dribble bar

  1. G

    John deere 6250r

    Looking at buying a used 6250r, 4000ish hrs, are they as good as they're cracked up to be? What are people's experiences? A future classic?
  2. J

    Anyone spread any fert?

    I'm getting a bit twitchy, not spread any yet, has anyone? I'm getting worried it's getting late but don't want it to tend up in a river! I'm thinking of going Wednesday as its looking dryish during the day and Thursday? What sort of rates for urea on silage ground and grazing g ground would...
  3. 6

    Pumping with agitator.

    Just wondering how well would an agitator pump slurry from 1 tank to another? The one I have is a very, very old redrock agitator I don't have the top fill attachment but can make an attachment to go onto the spout down at the bottom. The furthest point it has to pump would be about 40 yards...
  4. F

    New umbilical setup

    If you were looking to purchase a new umbilical outfit to spread at 30m and up to 6 km. what would you go for?
  5. B

    Slurry tankers

    Hi do any one have experience with redrock 3,500 galon tandum wheels on 710 tyres just wondering how well they travel on damp ground and sloping ground compared with single axle
  6. K

    Should you buy a new tractor?

    I’m a new farmer, been farming in my own right for 10 years now. Successfully grown a good business through contracting and growing our sheep flock. The time has come that I have paid my current tractor off. I have never like the idea of buying a new tractor as they depreciate so much! I have...
  7. Hereford21

    Slurry Application Rate

    If spreading slurry after cutting silage in mid may, what would be a normal application rate? Beef suckler slurry, to get grass coming again for ewes and lambs grazing. How long after spreading this slurry can I put the ewes on it? cheers
  8. W

    Slurryquip dribble bar

    Hi all, Has anyone had any issues with dribble bar arms cracking at the hinge point and the stops that the arms rest on bending. Thanks
  9. McD

    Slurryquip Dribble bar hose

    Where is the best place to get 50mm hose for my dribble bar? Looking for a roll for repairs.
  10. Agriland RSS

    CAFRE shares benefits of improved slurry management

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors have been profiling the benefits of improved slurry management over recent weeks. The focus of this activity was the hosting of two slurry management events, one of which was held...
  11. early riser

    Separator long term running costs

    Evening all, Looking tentatively into the option of installing a rotary-screen separator to deal with sand-laden slurry. 150 cows, housed 5 months max. Having been successful in Round 1 of the slurry infrastructure grant, I have since been invited to modify my application to include items...
  12. D

    Tanking

    Do people use their tankers in 540 or 540 E as a rule?
  13. B

    Red rock

    Any one have views on 3,500 tandum tankers please
  14. cowboysupper

    Topdressing winter crop with digestate

    We have been ploughing digestate down prior to sowing winter crops for years and have occassionally topdressed spring crop in May with digestate as well, however we have very little experience of applying it on winter crop in early spring. We normally retain most of our digestate for grassland...
  15. ccp contracting

    Slurry Maserator

    Could any one give advise , i have just bought a second hand tanker and dribble bar , what hyd flow does it need to run at , i was thinking max flow but some advise would be helpful , thank you for any help .
  16. spikeislander

    Opinions on fendt 516

    Hi there , we have a few fendts but now looking at a second hand 516 it’s approx 5 years old on low hours. we love the ones we have but curious of peoples views on these and what to look for ? Will be on topper , fert spreader , rolling ( 12m) and a general odd jobber . thanks
  17. D

    Slatted House vs unslatted

    Coming at this as very new to building my own cattle house so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am in Northern Ireland so if anyone has any recent steer on prices it would be appreciated. is there much of a difference in price to have a cattle house with slates and a pit underneath as...
  18. M

    Slurry tanker value

    Anybody have any rough idea what this would be worth please? 2014 Major tandem 3000 tanker Front Swivel towing eye Sprung drawbar Pto driven pump Hydraulic change over valve Air brakes only Full height sight tube Rear steer 560/60 R22.5 Michelin cargobib tyres 3x fill points - 2 rear...
  19. S

    Number of tractors

    Inspired in some way by the gatecrash of the Fendt gearbox thread, just thought I'd see what folks did. 20 years ago we managed with two 6290's and a 3075, and up to three hire tractors at peak times and contractor help for beet drilling and harvesting, hedge cutting, square baling, destoning...
  20. Farming Monthly National RSS

    New slurry machinery ranges from J Riley

    Written by Administrator from Farming Monthly National J Riley Beet Harvesters (UK) Ltd, well-known as the UK importer of Vervaet machinery, has vastly expanded its slurry machinery portfolio with the addition of Bomech, Vogelsang, Kumm-Technik, TBL and Evers products. To handle sales of the...
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