New toy day

[pappuller]

Seeing more and more Sulky gear about. They must be a decent quality.

I hope so

 

[chaffcutter]

We went to a demo of the new JD like @Shutesy s and despite it working in a very poor crop it was very impressive, I can see how they have improved all the points that slow combines down, the vast intake and drum width plus twin rotary separation will shift crop through at a hell of a rate.
Can’t work in the wet though!

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

We went to a demo of the new JD like @Shutesy s and despite it working in a very poor crop it was very impressive, I can see how they have improved all the points that slow combines down, the vast intake and drum width plus twin rotary separation will shift crop through at a hell of a rate.
Can’t work in the wet though!

It doesn’t rain during harvest under conservation agriculture methods don’t you know

 

[sticky]

Is that a Rappa super yard?

Yes it is.

 

[RAF]

There’s lads in Staffordshire pushing 3000 plus acres with a lexion so I think u will be fine .if you want to do it u will .

 

[Shutesy]

Have you changed farm away from your management position you had going DD?

Yes. I was made redundant from that job as one of the owners sadly passed away and the only option for the remaining owner due to family circumstances was to rent the land out so I had to move on. Slightly different scale of operation now but the new employers are fantastic and I'm thoroughly enjoying it, though no DD atm.

 

[jackstor]

We got this earlier this week.

 

[Shutesy]

our large farm down the road had one of them ten all season and had a van and the panels up quiet often , carne see them replacing there 4 or 5 with 2 , would be better when they move in convoy

While I can't say for sure, no doubt there may well of been breakdowns but they used last season as a development season so were doing mods in the field and looking at all aspects that may need improving as well as checking religiously for losses so just because there was a van there and the panels up doesn't mean it was actually broken down. They were only out on demo as far as I know so they were only additional machines on the farms were they were running not replacement machines.

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

Yes. I was made redundant from that job as one of the owners sadly passed away and the only option for the remaining owner due to family circumstances was to rent the land out so I had to move on. Slightly different scale of operation now but the new employers are fantastic and I'm thoroughly enjoying it, though no DD atm.

All the very best to you on the new enterprise

 

[vantage]

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We got this earlier this week.

Nice trailer, especially the tyre and wheel equipment.
Also especially like your wheelie gate in the background, not many cattle are going to attempt to jump that!

 

[jackstor]

Nice trailer, especially the tyre and wheel equipment.
Also especially like your wheelie gate in the background, not many cattle are going to attempt to jump that!

You’d be surprised how many have attempted to jump it, but none have succeeded yet

 

[James]

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We got this earlier this week.

Good trailer. Neighbour has one on super singles.

 

[Dman2]

Seeing more and more Sulky gear about. They must be a decent quality.

@Robt

 

[Lewis]

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We got this earlier this week.

Would this be what they class as a multi purpose trailer so you can get a digger in it? What kind of door arrangement does it have? Looks good on them tyres

 

[Deerefarmer]

This came earlier this week

What will its jobs be,if you don't mind my asking?

 

[kiwi pom]

Given that 6 yr old S680s did roughly 2000 plus acres each last year with 30 ft headers I think this new machine can do considerably more! Agreed when its raining it doesn't matter what combine you have but this machine will go like heck when it dries up and we have the capability to run it well into the night if needed.

I find one combine doing thousands of acres in the UK a bit of a head scratcher, surely you're cutting crops when they're not fit?
Interestingly contractors with SP forage harvesters seem to go the other way. Much more capacity than needed with 900hp to pick a bit of grass up.

Round here, where there's more reliable weather at harvest, farms still seem to run more combines and have extra capacity. Crack on when the weather and crops fit and don't dry much of it.

4000 acres of UK stuff I think I'd want 3 combines.

 

[kiwi pom]

View attachment 945893View attachment 945893seem to remember that being about 20 Ton jd 8120

That looks familiar
Look at you with the 81, I dragged it with the 6920, shook the s**t out of it

Someone asked why so heavy (and it was full of water)
These were the type of paddocks we had to mow.

 

[Deerefarmer]

That looks familiar
Look at you with the 81, I dragged it with the 6920, shook the s**t out of it
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Someone asked why so heavy (and it was full of water)
These were the type of paddocks we had to mow.
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Are those stones in the bottom pic?

 

[kiwi pom]

Are those stones in the bottom pic?

Unfortunately yes.
That was a paddock that was being worked up and grassed down for a dairy unit.
Mostly grazing land but anything that grew too long for the cows was cut for silage bales.

 

[daveydiesel1]

That looks familiar
Look at you with the 81, I dragged it with the 6920, shook the s**t out of it
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Someone asked why so heavy (and it was full of water)
These were the type of paddocks we had to mow.
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Why would u not have a stone picker if the ground is like that and remove the stones