pickup

  1. Enry

    Claas Jaguar 40 on steroids!! - Just like flares...things come back into fashion!

  2. W

    Lease or buy pickup

    Considering a change of pickup and never done lease before. Always thought it as paying a lot of money for something you never own although I’ve never actually looked into it properly. But with some horror stories with modern vehicles reliability and cost of repair I’m wondering if it something...
  3. Bruce Almighty

    Leaving Landmark Accounts for Xero

    Hi all, We’ve been using Landmark Accounts for nearly 20 years with my Mother doing the book keeping. It’s done us well but offers more (at a cost) than we really need. One of us needs to take over from Mother as none of us are getting any younger and is it a good time to switch to Xero ...
  4. Nearly

    Storage yard and 10 acres grassland for sale between Huddersfield and Wakefield.

    Auction tomorrow night. 15th Nov 2023 https://wmsykes.co.uk/property/paul-lane-flockton-moor-huddersfield-wf4-4bp-2/
  5. C

    Lambing and foxes

    For those who lamb outdoors.what preventative measures do you use to prevent foxes,other predators apart from the obvious fox man.
  6. P

    Porsche Macan engine, transmission ,etc reliability.

    I have been looking at some old threads and the associated posts in connection with the Porsche Macan, which most of you seem to rate quite highly as a vehicle. If any of you have had one for quite a few years, or purchased a s/h one with say 100,000 + miles on the clock, have you had much...
  7. P

    New Farm Pickup Business Lease

    Hi I need to upgrade from my 2006 Navara. Probably for Hi Lux or another Navara etc. Any recommendations pls ? Ideally a firm that will take my Navara as trade in. thabks
  8. B

    Looking For Work GFW job wanted North Wales

    Hi Im looking to see if theres any farm jobs going at the moment? Gwynedd/Conwy/Denbigh area preferably. I have some expierence with sheep, done some lambing work and have some of my own. No experience on a dairy farm but willing to learn. Ive worked walling and labouring jobs for the last few...
  9. D

    Blue Monday

    At 10am tomorrow, the UK livestock industry finds itself in the dock. Campaign group Feedback have secured a judicial review of the Government's failure to implement mandatory reductions in meat and dairy in order to meet climate change targets. Carina Millstone, Executive Director of...
  10. Y

    2023 Pick up trucks - what's your fave and why?

    Am trying to make myself prefer the Izuzu D Max as its lighter and doesnt run the over 2040kg weight/ speed issue but it isn't stacking up to my 2019 L200 - sadly no longer available to the UK market. Anyone got a 2023 Ranger? Hilux? ETA are roller tops ever waterproof vs a full cab? Many thanks
  11. P

    Battery warning light, has come on ( Isuzu d-max)

    On the way home this evening the battery warning light has come on on my “66”plate Isuzu D-max. Battery cables are tight,alternator belt is their. How can I check if the alternator is working or had it? I have multimeter but need an idiots guide how to use it :scratchhead: It looks as though...
  12. W

    Rotary Parlours

    I'm in the very early stages of considering a new milking set up (still at the stage I come out in a cold sweat when thinking of the cost) I think the best solution would be a rotary for the usual time efficiency reasons and to provide a great environment to work in. I'm currently milking 330...
  13. G

    Loneliest sheep

  14. A

    Milk bowser

    Asking for my sister. She is needing to transport milk from her husbands farm to where she pasteurises and sells it. Looking for a tow behind bowser around 500-1000 litre, stainless steel so it can be washed out. Is there such a thing out there or anybody got any other ideas? Don’t want to be...
  15. W

    Minette Batters NFU president

    She's clearly biased towards the coporate members of the NFU compared to the farmer members. She's finishing naturally in February apparently but should she still be there today? When she first took over she was on the Red Tractor board and wanted to remain on it whilst being NFU president...
  16. F

    3.0 Isuzu

  17. Grassman

    Farmer vs flood

  18. Chips

    Stuck drain grid

    Any tips on how to unjam a grid like this , I have cut the bolts holding the two halves together and tried lifting out with telehandler to no avail, tried tractor arm at full lift while banging grid with sledge hammer but still wont budge. Tried levering it out, only thing left is to cut it out...
  19. TelesnaAg

    2nd hand vehicles, does the world just build crap??

    Ive been toying with the idea to buy a 2nd hand car to cut down kms on the ranger as its expensive to replace. So ive looked into alot of vehicles and theres not much around thats not known for a list of main issues. Has to be something that can handle communist grade roads (poor). Honda by...
  20. Cab-over Pete

    Different Vehicles For Non-Ag Haulage and Delivery.

    Aye-up, A lad I know makes hay at home and delivers it locally. I know that if he sells it for cattle and sheep fodder he can deliver it with a tractor on red fuel. But if he delivers it for horses I think he needs to be on white diesel. Is that correct? Can he use his tractor for that...
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