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Use a Puma 180 with full powershift for baling. Get on well with it, generally bale in 10-12. 12-13 is the big change that can be a bit annoying, generally if I have to go that fast we just make the windrow bigger. Our paddocks would be a lot rougher than the UK as cattle are in them year...

We have a 7640 as well, it does love to throw the occasion fit with something being out of position. I'm not much good to you as I don't drive it much, probably only telling you what you already know. We usually get error three in undulating country where the arm is actually prevented from...

We have specified to brush clean the reo and then use Epirez 133, mixed with sand to create a grout/paste, to replace the spalled concrete in the past. Not sure if Epirez products are available in the UK. Could always just brush clean the reo and paint with rust converter or kill rust before...

That's the standard we use here in Australia, 150mm (6") layers and compaction testing on each layer. If you came to us for a design we would give you a few options to choose from. Strip the fill and replace with controlled fill, so 150mm layers and compacted with testing of each layer to...

Concrete mass block from the local bridge company, weighs about 1.1T. Euro hitch with a few cogged bars welded on and cast into the front face. Best part didn't cost me a cent as I design their bridges so got mates rates.

Need to come for a holiday in to Tassie Roy, Valtra are nearly as common as any other brand down here. They seem to suit what people want here and the dealer is keen to sell them. Certainly see more on farms rather than contractors but a few contractor have added a few to their fleets. In...

Our 2004 JX1100U with Q45 loader has just gone over 7000 hours and has never had any major issues. We got it as repo from case credit with 250 hours in 2008 for 10k less than it was passed in for at an auction the week before. Was our only tractor for 10 years and did all the mowing, raking...

^^This, lots of variables that need to be answers before you can know for certain it would work for your situation. Big one that will affect the concrete panel is how wide do you want the bridge? This will determine the beam spacing and hence how far the concrete panel has to span. Defiantly...

Never designed a pre-stressed panel but have done standard tilt up panels. Just used normal slab mesh located in the middle of the panel but these were only for a veneer/cladding on a building so weren't required to take any major loads. The load per tendon (wire/strand) I don't think would...

I think you answered your own question, if you have never shot a cow before better to get some one with experience to do the job right and show you how its done regardless of what is used. As for using a .22 in general, that's all my family have used for the last 60 years of farming. Limit...

28 Days is the theoretical time its take for concrete to reach its full design strength. Depends a lot on the concrete mix and what it needs to do. You should achieve at least 50%, if not 60-70%, of the full strength in 7 days. Most of the concrete I see is for precast bridge elements is...

Yes, wouldn't hurt, slotted holes would be a good idea at least. Bolts could stay if the holes on the bridge were slotted, they can still provide some resistance to it washing away. Lots of bridges have locating bolts/pins/dowels just as long as its not trying to completely stop the bridge...

Great looking bridge @ColinV6 should do the job easily. I'm a structural engineer in Australia (Tasmania), so different standards and practices then your bridges but similar enough to make a few comments. I have never designed an all steel bridge, simply not used anywhere that I know of in...

Price would be the the killer $90k for a 3m machine with a working speed of 2-3km/h, in good going i'm told. Know of a bloke who built is own from an old rotatory hoe, $16k from memory all up including the APV seeder. He had brought a Soilkee but they're in no hurry to build them, 20 orders...

Ooops, missed it. Worth sharing twice anyway (y)

Just saw this pop up on Youtube, interesting video worth a watch.

We tag/weigh all our calves at birth. 110 head in total in two separate mobs mostly commercial but about 10/15 head each of stud Murray Greys and Gelbviehs. Have all the kit, NLIS tags, visual tags (blue for boys, pink for girls), castrators (as the bulls have to be done within 7 days of birth...

Just thought I would let people know that there is a free webinar by Colin Seis on tomorrow, follow the link to register for the webinar http://www.rant.net.au/events/ . I'm guessing it should work for everyone, even if you are outside of Australia. Apologies about the late notice only just...

@holwellcourtfarm They will be recording the presentations but aren't sure how they will share them at this point. I assume Youtube or vimeo but will let you know when I find out.

4-6 June at the UTAS campus in Launceston. The 4th is only a welcome dinner, all the presentation are on the 5th and 6th. I have attached a pdf of the program might work better for you.