Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
In 2022 John Deere launched its Electric Variable Transmission (EVT) on its larger 8 and 9 series models. This option replaces a standard mechanical variable transmission with an engine-mounted generator and two electric motors.
The company will...
I'm going to have to fit a screen to my tractor to view cameras I have in drill hopper and on back of sprayer.
It's going to cost circa £1300 to set it up to connect it to tractor screen, so that's not a option.
Camera's I have used 4 pin round plug, analogue type.
So just wondered what other...
Does anybody have a turbo jet seeder mounted on opico grass harrows? I would like to have a go at mounting mine but can't decide the best way to do it.
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
Agriculture depends on a large and thriving supply industry to keep its everyday operations going, and in a country where livestock predominates the provision of animal feed, it is an important segment of that business.
Feeding stock the by-products of...
Hoping the techies on here can help
Since last year we have had a new to us Amazone ZA-TS spinner, wich was eventaully fully set up with GPS switch, sectional control etc. No autosteer.
Now I may be thick, (probably) but what do people do for guidance with this? i.e. setting up and following AB...
Ok so needing some 12 foot and 12.5 foot gang slats with some mixing points and 16 foot cubicle beds. Just wondering what prices to expect here in northern ireland?
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
A Fahr MD4 combine was a huge attraction at the De Courcey vintage harvest event in August of last year.
Its owner, Derry Desmond, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, kindly invited Agriland to take a closer look at the machine.
Dating from 1954, it is one of only...
Over here lime spreading is not really a big thing. Only some gypsum is spread over heavy clay. Usually 2 spreaders and an excavator go to the field for spreading only 5 tons/ha. In future I would like to have a tractor with mounted crane for chipping, loading roadside hay etc. and during...
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...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
The grass harrow and roller are two implements of grassland management that struggle to get a look in during the busy spring period, due to early grazing and the need to apply nitrogen and slurry.
Yet, they may be neglected to the detriment of the sward...
I reckoned this might be of some use to someone on here, systems been running about 2 years last year watering 80ish ewes and lambs from a well at an out farm 12 miles from home and the year before it was watering 60 diary cows pumping from a stream for a day grazing every round really just to...
I had previously been overlooking SAM2 mutlispecies cover. Is it really as simple as we drill autumn cereal crop as usual, give it a light sprinkle of some other species and claim it as Sam2? Seems to have the potentially to be the most reward for least cost/effort option of all SFI...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
GSC Grays has welcomed news of the opening of the latest Farm Productivity Grant, but said that it will likely exclude farmers looking to install small scale solar systems to meet lower energy use.
The grant, from the Department for Environment...
Hedge cutters so you don't have to turn your neck so much?
I just wanted to know your thoughts on these?
Sorry, I don't know the proper name for this type of hedge cutters?
I would say that if your using a 100hp tractor it would make it quite unstable? Do I stand corrected?
Following on from a thread about mole ploughing, how many of you plough with draft control turned off?
I’ve always ploughed with it off, not wanting to jack the plough out a bit through a tough patch just for a bit of extra grip, having a tractor properly ballasted and on top of the job.
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