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    Trailed mower conditioner

    I’d go for the Claas out of the 4 mentioned
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    You know you're a stockman tractor driver when.....

    Or because it’s buried under netwrap
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    Wheel stud removal

    Could be a Fendt or a Kramer
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    Which Rotor/barrel/side flinger/devils own machine (what ever you want to call them) spreader to buy.

    The rotary side spreader is a good simple tool for small occasional users like myself. Mine only does FYM, no slurry, does not get washed too often but gets wash an oil spray if it is going to be idle for more than a week or ten days. I’d go for Hispec.
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    How much grease in a hedgecutter?

    My 2019 McConnel has two nipples on driven end and one on the other side. In September/october when I do 10 hour days I give it 5 or 6 pumps twice a day. This time of year doing 4/5 hours a day, it gets done once. The pto gets about 3 pumps once a month. Clock up around 450 hours per season.
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    Mounted sprayer

    JD took over the Dutch sprayer manufacturer “Douven” sometime in the 1990’s.
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    Massey 500 cab heater

    Mine doesn’t have that
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    Fendt vario ml number designation

    Yes. To anyone considering purchasing a 160 hp Fendt I’d say it would matter quite a lot that one has a transmission capable of handling double the power of the other. Why so blasé about a post simply seeking information 🤷🏻‍♂️
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    What HP for small rotavator

    I think the rule of thumb for a Howard rotavator with full 90 degree blades was one HP per inch. Lighter duty makes with curved or straight blades would clearly need less power but with just 15 HP you’ll have to get the smallest one you can find.
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    Ransomes 902 combine

    The first combine I drove was a 788 and I am fairly certain it was a 1968. It was F reg anyway and the farmer told me it was heavily discounted and one of the last off the line models and was substantially cheaper than the smallest 400 series. His neighbour had a Ransomes 901 and as far as I...
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    Massey Ferguson 500 series hydraulics

    Wow, thanks for all that detail. Having read it, it really is no surprise that John Deere made such inroads during the eighties. As a driver, I was delighted to get a 550 instead of 135 when my turn came. It was the height of luxury previously unknown to have a heater, a radio and silence to...
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    Massey Ferguson 500 series hydraulics

    You do write a detailed and very informative post but I would suggest that you use paragraphs a lot more as it would make your posts a lot easier to read. I have a lot of respect for anyone who goes delving deep into tractors, humans or animals. Just hit the return button a bit more (even twice...
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    Hedge cutter on JD 2650?

    The 2650 will handle it no bother. It’s only 40 acres and 6 months to choose when conditions are good to go.
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    Custom Cutting ‘23 With The Green Team

    As post 215 said. The only large farmer in the wheat belt with his own combine that I encountered was the first man that we cut for in Texas. He simply pulled his machine in alongside us. We even daily serviced it for him (including fuel). But nearly all the soyabean and corn (maize) growers...
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