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    Samson flex muck spreader

    Evening, what’s peoples thoughts on Samson flex muck spreaders? Are the floors single skin or double skin as been told it’s a double layer of metal in the floors on these. How do people find them for reliability over other brands etc? Thanks
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    Jd 8600 chopper

    Afternoon, How are everyone finding the jd choppers now? Anyone had one and traded it for another brand? Resale value good etc etc? Pricing it all ways round, with krone at the min and would like another but just got to look at all options on the table. jd seem to be taking over the world round...
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    To lacquer or not to?

    Hi, Ive had the tractor wheels shot blasted and I’ve painted them but I was wondering whether to lacquer them or not? Not sure if it is a good idea or a bad idea. Anyone done this to some before? The tractor isn’t a show tractor so will be used for farm work so don’t know if it’s good for...
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    Used Silage trailer

    Anyone got a 14/16t silage trailer for sale or know of any coming up in any sales this winter ready for next season. Would like it to be of British manufacture to just support the British market. Ktwo western Bailey Stewart something on them lines would be grand. Anyone got preference of any of...
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    Wheel trolley

    Hi, Has anyone got a wheel trolley what they have used a lot and it has been faultless? We have some 800 70 32 on a forager and some 710 75 42 wheels on a tractor we want to be able to take off and wondered what trolley will do this and if anyone has any recommendations. Would like to buy one...
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    Fendt grey paint

    Has anyone used a grey paint on the fendt chassis and found a good match. Just got a 939 which I’m going to respray the grey down the sides to tidy it up abit and thought might be worth asking on here before we start looking around. Thanks
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    Fendt 42” rims

    Has anyone got any 42” rims off a fendt they would sell or swap for 38”. Thanks
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    Fendt 900 front suspension

    Morning, Has anyone changed the front suspension accumulators on the 900 series fendt. Just bought a 900 and needs new suspension accumulators. Just wondered if there is anywhere other than the local dealer for these bits. Has anyone managed to replace the keypad on the old scr screen for the...
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    Fendt 828, are they really that bad?

    Evening folks, Looking for another tractor to join our depreciating scrap heaps we call tractors. Looking for either 820 fendt to 724 originally but been offered an 828 what’s been looked after and it would do us well for the Baler and drill and not overly big to the 720 etc. Has anyone run one...
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    Fendt adblue and dpf issue

    Our 720 is playing up with the dpf giving code 1.1.1D for ash content high in the dpf after the regen but we had it cleaned 3 years ago nearly when an injector went down and sooted the filter. Also have an adblue error of 1D.1.AB for upper limit of emissions exceeded. Been advised that it could...
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    Owning and old combine

    Evening folks, Just wondering on a wet evening, how many people own and old combine like a 1990 machine to an early 2000 machine so like 20/30 year old machine. Do you find them reliable or just a pain as they are on the period when electrics started to come into the agriculture sector fast...
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    Tm load sensing problems

    Evening folks, We have a new to us rake and it’s on load sensing hydraulics, we have put a pipe off the pump and the direct pump feed from the middle of the spool block. We are struggling to get it to work consistently as some times when you press a function button the load sense line doesn’t...
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    Massey 36 thresher actuator

    Hi folks, Have a 36 dv1 and the thresher actuator went faulty last year and I got a replacement actuator off a 40rs but these have a timer relay to operate it in and out. Does anyone know any where what sells the timer relays for these or can get the old actuator repaired. It has limit switches...
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    Whole crop header

    Hi, Has anyone made a big combine header fit to a forager before? Running a Krone and can’t find a header for it unless it’s from Germany and they’re serious money. Seen a few big John Deere headers and wondered if it’s possible to make one fit to the Krone? We only do 100/200 acre of whole crop...
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    Load sensing

    Hi folks, We have a new rake and it’s on load sensing. The old one was a spool and a free flow return. We have got our load sending working but the pump sounds to be pumping abit and we can’t get the pipes in when the tractor is running into the one which does the oil feed. Is this normal and...
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    6 month plus store rearing

    Hi folks. Looking to invest in possibly 150 stores in the next back end for winter rearing and sell at turn out time. Just wondering what people would feed them to bring them on so there looking well for turn out and what the buyers want with a 12 month old store animal. Looking for either...
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    Massey 390T power steering

    we have a 390t and power steering has gone. For a while it has been acting up but ones turned abit from side to side it comes back and works. But now it won’t come back after we swapped the pump but we can move it as it won’t turn and the orbital just goes round and round. We are half thinking...
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    Feeding 2-7 month animals

    Evening folks, I’m looking at feeding a mix of barley and a small portion of wheat to some calves/stirks we have. I’m looking at a Dennis brinicombe protein blend but I’ve been told not to feed urea based products before they are 4 month old. There options to me are stm 30% protein dust with...
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    Roller mill repair

    Hi folks, Have a hunt rbm 4000 mill and the main drive roller has worn the shaft where the bearing sits. My question is does the roller come off the shaft or is the shaft and roller one unit? Does anyone know some where to get parts from for these old mills or is it a machining job of building...
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    Electric motor into hydraulic motor

    Hi, Looking at a corn mill roller and it has a 3 phase 15kw motor on and our electric supply isn’t strong enough to power this setup. What I’m thinking is to put a hydraulic motor on it and run it off a spool on a tractor or manitou third service. Anyone know how to work out what motor...
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