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Personally I've never had any success sowing after the clocks go back, the soils are generally too wet and cold, the short days don't help matters either. I've had better results waiting till after the New Year drilling late January early February into frosts. Seems the seeds germinate better...

In wet conditions press wheels make a nice motorway for slugs and want throwing away

There's a 2013 one next door to me, I've never heard if it has had a new engine in it. I do know it occasionally gives problems on the emissions side of things and has had some head scratching by the dealer to get it sorted. But it's done a fair few hours now, and by no means had an easy life...

We're in an NVZ and on our inspection they wanted our fertiliser records for 5 years and soil nutrient calculations and our N-Max figures as well as the things in the letter. Let's just say there was an hour or two spent in the office

This turned up this morning, has been a few years since I last drove one of these in anger. Must say I'm impressed, some of the features are very useful and the driver interface has been well thought through. And for once decent surround sound speakers for the radio ! (I've edited your post to...

I can only think of two machinery reps who call in a couple of times a year for a chat and see what our thoughts are on future purchases. Yes they tend to pick up smaller items but I've told them both if they expect to be selling me a tractor then they'd better arrange a demo for me as both...

They seem to be targeting topcon systems round here. They took that out my friends valtra but left the trimble one in his other tractor parked right next to it. Seemingly they're easiest to alter to guide missiles according to the dealer. It'll be off to Russia for reprogramming

Saw a post on Facebook where a farmer is going over the figures for pollution going into lough neagh. Unreported results (they don't show farming and nitrates are main culprits anymore) say there's a decline in nitrate pollution and for what ever reason this has lead to some reaction the lough...

Depends on the type of cattle you are finishing. Thick bulls/heifers within the age and weight ABP cause the camera likes those sorts. Anything out a dairy cow ie your average run of the mill limi cross heifer dunbia. Or woodheads if you can get in. Anything outstanding in shape, over age or...

Having a discussion on Fb about the TV documentary A Task of Blood. And someone mentioned about another one which followed a calf born on a dairy farm and it being raised sold as a store finished and its ending at the abattoir. Does anyone remember it an what was it called ?

I know the kvernland reps are fairly keen for them to be made again. Don't know whether they are making much headway though 🤔

I'm sure Tunstall tractors in Cumbria can source a new one if someone is keen to get a Steyr

I know few years ago when we were looking to change I could only get a price on the one smaller than we were actually interested in. The grain tank was too small and it would have been under powered chopping straw going up our banks. Funny way to try and sell a combine I thought especially to a...

Should be a few old kramers around that should fit down it.

Looks like this John Deere 6R185 has a home made fuel tank to make it last longer

I would check out any of the barclay family dealerships, they all used to have a big array of combines advertised Sharmans was one think another was Netherton tractors and they used to have a couple more off shoot trading names as well

Done that before 🤣🤣 yes it works but it does seem odd to thrash it around for a bit doing extra miles that shouldn't need travelling all to save the environment 🤷

Is there a john deere dealer near by a 2256 or 2258 would be my choice if there was

My experience with any sort of crop establishment is if you've got good easy working land most things can establish a crop. But anything with a bit of body needs working properly to get an even crop. Hence a power harrow is my tool of choice at the moment I was thinking a future development...

I was considering a machine to sow cover crops and also osr didn't want too great expense. I was thinking a second hand seeder unit mounted on a power harrow with the pipes directed behind the leveling bar. Depending on conditions would follow the trio. But looking with the weather I think...