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So who will be the 1st in the UK to buy one of these? 830hp (boosting to 913hp) and a ballasted weight of 38 tonnes. There'll be some here in Lincs no doubt. I suspect the bigger announcement by Deere yesterday though was the autonomous tractor capability being built into many of their new...

Is it possible to load bale trailers with small, conventional bales without having anyone on the trailer? Even with flat 8's I've always been on a trailer to fully load it. Anyone managed to do it? Do you need a specific size of trailer?

Hi all. Does anyone have any experience of telehandlers with the ability disable the tilt/tip function? Mate has just bought a manbasket and he's been told that it's only legal if the "tilt mechanism is disabled"? Kind of makes sense but I don't think I've seen an agri telehandler with such a...

I keep hearing on news reports that one of the main drivers of the reported loss of wildlife in the UK has been "intensification of farming". I've heard it being blamed by news reporters, wildlife experts and environmentalists of all sorts. I've even heard it during pub conversations as a sort...

Just flicking through a John Deere 6030 tractor brochure from 2011. They were still offering 12/4 SyncroPlus gearbox for this range. That's a fully manual box, no clutchless shuttle or splitter. Has anyone here bought or used one? I know these type of boxes are still offered in other countries...

Is a lack of affordable bedding a reason for dirty cattle or a reason to sell cattle on welfare grounds?

Lobbying by the NFU, various groups and politicians may get laws put in place to stop the import of food, not produced to UK standards. If they're successful, what will be the point in buying UK produce? What will be its unique selling point?

Just been reading an article in Farm Machinery Journal about a farmer that has invested in a highly spec'd MF round baler along with a new rake. What stood out though was that he was running it behind a MF 3095. He had upgraded the engine but it was still a 27 year old tractor. In fields and...

Well nearly. I was browsing an old JD 3350 manual and came across this. Anyone ever seen or used one?

Looking at putting a standard 3 pt spreader on the chassis of an SP sprayer. I know it's been done successfully as you see them around. However, reading spreader manuals suggests that it will be too high when this is done. Is this a problem? Does it mean suggested settings don't apply? Any...

Anyone beat this? Seen in Lincs this week.

These seem to be going out of favour, with some manufacturers no longer listing them in their combi-drill options. Are they that bad? Other than being cheap, do they offer any other advantages?

So what's the lightest, practical drilling outfit you can come up with? Something that really is capable of covering some ground but is as light as possible? So I'll start with a Massey 4709 tractor (3.9t) and an Amazone D9 3000 Super 3m mechanical box drill holding 1000l of seed (Approx 2t)...

Just in the process of getting a local engineer to patch repair my Fastrac exhaust. I want to paint it when it’s done. Any recommendations of the paint to use?

Read this in my paper today https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/judge-attacks-rspca-over-sheep-cruelty-case-mn6kh2rmt . Innocent apparently as the guy that reported him (his own employee) wasn't considered competent enough to say if the sheep he saw him tip and crush with a handler was alive or...

Got a 200hp tractor (Fastrac) sat idle at the minute. Soon going to have some spare time on my hands so plan on putting it to work. Don't want "man and tractor" jobs. So what one implement would generate the most return? I'm in North Lincs.

Averaged out over the life of a typical 200hp tractor, what is the average fuel use? All guesses appreciated but known figures are appreciated more.....

I've seen a few of these on websites and they look a good thing. Has anyone done one? Do you leave the trailer drive axles in place or replace? Do they have suspension?

If phone calls have failed and nobody is in at the house, is it ok to start wandering around a farmyard to try and find someone?

Off to start a tractor tomorrow that's been stood for a couple of years. I've charged the batteries ready. The fuel tank is full of fuel that is now a few years old. What problems should I anticipate?