Recent content by Greenasgrass

Sorry only replying now - haven’t been on in a while. yes it is my first. I use about 10lts/wk currently - 30miles on the road and approx 7miles off road per week.

Let me know if you find a solution as I have the same issue (not Morris crate). Thanks

I use double Nugent on the back with hydraulic toplink and single on the front. Guy wrapping drops bales off in pairs and lifting is simple. Very fast system on short haul.

Absolutely cracking looking animals. [emoji106]

Cheers for that [emoji106]

So am I correct in saying a 5.5m Tedder is best matched with a 2.8m mower?

I’m on my 2nd X5 and found both good towing vehicles on the road. I regularly leave 3 finished animals to the factory. I’ve also had a 3t mini digger on the back. One of the reasons I have the X5 is for the towing capacity.

My 95hp NH handles a 1300g tanker on pretty steep ground without any problems- mostly high range 1st gear. Takes a pretty steep hill with a full tank to need to drop a gear.

The vertical load of your adjoining shed wall / stanchion will transfer into the ground at a 45 degree angle. Which basically means if you want to dig 3m below the bottom of the foundation you should stay 3m out at the base of the excavation. Obviously this is a very rough rule of thumb and is...

Yes that’s correct

They are very content on the mats. No problems lying down or getting up or any apparent signs of stiffness. They can be quite slippery under foot for myself but the cattle have no problems. There is a slight flex in the mat which gives the cattle good grip. I find they get slightly dirty for the...

15’9 x 15’

Unfortunately a 6mths housing period and straw costing as much as silage to buy means slats are really the only option in this part of the world.

I agree. I have them in a beef finishing shed for about 10yrs now and still as good as new apart from a couple of small nicks where my young lad got a bit over enthusiastic with the turbo Lance.

40n @ 28 days with a minimum cement content of 320kg/m3. I wouldn’t want to be breaking it out with a jack hammer after a month anyway [emoji23]. There is a lot more to specifying concrete than its 28 strength. What is it for? Slabs or walls? How soon do you need to traffic it? If walls how...