umbilical

  1. J

    2 Wheel tractor

    I’ve seen this advertised quite a bit. I get it’s a tractor for stationary pto use only, however I just can’t see why someone would go to the bother to make a drawbar for it and take the front axle off. I wonder why it was done - as it’s turned a very useful machine into something that only...
  2. Ffermer Bach

    Our country has gone fudged

    Just phoning a contractor, he said, got to go, Police have just arrived, will call again when they have gone. He called back, umbilical spreading slurry, someone called the police to say, slurry being pumped into the river. Police had to attend to check. What has happened to this country, when...
  3. nick...

    How long before biggest dealers pack up

    With the way things are and no improvement on the horizon ,how long will it be before a huge dealer shuts up shop.they mostly got very large expensive premises and massive stocks of parts and machines but they will be suffering the same as the smaller dealers.seems to be a weekly occurrence of...
  4. Surgery

    How much isn’t getting planted

    Another soaking yesterday and not looking like any planting in the next two weeks with 170 acres unplanted which might not get done , how much is left to do , I recon most people around here are 1/2 to 3/4 planted at best.
  5. bigrigg150

    Attracting employees in agriculture. (contracting)

    Any advice? Alot of guys having sales and giving up the ag contracting game. We don't plan on doing that and have a healthy business doing predominantly grass silage for dairy farms, slurry pumping/spreading and ag construction work. Happy to pay good wages for good people. I have friends and...
  6. D

    Slurry store full sluces failing?

    Slurry store is full, the reception pit is filling and we're 90% a lot is out the store. Don't want to disturb the sluces if it's some solid muck holding back an avalanche but any ideas what to do? Pipe about ft diameter and 2 sluce underground. Ideally we want to umbilical half the store...
  7. F

    New umbilical setup

    If you were looking to purchase a new umbilical outfit to spread at 30m and up to 6 km. what would you go for?
  8. daveydiesel1

    What would this blend cost roughly

    650 kg maize 250 kg megalac 100kg dairy minerals
  9. Agriland RSS

    CAFRE shares benefits of improved slurry management

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors have been profiling the benefits of improved slurry management over recent weeks. The focus of this activity was the hosting of two slurry management events, one of which was held...
  10. J

    Lexion 430 Questions

    Just bought a 430, it's got the Merc in it and just wondering what the engine rpm should be for both throttle positions? Also, it has auto-contour and everytime the header is turned on it tilts down left side. Does that mean it needs bleed or is it possibly something else?
  11. early riser

    Separator long term running costs

    Evening all, Looking tentatively into the option of installing a rotary-screen separator to deal with sand-laden slurry. 150 cows, housed 5 months max. Having been successful in Round 1 of the slurry infrastructure grant, I have since been invited to modify my application to include items...
  12. O

    Using a big digger on small dykes

    Cleaning out some dykes, especially on shallow dykes the boom tilts forwards and is a right pain on trees and hedges on far bank. Any advice
  13. Agriland RSS

    Vogelsang bring further sophistication to slurry booms

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Shown for the first time in the UK at LAMMA was Vogelsang’s 24m BacPac Umbilical ground level application boom with section control and variable rate flow metre. With slurry at long last being recognised as an asset by the majority of farmers, it is...
  14. Agriland RSS

    ‘Umbilical systems come into their own during slurry season’ – Agri contractor

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Agricultural contractor, Darren Russell, is confirming that umbilical systems come into their own during the early weeks of the slurry season. He is a member of the ‘Russell Brothers’ team. The business works out of premises close to the village of...
  15. J

    Maneuvering a breach birth

    Any tips or tricks? I've just managed to calve one of my favourite old cows who was on a contract mating with cogent, she presented with a bag out. Put my hand in and just the bum was their, took me 15-20 minutes before I could get the legs back around without breaking them. Got the calf out...
  16. ccp contracting

    Slurry Maserator

    Could any one give advise , i have just bought a second hand tanker and dribble bar , what hyd flow does it need to run at , i was thinking max flow but some advise would be helpful , thank you for any help .
  17. V

    Lay flat hose off slurry mixer

    Looking to pump slurry from a to b via Nc3000. Doing it via 4” lay flat umbilical pipe am I best to use a 90 degree bend or will it be fine coming off straight ?
  18. daveydiesel1

    Vario power sap

    Seen this video, now the case could be mapped out more but the difference here is vast so got me thinking is the agco vario far more power hungry than the nh cvt?
  19. J

    Starting a contracting business

    I was thinking about starting a contracting buisness have all the machinery to do so how would I go about advertising
  20. M

    Round baler advice for small holding

    Hello there I’m thinking of upgrading an welger rp12 which we have had since 1986 ! It has served us well and apart from the odd fart 💨 been pretty faultless and simple. Ideally I’m after something reliable, not loaded with science fiction and easy to repair efficient . I was thinking of a...
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