Classics Earning their keep.

[glasshouse]

Jethro Tull said a massey 30 drill was way overkill and massive expense just to put a few seeds 1" deep in a row when it was launched!

Lucky i put it 2 inches down, no sap in top inch

 

[76masseyman]

Jethro Tull said a massey 30 drill was way overkill and massive expense just to put a few seeds 1" deep in a row when it was launched!

Turn in his grave at some of them now then............that do the same job in the end.

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

I wonder is our 2 Massey 30’s the only 1’s going in the peninsula?

I'd think there's plenty about yet, just not fashionable now. there's a 4 meter one beside me hasn't moved for 20 years.

 

[AJR75]

Consider a light footprint with a sip of fuel. Once said 'if you need 4WD, you shouldn't be on the land'. Power harrows force a seedbed with a diesel cost. A wet Jan/Feb became a dry March/April, adapt.View attachment 871180

Is that Hugh Grant driving the crawler?

 

[Courier]

Consider a light footprint with a sip of fuel. Once said 'if you need 4WD, you shouldn't be on the land'. Power harrows force a seedbed with a diesel cost. A wet Jan/Feb became a dry March/April, adapt.View attachment 871180

And since when did a power harrow need 4wd?

Rear duals maybe ?

 

[glasshouse]

Consider a light footprint with a sip of fuel. Once said 'if you need 4WD, you shouldn't be on the land'. Power harrows force a seedbed with a diesel cost. A wet Jan/Feb became a dry March/April, adapt.View attachment 871180

Power harrows make a seedbed without tractive effort, so causing less deeper soil damage, especially if duals are used.
These big trailed presses which are fashionable are a disaster on some soils in wet autumns especially as the modern breed of cat on a hot tin roof contract farmers dont use duals on very heavy tractors

 

[GavinJ]

Two of our fleet working yesterday spreading fertiliser and today topping some rushes.
1983 Ford 4610 and a 1971 Ford 3000

The 3000 and the spreader were supplied new by Oakes of Hungerford and came to me second hand from different sources several years apart.

 

[JeremyD]

Put some Game covers, and cover crops in yesterday with 1978 John Deere 4240 and 1995 Lely combination.

 

[76masseyman]

Put some Game covers, and cover crops in yesterday with 1978 John Deere 4240 and 1995 Lely combination.View attachment 871868View attachment 871869View attachment 871870

Lovely tractor that.

 

[JeremyD]

Lovely tractor that.

Thank you, she is quite a peach and must have been some machine back in 1978 still pretty comfortable even by today's standards.

 

[76masseyman]

Thank you, she is quite a peach and must have been some machine back in 1978 still pretty comfortable even by today's standards.

There used to be a 4440 with the hydraulic front next door, I seem to think it was on an R reg’, 1976/7.
A friend has two 4440 2wd both on a V plate, nice old tractors.
Really like to see a well cared for tractor still doing as intended ? Any others in your fleet ?

 

[JeremyD]

There used to be a 4440 with the hydraulic front next door, I seem to think it was on an R reg’, 1976/7.
A friend has two 4440 2wd both on a V plate, nice old tractors.
Really like to see a well cared for tractor still doing as intended ? Any others in your fleet ?

This is on a T plate age related as it was actually imported from France about 7 years ago. Only other John Deeres on farm are a 1973 2130 which was First JD we had on farm from new and a 2001 6410 from new. We used to run all Deeres from 1973 upto 2001 but I started to think they are trading on past glories, definitely not as well made as they once were and not good value in my opinion, now run New Holland and are fairly happy with them, the 6410 is great tractor.

 

[JeremyD]

 

[JeremyD]

2001 6410 and 1973 2130 with Farmhand F11 loader which is 1968, only other Deeres.

 

[Flat 10]

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I like a farmhand loader but you need some bigger wheels in that tractor
6410 also looks really good.

 

[JeremyD]

I like a farmhand loader but you need some bigger wheels in that tractor
6410 also looks really good.

She does really but doesn't do a great amount now, those are second hand van tyres on front?

 

[oakleaf]

There used to be a 4440 with the hydraulic front next door, I seem to think it was on an R reg’, 1976/7.
A friend has two 4440 2wd both on a V plate, nice old tractors.
Really like to see a well cared for tractor still doing as intended ? Any others in your fleet ?

I drove a v reg 4440 with HFWD on an estate in Dorset during 1983. Was a real animal to pull.
Had the SG 1 cab which was all black inside but was the only machine on the place with AC. Almost unheard of luxury back then. Well it was as far as l was concerned.

 

[Vincent]

Sowing this years potatoes this week.

 

[oakleaf]

View attachment 871974View attachment 871975View attachment 871976Sowing this years potatoes this week.

Looking well but did you really need a 3cx to dig it??

 

[jf850]

What do the wireworm think of spuds in grass? Better in bin-bags with peat. Some joker on youtube growing spuds above ground with a hay mulch. As a stem tuber you might try peanuts too. And slugs love fresh dung.

I haven't had any problems . Lea needs to be ploghed early .

View attachment 871974View attachment 871975View attachment 871976Sowing this years potatoes this week.

Are you available to do similar size plots ??
2 hours each way ...