- Location
- Ceredigion
My first load of straw ever , my brother pitched it on with a Pike,Snitterfield Warwickshire
Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
What was the farmers name ?
- Location
- Ceredigion
Burrows He owned a farm next door to us as well , here in Wales
There is a Burrows still at Luscombe farm . Not sure if they are related . The son would be about 65 now
I remember he bought a new Ford Tractor ,it was so hot at harvest he pulled all the glass out of the cab
- Location
- Hereford
And no power steering ?
@farmerclare may know them
- Location
- Ceredigion
Goodness no . And like a boat in a storm on the bends
Dad's mate had an ex churn lorry they use to go off getting straw with not sure of the make but apparently the chap that drove it was a bit of a bugger and tried to knock the pub signs down on the way home for a laugh, all well before I can remember
- Location
- somerset
is that fert on the other lorry ! that was work unloading those bags, no grip.
- Location
- South Molton
Remember bring a load of seed corn in woven bags from Tilshead to Brise Norton. They were the same.
Like trying to keep water on a flat bed! Ropes everywhere!
- Location
- Ceredigion
Yes, slag was the worst . Always seem to turn up just as I got home from School . Remember a 20 ton load of slag parked in the yard at 4-30, dad had gone out for the day . Me and the driver unloaded it , would have been 12 years old , you got used to it . That's what we did .
livestock 1
Member
We had two TK’s and 2 TL’s they all had springs like elastic bands. Crap heaters and holes in the floor on the TK’s where the pedals went through and draft blew in.
A friend used to lead some with a TK Chinese 6 with a canopy and straw extension on the back. Have you seen them?
- Location
- Ceredigion
I fitted big tipper springs on that one
livestock 1
Member
Father used to buy the 17 tonnes ones then de rate them to 7.5 by burning the helper spring stops off then he put new ones on when he got home.
- Location
- Ceredigion
The old under 3 ton limit I remember. We pulled batteries and everything we could off , then took it to the weighbrige to get it weighed
- Location
- South West
I'm in the north east, Farmer's Weekly quoting 65 a ton for hay off the field......local fella's who usually shift ours are keeping very quiet. Anyone up this way got any ACTUAL figures as we'll have the baler in again soon and need to decide where it's going
4course
Member
- Location
- north yorks
what sort /size of bales , and grass makes a difference?
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
fodder is going to take some shifting off the field now imo
Had a merchant on the phone yesterday offering £65/t for wheat for new crop straight off the field in 8ft bales. We’ve already sold privately at £70/acre so I’m out of the equation but he said he thinks it’ll top out at £90/t this coming straw year and doesn’t think they’ll be much shifted over £100/t.
- Location
- South West
This is the problem, some folk are stocked as per, the next farm over is well down. ....lots of hedging going on it would appear....i just want to shift some bales as per
- Location
- South West
A mixture of rye and meadow...could be anything from little squares to rounds to big squares......that is the quandry