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Is tupping ewes on 80% white clover going to make them infertile or bloat? Took ewes on tack yesterday and one of the fields white clover seems to have taken over, please advise.

Never owned a rake before and can't always get someone to rake for me. Seen some 2nd hand twin rotor rakes between 4 to 6000. What wears/do you look for when buying 2nd hand? Any makes better to consider when purchasing?

What are the pro's con's of feeding them to ewes and how soon to feed them? What are DM, protein, energy etc please. Will they replace ewe cake or delay the feeding of it?

How do you remove the washer, so I can put a new spring in?

Got a feed barrier down the middle of the shed and 57ft either side. Up until now been putting a straw bale either side and bedding down by hand. Same goes for the middle of the shed feeding silage or hay. Looking to speed up the job and make it easier for myself. Not sure whether a straw...

Got a lot of fat lambs in the shed trying to fatten, but I've never seen a year like it for bad feet. Trimmed and run them through formalin before they went in . What do you use and best way to cure them? Got a stand in Bath if I need to use it. Trimmed most of them today and their feet are as...

Want to buy a milwaukee grease gun and at present only have makita tools. Are battery adapters any good? Trying to save the expense of buying another lot of batteries and charger. Seems with the milwaukee you can limit the number of pumps where as with the makita grease gun you can't, is this...

Has anyone else had problems with the clip shearing on the shaft between the main gearbox and disc?. Had it happen to me 3 times now, so put an 8.8 bolt in lieu of the clip and it still shears. Can't find any play in the gearboxes. Can spread a load or 2 before it shears and sometimes just a few...

just wondering what would be the best to feed to sheep. Going to cut in a couple of hours and the weather is good enough to make hay.

Claas 2650 c mower won't fold fully up into transport position. Anybody got any ideas as to why it won't. Ram doesn't seem to come up the last bit. Works fine in working position.

thinking of getting one. Either top handle 302z or conventional 355z both are 36v. Quite like the 302 for pruning ,is it as quick as the 355. What are opinions on them, or should I just buy a stihl ms 180 ?

Last year, we reseeded a field of permanent pasture with a clover and Italian mix. This year it was full of thistle and sprayed it off 2 weeks ago with glyphosate. Should I sow a clover mix long term or 4 year ley without clover just in case more thistles reappear ?

Am I the only one struggling for grass at the moment? Even reseeded ground from last year doesn't seem to be growing like it should. Ph is 6 to 6.5 ,index of P And K is 2. Put fertiliser out and just seems very slow.

Looking at purchasing a 10 ton split feed bins so I can have two different lots of cake. Anybody got one? Are they any good? Easy to use?

Poured concrete to high around stanchions. Need to take 5 to 10mm off around them. What is the easiest method? Concrete grinder, scrabble?

Does anyone know of a supplier for the weld on type of steel roof sheets?

Testing the alternator on the tractor got 14.2v on 2 of the leads and 7.65 in the lead shown with the quick connector, is this correct?

Reseeded a field 5 weeks ago and as expected a lot of docks have come through. There is no clover sown in the ley. What is the best spray to kill the docks and approx. cost please?

Currently using 1104 fan jet teejet nozzles for spraying grassland weeds and rushes. Getting fed up of the wind recently and having to stop by 9 in the morning. What low drift nozzles would you recommend for 200l/ha. Are air induction nozzles as good for rushes? Never bothered looking at nozzles...

Rev counter is only reading 70 to 200 rpm. Fan belt is tight and can get 4th range to work in reverse! :confused: Also the yellow flashing warning light on the dash isn't working. Pto cuts out after a few seconds. The symptoms aren't always there and sometimes it works like normal for a few...