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    Wet the new normal

    I am going on a ruby tour with my young son on friday and back on Sunday ,which will be a relief from watching the rain at home.On Wednesday i will be filling in the SFI for all my arable land and sod it.I have found a set of flotation wheels just so i can spread fert on the grass.There is no...
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    Simtech owners Thoughts, tips, advice

    The scrapers look like a good idea,i have the same problems with the rings blocking up.I have removed every other ring which did help.
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    Simtech owners Thoughts, tips, advice

    I have found the same problem with the tips breaking off near the top just under the pin holes.Also the new ones don't last very long.I sent photos to simtech and to Fenagri ,and guess what - nothing got done about it.The seed pipes break off or become detached and i can't stop the tramline...
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    Tine drills.

    I run a simtech with a front crimper roller which seems to drill into most surfaces.The main problem i have with it is the stone, which it fires like bullets.I bought it 6 years ago before i bought the farm we are on now which has some quite stoney areas.I haven't broken a tine yet but i get...
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    Sipma

    Just bought one from a main dealer ,less than 5k delivered.
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    Sipma

    I'm always fit to go.daughters off school today and it is too cold in the barn,
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    Sipma

    Yes it is,but after some of the advice on here, i have just 10 minutes ago bought a Mchale 991be.
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    Sipma

    Go onto youtube and watch bale wrapping gone wrong ,shouldn't laugh really .
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    Sipma

    Old Charlie the game keeper had loaded one day and traveled back to the yard on top of a load until the phone wires got him at the back of the neck ,to his credit and relief he hung on until the wires broke.I tell my 11 year old son all sorts that used to happen and the way things were done ,but...
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    Sipma

    The things we did.In 1976 my father had just forked 300 bales onto a trailer and within 5 minutes the driver turned the lot on it's side ,father didn't know whether to cry or set fire to it. I would give a lot for a blistering hot silage sheet at the moment.This year i am going to drill my...
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    Sipma

    I used to run two 550 s as a lad in my contracting days but as you say the straw had to be right or else you were in trouble.I then sold them and bought a NH 640 and could bale the same as the two 550 s in a day.
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    Sipma

    I remember going to a young farmers do and my best friend and i got totally smashed ,the next day my friend was baling silage and made all the bales too big for the silage bags,his dad was less than impressed and tried blaming me for his son doing his own body weight in beer.
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    Sipma

    I run a Claas 250 and it does a great job baling around 1200 bales a year.I nearly went for a belt baler when i bought this place ,but was advised against it,the belts would get damaged by the stone .
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    Sipma

    5K is plenty for me ,as long as it does the job and leaves me with no debt.I thought the wife had a motive but she has everything a farmer's wife needs and was just thinking about my stress levels.
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    Sipma

    Found a few McHale today and made a few inquiries , my wife has been looking for me this afternoon as she thinks i should spend a bit more , not have trouble and then not come home in a bad mood.
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    Sipma

    Lawrence Edwards ,but i spend more time off the seat than doing the job.It was the first wrapper i had when i decided to move to a mixed farm and needed cows,baler etc so i went down the cheap route.
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    Sipma

    I am going to look at one of those too,but is cable controls ,however any thing has to better than what i have at the moment ,how i didn't set fire to it last season i don't know.
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    Sipma

    Looking to view a front loading bale wrapper that leaves the bales on their end ,any thoughts ?
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    Sipma

    Does anyone have experience of Sipma equipment and location of uk dealers please ?
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    Pro Forage

    Well away from their home.
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