Dad thinks I'm mad

[JET]

Farm in North Wales and last year I put in a few acers of Kale with the Aitchinson Direct drill,

Done this a few times and cattle do well on it.

NOW
This year I'm hoping to plant some oats or barley and combine it then replant some stubble

This year for the first time ever I'm hoping to combine the oats / barley

But no one close to me owns a combine which is a big issue!
I Don't own a combine (But I have found a really old one for sale was working fine a few years ago) Cheap
I have never done a combinable crop in my life

But I'm eager and I want to do it!

As I don't need to plough and putting in the crop is fairly easy with the DD i think i might as well do it.

If all goes tits up and the combine dies I can always cut bale it and feed it

So not a total loss

 

[Hilly]

Just try it if you want to .

 

[adam_farming]

But I'm eager and I want to do it!

Go for it. Good luck!

 

[Deereone]

Your dad is of course right.
You will only get this foolish idea out of your head if you have a go.
It may work really well in the first year but in the subsequent years you will see why the other farms in the area don't have combines.

 

[Bogweevil]

With climate change N Wales is likely to become the bread basket of Britain as East Anglia dries up and blows away ,- you will be at the front of the curve.

 

[Hilly]

With climate change N Wales is likely to become the bread basket of Britain as East Anglia dries up and blows away ,- you will be at the front of the curve.

Miles — infront ....

 

[Fendt65]

Drink some wine and keep taking the tablets.

 

[Cowmansam]

Go for it

 

[Rob Holmes]

Buy a big combine like a Claas Lexion, Fendt Ideal or JD X9, because if successful, everyone in your area will be growing corn and you’ll be the only man with a combine!

 

[Phil P]

Buy a big combine like a Claas Lexion, Fendt Ideal or JD X9, because if successful, everyone in your area will be growing corn and you’ll be the only man with a combine!

Think this may be more suitable in Wales

 

[milkloss]

Do it. It'll be fun if you don't run short of money (money always makes things fun!). How are you going to deal with herb/fungicides etc?

 

[redsloe]

Buy a big combine like a Claas Lexion, Fendt Ideal or JD X9, because if successful, everyone in your area will be growing corn and you’ll be the only man with a combine!

Wait a couple of years for that, @Shutesy will be giving his away by then!

 

[MickyMook]

You can grow spring barley in most places to be fair. It's getting it lifted out of the field that tends to be the problem in wet or exposed areas. When I looked into it, I was told that there was no point in buying an old combine unless I was willing to spend more time under it than in it. There are quite a few farmers around here with old combines, who contract with them on the side, and as a result I have too many stories of being let down when a machine broke down or even went up in smoke (avoid old masseys as they seem to do this a lot)! Three years ago I found a contractor 15 miles down the road with a Claas Lexion half track and haven't looked back I still think you should do it though, and post the results!

 

[Shutesy]

Wait a couple of years for that, @Shutesy will be giving his away by then!

It's been costed out over quite a few years so will be a while till we part with it I would think

 

[MF 168]

Go for it. Growing crops is a very enjoyable job to be at.

 

[bobajob]

What will you do with the grain. Crimp it? Have you got a roller mill

 

[JET]

What will you do with the grain. Crimp it? Have you got a roller mill

Friend has a mill will feed it to the stores

 

[JET]

Thank you for all the reply’s.

I know its a bit comical maybe but the land is flat and apart from looking like a fool to the neighbours i think it could be good to use the land Ive got.

as for spraying etc i have all the kit needed so no need to ask any one. Only thing im missing is the dam combine which i dont really want to buy but there is no other option

still on the fence

 

[Banana Bar]

Buy a big combine like a Claas Lexion, Fendt Ideal or JD X9, because if successful, everyone in your area will be growing corn and you’ll be the only man with a combine!

And drill

 

[Banana Bar]

Thank you for all the reply’s.

I know its a bit comical maybe but the land is flat and apart from looking like a fool to the neighbours i think it could be good to use the land Ive got.

as for spraying etc i have all the kit needed so no need to ask any one. Only thing im missing is the dam combine which i dont really want to buy but there is no other option

still on the fence

Buy some thing that is working not something that worked a few years ago. It will cost more but you can sell it after harvest if it doesn’t work out. It would be a shame if the experiment failed because YOUR combine broke down. I think it’s worth a go.