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Iv got a 20x75ft hay shed with a 35x75 lean too off it, now the hayshed roof is ok (atcost) but the leantoo roof thats at a shallower pitch, steel with angle iron perlins (has seen better days. For now iv patched it up. Plenty pannel selant. Long term it needs a new roof and i may as well do the...

Briarwood sheeting are offering N grade and B grade fibre cement sheets at discount, what im wondering what is meant by these grades? Are they crap or would they do a job? Iv got a leantoo on angle iron perlins that the roof has seen better days. These sheets seem cheap just not sure if theyd be...

Iv bought myself a little class dominator, seems a canny bit of kit but has a bit of play on the rear straw walker wooden blocks, now am i right in thinking these have an internal , replaceable bush like the john deeres or are they one piece? Iv looked around her and thats all i can see wrong...

Iv dipped my toe into cultivator drills by buying a a smart 3m freeflow. Longterm its to convert into dd for a block of land thats got the dreaded black grass (made worse by ploughing). Initially ill be using it min till and for drilling sp beans after winter ploughing. What im wanting to know...

Are many of you still using one of these? is there many still kicking about? Around our way there was at least 3 or 4 on neigbouring farms but you dont seem to see them compared to 956xls. Local dealer had an 844xln one in before xmas, rare thing really.

Weve had a 5130 for ever and a day. Shes been to the moon and back and been ultra reliable. But shes getting on a bit I was thinking today what would i replace it with? (hypothetically mr Paxton). Requirements would be 100 to 120hp. Stable on a loader to 1.8 ton able to handle a 24m 1300l...

Just had an email asking for cereal yeilds, straw yeilds and moisture off defra, wanting it filled in imediatley, not a problem but i just wondered is the penny starting to drop or am i being too hopefull.

After a brick built calf building came down in the recent storms im looking to replace it. First option is a small portal frame, pannels yorkshire boards etc. The other thing i was wondering about is specific calf buildings, such as the buitelarr high heath buildings or others. Does any one on...

I see defra has raided the image library for a really authentic image of a british farmer. I suppose we are only backward yokels after all......🤨

Good morning FFA Well at least – and at last – we have some clarity on future farming policy in the UK, or at least the current George Eustice version of it. We are to devote ourselves mainly to returning everything to nature while producing one or two niche products in the few bits of land...

As iv mentioned before im currently tidying up my old bomford loader. Iv got a new euro carrige for it. The crowd bars (the bit behind the carridge) have seen quite a bit of damage over the years (plus the geometry isnt right for this carridge) is there anywhere you can buy them off the shelf...

Iv an old bomford c3618p loader, the headstock is shot so iv ordered a new euro 8 carridge for it. (Old one is beyond safely welding......again) While im on id like to replace the nylon inner bushings on it as the rest of the loader is sound. The trouble is the bomford website doesnt list...

Iv got some flotation tyres that leak 66 43 r25 air. From around the bead. Will this just be the seals need replacing (tyres are in excellent nick) or is it better to put tyre gunk around the bead. On another note whats the best way to get them back on the bead? And inflated. And my third...

Does anybody on here run a mini telescopic such as a whacker newson, merlo etc. Just woundering how they are performing on farm compared to maybes an older 2.5 ton machine.

Local dealer has started stocking these, look decent, any opinions on them, how well they tow etc?

Do krm still import falc powerharrows and sell them?

Does it make any difference to feeding whole oats vs rolled/nipped oats for calves or stirks? Im on trying whole (being lazy) and it just looks sort of wrong in the troughs? Whats peoples opinions?

Thought some would like to see some of the new cattle shed we are putting up. First day today clearing the site. The shed is a 90x45. And a extended yard.

After @Cab-over Pete thread about ultra reliable tractors I thought I'd ask. What's the biggest pile of doo doo out there, horror stories etc......It's raining I'm bored. Over to you lads and lasses....

Just checking chaps and chapesses are these little barstewards booklice, I have them on the top of an oat heap 14.5% off the combine