one for the slurry boys

[mtx.jag]

The way things are going there will be no contractors left between NVZ Regulations and the spiralling cost of machinery

they are packing up due to the cost of everything going up, vredos over 1 mill to buy. fastracs 150k ish, running costs. all there other kit, lack of loyal steering wheel attendents.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Perhaps a dumb question but those tankers behind the factracs look pretty big, surely over 18 ton when full? How do they get away with it?
Or do they register them as trucks or something?

They've been running those big tankers for years .
Used to run from the AD plant through the village untill the locals kicked off so they had a big storage tank built across the fields and then they were going to run from it.
The silver dome left of center near the trees ,middle of a field was built at great expense and never used .
Picture was taken from the parachute plane coming into land

 

[Chae1]

There was a 5 at the start of quote.

Our 16t bunning wasn't much over 30. Delivered end of December 22.

K2 must have had a lot of extras?

 

[Speedstar]

Our 16t bunning wasn't much over 30. Delivered end of December 22.

K2 must have had a lot of extras?

That K2 dealer must like a lot of profit out the job for sure

 

[FarmyStu]

No, it's just like Land Rovers. If you replace the:

Headgasket
Brakes
Chassis
Prop shafts
Gearbox
Hydraulic pump
Avoid the 4wd shaft letting loose and smashing a hole in the engine
Find one where the electronic hitch control doesn't lose the plot

And spend thousands of pounds and many long nights in the workshop you'll get a reliable tractor that'll be worth £25,000 any day of the week. You'll have no hair and the wife will have left you but by George a straight pipe on her will make up for all of that.

The scary thing is that someone will read the guff above and think you know what you're talking about.

 

[Chae1]

They'd be better off just buying secondhand tractor units and running at 44T wouldn't they?

Local AD guys run artics with D tec tankers, steering rear axle. Xerion with saddle tank put 22 artic loads on here today!

Artics just sit on main road and Xerion fills through snorkel.

Got to try and plough it in tomorrow.

 

[Chae1]

The scary thing is that someone will read the guff above and think you know what you're talking about.

Think most of us know he's making it up.

 

[kiwi pom]

Local AD guys run artics with D tec tankers, steering rear axle. Xerion with saddle tank put 22 artic loads on here today!

Artics just sit on main road and Xerion fills through snorkel.

Got to try and plough it in tomorrow.

Ideal, was being done like that back when I still lived in the UK too, although not from AD plants obviously.
Tractors/Fastrac's with big tankers, running overweight are just putting the legit operators out of business.
Maybe this guy had then classed as trucks, licenses, tachos etc but many don't.
Same with tri axle trailers loaded to the nuts with maize etc, overweight, speeding etc.
Con men, but they get away with it.

 

[Sambo]

they are packing up due to the cost of everything going up, vredos over 1 mill to buy. fastracs 150k ish, running costs. all there other kit, lack of loyal steering wheel attendents.

One of the kaweco reps at lamma said the starting price for a xerion with saddle back tank was 500k not sure if he ment £ or euros though.

 

[Chae1]

One of the kaweco reps at lamma said the starting price for a xerion with saddle back tank was 500k not sure if he ment £ or euros though.

One that comes here was 500k they said
£

 

[Chae1]

Richard parris has a nice used Xerion and Kwaeco for sale.

 

[Sambo]

One that comes here was 500k they said
£

Then afew ferrying tractors/artics and tankers to keep them spreading. The costs involved are massive.

 

[ollie989898]

The scary thing is that someone will read the guff above and think you know what you're talking about.

You're absolutely right, the Fastrac fan club will be upset, I forgot the fly wheel. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[ollie989898]

Then afew ferrying tractors/artics and tankers to keep them spreading. The costs involved are massive.

When you look at it that way, and all it is doing is putting some muck on it is a bit mental.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

When you look at it that way, and all it is doing is putting some muck on it is a bit mental.

Makes fert look cheap

When all you need is a vicon and an mf 135

 

[ollie989898]

Makes fert look cheap

When all you need is a vicon and an mf 135

I know people who use such services but I don't know the all in cost of a cube of slurry/digestate put on as it's not the kind of question I've ever thought to ask. If you didn't have to pay for the product it's probably saving you a shed load of money through a much lower fert spend but you're also getting a lot done in the meantime through better equipment, no mud on the road, total accuracy via GPS etc and also better footwear on the machines.

 

[Bald Rick]

Putting Anglesey on the the map ...

 

[Martyn]

Putting Anglesey on the the map ...

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You brought it

 

[Bald Rick]

You brought it

Well ……

 

[Martyn]

Well ……

At least the sh!t won't splash out over nice cars