pt mounted and having a hydraulic fan... you can imagine, the one armed paper-hanger...:banghead:
I got a couple of theseView attachment 588968
Until I can get a reed switch of the right spec, even our little Jaycar shop had nothing other than the burglar alarm style ones in store.
Thinking I'll hook one up as a linkage switch and possibly the other on to the rear axle where it's well out of the way, put an extra nut on a couple of the bolts to touch the roller on the limit switch on the way past?
It will last for long enough to get a decent set-up in place, hopefully.

So, they don't need a voltage pulse, correct? Just a switch between the pins.
Sweet.
Thanks, I will get the info regards the lift switch as well, no panic at all (y)

Did you source a plug from somewhere?
I'm likely just going to cut the one off the cord I have and splice onto that.

Yes, no signal wire so those limit switches will work fine. For the switch on the linkage I would suggest using a spring or something flexible on the actuator arm to prevent smashing the switch if the linkage goes past where you had it set. See crude diagram.
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The nut on the wheel is a good idea.(y)
I bought my machine with the sensors, loom and plug. What cable do you have? This one?
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Gator

Never Forgotten
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Lancashire
Today is a sad day (sort of ) i parted company , on good terms i might add :) with this girl
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For pastures new.
Many thanks to @ED.D for being a distant boss and letting me do it my way but always being there when needed , its been a pleasure.
Tomorrow i will post sh!t loads of pics randomly of my travels over the last 3 months and tales of a grasscutter exceptionalle ( i think thats how you spell it ) (y) it'll make a nice change from all these feckin adverts that have started popping up :whistle:
Pie shop run today, take it your coming then:whistle:.....



Daft question:rolleyes::LOL::LOL:
 

phillipe

Member
Today is a sad day (sort of ) i parted company , on good terms i might add :) with this girl
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For pastures new.
Many thanks to @ED.D for being a distant boss and letting me do it my way but always being there when needed , its been a pleasure.
Tomorrow i will post sh!t loads of pics randomly of my travels over the last 3 months and tales of a grasscutter exceptionalle ( i think thats how you spell it ) (y) it'll make a nice change from all these feckin adverts that have started popping up :whistle:
Ooh the excitement is unbearable
 

ED.D

Member
Location
Cheshire
Today is a sad day (sort of ) i parted company , on good terms i might add :) with this girl
View attachment 588986
For pastures new.
Many thanks to @ED.D for being a distant boss and letting me do it my way but always being there when needed , its been a pleasure.
Tomorrow i will post sh!t loads of pics randomly of my travels over the last 3 months and tales of a grasscutter exceptionalle ( i think thats how you spell it ) (y) it'll make a nice change from all these feckin adverts that have started popping up :whistle:

It's been a pleasure, i said make the job your own and enjoy it which judging by the posts on here you did, only sorry I couldn't match the money or warm and dry environment of the foundry. Was good to finally get a drive in the van last night. All the best with the new job and thanks for your patience and graft.
 

Kiwi Pete

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Livestock Farmer
Yes, no signal wire so those limit switches will work fine. For the switch on the linkage I would suggest using a spring or something flexible on the actuator arm to prevent smashing the switch if the linkage goes past where you had it set. See crude diagram.View attachment 588988
The nut on the wheel is a good idea.(y)
I bought my machine with the sensors, loom and plug. What cable do you have? This one?View attachment 588990
No, the drill end is the same, mate, but the tractor end is a little round one
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Sorry it's a bit blurry.. it only has the 4 pins so I'm guessing they will be the right ones to plug into a bus.
The info I gleaned from the net tells me it's a DIN 9684/11783 plug- but the pinouts say (the few that aren't in Dutch or German) that the signals are binary i.e. a voltage.
I think that if you got yours to work with jist simple switches then I should have a crack, too.
From memory the pin 1 (1 oclock) is the speed-radar pin, and pin 4 or 5 is the lift (work) pin.
Centre ground and the remaining one is voltage, or something similar.
I think someone had a thread on here, I might be rude and tag in @Pheasant Surprise - sorry if it wasn't you!!!
I love this forum- with our powers combined.... (y)
 
