Today at work

Al R

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Livestock Farmer
Location
West Wales
Dont think the JBBT one I have will suffer that problem, very well built, been really impressed with it.
This is galvanised 😬 galvanised parts are still fine but anything bolted was rusted and unable to undo the bolts within 3 years as if liquid N was on them 🤦🏻‍♂️
 
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Pan mixer

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Near Colchester
Some of our sheep are glad that the pumps are working and soon they will no longer be trapped in the small end of the field.

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An unpleasant afternoon on top of the grist bin in the mill sorting out dust socks (they take the air out after the hammer mill has blown the grist into the bin). I had to turn many of them inside out like the two on the left to get rid of the insect poo.

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Only 12 to do but a very awkward space. I even cleared up some of it.

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cows sh#t me to tears

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Livestock Farmer
Meanwhile down under. @Steel and myself caught up at a "mobile drip irrigation" field day. Very interesting indeed and quite pleasant standing in a paddock of cotton in 42° heat and wind.
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Outer rows on the end span weren't fitted as they thought it might be to much drag for ot. So they had the sprinkler droppers extended and running on the ground. You can see the difference in surface ponding.
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JWL

Member
Location
Hereford
Just after eight this morning near Evesham I see a class combine. Harvesting maize in the snow and -4 .
getting his money‘s worth out of that machine if he’d start combining in July and still at it now.
About the only time as a driver it'll be cool in the cab! In the past I was combining up to Christmas Eve cutting linseed and was asking myself why combines never had heaters in the cab.
 

thorpe

Member
About the only time as a driver it'll be cool in the cab! In the past I was combining up to Christmas Eve cutting linseed and was asking myself why combines never had heaters in the cab.
our mega 204 had a heater but never had to use it, dont even know if it worked!
 

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