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We have panning and need to subsoil/ flatlift. mainly loam, which has panned, over gravel/sand. Need to go down below 12" to break it. Looking at something like a Spaldings Flatlift to buy (not new!) or hire. All our ground is grazing and silage, can you mow after flatlifting assuming its done...

Anyone tried Country UF hoof solution ? Comments?

Anyone heard of a company called Magia in Scotland? Had a couple of guys wandering about the river banks this afternoon complete with hi-viz ,helmets,poles etc supposedly doing a flood risk survey of some sort for an environment agency. Should have asked more questions, but they seemed clueless...

Whilst a big fan of Can Am quads,not a fan of replacement and service part costs. Seems to be what you need is only available from dealers or is a Can Am branded part and v. expensive. We currently need new brake caliper seals and pots. CanAm want you to buy the whole caliper unit @£300 plus...

Looking to replace the Trooper for towing the livestock box . Not interested in new,(well new not justified). Landrovers and Discoveries are well overpriced second hand in my view, and pickups,having read on here over the years about them breaking in half,filling sumps,poor paint jobs,dodgy...

As above,a tyre needed after an unfortunate altercation with a hidden metal strainer post whilst out contracting... Needs to be 40% + tread to match the survivors, no splits, cracks or perishing in the sidewall. Burst tyre was a Firestone, and collecting from somewhere in Central Scotland would...

Got a home built trailer to paint for bale carting ,made from bare steel. Got to the paint stage hence the question. Needs to be durable ,flexible and keep its colour for a few years. Advice welcome. Been told Agrideck made by a Dutch company (BICCS) is good, price certainly is......

This is an appeal on behalf of whoever your local Retained fire crew are. I'm minded as we've had two whole days with no rain that burning season is upon us. Please all those hill farmers,shepherds gamekeepers and landowners who normally burn the above at this time of year and onwards, dont't...

Why is this relevant to Agricultural Matters? Well standard market fare for me is a coffee and a Mars bar ,and a Mars is normally purchased when I stop for fuel as I did today on the way back from dropping lambs at the abattoir. Seen a High Protein Mars bar which I had no idea existed, and thought why...

As above,we need to fix some nylon wear strips to some steel runners. The nylon or whatever it is, will only be 10mm thick so bolting it in place is doable but not easy.Thought bonding might be an option. Grease will be involved at some stage to assist sliding....

I don't have one, the kids can deal with me as they see fit. Leave me out in a field hereabouts overnight and the badgers will go a long way to solving the disposal problem. One of the local farming community who did a lot of digger work has said he will dig his own hole,he hasn't figured out...

As above, a shop the wife manages has to move their storage container (20') which has non perishable goods in it and requires no services.We have room so what would be a fair rent? (Bearing in mind the shop is leased and when that runs out there could be a very nice container for sale....)

Our old 520-2 sprung a leak in one of the steering rams,changed the seals and now it doesn't leak ......or steer. The steering wheel turns and the wheels don't unless the old girl is actually on the move,and then not much. Air in the system possibly and if so how do you bleed it? Or something...

Got the latest list of do's and don'ts from scotgov this morning,pretty comprehensive and no hiding. I can see plenty giving up cattle altogether on the back of this. We have always been clear, but should it appear I think carrying on with our sucklers would be totally impractical financially...

Pellet boiler regularly needs a tube clean on the fire side. Rotating wire brush on a cordless works to an extent but after a while turns the soot deposits to a hard tar which coats the tube side and clogs the brush.Made a tool with lugs that fly out for the cordless and scour the side of the...

Beware.........Ofgen are not especially helpful. We had an audit recently. Turns out the original EPC was overly enthusiastic with the energy use figure according to the auditor. By design or error I don't know. I can only get sight of the auditors report following an FOI application,20- 40...

Replaced the brakes on the above as the old ones were worn and not holding properly. New ones don't either! The correct oil is being used, the system has been bled with new fluid twice, but the brakes wont hold a load much more than 8 tonnes or so and you have to press the pedal pretty hard to...

Had a nasty this morning,clattered a rock and lost a bunch of teeth on the gears inside the central gearbox on our Tri Blade. Replaced the gearbox on a previous topper via a firm in Ireland who were top notch,lost their contact details,so any ideas? Is it possible to just replace the bevels in...

Does the trumpet have to be removed before the drive shaft can be got out on the above? Replaced the outer bearings years ago, need doing again, but have completely forgotten how I managed it . It's an age thing........

What thickness of chassis using 150x 250 box would be the norm for a 14 tonne (max) twin axle tipping trailer?