Recent content by Breckland Boy

Depressingly true

I was told not to put mn, mg and cu on with the priori or revystar as it lessons the efficacy of the fungicides.

Not yet, I have begun to jack up the boom as described but it will take some time. As soon as I can access the pin , it's coming out. Might even lift the fuel tank out of the way too. It just seems wrong and potentially quite a dangerous way to achieve it. Thanks to all for their advice.

Main hose from pump to valve block at the front.

Not sure I have enough room to get to it (check valve). Was thinking of lifting it over time high enough to get the ram pin out. Then lift boom up and away followed by the two rams. Only then will I have enough room to access the split hose.

That's what I fear I will have to do. But there must be a safer way.

I have a jd 3420 with a split hydraulic pipe under the boom. How do I lift the boom to access the pipe ? I am assuming the safety mechanism that stops the boom falling is stopping it just being lifted by another loader. Tia BB

Mustard on this patch

Minimat press drill. 40 years old.

If you need so much it's clear that a lack of proper testing has occurred. I too was guilty of this. I relied on average figures across fields and didn't properly test. Acidic patches developed and have proved costly to rectify. The only way is multiple applications over a number of years.

Burying carbon today.

I have used 200+ tonnes of lime this last year and will again this. I also use calcifert. My experience is the calcifert is a get out of jail card. It will sort the issue for a year. If you have an underlying issue and are farming long term you need proper lime and will need multiple...

Never been that low. Normally 1.6- 1.8. One trader told me they are too low and won't offer much premium.

My Laureate samples are 1.0- 1.3. N Highest I ever had was 5. N

Irritating Onions this morning before getting back in the combine