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  1. Somerset Farmer

    Holly Berries

    Not strictly agricultural but there are huge amounts of holly berries left on the hedgerows. Has anybody else noticed this and why is it, lack of song birds, very warm autumn, or even global warming. I have never seen so many berries left at this time of year, some places the roads are red with...
  2. Somerset Farmer

    TX 63 table lift problem

    I have 1998 TX63 self leveling sieves but with manual lateral header level. As i started combining in the first field the header lift switch and the lateral leveling failed. All wiring has been checked and the T handle has been changed for another. The cpu unit has been tested in another combine...
  3. Somerset Farmer

    Massey Ferguson Air Brakes

    I have MF5712s with air brakes. I want to convert the MF couplers to enable me to plug in a standard air line so that I can blow up small tyres. What type of couplers/adapters do I need ?? TIA
  4. Somerset Farmer

    Dorset Mules or Suffolk Mules

    I run a early lambing flock(1st Jan onwards) and am finding my Suffolk Mules are not taking the ram as soon as I would like. One option is to try some Dorset Mules, are they any good ,and good on there feet and will I get the good lambing ease and percentage that the Suffolk Mules give me...
  5. Somerset Farmer

    Car ECU

    Although not ag related as such, but can you plug into an ECU to see the date when any remapping was done
  6. Somerset Farmer

    MF 188

    Could anyone tell me how much the 188 made at the Brown & Co sale please
  7. Somerset Farmer

    MF Quicke Faster Attach

    Do Quicke do a kit to convert individually connected pipes to a faster lever type. I need the bottom part of the kit to convert individually attached pipes to a faster all in one
  8. Somerset Farmer

    Quad bikes and Helmets

    Was told today by a policeman that helmets are mandatory at all times while riding a quad bike. I have always knew that helmets were needed for work(HSE Rules) but when used for 'leisure' activities then wearing a helmet was optional. Advise please. I usually wear a helmet TIA
  9. Somerset Farmer

    MF loaders

    Are the brackets for a MF956 loader suitable for a FL3819 loader. I have a 5455 loader ready and am thinking of buying a tractor with a FL3819 loader. a Are the loaders interchangable? TIA
  10. Somerset Farmer

    Nordsten 3000 series Power Harrow Drill

    Need a good set of coulters to fit above drill. Must be for NS3000 series as different from all other nordsten drills.. Must not be badly worn. Scrap drill considered if coulters are good Thankyou in advance
  11. Somerset Farmer

    Over yearing vibrance duo and signal dressed seed

    As above. Have a small quantity of Graham seed dressed with vibrance duo and signal. Will it affect the germination and vigour of the seed? TIA
  12. Somerset Farmer

    TX63 Self leveling sieve help

    The self leveling warning light is on most of the time and the sieves are not moving from tilt and error code 205 is showing. Can i disconect the motor from its main supply and use a slave battery to move the sieves to level(as long as the motor is good) and then continue combining with the...
  13. Somerset Farmer

    Chopping Wheat Straw

    What is chopped wheat straw worth in p&k and at fertilizer prices as they are at the moment as opposed to baling it. TIA
  14. Somerset Farmer

    Openreach Line Maintenance

    A neighbours small tree has come down on BT main copper lines and a fibre optic cable to my village. The owner of the land is unknown although I am a neighbour, with the line coming down on my side of the fence and held down by the their tree. Who is responsible for removing the tree as the...
  15. Somerset Farmer

    Carbon Trail

    With everyone talking about carbon tonnage released on certain journeys (the european average per person is 8.4 tonnes/year) can anyone tell me how much an average tractor(150hp)working 1000hrs year would produce in a year. One would have to assume this would be a mix of field and road work and...
  16. Somerset Farmer

    Medland Saunders Twose

    For people running MF equipment in the Devon Somerset area what is happening with this company? They have lost their S petherton branch to C&O tractors and I have been told various stories about the rest of the company. As someone who runs MF tractors in Somerset it would be nice to know what is...
  17. Somerset Farmer

    Charity Tractor Runs

    Following the about turn for using red diesel in ploughing matches from 1st April can drivers now use red diesel for charity tractor runs. Some information says yes but official sites still say no. Anyone know what is happening ?? TIA
  18. Somerset Farmer

    Openreach phone and broadband cables

    Who is responsible for clearing fallen branches and trees on the above cables. Is it openreach or do the landowner/tenant have to remove the storm damaged branches. This is a phone line that serves a village of 90 houses that has a small tree fallen on the cables and is pulling them down on the...
  19. Somerset Farmer

    Lambs (wet weather)

    Found these lambs this morning sheltering from the storm we are having. It makes all the work of dragging the box into the field worthwhile.
  20. Somerset Farmer

    Insurance Renewal

    My annual whole farm insurance is up for renewal and I have been quoted a figure 25% higher this year than last. There have been a few minor additions to the vehicle fleet but nothing to big. What are other farmers finding regarding their renewal premiums (valuations of crop stock tractors etc...
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