Today at work

[solo]

Not the easiest thing to get on the vaddy

Trailed Horsch sprinter is no better. Tyre packer filled up solid too. A quick runout on a grass field cleared that.

 

[Adeptandy]

Started the day putting Mn on the Wheats, some patches were desperate for it. Had a few eventful moments, think I’ll have to put the wide tyres on before I go through them again

Then when it got hot N2’d the OSR, should be the last that gets

 

[Pan mixer]

Grass is growing, soon be time to take in the mineral buckets - and move the sheep out.

 

[robbie]

Finished ploughing the beet land despite a puncture in the plough,a bearing on the press,changing points and loading pigs.

It's a bit dusty. I have to wait till I go back across the field to know if all is well.

The old chap was chasing me, he would of got all done but ran short of seed so he's got to wait till the morning for the fieldsman to drop some more off. They're going into a lovely warm moist seed bed so should soon be through.

 

[Karliboy]

Picked up the 4600 last week

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Dad also got a new toy - 1942 Standard Fordson. Bit old for me but he only gave £800 for it. I think the elderly bloke took a shine to my dad and wanted it going to a good home

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Tyre fitters came other day. Sanderson had a slow puncture in rear tyre. Cabless Universal went onto better rear rims. Cabbed Universal went on original GoodYears at back and 4000 also went on originals GoodYears at back.

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Been on with making door frames this week. Plus running of a load of tounge and groove boarding which is the most soul destroying job going

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Got tomorrow of. I'm at Cambridge sale Saturday picking up bits and dropping bits of.

Going down tomorrow and spending Friday night near the centre of London due to a bloke buying two oil cabinets from me and wanting them delivered. So the nights on him

Spent tonight loading up for a 6am start

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Enjoy the sun guys!

Universal tractors.

Don’t see 2 at the same place very often.
I have a 640dt. 4*4 still the main tractor on our Farm after 33 years. It’s a old V reg and I can’t kill it lol. (Probably could but don’t want too. Lol )
Only ever had 1 clutch (2years ago). And a head gasket through no fault of its own.
(Its 4 cylinder with 2 heads and the water core plugs rotted out between them so was a tossup which head to take off Sod’s law I chose the wrong 1.)
Other than that it’s been a good bus. Starts on the button every time and never argues back with I’ve got a electrical problem. Lol.
Probably averages around 400 hours a year too.
Does anyone know anywhere for parts to maybe restore it a little 1 day.

Back in the 70s/ 80s they were 10 apeny around our way as they were 4 wheel drive and excelent on the hills. And 4*4 was a rarity back then.
I can only think of another 2 around our way now.


P.s. sorry to harp on ppl
Lol

 

[davidroberts30]

Well the sunshine finally arrived........at 1845 tonight
Was drizzling here a few times this morning
Ploughing hasnt dried any today

 

[JP1]

30.5 degrees on the car temperature sender lunchtime in Hampshire

I swear you could see the countryside growing

 

[Phil P]

Chucking some Npk on the seed bed ready to start drilling spring barley tomorrow, keep wondering how i use to manage without auto shutoff and section control though! It’s a thing of beauty to watch working

Can’t beat having a long straight run, plenty of time to catch up on tff before you have to turn around

 

[BobGreen]

Finished ploughing the beet land despite a puncture in the plough,a bearing on the press,changing points and loading pigs.View attachment 661576
It's a bit dusty. I have to wait till I go back across the field to know if all is well.View attachment 661580
The old chap was chasing me, he would of got all done but ran short of seed so he's got to wait till the morning for the fieldsman to drop some more off. They're going into a lovely warm moist seed bed so should soon be through.View attachment 661582

Is that land just ploughed and pressed then straight on with drill?
Must be good soil

 

[robbie]

Is that land just ploughed and pressed then straight on with drill?
Must be good soil

Yep straight on behind the plough.
I wouldn't say it's good land but after several generations of good farming and copious amounts of muck, it's as good as it can be.

 

[puppet]

When you have fields like that who needs GPS? Lucky to see the other end of a field up here.
Decided to get some groundworks done to level us off a bit. Scared to think of the hourly rate.

 

[Sitting Pretty]

Started work tonight ripping out a cundie. Sadly not up to carrying the amount of water it needs to any more. Quite incredible how this was constructed all by hand and the amount of stone required all hauled by horse and cart. Brand new 13 ton Hitachi with rotating head, very impressive bit of kit which saves so much time reducing the amount the digger needs to move

 

[Sitting Pretty]

Finishing T0 tonight with the help of section control via Isobus

 

[JLTate]

Universal tractors.

Don’t see 2 at the same place very often.
I have a 640dt. 4*4 still the main tractor on our Farm after 33 years. It’s a old V reg and I can’t kill it lol. (Probably could but don’t want too. Lol )
Only ever had 1 clutch (2years ago). And a head gasket through no fault of its own.
(Its 4 cylinder with 2 heads and the water core plugs rotted out between them so was a tossup which head to take off Sod’s law I chose the wrong 1.)
Other than that it’s been a good bus. Starts on the button every time and never argues back with I’ve got a electrical problem. Lol.
Probably averages around 400 hours a year too.
Does anyone know anywhere for parts to maybe restore it a little 1 day.

Back in the 70s/ 80s they were 10 apeny around our way as they were 4 wheel drive and excelent on the hills. And 4*4 was a rarity back then.
I can only think of another 2 around our way now.


P.s. sorry to harp on ppl
Lol

We've had the cabless one since new (1976) it came with a Duncan cab which we still have but took it of in the early 90's. It's needed nothing other than tyres and battery's

The other one I bought 6 months ago from a farm sale where he had had it from new (1972) it's cosmetically very good original but mechanically not as good as our original.

Yes there's still a few spots in mainly Wales that you can still get most of the parts for. D D Thomas been the main one

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[Farmer Roy]

Watering some trees

 

[Deerefarmer]

Sunrise this am, been spreading muck last 2 days

have not took many proper pics, more later[emoji6]

 

[solo]

Finished ploughing the beet land despite a puncture in the plough,a bearing on the press,changing points and loading pigs.View attachment 661576
It's a bit dusty. I have to wait till I go back across the field to know if all is well.View attachment 661580
The old chap was chasing me, he would of got all done but ran short of seed so he's got to wait till the morning for the fieldsman to drop some more off. They're going into a lovely warm moist seed bed so should soon be through.View attachment 661582

Tidy ploughing if you can drill straight in. You won’t lose much moisture too.