Today at work

8050 back home from my friends workshop
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Bob lincs

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Arable Farmer
How do you get on with your Sulky spreader Bob? Ours is great when working well but having the odd teething issues, seems to spread more out of one side and if you put 2t in when its empty and zeroed it will say its only got 1850-1900kg in it. Guess it probably needs calibrating!
Hi , we get on really well with it the weight is alway pretty spot on . It’s not the easiest machine to wash but that just takes a few more minutes so no big problem. Our biggest dislike and it’s something we are going change ASAP is the rear step/ ladder thing for some reason we all get our boots caught up as we step off and then fall backwards , I did it three times on Friday so it wasn’t a one off and my lads have the same problem. We’re going to replace it with a full width fold up platform before one of us breaks an ankle . Apart from that it’s a really good machine .
 

cows sh#t me to tears

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Livestock Farmer
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75 acre field drilled this arvo, Got locked out of the cab at lunchtime so had to borrow a key from a neighbour (with our only key in the ignition).
2 notes to self, 1) Buy a spare key, 2) Don't shut the cab door without taking the key with you.
Straight lines thanks to the wonders of modern electronics.
8m Vaderstad drilling at 7.2 to fit in with 36m tramlines, so seed rate and area have to be adjusted by 10%.
I have done 250 acres on a tank of diesel, but 1000 litres didn't fill it!!
Serious question. Why the hell do you need such a big tractor on that? Neighbor used to pull a 10m JD disc seeder with tow behind aircart with a 7820 JD. 180hp....
 
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sjt01

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Mixed Farmer
Location
North Norfolk

bumkin

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
pembrokeshire
Serious question. Why the hell do you need such a big tractor on that? Neighbor used to pull a 10m JD disc seeder with tow behind aircart with a 7820 JD. 180hp....
I think the vadastad takes quite a bit of pulling,I have seen a J C B 145 struggle to pull a three mtr at any speed we use a 7820 to pull 4mtrs she is well on top of the job but the yank jds have real horses under the bonnet (put ours on the dino and they recon she is 220 hp







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snarling bee

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Bedfordshire
Serious question. Why the hell do you need such a big tractor on that? Neighbor used to pull a 10m JD disc seeder with tow behind aircart with a 7820 JD. 180hp....
Wet clay, speed and steep banks.
The engine is often at over 100% power, but today it was at 80% at 15kph.
There are 128 discs involved and 32 wheels, which often are all being scraped.
I have also drilled several patches that I would not have got near with wheels.
Have I defended myself enough?
 

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