John deere 8RX

jondear

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Location
Devon
Its popular here. Theory about a subsoiling = big taproot = more yield. I'm a sceptic as never really seen any convincing trials that it is superior but if you have previously had wheat in and ploughed it then there may be no soil structure so it needs "lifting" as some like to call it.

At the end of the day though that's probably a contractor outfit so the farmer may only be paying £25 or so per acre for it
He's a very big contractor with all the gear!
 

vantage

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembs
i have no issues with the tractor itself, tracked machines certainly have their place & are popular here - my main question was why put it on such a narrow machine ?
Our country here is that heavy that it wasn’t ever farmed until the advent of higher horsepower tractors in the 60’s & 70’s, has very high draft requirements for “conventional” cultivation work, but in a full on zero till regime is actually very easy to work.
It’s going on the haybob next! :D
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
Quite amazing how from so far away you can all tell the previous cropping and field operations from a few pictures that that field doesn't need that operation on it.

I was always told to take a spade and dig a hole.

Seems running through with any machine that goes any deeper than 25mm ,whether it needs it or not, is completely wrong.
 

Martyn

Member
Location
South west
I know of tracked country tractors that were converted back in the 60/70s working as a pair in Witheridge pulling ploughs through wet Devon ground, the tractor driver told me the they were great, the neighboring farms couldn't believe there ability's to cultivate unfarmable ground. The farm was tilled in corn for years now a lot of forestry on it.
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
Is it as easy as forage rape to establish? If so we have fantastic results just drilling it shallow under stubble with our verdistad drill, sorry daft livestock farmer speaking.

if you can stop the CSFB, slugs and pigeons eattimg it then its dead simple !
 

cvx175

Member
Location
cumbria
none at all, I spent 3 years working in UK Ag in my youth, I just ask the question why such a narrow machine on that tractor ?
Why the need to subsoil so deep ?
Why the need to be always the best & never face any questioning or genuine enquires ?
Why no genuine answers ?
Would it be possible that it's that width on that tractor as that's what he has in the yard? Do you have a different sized tractor to match every machine you use?
 

kiwi pom

Member
Location
canterbury NZ
none at all, I spent 3 years working in UK Ag in my youth, I just ask the question why such a narrow machine on that tractor ?
Why the need to subsoil so deep ?
Why the need to be always the best & never face any questioning or genuine enquires ?
Why no genuine answers ?
I'm guessing because the subsoiler took a lot of pulling. The ground could be compacted for all kinds of reasons, soils are different all over the planet. What works in one country or even part of a country doesn't work in the next.
HP requirement goes up on hills too.
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
I'm guessing because the subsoiler took a lot of pulling. The ground could be compacted for all kinds of reasons, soils are different all over the planet. What works in one country or even part of a country doesn't work in the next.
HP requirement goes up on hills too.
That machine was down to 5 kph on the hills.

I have a 4 furrow plough, had one when I had 85hp, have one now I have 150hp.

Would easily pull a 5, but I really don't want 5 when in steep fields and awkward corners.
 

Jimdog1

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Devon
Well done Sid, I would be very proud to see a son of mine entrusted with a piece of kit like that. Stuart's are 'operators' - no doubt there is demand for the piece of machinery in question. 🙂
 

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