repair

Hi All, I've been loaned a Ford 8210 III tractor. I want to repair the lift. Trouble is there's not much in a the way of control box left. Where do I buy a replacement? Is there a way to bypass the electro link system with a manually one? What is the lever/lift control box/unit mounted on the...

Genuine question, and I know that I'll get a thousand different answers. What is a "standard" working day to you, or your staff, on your farm? How many hours? On a run of the mill day - not lambing/calving/harvest/silage etc For reference, I'm thinking 800ac, mixed beef/sheep/arable, modern...

One in two humans get cancer so how come cows don't? Don't think they get alzheimers either cos they remember how to open gates and escape!

Father who's 90 complained his phone was dead, checked ,yes dead. Rang Bt got a diagnostic bot. Checked all is well. No fault found , I replied still no phone , an engineer is assigned for next 48 hrs. In the mean time I went to have a look and was astonished to see openreach just down road ...

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...

With this wet weather and lambing our all our trailer tyres are constantly getting punctures is there any heavier duty type tyres for standard sized quad trailers? Or miracle sealant stuff that actually works

Not seen any yet, normally here around the 6th

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...

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...

Any number of threads on here reveal how much we disagree on whatever subject is under discussion. This makes me wonder if there is anything we all agree on, hopefully there are many. Clearly it won't be likely to be regarding religious things, clearly it won't be regarding Brexit or the EU...

Hello, I want to buy a Tractor from 155hp to 190hp and I want your suggestions about what will be the best option, the budget is 25k, and I want it to work on a 5 or 6 furrow fully mounted reversible plow, I didn't buy plow yet, 6 or 5 furrows depends on what tractor I will buy.

Hi I am looking at a new to me tractor. 2014 or newer. Have an older cvx which has spoilt me so taught I would go for similar again. Looking at puma 160 or equivalent in New Holland. Don't know much about them or what to look for. Was told the vario is repairable is that true. Are they...

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...

Hello I have a problem with my own tractor Case 895 (engine D268) The tractor was not using in all winter, now I start it and when he get 40 degrees Celsius it started spitting oil from the bleeding the crankcase. Bleeding the crankcase at the top near the oil filler cap. The 10W40 oil was...

Got a customers pump in to repair. Don’t really know any history of it. Discovered all 8 springs broken in one way valves. Is there any particular reason they break? not something I’ve come across

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...

At a meeting last night discussing rural issues. Part of the meeting we discussed the farming scene and how tough it is ..... 2 of those present suddenly spoke out at what they had seen in various 'farming' type mags and market reports' about livestock making record prices in markets etc etc ...

I have an old ifor LT85G 10x5' flatbed. It's a handy trailer but not used much. Anyway the brakes are knackered and not sure if repair is worthwhile or even doable. How hard is it to replace the backplate? It would really need backplates, shoes and cables. Possibly new wheels. Worth doing?

Some bright spark has just took down two bay lengths of concrete guttering on the Atcost concrete building, with the teleporter, does anyone know a company who is fixing these. Currently in Norfolk but feel like running away:ROFLMAO:

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland ORJ Law is urging farmers with septic tanks to check that their systems are compliant before trying to sell their properties to avoid months of delays and frustration. The company’s property law expert, Zoe Smith, said she has seen buyers pull...