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    What was this for?

    Found in a load of crushed concrete. Too small for drainage. Could it be irrigation, under floor heating. How old could it be?
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    Discovery Sport

    Can anyone tell me anything about the Discovery Sport. Im currently looking for a new, to me, car. Mrs. G likes the look of them, and I’m not adverse to them. Budget of around twenty to twenty five grand. Needs to be four wheel drive, as I’m aware many are only two. Doesn’t need to be all bells...
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    Kuhn Performer

    We have a Kuhn Performer 4 metre on demo. Pulling it with a Challenger 765B. On heavyish ground. Tines in about 6 inches. Doing about 9 kmh. We’re quite impressed with it. Anybody have opinions or experiences with this machine?
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    Windscreen Shatter

    2021 Case Puma 240 CVX window smashed randomly overnight in locked barn - 3 day job to change, cab off etc Has anyone else had issues with this?
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    Who’s this fella?

    I snapped this little chap back in the summer and forgot all about it. He frightened the living bejeezus out of me, so I took the photo and rapidly retreated. Any ideas who he is? I found an image on the net of something similar, but the green fins and pink spike were hairy rather than fleshy as...
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    Moling Water pipe

    Could anyone give any hints or tips on how to mole in water pipe? No time to hire in a specialist machine. Can I do it to a reasonable standard with our trailed mole plough. Thanks.
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    Avatar depth control

    Has anyone changed their Avatar depth control system to the quick release type? The standard bolt on ones are a pain and costly in time and knuckles. Any tips or advice welcome.
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    Mag Drill

    Evening all, I know mag drills have been covered before but I’m after some advice. Eveyone here raves about them, so we’re going to get one. We need something middle of the road, that will be used for various jobs around the farm. Don’t want to spend mega bucks, but don’t want tat. What should...
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    Quiz Questions.

    It’s my turn to produce the questions for the rugby club’s fortnightly quiz. I promised them a farming round. Any suggestions, bearing in mind there aren’t many other farmer types involved?
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    Hedge help please

    Can you help identify a small problem in an hornbeam hedge I planted 5/6 years ago. It’s a 30 metre stretch that’s planted where a rose hedge was previously. The first picture affects about 3 plants. Is it thirsty? The second only on one plant. Tia
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    5” Dutch Openers

    Please could I have your experiences of drilling spring beans through 5” Dutch openers on a Horsch drill. Drilling into Autumn cultivated ground. Haven’t seen the bean seed yet, so I don’t know how bold the seed is. My main concern is getting the seed out of the coulter without bridging or...
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    Filling drill

    Does anyone have any bright ideas about how I could fill a Horsch drill with beans from a heap? Trying to avoid using a grain bucket as this will be too wide and It’s a bit dangerous shovelling out of the bucket. We don’t have a bagging facility to hand. Any help or ideas appreciated.
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    Duroc weaners

    Does anyone have any Duroc or Duroc crosses weaners for sale? Preferably in the Herts area, but up to 50 mile radius would be okay. We would ideally like three for home consumption. Thanks in anticipation.
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    Xpress bounce.

    Apart from going slower, how can I stop my 6 metre Great Plains Simba Xpress from bouncing? It’s okay at 9.5 Kph but could easily go quicker. Currently working stubble down, 45 degrees from first pass. Tia
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    Timber prices

    Could anyone suggest what they are/should be paying for seasoned Ash in large chords (trunks) . To be used for firewood. I presume it’s best to use a cube measurement rather than weight? TIA
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    Sumo Trio

    Just wondered if anyone has a similar problem? Two or three of the disc units are slowly working their way across the beam. I undo the clamps and move them back to their original position, but they gradually move again. I can’t do the clamps up any tighter. The fact that the beam has become...
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    iPhone battery use?

    Evening all, I updated my iPhone 6s at the beginning of the week and since then it has been using the battery at an alarming rate.15% an hour, roughly! Looking at the battery usage , it tells me it's used 52% on 'home and lock screen'. Don't know what I can change. Can anyone help? I've ditched...
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    Volvo excavator

    We're going to look at a Volvo EC 15B mini excavator next week. I believe it's 2004 but on reasonable hours.. Is there anything I should be aware of/ look out for? TIA
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    Volvo excavator

    We're going to look at a Volvo EC 15B mini excavator next week. I believe it's 2004 but on reasonable hours.. Is there anything I should be aware of/ look out for? TIA
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    Broadcasting OSR

    Evening all, has anyone tried broadcasting OSR with a fert spreader? We might try with a Kuhn Axis 50.1, in front of a cultivator. We're on 36 metre tramlines. Any hints or tips. Any thoughts appreciated.
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