Combining 2016

[richard hammond]

They are taking ages to ripen !!!!!

Ours are ripe just wet, due to wet conditions!

 

[Wombat]

Apart from today which has been nice all day, every day has started with light rain here this week.

Thats one of the things with spring beans though, could always be first week of Oct to combine

 

[tje]

Not a great deal of rain here ...Spring beans just taking their time ....guess they will be ready by next weekend ...

 

[franklin]

In Lincs there are a lot of beans to harvest, but they still look good ! , they will be got by end of next week.

Yup. Neighbour had a go today but was too wet. Nice week next week would see them all done. Best thing about beans is you can sail through them at high speed and get the acres worked through.

 

[average farmer]

Think we might have a go tomorrow in the spring beans. just over 40 acres in five fields about five miles away from home...... oh and the combine driver's busy else where so I might get chance to have a go.


is the forcast good next week?

 

[franklin]

is the forcast good next week?

Good is a relative term. Beans have been sprayed off just over 2 weeks now, so should be nice and dead. Dont want the combine, so well oiled after the linseed, to end the season all gummy and nasty. We have 225ac of beans to get, so a long 2 days. All going on wooden floor to dry. They are stood and now the stems are dead the canopy has opened up to dry the soil a bit. I'll take them at 19% and under, but want the linseed done first. A fair few arent really fit, and plenty of folk have more than 2 days cutting them ahead.

 

[Auckland Blue]

Wishing all you boys and girls a swift and safe end to harvest. Lets get drilled up sprayed up and put the kit in the shed and reconvene next year and do it all again. All the best to you all!

 

[bumkin]

finished on the 20 Sept all done, now down to drying the stuff average yields on the wheat spring barley and beans, winter barley what was left of it (lost a lot to salt blow in the winter storms)was mediocre to say the least the combine wasnt well behaved either we had a minor fire so we were on stop for a week
we were fortunate to have a spare alternator drive belt as apparently New Holland didn't have one in the whole of europe

 

[Against_the_grain]

I was after a main drive belt for my nh this year. Likewise there were 'none' in Europe and 9 on backorder. Did find one thanks to some very helpful people but I bet some people were upset

 

[bumkin]

I was after a main drive belt for my nh this year. Likewise there were 'none' in Europe and 9 on backorder. Did find one thanks to some very helpful people but I bet some people were upset

it makes one wonder i was talking to our local dealer and he said "you must expect delays when ordering parts for older machines"seeing as mine went out of production in 02 God help those running older machines!

 

[Surgery]

it makes one wonder i was talking to our local dealer and he said "you must expect delays when ordering parts for older machines"seeing as mine went out of production in 02 God help those running older machines!

He would expect a swift punch on the nose if he would have said that to me

 

[Honest john]

Well while we are having a moan.
I ordered a rad for our JD when we started harvest.
It arrived after we had the job all rapped up apart from Beans.

Luckily it was only a small leak.

 

[Steevo]

Well while we are having a moan.
I ordered a rad for our JD when we started harvest.
It arrived after we had the job all rapped up apart from Beans.

Luckily it was only a small leak.

Not cheaper to get it re-cored?

 

[David.]

Well the three belts I required for our Claas were on the shelf at JMT.

 

[Oat]

Ahhh, JMT, the place combines go to die
If they don't have a spare part in their yard or fields, then no one will

 

[bumkin]

Ahhh, JMT, the place combines go to die
If they don't have a spare part in their yard or fields, then no one will

who are j m t and where are they sound like they would be handy to know?

 

[Steevo]

who are j m t and where are they sound like they would be handy to know?

http://jmtcombinehire.co.uk/contact-us/

You might also find this handy:

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/combine-breakers.26796/

 

[Oat]

Details above in @Steevo 's post
I have used them before and they have usually been able to help. They have several vans which they have teams working from, so can also come out to help with breakdowns etc.... They also hire out combines and have a couple of low loaders for transport. They export quite a lot of old stuff as well, hence why their yard sometimes looks like a junk yard
Dealing with the boss is a 'bit of an acquired taste', but his son is OK. At the end of the day they are usually very helpful

 

[Surgery]

Details above in @Steevo 's post
I have used them before and they have usually been able to help. They have several vans which they have teams working from, so can also come out to help with breakdowns etc.... They also hire out combines and have a couple of low loaders for transport. They export quite a lot of old stuff as well, hence why their yard sometimes looks like a junk yard
Dealing with the boss is a 'bit of an acquired taste', but his son is OK. At the end of the day they are usually very helpful

I know someone who bought a supposed rebuilt dominator off them last year , heap of , I know what you mean regarding an acquired taste ! But if they can get you going fair enough

 

[franklin]

Will start the fing beans tomorrow.