No, the drill end is the same, mate, but the tractor end is a little round oneView attachment 589014
Sorry it's a bit blurry.. it only has the 4 pins so I'm guessing they will be the right ones to plug into a bus.
The info I gleaned from the net tells me it's a DIN 9684/11783 plug- but the pinouts say (the few that aren't in Dutch or German) that the signals are binary i.e. a voltage.
I think that if you got yours to work with jist simple switches then I should have a crack, too.
From memory the pin 1 (1 oclock) is the speed-radar pin, and pin 4 or 5 is the lift (work) pin.
Centre ground and the remaining one is voltage, or something similar.
I think someone had a thread on here, I might be rude and tag in @Pheasant Surprise - sorry if it wasn't you!!!
I love this forum- with our powers combined.... (y)
Sorry I’m not up to speed with this thread at all.

What is it your wanting - the connector and pin out for a 7-pin signal socket in the tractor? Your plug might not have all the pins populated only the ones it needs (conversely the tractor might not have all the sockets populated either).

Pin Assignment

1. Radar - True Ground Speed signal (actual forward speed of the tractor). 130 pulses per metre driven (36.1 Hz/kmh)

2. Wheel Sensor - Theoretical Ground Speed signal (product of tractor drive wheel rotational speed and the rolling wheel circumference). 130 pulses per metre driven (36.1 Hz/kmh)

3. PTO signal - Rear PTO rotational speed. 6 pulses per PTO revolution (360 Hz/rpm)

4. Linkage In/Out signal - In-work /Out-of-Work (binary signal indicating three-point hitch is below/in-work or above/out-of-work and adjustable switching threshold). 12v/0v

5. Linkage Position signal - Position of the tractor three point linkage in the vertical plane between its lowest and highest points. 0 to 10V

6. +12V - positive power supply. +Ub

7. Earth - supply ground connection

Pin numbering looking into the socket is anti-clockwise starting at pin 1 next to the keying tab, with 7 in the centre. On a plug it’s in reverse so numbering runs clockwise as you’re looking at the plug.

Attached pic is numbering as looking at the socket.
 

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Kiwi Pete

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Sorry I’m not up to speed with this thread at all.

What is it your wanting - the connector and pin out for a 7-pin signal socket in the tractor? Your plug might not have all the pins populated only the ones it needs (conversely the tractor might not have all the sockets populated either).

Pin Assignment

1. Radar - True Ground Speed signal (actual forward speed of the tractor). 130 pulses per metre driven (36.1 Hz/kmh)

2. Wheel Sensor - Theoretical Ground Speed signal (product of tractor drive wheel rotational speed and the rolling wheel circumference). 130 pulses per metre driven (36.1 Hz/kmh)

3. PTO signal - Rear PTO rotational speed. 6 pulses per PTO revolution (360 Hz/rpm)

4. Linkage In/Out signal - In-work /Out-of-Work (binary signal indicating three-point hitch is below/in-work or above/out-of-work and adjustable switching threshold). 12v/0v

5. Linkage Position signal - Position of the tractor three point linkage in the vertical plane between its lowest and highest points. 0 to 10V

6. +12V - positive power supply. +Ub

7. Earth - supply ground connection

Pin numbering looking into the socket is anti-clockwise starting at pin 1 next to the keying tab, with 7 in the centre. On a plug it’s in reverse so numbering runs clockwise as you’re looking at the plug.

Attached pic is numbering as looking at the socket.
Thanks very much, I had a suspicion you were the man in the know! (y)
That's what I was after, as I can't pull apart the plug connecting to the controller, I will at least know the corresponding colours to splice into, when I lop off the "DIN plug"
Looking into the back of it, we have a yellow wire to pin 4, green wire to pin 1, red is 2, black is the centre.
So I think it's sorted (hopefully the correct pins in the rectangle plug are connected) as you said.
 

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