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    Chopping Spring Oat Straw

    Last year I chopped a thick winter oat crop with a TX68 (not the best chopper around). Make sure your blades are razor sharp. Min tilled it and drilled wheat. I had to drill at a steep angle to the combine, and made sure I got it in before it got wet. In November it looked horrible, all...
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    Manitou rattle, angle gearbox removed.

    Couldn't leave it, had to have a look. I put the convertor on, pushed down and there is about half a mm play. Maybe enough to rattle? At the moment, that's all I can think to try, but it's nice to try something...
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    Manitou rattle, angle gearbox removed.

    Thanks @ACEngineering I looked through filler plug and all teeth look new, as do splines on pump. This makes me think my box is fine. I had the converter off, I split the boxes on the machine, and I'm no expert on torque converters. I do remember seeing some wear on a shaft, so I will have a...
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    Manitou rattle, angle gearbox removed.

    Wish it was. Not one click of play in the U/J's
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    Manitou rattle, angle gearbox removed.

    Correct level, unknown grade. Was told it was dealer serviced. I've got some genuine oils coming (going to change everything). I'll be gutted if it just needed some new oil, I was certain I was going to find a loose nut, had all the symptoms...
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    Manitou rattle, angle gearbox removed.

    Hi. Got a new to me 737 130 PS at an auction (2017, 2500 hours). Got it home and noticed a loud rattle on idle. Didn't notice before I bid, the hand throttle must of been up a millimetre. It disappears with any revs. It was almost definitely coming from the angle gearbox. Doing some research and...
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    JD 6r 215 or Fendt 724 gen 6?

    They're both incredibly thirsty when heavy cultivating, and incredibly frugal on lighter work. I wouldn't say there is much in it, but the JD might just edge it...
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    JD 6r 215 or Fendt 724 gen 6?

    I own both (but the 724 is a 2017, 6215 2022). The John Deere pulls better than the Fendt. The Fendt is far superior in every other aspect.
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    roll or not

    Roll it in the spring. Watch for slugs...
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    Topping OSR stubbles?

    yes. I don't have a rape extension header, so cut as high as I have to to get the stuff in, sometimes just skimming the top off. If it's a tall crop, I can be left with massive long stalks, so I top. It makes lift a lot easier (been there, got the tee shirt with a picture of a blocked drill on...
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    Milwaukee grease gun air lock/ plunger stuck

    My Milwaukee uses the American threads, think it's NPT
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    Crops after belkar?

    Plough
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    Tine drill

    https://www.classifieds.farm/listing/23709
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    Drilling and not putting in tramlines but adding autosteer to the sprayer?

    I don't drill tramlines, put them in with the sprayer. I only use RTX rangepoint and it works perfectly, I can use the same tramlines every year. You might have to use the nudge button once or twice... I do drill the headland tramlines though. Having a visual line when turning stops the booms...
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    Combine reliability

    TX68+. 1000 ac. Only lost half a day with failed idler pulley on beater. Little bit of welding and a trip to Peterborgh for a new belt. Put some wet, green crap through her as well. Wont be changing any time soon. Everything is easily fixed, just worry about metal fatigue on something major...
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    Ear of Wheat in May

    Thursday last week, flag leaf not fully out, thought I'd better order t2 chem just in case. Yesterday ears poking out. Good job I had the chem...
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    Nufol vs Multi N - ear protein spray

    Yep. Planning on a dose of Nitram in a week or twos time.
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    Nufol vs Multi N - ear protein spray

    Yes it did. I did a few passes up the field, then back to yard to clean every nozzle filter, emptied tank, then back to clean every filter again. It was a long night. Every spray line was spotless after...
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    Nufol vs Multi N - ear protein spray

    Had someone message me about this, so thought I'd put my results up. As you can see, they are a bit inconclusive. All the results are from Gallant first wheats, drilled at much the same time in similar conditions. I usually get proteins of around 12.5-13% using solid Nitram at the flag leaf...
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    Situation Vacant Harvest Arable Operator (Hertfordshire)

    We have a vacancy for an experienced tractor driver to join our family farm for harvest 2021. The Role: - Grain carting - Assisting with grain store management - Cultivations - Mid-July to mid-September The Applicant: - Harvest experience - A full clean driving license - Excellent...
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