all ours was finished by switch on time, gang of Greeks but didnt stock it much until after we had , 'landscaped ' and reseeded.
Grounds Maintenance in a solar park
- Thread starter Brian
- Start date
"Mine" went in on PP so I was grazing the following Summer...
3 years down the line, someone decided to "plant" wildflowers, power harrowed all the perimeter and applied a WF mix... total failure, but nice and level. All that was growing was creeping thistle, so I sprayed them out
Some management people are not keen... Probably more money to be made from Contracting kickbacks!
Doing it for the kids
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The worst thing is when they die and you get a message about it.
When you ask where abouts they never log it down, “under the panels’
Needle in hay stack!
The hardest part to manage is between the posts as you can‘t get in mechanically.
When you ask where abouts they never log it down, “under the panels’
Needle in hay stack!
The hardest part to manage is between the posts as you can‘t get in mechanically.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
The guys mowing in my solar parks have specialist mowers, orchard tractors and there is also plenty of strimming. I'd want more than £50 acre.
Doing it for the kids
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They have the green tractors so it’s easier to transport it.
Had a massive fall out with one of the big companies whose Idea of grass Cutting was 2 ft strips under the pannels and that was all.
Strimming is down to what spec they want. Lots more paper work as god forbid the plastic wire may kit a pole or cabinet
Much better to have a sheep powered trimmer...They have the green tractors so it’s easier to transport it.
Had a massive fall out with one of the big companies whose Idea of grass Cutting was 2 ft strips under the pannels and that was all.
Strimming is down to what spec they want. Lots more paper work as god forbid the plastic wire may kit a pole or cabinet
- Location
- Summer set
Just started doing a few sites myself. Could anyone enlighten me on any templates for Risk assement and method statements.
Good old Adrian and his LadsI don’t think this outfit would agree with you, www.tugwellcontracting.co.uk.
Been here a few times in the early days of the site...
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
Looks a bit high blood pressure to me cutting and driving around the support struts ...I don’t think this outfit would agree with you, www.tugwellcontracting.co.uk.
Not much room for error !
Not one for a 16yo yoof, playing with his phone....or anything else!!
The main thing is a narrow tractor, and all the machinery nice and low below the panel leading edges, all reduces the risk of hitting a panel. I genuinely think an open tractor is better too, improved all round visibility.
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
Does that under panel mower on the tugwell setup have a break back on the outer disc of some sort ?Not one for a 16yo yoof, playing with his phone....or anything else!!
The main thing is a narrow tractor, and all the machinery nice and low below the panel leading edges, all reduces the risk of hitting a panel. I genuinely think an open tractor is better too, improved all round visibility.
I imagine they will have mowers that do that, they had a lot of money invested in the kit for solar farms.
There was an outfit from Kent came here once, and they had a mower like you describe...
Doing it for the kids
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Aye had many days shooting clays in his yard.
They are a good bunch.
Those mowers are painful though and pointless on twin legs. Think you have to drive at 1,5 kmh, we sent the demo back, turns 5 days into 15-20.
A good example of a business doing well off the back of government backed project kickstart industry
They are a good bunch.
Those mowers are painful though and pointless on twin legs. Think you have to drive at 1,5 kmh, we sent the demo back, turns 5 days into 15-20.
A good example of a business doing well off the back of government backed project kickstart industry
- Location
- Cirencester
Good old Tuggy!!!! Yes he's fairly busy, has a plethora of kit for any occasion but fair play saw the market and dived straight in, good luck to him. Sure beats contracting. They were up last weekend putting some hedging in on ours, very tidy job and believe they are due to seed it when it dries out enough, grass and wildflower mixes so unsure if sheeps are allowed.
I do hope they are not the same subbies as he had put in "mixed species hedging" here...
5m of one type, 5m something else, 5m something else again. Idiots!
The mixed seed planting will revert to grass as soon as you start grazing....
- Location
- Cirencester
Not sure if sheeps are part of the deal, not sure the English Partridge like sheeps?
Have pushed that whatever happens that they are not to cut the grass from March until end of June as English will be nesting
Have pushed that whatever happens that they are not to cut the grass from March until end of June as English will be nesting
Got some Greys we are introducing (or trying to) back on the farm. Popped a release pen in the Solar farm recently, and the site will be surrounded by Bumblebird type mixtures this year, which they should like...
In fact, I opened the the pen earlier today, and le the last few of them walk out, so
now...