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J 1177 · Jun 17, 2022

Northeastfarmer said:
Touching wood it’s not needed looking at….we do all our own repairs ourselves anyway tho…can’t afford to get machines fixed in the dealers

Iv got a welger through paxtons. When it has had a breakdown (had very few) paxtons are sh!t hot at putting it right

livestock 1 · Jun 17, 2022

J 1177 said:
Neighbours got a modern one with its nappy backdoor, guess what, its in bits.

I thought they were alright! Contractor had one sent to try when they were designing them did a good few thousand bales with it all seemed to go well baled some for us wit it put a good bale out too
When he bought another 2 balers he bought green but not jd green

Al R · Jun 17, 2022

livestock 1 said:
I thought they were alright! Contractor had one sent to try when they were designing them did a good few thousand bales with it all seemed to go well baled some for us wit it put a good bale out too
When he bought another 2 balers he bought green but not jd green

Mchale fusions is all you see down here since 2005

Anymulewilldo · Jun 17, 2022

Al R said:
Mchale fusions is all you see down here since 2005

All the contractors around here run fusions now, have for years. The only other makes you see are the farmers who run their own

livestock 1 · Jun 17, 2022

Anymulewilldo said:
All the contractors around here run fusions now, have for years. The only other makes you see are the farmers who run their own

If you tried a fusion up here it would end up being a feature

Northern territory · Jun 17, 2022

Fusions and Vicon and an odd fendt/lely around here

Aspiring Peasants · Jun 17, 2022

Anymulewilldo said:
Nothing gets me more wound up and stressed than mechanicing. Except inspections of course…

fortunately between the farm, dad and uncles we keep a full time mechanic. Thankfully he’s very good at fixing pretty much anything

A full time mechanic

. That would be my idea of heaven. Yesterday we had 1 small field to bale and wrap. I normally have the loader tractor in the field to load the trailer and the Weidemann in the yard to unload for wrapping.

Went to start the loader tractor and the alternator fell to bits. So had to go back and forward with the Weidemann which needed another person. On the 5th load with one left the Weidemann conked with the spike stuck in a top bale on the trailer. Turned out the cable to the sensor on the seat had dropped onto the manifold and shorted everything out. Got it going by 10pm but didn't get the bales stacked until this morning.

Then my neighbour who uses my baler to do mine and his phoned up to say he thinks the head gaskets gone on his John Deere

livestock 1 · Jun 17, 2022

A few years ago I cut about 30 acre and the pto shaft bearing collapsed on the tractor changed tractor and the next one blew the seals on the hydraulic pump. Dealer had the seals but couldn’t find them as lightning had taken the computers out. Next morning we had a long cesarean on a cow by then it all got wet. Fixed tractors when leading in the radiator split on the loadall and bale wrapper blew a pipe.
Both tractors had been muckspreading for a week before but couldn’t cut grass

Northeastfarmer · Jun 17, 2022

livestock 1 said:
A few years ago I cut about 30 acre and the pto shaft bearing collapsed on the tractor changed tractor and the next one blew the seals on the hydraulic pump. Dealer had the seals but couldn’t find them as lightning had taken the computers out. Next morning we had a long cesarean on a cow by then it all got wet. Fixed tractors when leading in the radiator split on the loadall and bale wrapper blew a pipe.
Both tractors had been muckspreading for a week before but couldn’t cut grass

Are you sure the driver (you) doesn’t want sacking

Aspiring Peasants · Jun 17, 2022

livestock 1 said:
A few years ago I cut about 30 acre and the pto shaft bearing collapsed on the tractor changed tractor and the next one blew the seals on the hydraulic pump. Dealer had the seals but couldn’t find them as lightning had taken the computers out. Next morning we had a long cesarean on a cow by then it all got wet. Fixed tractors when leading in the radiator split on the loadall and bale wrapper blew a pipe.
Both tractors had been muckspreading for a week before but couldn’t cut grass

Trouble is it takes a fair few lambs or even store cattle to pay for the repairs

Aspiring Peasants · Jun 17, 2022

Northeastfarmer said:
Are you sure the driver (you) doesn’t want sacking

I must admit when something breaks my first thought is oh no what have I done now. It's a relief when the fitter finds it wasn't my fault .....

... probably

Optimus · Jun 17, 2022

Fusion be no use to me.wrap an stack at the steading.be no wrap on the bales by the time I got home with them.

livestock 1 · Jun 17, 2022

Northeastfarmer said:
Are you sure the driver (you) doesn’t want sacking

Probably there’s been too many drivers that’s another problem

livestock 1 · Jun 17, 2022

Aspiring Peasants said:
Trouble is it takes a fair few lambs or even store cattle to pay for the repairs

I try not to think about that sort of thing too much like giving myself a hard time!!

J 1177 · Jun 17, 2022

livestock 1 said:
I thought they were alright! Contractor had one sent to try when they were designing them did a good few thousand bales with it all seemed to go well baled some for us wit it put a good bale out too
When he bought another 2 balers he bought green but not jd green

Its been very good up until now. From what i can gather its something minor broken but its a twit to get to in the baler

muleman · Jun 17, 2022

Im a bit worried about this price tracker thread, there arent many prices.
I wonder if a moderator could move some content where we have gone off track to another thread please?
But where could we put it, and there would be nothing much left here

Oh never mind, carry on!

Aspiring Peasants · Jun 17, 2022

It is mart related, it's like being sat round a table in the cafe

Chae1 · Jun 17, 2022

livestock 1 said:
I thought they were alright! Contractor had one sent to try when they were designing them did a good few thousand bales with it all seemed to go well baled some for us wit it put a good bale out too
When he bought another 2 balers he bought green but not jd green

Friends just bought a new 1. Had 1 before so must have been pleased if bought another.

Raider112 · Jun 17, 2022

Northeastfarmer said:
I remember dad telling me he once rowed up a 10 acre filed with the gaybob
There wouldn't be much work done with Bob on the scene

Aspiring Peasants · Jun 17, 2022

Just to post a price. I see from the Kirkby report that Shetland hoggs sold to £81
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