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    King Charles 3rd

    Oh sorry, I see what you mean now.
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    King Charles 3rd

    Sorry but you are wrong there. Consort is the title given to the monarchs other half. It can be male or female but if male it is prince consort not king consort. Prince Philip was officially Prince consort from 1952 until his death.
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    Claas/Renault Ares?

    I beg to differ. We used to hire in an Ares 836 (I think it was, around 190hp) for a retired chap to come ploughing with our 6f Dowdeswell. He loved it but I tried it and got travel sick due to the cab suspension😂 and had to give up.
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    £5 coffee

    This exactly. As for people who think instant coffee is good coffee…what are you tasting? Proper coffee is worth a premium and the only thing I’ve found that comes near it that you can easily do at home are some of the pod machines.
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    Combinables Price Tracker

    You can’t say that on here! Anyone that uses a pool for grain marketing is an idiot and shouldn’t be allowed to run a business according to a lot on here. 😂
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    Electric vehicles will cost more to run than petrol vehicles after October

    Mine did this sometime back. The charger was on a timer for cheap rate, but after a power cut the charger needed unplugging from the car and plugging in again to do some sort of reset.
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    Fengrain Storage (275t) available to buy at a discounted price

    Yes, but only because I sold it to the person who bought my farm who happened to already be a member of Camgrain.
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    Break crops

    I used to run 3 SW for cereals, rape and linseed but swap the rear two to LW for peas and beans. Like you I never bothered swapping the front one from SW as it is heavier and a real pig to get out.
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    At This Time Of Rememberence Has Anyone Any One In Their Family, Or Story They Wish To Share?

    My Great grandfather apparently survived the battle of the Somme. His brother my great great uncle was not so lucky and his name appears on the Menin gate.
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    2 leg mole plough power requirement

    We used to pull a single leg trailed mole with a 10t 110hp Cat D5. It was great on the mole if you could find a driver prepared to drive it. However, when the D5 went wrong we tried our 9t 230hp MF6499, and it did a small amount but wasn’t really ideal for the job at all.
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    1st Experience with Electric Car

    Well I’m loving having our EV’s. My wife has a mini which does about 120 mile to a full charge but we only use that locally. My BMW ix3 does 250-280 miles to a full charge. We have a 7.5kw home charger and are on a cheap night tariff on a smart meter. At 9.5p/Kw at night and the cars doing about...
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    Claydon drill set up

    I had an original Claydon V drill. After the first bit of damp drilling I took the wheels off and threw them in the nettles never to be used again. Unless it’s bone dry just use the covering Harrow and roll after the land has hazed a bit.
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    1st Experience with Electric Car

    Well, rightly or wrongly myself and my wife have just taken the plunge and swapped in two 10 year old ICE cars for two less than a year old EV’s. One is a 5 month old BMW IX3 and the other a one year old Mini. We are now looking to have a 7kw home charger installed as the BMW would take at...
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    Harvest 2023

    I’m in the same boat as you. Relieved last year was my last harvest with the way things have gone.
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    No plums

    Oh ok
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