2019 Silage Season

[Beef farmer]

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Just send it down man

 

[Blue.]

4220.

Puffed a bit pulling the triples going up hill

They should have been 240hp and fitted with the bigger 7.4 engine.

 

[Chae1]

Bet it rains for weeks nowView attachment 801574

Has rained here since Friday night, bit nervous going out with sprayer tomorrow, will be leaving some deep tramlines!

Think contractors will be flat out when it does dry out. Was down in Perthshire today. Didn't see any fields cut between here and down there. Plenty flat grass.

 

[Scribus]

Speed is the appeal here too. 22 mile round trip today and who knows what land opportunities are round the corner.
Price is a bit eye watering - must be the Fendt gearbox ..

A competitor once told me that JCB have never made any money on the Fastrac, perhaps they are trying to put that right, but then again, a competitor would say that.

 

[The Agrarian]

Bet it rains for weeks nowView attachment 801574

You got some crop there. I feel your urgency.

Where abouts are ye?

 

[Boohoo]

Is there a worse gearbox for mowing?

 

[The Agrarian]

Can't get the right speed?

What is it?

 

[Boohoo]

Can't get the right speed?

What is it?

It's what I call "no command", don't know what New Holland call it. No clutchless shifts, a dry clutch and if I want to go up or down a gear I need a range change

 

[Blue.]

Is there a worse gearbox for mowing?
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12x12 shuttle gearbox on a 300 series Massey has to be the worst gearbox for just about anything,well ok for scraping out.

 

[bigw]

You got some crop there. I feel your urgency.

Where abouts are ye?

Orkney. Weather has been really nice up till Saturday, forecast looks crap till next week. We badly needed rain though, could do with some heat now too.

 

[Boohoo]

12x12 shuttle gearbox on a 300 series Massey has to be the worst gearbox for just about anything,well ok for scraping out.

Nobody in their right mind would choose any 300 series Massey for field or road work

 

[Blue.]

Nobody in their right mind would choose any 300 series Massey for field or road work

The 3 stick 12speeds were excellent,12x12 and 18 speed were crap,never bought another Massey after my 12x12 experience.

 

[Boohoo]

The 3 stick 12speeds were excellent,12x12 and 18 speed were crap,never bought another Massey after my 12x12 experience.

I've only driven one 3 stick, an early 375. Long time ago but I remember something about there not being much room between the gear stick and the dash in certain gears

 

[Fergieman]

First day out today. 105 acre lifted.

 

[yin ewe]

Standard issue dairy farmer silaging footwear.

First run out the lane.

First row.

Clearing a bit of a hill.

 

[The Agrarian]

Man yourself. It's often dinner time before I catch on I've still got the wellies on.

Tight hill. She'll be fair pechin up that yin.

 

[yin ewe]

Man yourself. It's often dinner time before I catch on I've still got the wellies on.

Tight hill. She'll be fair pechin up that yin.

Didn't start until 4pm, it was nearly reddin up time so I wasn't going to change into boots to change back again in an hour!!

Hill not as steep at other side of the field so fill up it and down that side

 

[vantage]

First day out today. 105 acre lifted. View attachment 801620View attachment 801622

Make sure you clear the silage off the cab of the Fendts,otherwise your pit may be only half full!

 

[Headless chicken]

Second cut done and dusted

 

[Shebb90]

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Second cut done and dusted

What app are you using there?