Skilled jobs

[holywell farmer]

what the most skilled jobs tractor driver can do in people minds on here, 1 obvious be spraying any others that require real skill ?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Nearly say every job on a tractor is skilled ,,takes alot of practice with any job to perfect it so they all become a skill. anything as simple as backing a trailer to setting up all the guidance gizmos that are becoming the norm

 

[farmerste]

being able to drive on the road without having twin beacons flashing and holding a mobile to your ear

 

[TomB]

Yard scraping, takes many years of experience to hit every hinge. Seriously there is skill in everything, some people can make a simple job hard.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Getting off the seat to do all the bits and pieces that can't be done with ass glued to seat

 

[Ducati899]

some people can make a simple job hard.

Oh I wish I could like this more than once [emoji106]

 

[holywell farmer]

Nearly say every job on a tractor is skilled ,,takes alot of practice with any job to perfect it so they all become a skill. anything as simple as backing a trailer to setting up all the guidance gizmos that are becoming the norm

Spreading fert a skilled job would say

 

[Great In Grass]

Yard scraping, takes many years of experience to hit every hinge.

@Flossie is "highly" skilled in this department.

 

[uztrac]

Setting up ones combine harvester correctly,minimal losses,clean sample in the tank,and a productive forward speed. Get all three right is a positive.

 

[Frodo2]

I find spraying and fert pretty easy. Just fill up and follow tramlines at roughly right speed. Ploughing and sowing require driving in straight lines which i struggle with.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

I find spraying and fert pretty easy. Just fill up and follow tramlines at roughly right speed. Ploughing and sowing require driving in straight lines which i struggle with.

With all the gps accuracy now, even straight lines are a simple task compared to my grandads era [emoji6] (not a fan of gps by the way, but a fair few seem to rely on it now)

 

[Lincs Lass]

Ploughing and sowing require driving in straight lines which i struggle with.

They are easy ,,just keep your eye on that white dot in the distance ,wait a minute ,its moving

 

[Frodo2]

With all the gps accuracy now, even straight lines are a simple task compared to my grandads era [emoji6] (not a fan of gps by the way, but a fair few seem to rely on it now)

You are right. When I think about it the real skill is knowing when to start and when to stop. I guess it was the same for your grandad.

 

[fingermouse]

Being skilled in using a grease gun and a good ear in my mind far out way if you can drive straight

 

[holywell farmer]

Being skilled in using a grease gun and a good ear in my mind far out way if you can drive straight

Using spud harvester bet that's a skill

 

[Run to the hills]

Single rotor raking takes some getting the rows good enough for trailed forager.
I find power harrowing to be alot better with abit of experience, can get another gear out of it

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Getting land ready for destoners is a good one. Knowing what needs doing in order to help them get along quicker, pulling wet bits up a couple of days before, not screwing round on the headlands leaving ruts for them to turn in, discing any rougher bits before the subsoiler and keeping just enough infront of 8 of them but not too far incase it rains. Driving is the easy bit IMO

 

[ARW]

I would say the skill lies in when using a machine you are at it, running the machine at full capacity without ragging it or blocking it up but you are using it's full potential, while having a keen eye and ear and noticing immediately when there's a problem, regular maintenance also keeps things checked.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Using spud harvester bet that's a skill

Ye,,one eye on the machine and the other on the cart driver because they never watch what they are doing ,,ears tuned to every unexplained squeak or rattle and trying to drink your coffee all at the same time ,,then going home with your neck like corkscrew

 

[Gapples]

Speaking as an ex ag engineer I would say a good operator is worth his weight in gold, they can save the owners vast sums of cash with simple regular maintenance & knowing when to stop, more importantly when to get help rather than wading in.
On the other hand a point & steer pedal to the metal merchant can very quickly drain profits.