Cowabunga
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- Ceredigion,Wales
Three guesses in one from an outsider that wasn't expected.
Hollywell still has a couple to go.
Machinery too expensive
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Three guesses in one from an outsider that wasn't expected.
Hollywell still has a couple to go.
holywell farmer
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- Location
- holywell, north wales
Cowabunga, I really don't want seem out of tone but seems dairy industry made you bit sad and unhappy, or do just fancy a change ?
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Do we get the answer this morning ? genuinely interested.
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Yes
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Trouble is with today machinery market it stops budding youngsters buying kit to contract or farm with
farmerbill
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Around here the trend is to work for a contractor for a couple of years whilst living with mum and dad,save up £20k, buy a worn out black fendt for £80k, put it on the tick over 7 years, £1000 a month happy days!
Then they realise the winter is long, the tyres are full of gators and need replacing at a cost of £15k so they put that on a bit of Michelin finance too, then the Fendt drops a bollock on year two. But in the mean time they’re flat out shades on 60k, silage trailer on the back earning £35 an hour with a tractor that costs £45 to keep going and they love life.
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
That's only because they want the best of everything to start with. Plenty of older gear much cheaper that can get you going but just not as fashionable.
I started with a bale wrapper about 3 k and a loading shovel about the same, about the best money making bits of kit I ever bought
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
What was first tractor you brought yourself
Tarw Coch
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- Bottom of Wats Dyke
A guy near here spends much of the summer hauling silage as part of a silage gang, he’s owned his tractor and trailer for at least 15 years now and they were secondhand when he bought them( the tractor is a MF 3085) it’s often said he’s the only one in that gang earning any money.
Sackofnuts
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- Cumbria
Are you fancying a go at contracting?
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
No,
holywell farmer
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- Location
- holywell, north wales
Plenty of 1 man contracting operations in north wales already
The loading shovel was the first thing I bought that was a MF 50H
the first tractor was a MF 698
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Got mate who owns new Holland 6080' his first tractor was fiat 88-94 think,
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
I bought my first tractor not long ago, it has much sentimental value as I remember going to look at it in a yard as a primary school boy, and using it for hay wuffling every year until the old boys switched to round baleage in their late 60's.
Nuffield 10/60, paid $1200 and the new tyres and starter are worth that.
My lad is genuinely excited about it, and that alone is priceless - a link to better days, and means his Pop's tractor and great Uncle's tractor are both back with the new Blair Bros. - even though they are gone, never forgotten.
And another generation will ponder: "who ever thought those brakes were 'fit for purpose'"
Not all machinery has to depreciate.
Nuffield 10/60, paid $1200 and the new tyres and starter are worth that.
My lad is genuinely excited about it, and that alone is priceless - a link to better days, and means his Pop's tractor and great Uncle's tractor are both back with the new Blair Bros. - even though they are gone, never forgotten.
And another generation will ponder: "who ever thought those brakes were 'fit for purpose'"
Not all machinery has to depreciate.
I went and bought a new 6270 after that though
- Location
- East Sussex
True, but how many farmers would rather see the shiny, balls out flash gear on their farm than the old tackle?
would rather see old stuff and a smaller bill
Tarw Coch
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- Bottom of Wats Dyke
Why should the bill be smaller, it’s the job that’s being paid for, if you can do as good a job with old kit I see no reason why you shouldn’t charge just as much.
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