Recent content by J.T.Agri

As harvest progresses we are nearing the end of the cereals run, With just one block of winter wheat left to combine but a few extra fields left to bale. I have been battling some of the worst tramlines and ruts in many years being thrashed around the cab gathering bales, I don't think many...

So a few weeks ago I made a simple water pipe setup on hinges to fill a mixer wagon for the purpose of making caustic wheat. Its proved to be very good and save a lot of time in the process

Something I never thought I'd say ... I'm moving away from running the equipment to working on the equipment. I've been offered and accepted a role working for the local Grimme/Agrifac dealer. I'm looking forward to my final few weeks as a self employed Ag labourer to enjoy what I've always...

As harvest progresses there's many things going on. Firstly dealing with some of the remains of last seasons bales. Smelly, rotten and a pleasure to deal with Then as per every season I was given a free membership to the rock gathering gym, following the rolls and gathering anything too big to...

Harvest is well and truly underway, The barley and OSR were wrapped up last week, done a few acres of wheat and oats with plenty to go at. During that we have also been on soil and stone moving as well as second cut silage. There's been plenty of other jobs in between from chicken muck to...

I appreciate that, I guess I don't spend as much time on social media as most so most of those names have never popped up in my recommended feed But then saying that its those that are the most honest and realistic about the job don't get the air time they deserve in comparison to the over...

I get the whole modern internet farmer narrative I really do, certainly as the world changes, things move very fast and for those like Olly, Tom and Hannah I respect that they saw a window to take full advantage of a changing world. However I don't watch the videos as some of the activities...

I wish we had one but nothing offered to me other than extra legs and hands so ive had to make do

So the last few weeks have been busy as we built up to the start of harvest. Frustration has played a big part for many reasons, As per the first photo I wanted a bale trailer to move straw and the trailer I found had been left like this, straps pulled off the previous load and thrown on the...

Thank you, I really enjoy sharing my experiences and I do see it as a visual CV for all to see. This week has seen us getting about 200 acres of hay dealt with and in between collecting loads of bales I've been welding and prepping grain stores for long term storage of crop and pre harvest...

Out on a spraying mission spraying the boundaries of fields to knock back weeds and grasses before harvest, finding some plough furrows a little deeper than expected and washouts due to wet winter conditions, Roadside headlands offered an array of items to find including bumpers and other car...

When the tractor you use 99% of the time is used by others and left in a state it can send you up the wall, I do get fed up of having to show what pride in a machine looks like but I wouldn't leave a machine in any state less than clean and ready for a long day.

Got tasked with the job of dismantling 2 double decker curtain siders and cutting them down ready to be converted into 32ft bale trailers with air brakes, air bags, LED lights ect...

Another loader in for repair after coming back off hire. The light bracket on the cab had been severely bent after something had fallen on it pushing the cab lights through the windscreen The front right mud guard had been broken and all the arms and supporting plate deformed so they required...

A JCB 542.70 Agri Xtra getting some minor repairs, stickers replaced, paint touched up and a good wash and valet ready for sale. I don't think there are many jobs that I don't put 100% into