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Should a hydraulic toplink with a check valve be able to "float"? I'm assuming it should, but mine won't. Any idea what could be wrong? Mechanic wants to bypass the check valve but I'm not keen. New tractor and new toplink.

Right, I might be doing something wrong but... Just put a ton of winter oat seed in, gone to calibrate and the seed won't flow out of the box. Doors are wide open, but it keeps bridging in the outlets. Anyone else had this problem? What can I do? Would the vibration in work help or just make...

First go at dd, s.b. into s.b. stubble. Looks ok from a distance. Real thin up close. Ploughed, spade rolled and unidrill for comparison. Not too disappointed with the dd field, got a few ideas what to do better next time and though the crop is thin was surprised how even the...

I have a field of 15ish year old grass which I intend to put into rape this autumn. Plan is to spray off early august, and drill with my moore. Lime was applied this spring, grass is very well eaten down and soil structure seems good. Field has a lot of rock just under the surface and though...

Is there any problem spreading lime in fields which are being grazed by cows and calves? Will they need to be shut out at all? One field getting 3t/ha other 6t/ha.

Two weeks old charolais bull calf, quite like him.:) Then three heifer calves about three months old.

What makes a seedbed weather proof? Ie. able to take a shower of rain. This is in relation to ploughed ground. Will be knocking down ploughing and sowing myself so would like to be able to knock down a fair bit before hitching on the drill. From experience a power harrow or levellers...

Would it be possible to get a white calf from a pure Charolais cow and a limousin bull?

Currently have a tractor and a wheeled digger for loading jobs. Looking to consolidate to a loader tractor only, should be okay for feeding cattle, carting bales etc, but for sowing fert and filling drill would be a bit stumped Does anyone use a Hiab trailer like Phillip Watkins makes...

Helped out a neighbour with a bit of ploughing at harvest time, 4 furrow plough, 14 inches, 150 hp tractor, own fuel, stiff ground, no idea of area as often part fields etc, what should I be charging him?