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  1. Farm Classifieds

    Row crop wheels 320 90 R50 and 12.4 (320) R32

    Row crop wheels 320 90 R50 and 12.4 (320) R32 Advert added by: Paul Alcock @sodbuster2 Machinery Details Category: Parts and Maintenance Wheels Price: £1500 Condition: Used Description Sam Moreton heavy duty wheels Continental centres to suit 5100 CaseIH...
  2. Rich_ard

    Dirty water pump

    What kind of pump do people use for dirty water. I want to pump out yard water which has silage in too, not loads but enough to get in the filter of a petrol 2 inch pump. I'm hoping to fit a length pipe and pump it out to drain away, so high pressure could be handy. It also could be used to...
  3. J

    Is there an easy way to drop the fuel tank off an MF4225?

    Engine has been starving for fuel: revs vary despite fixed throttle setting, until eventually the engine dies. Continues on after bleeding the fuel system, for maybe 10 minutes, then plays up again. Fuel lift pump has been changed; fuel filter changed and checked a second time as clean. Supply...
  4. bobk

    Could you handle a proper drought ....

    A bit hypothetical , but if it goes really dry how would you cope ? I'd be fine as I've written off this year .
  5. paul&mandy

    Bolted turnips

    I've got about 7 acres that now about 6ft and in flower, it was too wet to graze all winter. Roots on a whole look good still, some gone rotten. Who this be ok to graze with some ewe lambs?
  6. DrDunc

    Tap and Die set recommendation

    I'm after a tap and die set, m3 to m20(ish). Set with 3 taps each size preferably, but taper and plug would probably do. Wanting correct drill bit sizes too Plenty of Chinese things off Ebay or amazon available, but are they any good? Apologies if this has been asked before, but TFF search...
  7. Dry Rot

    MF 390 restoration?

    Can anyone identify where these sealing strips go? I removed the bonnet and side panels of my MF 390 for spraying and have these left over when reassembled and can't remember where they came from! Two of the short ones seem to come from behind the front grill (to protect the plastic fuel...
  8. B

    Machinery price discussion .

    What’s the longer term view of what is going to happen with prices? I’ve been around a few dealer yards over the last week or so and generally they all seem to be trying to reduce stock levels. They are reluctant to trade things in and the amount of times I’ve heard ‘you’d be better off selling...
  9. M

    Looking For Work looking for a start

    hello this is my first time on here i'm after a start I've got years of stonewalling / maintenance / Construction/ plant driving/HGV experience and I'm looking to get into the farming side of things ideally a farm maintenance job with accommodation.I will muck in on anything I now live in...
  10. C

    Electric fencing energiser

    I need to fence off 2 acres what energiser, s do people recommend ( hoping to use solar energiser) recommendations please.
  11. B

    Edinburgh Airport

    An article in Sunday Times about the development of Edinburgh Airport. I was interested to read passenger numbers pre covid had a peak of 14'000'000 and 2023 was the first year to beat that at 14'700'000. The really interesting bit was after developments passenger numbers are going to be...
  12. Agriland RSS

    UFU: Only ‘properly trained’ people should ride a quad

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is advising farmers to follow the guidance of the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) when it comes to the use of quad bikes. The UFU stated that quad bikes are “extremely useful” on farms for tasks, but...
  13. G

    Channel 4 now

    Matt baker program offering a tenancy on a NT farm northumberland
  14. Alistair Nelson

    Couple of interesting machines for sale

    I’ve been sent these links to these machines and they are both genuine sales and the hrs are genuine yes they are ex Ukraine but it does highlight the life that is achievable with these machines, makes you think...
  15. R

    Pivot steer loader diff lock

    Thinking of replacing old Volvo shovel and Merlo loader with something like 320 jcb, Manitou 533 or similar, some have limited slip diff, some self- locking and Wiedermann ( possibly JCB?) have proper diff lock, how do people get on with either? I have had a Kramer 55kl on demo, a little sticky...
  16. Bald Rick

    Do you live and work in an AGRICULTURAL county?

    I thought I did on the Sainted Isle but that seems to no longer be the case … Recently, we tendered and won a block of 70ac on the outskirts of a village and accessed by a lane with houses off. I said to son after we’d walked the land that if we won, there would be trouble…… and yesterday we...
  17. Land Cruiser

    Telescopic Boom Lubricant for 2022 JCB

    Hello everyone new to the forum and new to industrial machinery too, I have a 2022 JCB 540-200 telelift, my question is what lubricant should I use for the boom & pads? My mechanic first said red grease, then said liquid grease spray would work but last week when I asked a different Manitou...
  18. Agriland RSS

    Storm Kathleen could ‘wreak havoc on properties’ – NFU Mutual

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland NFU Mutual has warned that Storm Kathleen, which is set to arrive tomorrow (Saturday, April 6), could potentially wreak “havoc on properties”. Storm Kathleen is set to hit the South West, North West, Wales, Northern Ireland and western Scotland...
  19. Agriland RSS

    CAFRE to host one-day dry stone walling courses

    Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will be hosting one-day dry stone walling courses during the next number of weeks. The training events at CAFRE’s Glenwherry Hill Farm Centre will be an introduction to single skinned dry...
  20. Skimmer

    EA a National Disaster

    5 months after storm babet we're still flooded 90 acres of summer grazing 4ft deep I am currently pumping, 1k a month just in electric, most land in the Idle Valley is either flooded or waterlogged. The Idle is pumped into the Trent at 36cumec unfortunately flow diwn the river is 11cunec...
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