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v8willy · Apr 25, 2018

Past while…

Last Thursday

Harvest 2017 is now officially over!
Last field of wheat never got to with the combine, got the mower & only tried to bale it as we could do with the straw, but it just ended up back out through the rollers.

Pan mixer · Apr 25, 2018

v8willy said:
Past while…

Last Thursday
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Harvest 2017 is now officially over!
Last field of wheat never got to with the combine, got the mower & only tried to bale it as we could do with the straw, but it just ended up back out through the rollers.

Not like, but it makes us all feel better I suppose.

v8willy · Apr 25, 2018

The joys, got stuck

Was going to ring for help then thought I have the digger here, first thing I did was break the chain, then had to drop spreader off.

Still wouldn’t come out so put 2 spanner’s under pedals of digger & let it crawl as chain was now too short to let tractor crawl.

Then digger threw the track but managed to get it back on before it came fully off.

AndrewB · Apr 25, 2018

Smashing some clods for sowing barley. Had a demo of a carrier, could of done with dual wheels for grip.

v8willy · Apr 25, 2018

Got a few fields ready to drill but keep getting heavy showers every day.

Different loading technique

Phil P · Apr 25, 2018

v8willy said:
The joys, got stuck
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Was going to ring for help then thought I have the digger here, first thing I did was break the chain, then had to drop spreader off.
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Still wouldn’t come out so put 2 spanner’s under pedals of digger & let it crawl as chain was now too short to let tractor crawl.
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Then digger threw the track but managed to get it back on before it came fully off.

The like is for the ingenuity and persistence in getting that out on your own

but dam they’re some wet fields!

Thought we where bad round here

Deerefarmer · Apr 25, 2018

davidroberts30 said:
what tractor is it??
if its a vario check the pressure sphere under the cab

Orange version of the 7495 mf,yes it's a vario. Did you mean accumulator under cab, the one tied in to the brake system ,? I am replacing that one, as its flat .

Steevo · Apr 25, 2018

v8willy said:
The joys, got stuck
View attachment 663960
Was going to ring for help then thought I have the digger here, first thing I did was break the chain, then had to drop spreader off.
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View attachment 663964
Still wouldn’t come out so put 2 spanner’s under pedals of digger & let it crawl as chain was now too short to let tractor crawl.
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Then digger threw the track but managed to get it back on before it came fully off.

Sounds rather a risky option to me.

Yorkshire lad · Apr 25, 2018

mixed breed said:
Tip toe'd threw the winter barley with some bag muck. View attachment 663780someone put a pole in the wayView attachment 663786 First year of doing pre em and it's very clean which is pleasing. Had a good dose of fym in the autumn which seems to have fed it well and in the main it looks good...View attachment 663792 apart from where the bunny's have been feedingView attachment 663790

Does your 5455 have a down exhaust i cant see one on it

7740 man · Apr 26, 2018

Bit of ploughing

mixed breed · Apr 26, 2018

Yorkshire lad said:
Does your 5455 have a down exhaust i cant see one on it

Yep it's a down exhaust.. it's down in the shed waiting for me to weld it back on

Greenbeast · Apr 26, 2018

Phil P said:
Doesn’t time fly when your having fun, hope all’s going well with your little one?

We got a couple of cheques in her name as gifts so need birth certificate so we can open her a savings account would have been better in dads name she’s already costing a fortune

yeah well thank you. a frightening amount of milk/bottle related gadgets has appeared in the house, gonna have to start posting in the dairy section soon

milkloss · Apr 26, 2018

Greenbeast said:
yeah well thank you. a frightening amount of milk/bottle related gadgets has appeared in the house, gonna have to start posting in the dairy section soon

The person that invented this wants a medal!

Bob c · Apr 26, 2018

v8willy said:
Past while…

Last Thursday
View attachment 663954
View attachment 663956
Harvest 2017 is now officially over!
Last field of wheat never got to with the combine, got the mower & only tried to bale it as we could do with the straw, but it just ended up back out through the rollers.

have you got a forage wagon ? wont lose it so much
group it with the mower so it fills the baler quicker

Phil P · Apr 26, 2018

milkloss said:
The person that invented this wants a medal!

It’s an awesome bit of kit, especially at 2 in the morning

jellybean · Apr 26, 2018

v8willy said:
The joys, got stuck
View attachment 663960
Was going to ring for help then thought I have the digger here, first thing I did was break the chain, then had to drop spreader off.
View attachment 663962
View attachment 663964
Still wouldn’t come out so put 2 spanner’s under pedals of digger & let it crawl as chain was now too short to let tractor crawl.
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Then digger threw the track but managed to get it back on before it came fully off.

I think this is a perfect example of how single handed farmers have the ingenuity to solve their own problems and to work around a situation without having to call on others. No doubt H+S might take a different view but I suspect we could deal with them too! I find that once you apply some thinking there are very few jobs that require more than one person.

Foregoneconclusion · Apr 26, 2018

davidroberts30 said:
15mm here 5 miles west of there

Alright..how about after ANOTHER 8mm after 372mm so far this year...

davidroberts30 · Apr 26, 2018

7740 man said:
View attachment 664020 Bit of ploughing

Nice

milkloss · Apr 26, 2018

jellybean said:
I think this is a perfect example of how single handed farmers have the ingenuity to solve their own problems and to work around a situation without having to call on others. No doubt H+S might take a different view but I suspect we could deal with them too! I find that once you apply some thinking there are very few jobs that require more than one person.

I was thinking the same. I don’t think the public realise the efforts and potential dangers we go to to get the job done even if it’s just trying to save a bob or two to earn a crust. If that were a big industry job how many thousands would it have cost to sort that pickle out?

I’ve often thought that when lambing an awkward sheep and how many clipboards I would have there to watch or assist: catching crew, veterinarian, clean up crew....... I reckon whilst I had my arm up a ewe I would have three people watching at least.

Bob lincs · Apr 26, 2018

At last making some progress drilling beans , 140 acres left to drill but rain tonight again .

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