silage pics ??

[holywell farmer]

Very rare. Probably for the better as too many big jobs means loosing any of them can spell disaster for a contractor. Anyone will shoulder loosing a 100 acre job but heard yesterday of one loosing a 600 acre, 3 cut job. It won't close his doors but no doubt it will have a big impact on his business in general

those contractors in Ireland just doing grass assume September is end of season for them ?

 

[Nenuphar]

those contractors in Ireland just doing grass assume September is end of season for them ?

Yeah pretty much. Most would at least spread slurry though. Crops are generally a lot heavier but the price per ac is in the region of €110. Graze, 1st cut,second cut and graze is generally what would be taken off a 'silage field' in a year.

 

[holywell farmer]

Yeah pretty much. Most would at least spread slurry though. Crops are generally a lot heavier but the price per ac is in the region of €110. Graze, 1st cut,second cut and graze is generally what would be taken off a 'silage field' in a year.

only know a few contractors in north wales that do just grass, one from Denbigh way who does chopping and round baling, says doesn't need the stress of wholecrop or maize to deal with !

 

[alan6920]

Back at it

 

[saly123]

Just waiting for the chopper & put the new trailer through it's paces...

 

[Fergieman]

What a cracking day today. Was cut on Thursday afternoon.

 

[holywell farmer]

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Just waiting for the chopper & put the new trailer through it's paces...

slurry kat trailer any good ?

 

[saly123]

slurry kat trailer any good ?

We'll, I can't say much at the moment. The first load tipped successfully.! That's a good start, and apart from that, it follows lovely, you forget it behind you. Brakes take abit of getting used to Aswel as the sprung axles :/

 

[holywell farmer]

We'll, I can't say much at the moment. The first load tipped successfully.! That's a good start, and apart from that, it follows lovely, you forget it behind you. Brakes take abit of getting used to Aswel as the sprung axles :/

wonder what slurry kat build next a forager maybe,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Jon Boy]

What a cracking day today. Was cut on Thursday afternoon.

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How did the NH compare to the krone performance wise ?

 

[Fergieman]

How did the NH compare to the krone performance wise ?

Krone had more output, but it is a larger capacity machine 600hp Krone - 540hp New Holland.

The New Holland has enough capacity for us, no point chopping faster if the trailers and pit cann't keep up.

 

[Speedstar]

wonder what slurry kat build next a forager maybe,,,,,,,,,,,,

Can slurry Kat make any thing is the question

 

[holywell farmer]

Can slurry Kat make any thing is the question

do they make muck spreaders ?

 

[Only]

 

[saly123]

As somebody's mentioned before- one minute your waiting for awhile, next minute 2 turn up together.

 

[Speedstar]

Some of last weekend

 

[holywell farmer]

Some of last weekend

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is that high speed trailer on the fastrac ?

 

[Speedstar]

Yes it is & on all the Mf as well

 

[holywell farmer]

Yes it is & on all the Mf as well

stewart high speed trailer not take you fancy ?

 

[Speedstar]

No time for them over priced trailers ours are part made in the workshop with granning running gear & air & oil brakes & cargo bib tyres