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A query regarding the induction bowl on my Knight sprayer. 4200L trailblazer, owned from new. Just been spraying beans with Signum & Epsom salts. Sprayed perfectly and has always been really reliable. Now I want to wash the sprayer and I’m getting no suction at the induction hopper. Tank wash...

A friend of mine runs a Bateman SP sprayer. I think it’s an RB16. He’s had a couple of cases of glyphosate contamination when spraying cereals, it resulted in crop damage. He would be thorough enough in terms of washout although he has never used the clean water tank. The sprayer would be 10-15...

Can anyone suggest a simple crop scouting app? it just needs the ability to store fields, write notes on the specific fields and ideally have the ability to photograph the field. Some form of gps recording would be handy so the field location would be saved. The ability to export (to excel)...

Hi all, We recently purchased a 724 from the U.K. It’s a 2013 SCR (pre S4 Tier IV engines). 8400 hrs, dealer serviced. Ex arable farm. It appears to have worked but was well minded. We changed all filters and fluids when she arrived. Is there any preventative maintenance that we should do on...

The front links on our Fendt drop to 86-87% and then stop. They go into float position and won’t drop any further. When the raise button is pressed they go back up to fully up position. Does anyone know why this is happening?

I saw someone using this on their land recently. It’s burnt soft wood sawdust-chips from a large burner. It’s from a sawmill so nothing else is burnt with it. Contains P&K apparently. 4-5tn/ha is spread on the land. It also has a liming effect. Has anyone else used this in the past?

Hi all, I have a gravel drive at my house. I’m finding that it tends to pack tight over time where cars travel on it. We’re thinking of changing the type/colour of gravel so any advice would be appreciated. I want to stick with gravel because of cost and I don’t need any drains or shores.

Hi all, I have a contact (not me) looking for a Fendt 924 or 926, square bonnet type. Very good condition preferably but something in need of a little work would be considered, these are not young tractors. U.K. or continental Europe is fine.

Hi all, I’d like to hear what people’s experiences have been like with variable rate N. I’ve been looking at the Yara Atfarm system and it looks quite accessible for the likes of me (not into too much tech and not farming 1000’s of acres). I’m not looking at this because of the current N...

The plough is a KV ES85 5 furrow. The turnover block assembly has been weeping oil from the pressure relief valve. I tried replacing the small black O-Ring but after a while it started leaking again. I decided to replace the adjustable valve completely as it would have the correct O-Ring and...

After two consecutive years of severe slug damage in wheat following WOSR, I’m adopting a new (to me) approach. We are plough based. Gave the osr stubble a run of a light disc (Amazone Catros) immediately after harvest in dry weather. Just gave it a second run today 3 weeks after the first...

I have some field portions where winter wheat has failed due to slugs. The land has been sprayed with Tower herbicide (Chlorotoluron, Pendimethalin & DFF) I would like to put a cover crop (preferably Phacelia) in the bare areas to keep the soil in good nick until next autumn. I would plan to...

Sorry, just something that I’ve wondered for a while. Why are double agri trailers so popular in Germany as opposed to other countries?

Hi all, We load 8x4x3 straw bales with a Fendt 516. Currently use a silage grab and it grabs two at a time. I don’t find it ideal as the lower prongs can be a bit short and the bale can get a bit ragged looking when loading lorries. I’ve seen people using simple frames with two or three...

Hi all, I’m considering getting a Magdrill. Just for occasional farm use so doesn’t have to be top top spec. I do however want a quality one. Can anyone suggest a suitable one? I’ve been told to avoid variable speed (I don’t know why) and stick with a regular two speed model. TIA

Hi all, We intend fitting a new KV press arm to our 5 furrow ES85. It’s the correct assembly for the plough. I just wondered if anyone had a similar setup. I’d really appreciate any pics which would help me route the hydraulic hose correctly. There are a number of hose brackets in the kit but...

On the look out for one of these spring loaded Kverneland press arms. Must be in very good condition.

Hi all, Perhaps this should be in the classified section, I’m on the look out for a furrow press arm and brackets for attaching to the plough. Needs to be in very good condition. Plough is a Kverneland ES85 5 furrow.

Hi all Not sure if this should be in the workshop section or not. This press matches our 4 furrow plough and we’re thinking of moving to 5 furrows. I have spare rings which would give us enough width for 5 furrows. My only concern is getting the rings off the old shaft as I fear they are...

Assuming good conditions (calm) and smooth straight tramlines, what is the forward speed that most are comfortable with when spreading fertilizer? Kuhn 30.1 here and was working at 18-19kph yesterday (didn’t realise until I looked at dash). Auto rate control so should I be ok?