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  1. Tarw Coch

    Ball hitches for tractors

    I’m looking at a second hand piece of machinery that has the weld on spoon type hitch, how much would a ball hitch cost to replace a pick up hitch hook? With a mixed fleet I’ve got both dromone and saauerman hitches on tractors
  2. Tarw Coch

    Stamp duty question

    If buying some land for sale in several lots, would the stamp duty be calculated on the whole or on each individual lot separately?
  3. Tarw Coch

    To roll or not to roll

    Drilled a couple of fields of winter barley on Saturday and wondering wether to get them rolled tomorrow before rain Wednesday or leave till the spring. Ground conditions were reasonable but certainly not perfect for barley with the very odd damp patch. Having a glorious day today and the top...
  4. Tarw Coch

    Front Press

    I’m looking for a front press and after a quick look around the internet I’m now completely unsure what I’m looking for. They come in many different formats, large packer rollers like on a power harrow, gutter rollers, flexi coils and straight rings that I have seen…………as well as a variety of...
  5. Tarw Coch

    Where’s the clover come from?

    Just going around a couple of fields that had spring wholecrop, barley and peas and there’s a surprising amount of clover coming in them. They were ploughed out of grass but no clover in the previous leys. They had slurry before being ploughed, could the clover have come that way as plenty of my...
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    Valtra loader hydraulics attachment

    I’m really struggling to connect the hydraulics on my Valtra loader, can’t get a he two halves to come together. I have tried a bit of grease for lubrication. At what point does the locking handle come across, do the two halves have to be fully together first or does the handle pull them...
  7. Tarw Coch

    Tub feeder re line

    As per title, my tub feeder needs a re line, 20 cube twin auger BVL. Any recommendations on who could do this, closer to north Shropshire the better really and any idea of approximate ost
  8. Tarw Coch

    Valtra N154 PTO help please

    Trying to start the PTO on a new to me N154, just can’t get it to work, is there something I might be missing to start the PTO? Have turned the rotary dial to select PTO speed, push down and pull back on PTO switch but nothing happens, what am wrong missing. Reading the manual doesn’t seem to...
  9. Tarw Coch

    What bale spike?

    Will be looking for a new bale spike later in the year for loading bales in the field, 120x90’s, usually stack one on top of another and load trailer two at a time. Would like something with easily folded up tines to go on road, Any recommendations for something that fits the bill.
  10. Tarw Coch

    Are Valtra N series light on the back end?

    As per title, I see quite a few N series for sale second hand and they all seem to have rear wheel weights, don’t seem a common addition to any other tractor
  11. Tarw Coch

    Valtra smart touch

    What does smart touch do? Is it the same as Isobus? What I really want to know is could I use a Valtra with a smart touch screen to run a KV geo spread can the spreader be operated through the screen and does it include the connection plug on the back of the tractor or would other pieces be...
  12. Tarw Coch

    Spring Whole crop mix

    When should such a mix be drilled? Planning on trying some for the first time this year, spoke to the agronomist about it a couple of months back and thought the job was sorted. When he rolled up here about 3 weeks ago, turned out it wasn’t. Ordered and still hasn’t rolled up, spray to burn the...
  13. Tarw Coch

    Deciphering Quicke loader specs

    Trawling the web looking at some second hand tractors with quicke loaders, Q5 and Q6. They seem to come in 3 different models, L, S,and M. Although I can see these different models all have differences in their spec, I don’t seem to be able to find or fathom out any reason to the differences. Is...
  14. Tarw Coch

    Taylor’s contractors sale today

    I was hoping to go to the above sale today but it’s now looking extremely unlikely. Reason I wanted to go was to see the Marshall trailers, I have the same but on different wheels. I have been told that 560/65r22.5 won’t fit on mine but they are on these trailers of a same age. It’s short...
  15. Tarw Coch

    How soon can a cow get back in calf ?

    As per title, had the vet here scanning and has PD’d a cow 3 months back in calf, she calved 3 months ago.
  16. Tarw Coch

    I phone

    Is it possible to switch an I phone off? If so, how?
  17. Tarw Coch

    Best car for towing

    I’m in need of a new car, or new to me at least and looking at buying something capable of sharing the towing with my ageing Land Rover for the longer journeys, basically the luxury suv type, and something I can see over hedges more easy to see what everyone else is up to. Looking at something...
  18. Tarw Coch

    New style trailer plug wiring

    I’ve bought a trailer with the new style trailer plug, will have to cut it off and put a normal one on, does anyone know if the wiring colours are the same on these as conventional plugs, I haven’t looked inside yet , presumably there’s quite a few spare wires in them
  19. Tarw Coch

    Broughan trailer skid

    A great skid to put up when trailer is in use but question is, are they strong enough to stand being unhooked with a full load on?
  20. Tarw Coch

    Fibre cement roof sheet price

    As above, how much are roof sheets nowadays, been several years since I last bought some so I’m completely out of touch considering how most prices have risen recently. I’d be needing several packs not just the odd few.
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