Today at work

Adeptandy · May 20, 2019

Just back from another day in the road

3 dogs to Newmarket for eye tests

Then this goofball ( yet again ) couldn’t get the hang of what was needed, so off we went again to Newark

Quick pit stop

That look of what’s going on

Thankfully experience won the day and after an interesting trip with both sire and dam in the back of the car the deed was done [emoji41]

Just potentially got 3 litters coming at harvest now [emoji51]

chaffcutter · May 20, 2019

Nice house there @hurdlebunter, contract job or yours?

Like the high level water supply!

JP1 · May 20, 2019

On a unit today and pricing for a new feed handling system. The current system went in in ‘87 using secondhand kit so it’s done well

Straw machine for the unit

Straw business big boy’s toy

michael N123 · May 20, 2019

Waiting for the fert wagon

Farmer Roy · May 20, 2019

Chae1 said:
Is the work fairly repetitive or do you get variation, challenges from different farms?

How's things at home? Have you had any rain?

The work is fairly repetitive in itself, although every job is a bit different. Different conditions, different personalities of farmers / managers etc etc
Last job was 800 ha & we had both strippers working together ( so both teams were also camped together in the same donga ) & did it in under 4 days. The opposite to that was 16 ha in about 6 hours to finish off a job for a real arsehole of a manager . . .
The worst part of the job ( apart from being away from home ) is changing the row spacing & configuration of the front for different jobs. The first six jobs were six different row spacings . . .
Weve had 1.5 metre rows, 2 metre rows, 2.4 m rows, 3 metre rows
I m on single skip
1 m on double skip
We even had 30" on double skip
We've had the front from 9 m to 12 m wide ( it's 12 most of the time )
We've added stripping heads, we've taken heads off
It's good to just get into the big areas & just stay in the one place & the one row spacing & just hook in

Some rain at home, but not enough to fill the profile or give me any confidence to plant much. I have 2 fields ( about 270 ha ) that have a metre of moisture that I will plant chickpeas in around late may / early June ( that was part of the deal with this job, that I could slip away for a few days to plant my crops if needed ) , but that's it. Won't be planting any wheat unless we get another 100 or more mm, as those fields allocated are still too dry

oldoaktree · May 20, 2019

Moved chopping logs outside this week and I’m being watched.
Not sure what it is but if your making noise the peacocks come and investigate (they like fire too)

Bald Rick · May 20, 2019

God I love demos. Gonna be interesting to see how this bad boy goes tomorrow

Pan mixer · May 20, 2019

Same ole...

Load of pigs goes out of one gateway.

Load of soya comes in another gateway.

New to me anyway was the wheel configuration on this truck, driver didn't like it.

mtx.jag · May 20, 2019

The old girl turned 9500 hours today,think she past the point of trading in

had e nuff · May 20, 2019

mtx.jag said:
The old girl turned 9500 hours today,think she past the point of trading in View attachment 800548

Just getting run in.

Rebecca · May 20, 2019

Checking my chillaxing cows

several of whom seem to have lost at least one of the tags I painstakingly replaced before my farm assured audit

then went to my other job with my old ladies and gents....and then new nails that say the cows are out and calvings done time to embrace my inner girly girl lol

diamanté’s may have been a bit too far but the sparkles just proved too much temptation

Speedstar · May 20, 2019

Just about got the trailer all back together , lights air brakes

CrevisbigX · May 20, 2019

Trailer monkey today for another contractor 1hr half round trip

Pan mixer · May 20, 2019

CrevisbigX said:
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That must put the price of the silage up significantly?

davidroberts30 · May 20, 2019

mtx.jag said:
The old girl turned 9500 hours today,think she past the point of trading in View attachment 800548

insurance claim time

Boohoo · May 20, 2019

Pan mixer said:
Same ole...

Load of pigs goes out of one gateway.

View attachment 800540

Load of soya comes in another gateway.

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New to me anyway was the wheel configuration on this truck, driver didn't like it.

Tridems have been around for a few years now, I don't see what's not to like about them. All the maneuverability of a 3 axle rigid, with the payload of 4 axles.

CrevisbigX · May 20, 2019

Pan mixer said:
That must put the price of the silage up significantly?

It makes you wonder

Robert K · May 20, 2019

Mowing the verges this morning and clearing up the showground this afternoon /evening

Chae1 · May 20, 2019

Do you work at boyton hall?

I did a harvest at philpots stayed at boyton for a start then moved to barleylands.

bovrill · May 20, 2019

Pan mixer said:
New to me anyway was the wheel configuration on this truck, driver didn't like it.

I was talking to someone who's just changed his fleet of on-site concrete mixers from eight leggers to that design. He loves them. More maneuverable, and less chance of getting caught out on axle weight checks when running at the limit.

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