red diesel

  1. DevonianRedneck

    Leyland 272 "missing"

    So being little more than a present farmer my frontline gear leaves a little to be desired...but hey ho I soldier on with what I've got, anyway my frontline tractor the 272 has developed a miss, diesel filters have been changed, and I put a head gasket to her last week cause I had one on the...
  2. S

    Unsecured excavator on trailer

    I have just seen traveling on road a 5/6 ton excavator on trailer with no securing chains or straps... it is rubber tracks on timber floor so not metal on metal but still a bit risky or is there no problem
  3. L

    Limited use pickup

    Can anyone tell me exactly what I need to do/forms to fill in to register it as limited use ? Used to be able to get them from the lost office but can't remember what to get ! Any help appreciated
  4. bobk

    Do ploughers get bg ?

    If not , there's your answer
  5. S

    16 year old and driving on the road

    Can anyone tell me if you can let a 16 old drive a tractor on the road with no provisional licence if he/she is with a adult with full licence next to them?
  6. B

    Buying from a farm sale?

    If say I wanted to buy a tractor or forklift over the phone at a farm sale and I am unlucky enough to but the machine who has responsibility for the security of it until such time as I pick it up?
  7. D

    Dear NFU communications team

    Farming Today this morning. You will have heard it. Report on feeding seaweed to cattle to cut their methane output. Enough is enough. It stops now. You have got Charlotte Smith's number, request a right to reply, get someone on there before the end of the week. Not a tongue-tied farmer, someone...
  8. Old Tip

    National Beef Association on the wrong track ?

    I read in the Farmers Guardian that the NBA are suggesting the age at which cattle can be sold as prime beef be lowered to 27 months to allegedly reduce the carbon footprint of beef production. Firstly I completely disagree with their calculations as slower grown grass fed beef actuallytakes...
  9. Fuzzy

    Red Diesel 3000 litres

    3000 litres of Red Diesel delivered to MK44 first week of October.
  10. H

    Fuel filters on tanks

    We have a couple off fuel tanks and what to put canister filters on the tank but we are gravity fed I am struggling to find any Also what spec off filters would you use
  11. GeorgeK

    Ryegrass seed scandal

    An article in FW this week I could scarcely believe. A grower of Italian ryegrass for seed documenting his major issues with herbicide resistant ryegrass in the following cereal crops. Says it's getting worse than blackgrass due to to its ability to germinate any time of year, being more...
  12. Stags Agri

    Full Dispersal Sale of Telehandler & 5 Tractors at Bradnich, Exeter, EX5 4LT - Wednesday 23rd September 2020 - 700+LOTS

    Chapelhaies Farm, Bradninch, Exeter, EX5 4LT Wed 23 September 2020 STARTING AT 10.00AM (WITH THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE) DISPERSAL SALE OF TELEHANDLER, 5 TRACTORS, VEHICLES, FARM MACHINERY, TRAILERS, ATTACHMENTS & IMPLEMENTS, LIVESTOCK & GENERAL EQUIPMENT, VINTAGE EQUIPMENT & SURPLUS HOUSEHOLD...
  13. CPF

    Be prepared to be stopped by the police next week.

  14. icanshootwell

    Mc hale fusion value.

    Whats a 2015 Fusion 3 + worth, 30k bales very tidy. tia
  15. J

    Buying Gas Oil

    Does anyone have experience with buyers clubs for gas oil? I am getting bored of ending up on the standard rate from the local supplier but I am not sure if a buyers club will be as reliable when we really need it. There are adverts from the likes of boilerjuice who claim to be cheaper but it...
  16. tomlad

    T v o fuel

    probably been answered but i cant find it sorry. Due to buy another drum of fuel tvo for fergie. Last one 10 year plus ago , forgot exactly what i bought, i think it was kerosene, i use it for parts washing then also . Add some petrol to it after ive put it in the fergie tank , ive a...
  17. Bald Rick

    Raving .... mad

    So from today, as a landowner, you may well be liable for £10,000 fine if an illegal rave sets up on your land as you will be considered to be the “organiser” or “facilitator” if I’ve understood the law correctly WTF https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53877683...
  18. D

    Double maths

    A farmer grows 100 acres of wheat. She feeds all of her wheat to her broiler chickens. She sells all of her broiler chickens to supply a Local Education Authority contract. By how much does the price of a chicken need to rise to compensate for her loss of BPS ? Show your workings.
  19. Dry Rot

    Kubota ride on mower?

    OK, I admit it, I am a sucker for what ever looks like a bargain! So I bought a Kubota GR1600 ride on mower for what seemed like a bargain price and the owner seemed honest. The machine is certainly very tidy which is reassuring but on the assurance that they will plough through long wet grass...
  20. A

    We don't chop firewood, but we bind it

    1. We planted trees along the fence of our country house 20 years ago (picture 1). Old Apple trees, pears trees, cherries trees, ... grow near the house. We cut down branches every year. 2. Saving forests is the best way to combat the greenhouse effect, this is in the Proceedings of the National...
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