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The UK is seeing fewer and fewer ‘perfect’ spray days, so being ready to utilise any weather window that comes along is increasingly important. CPM speaks to a farm manager whose investment in a new self-propelled sprayer with pulse width...
Best spray day we've had for weeks.
Best spray day we've got forecast for weeks.
Bloody alternator sh!t itself on the Bateman.
No electrics, no spraying, apparently when the battery gets low enough the engine stops, then the emergency brake applies, even if you're driving down the road!
Ho hum.
Going to build my first working sheep race for dosing/jagging footbathing ect , looking at what width of race , 2ft or 3 ft ? , some of my ewes have a tendency to put there head down when getting worked on so looking to be inside the race when dosing ect
Thanks
Whats everyone elses position. The wheats looking really hungry now and its so wet wondering whether just go and make a mess or be patient?! Must be loosing yield surely.
As above , just wondered if many people are modifying sprayers to use IPC s via closed transfer system . Fronteir are subsidizing the kit for a few weeks , not sure about the other " big" firms ( Agrii, Procam, Hutchinson etc) . I am fitting it to my Bateman and got the CT kit to move around...
I want to go and look at a high hour Rb16, what are the common issues to check on it?
Where do they wear? Is there any way of testing the hydrostatic system?
Do they do 40k on the road? Do they have a foot brake or is it only braking through the hydro system?
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What track width are people finding the best when spraying cereals and maize when leaving them set all season? Maize drilled at 75cm, cereals are usually on 72 but I can alter that easy enough by swapping a few pipes. Also grow beet but I'm less worried about that as I top dress it with a...
Right, @KB6930 warned me about this!🤦🤣
Having trouble keeping the front wheels on the ground when I lift plough. Got a stone fork on front with 3 sets weights hanging off it and on steep bits at ends the front wheels are still wanting to lift. It's fine in flat fields.
Fendt mechanic today...
Anybody remember him from the other forum?
A font of all knowledge on that forum, believe he worked on a large Hampshire estate and Lime Quarry mining 'Hampshire Diamonds'.
Anyway this appeeared on Facebook, no idea how old it is but wondered if it was part of his operation...
A good friend is looking to fit a shed out for housing horned ewes . Has anyone got any suggestions as to a reasonably priced but durable brand to recommend to him please? OR any to avoid? TIA
Hi folks.
I’m currently coming up on my 18th birthday and have just passed my car driving test. I was wondering now I have that under my belt what it would take to become qualified for seasonal tractor work during harvest perhaps carting. I have very little farm experience so am in the dark on...
Is anyone using an Agleader Incommand autosteer setup on a self propelled sprayer to accurately steer round field headlands ? We have the boundaries accurately mapped but need to be able to drive very accurately round the fields. Also how good is the line acquisition when turning at the...
Does anyone run a Bateman with a JD screen and controller? Just want some idea of where a few settings need to be. Mainly the look ahead settings.
cheers
Will
Looking to procure a new crush for family in the outer Hebrides.
The crush will be sat 200 mtrs from the Atlantic so needs to be durable and well galvanised
I've ATM only perused and looked at Bateman and IAE, but happy to consider other options that are local to me and I could take over on a...
Looking for a cattle crush , and wondering what one to go for,
It will be going to the outer Hebrides so needs to be well galvanised,
These are the 3 I'm looking at obviously the Bateman one is far higher spec hence more expensive, but what is folks opinions on these
Or is there another...
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