Recent content by grass man

Has anyone ever heard of engine failure in an older engine caused by using the wrong grade of oil?

£30/Profit/hen/year ?

For the tire experts, I have a tractor on standard 650/85r38. They are due for replacement, can I get a 710vf tire the same diameter to fit on the 23 inch wide rim or would a 650/85r38vf be sufficient for drilling with a 3m combi. Tia

Presumably he was just opening up for the tripples

Is it fair to say the krone, deere and claas classic can stand up to foreign objects better than the V MAX then ?

How do these drums and knives stand up to foreign objects?

Broughan trailers use 3002 for their red. It's much duller than MF red in my opinion

When you say channels, are they for storage or just to keep the slurry moving to be pumped away to some other storage facility on a regular basis? If this is the case i dont think the bugs will work. Have you any manholes along the 220ft to allow mixer access? Seems a shame to fill in something...

When some machinery dealers off load a dog at Cambridge can the buyer demand a refund from the dealer after the hammer falls? Of course not. Is it a 300k combine with the engine knocking or a £300 yard scraper with a broken rubber?

All I really want is to be able to set a straight line easily. Fields won't be saved. Might be useful to be able to set a boundary 24m into a field to help lifting and lowering a drill but this is not a necessity. Main jobs will be mowing, raking and drilling. What are the approx guide prices...

What equipment and likely cost is involved getting this machine to autosteer? New or secondhand . Tia

Anyone from Portsmouth area who might be able to help me trace some history of a modern tractor? Preferably via pm. Tia

Have you got the engine going again?, what was the outcome with the pistons?

You know your costs and say ur running a buisness so costs plus profit = a commercial decision. You may find the fair market rate is less than your commercial decision so what will you do then? Market rate is not necessarily fair as we all know.

The op said his contractor bill is likely to be 7 - 8k a year. Its possible he/she won't save a single penny maybe even the opposite! He or she is on a mixed farm and might struggle to get round everything when it needs to be done