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  1. Richard Devon

    Matbro TR250 P/S+

    Anyone have the part no. (or supplier) for the U.J.s on the engine > hyd pump drive-shaft? Where to go for the Carraro 048248 trans filter? Is it ATF for the transmission and should the level be checked while running or after it has stood? thanks
  2. Richard Devon

    Matbro TR250 P/S+ engine

    Which model of Perkins engine is it in this machine? Are there any timing marks on this engine to set up before I remove the DPS pump? (I see the lock tab on the pump body) Where do I go for a dipstick tube? Is it specific to the Matbro?
  3. Richard Devon

    MF 6499 dyna6

    What would cause it to hesitate between gearshifts? Is it a calibration issue (pack fill timings) or a gas accumulator diaphragm ruptured? Tractor has 6000hrs on the clock
  4. Richard Devon

    lambing question

    Any suggestions on how to get an unborn lamb out when its head keeps going back around and not coming with the feet......had one this morning and its head kept going down around, not enough room for me to keep its head up and tried one of those "vee sticks" with the nylon rope..... What do you...
  5. Richard Devon

    Head torches

    What recommendations do you have for durable head torches? I have been using the LED Lenser that takes the 3 little AAA batteries but find that if rain gets in the adjuster lever then they are toast. Any suggestions for something durable working on machinery and also for lambing time?
  6. Richard Devon

    MF 6499 dyna 6 filter part no.s

    Can anyone help me out with the correct part numbers for the 2 x transmission filters on this 59 plate tractor. There is one on the r.h. side in a long spin-on cylinder, the 2nd is on the l.h. side and fits inside a bowl on the side of the transmission. thanks
  7. Richard Devon

    overalls

    What's everyone using for workshop/general farm overalls now? Dickies have stopped doing the ones with the poppers, the zip ones don't last 5 minutes. I bought a pair of kramp overalls, right size in the top, but legs 5" too long........plus I reckon they will be hot during the summer time What...
  8. Richard Devon

    Amidosulfuron on bracken control

    OK, so its in grassland, so techincally arable farming.......but has anyone had any experience with using amidosulfuron for control of bracken? Asulam is not approved this year for our area, they are touting this alternative product so just wondered if it was worth it or not
  9. Richard Devon

    Perkins 6.354 oil control rings

    How many oil control rings should be fitted to this engine? I pulled the pistons out, all six only had the top ones, the bottom ring groove below the gudgeon pin was empty. The new ring kit has arrived and it has 2, presumably for both. What to do?
  10. Richard Devon

    MXU115 (TSA115) lost #1 & #2 spools

    Its a '04 model with CCLS and 3 x mechanical/cable operated valves. For some time its been playing up, first it lost pressure/flow from #2, then #1 decided it had also had enough. Only #3 works now. With a flow-meter running out of #3 at about 500psi I can get the #1 valve to come to life...
  11. Richard Devon

    Lely centerliner superbowl

    What causes a centerliner to throw too much fert behind the tractor - it looks greener where the tractor has been than out over the 20m bouts? Too high, too low, incorrect pitch?
  12. Richard Devon

    Splitting trolley - tractor rear axles

    Any suggestions or pics on suitable trolleys that can be fitted up to the rear axle of a tractor to safely pull the back end away for repairs - thinking of the likes of Maxxum 5100 series etc.
  13. Richard Devon

    Accord DL drilling speed

    What kind of speed to you find to be optimal when using one of these DLs? Is there a prefered speed for that metering system and those suffolk coulters?
  14. Richard Devon

    Moving an Opico grain drier

    There's one come up for sale about 50 odd miles from us trouble is there's a fair bit of dual carriageway between us (and a small bit of motorway and wondered how easy they are to disassemble enough to reduce the travel height. Any other tips or tricks to moving them - other than getting...
  15. Richard Devon

    Mobile phone signal booster

    Has anyone any experience with these signal boosters? Around home and the yard there is no reception at all, upstairs in the bedroom window with the phone held up really high against the glass and we get some semblence of signal so got to thinking about improving it. I have been searching the...
  16. Richard Devon

    Six star cage wheels to suit 38" rim

    Looking for a set of cage wheels to suit 38" rims, ideally after 6 stars in good condition The approx diameter is 1.56m.
  17. Richard Devon

    bird-proof vented ridge

    what do you fellas do to keep pigeons etc from getting in to barns through the vented ridges? Seems like it needs some chicken wire or similar.....not sure if best to work from inside our outside......what is best?
  18. Richard Devon

    Kverneland MZ 12" Hydrein parts catalogue

    Does anyone have the KV part numbers for all the body parts on a 12" Hydrein plough?...maybe a scan of the parts catalogue?
  19. Richard Devon

    Milking out ewes

    If you have sold fat lambs at 3 months and the ewes still have quite a bit of milk what is the best thing to do? Milk them out once in a while to prevent mastitis or let them go? Is there a "best practice"?
  20. Richard Devon

    fodder beet harvester

    i am on the look out for a single row tanker fodder beet harvester, someone has recommended a Standen Rapide 3A sugar beet lifter. So i am wondering if anyone has any experience of these working on fodder beet, or any other brand for that matter
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