Wasn’t that long go we still were. Last farm in the area to be running MF30 I think. Only difference was we had a 7610 on the front.Well, if we're seriously worried by costs, we'd be drilling with a Ford 7600 and Massey 30 drill, wouldn't we ?
Wasn’t that long go we still were. Last farm in the area to be running MF30 I think. Only difference was we had a 7610 on the front.Well, if we're seriously worried by costs, we'd be drilling with a Ford 7600 and Massey 30 drill, wouldn't we ?
The 650 is just a constant factor. Nothing to do with tyre widths
Wasn’t that long go we still were. Last farm in the area to be running MF30 I think. Only difference was we had a 7610 on the front.
Lat AutumnWasn’t that long go we still were. Last farm in the area to be running MF30 I think. Only difference was we had a 7610 on the front.
Never mind, suppose we weren’t all lucky enough to have Ford 7810s to drive
Probably could if you were in a dead level 100ha field, but those are rather rare round here......Can you do that at 1.8 litres per hectare ?
We are about to start doing this, we also have a quad track and cultivators but I think we will sell them and just run 250hp tractors with direct drills and perhaps a 6m shallow cultivator if we need it. The same tractors can cart corn and spray. These big tractors are dinosaurs and we must focus on our fixed costs (which are already low) and be cleverer about how we farm.Some people are pulling 12m drills with the sprayer tractor and no tillage, others require 600+ HP to do the same job, which is grow a crop, makes me wonder...
That’s the point, either use smaller or older stuff. Brand new 1050 fendts etc are just a ludicrous costMy tracklayers and oversize combine cost me less to run than the 175HP tractor and the ffing forklift.
Its cost per ha that matter not size of machine.
But I don't spend £100,000s buying said machinery.
You keep doing what you’re doingSuppose I could spend £100k on a direct drill.
I don’t think it’s fashionable, it’s utilising modern machinery in the most cost effective way possible isn’t it?Not sure I will though. Its more fashionable to have 2 x 250 HP and a direct drill, and a trailed sprayer to go round my 43 field obstacles. And one man per 2500acres.
Not a 1050, but don't miss our Quad at all having swapped to Xerion. £10k plus saving on fuel doing the same jobs. Quad running costs are shocking as you well know!
That’s good going!Can you do that at 1.8 litres per hectare ?
Suppose I could spend £100k on a direct drill.