Today at work

[Bob c]

I've just ordered a Hotline Phoenix 1600 with the mobile control interface for quite a bit less than a Rappa 15000i with the remote. It'll let me switch it remotely but it'll also text me if the line voltage drops or is shorted, ideal as I'm about to use electric fence near the gypsy camp for the first time in 20 years .

I'll let you all know how I get on with it once it's in use.

you need a sim card for texting bit ?

 

[Peter]

Couple of weeks ago. First of three new robots, plus move existing one and take out one temporary out. Old barn taken down, replaced by new. 10th robot started over 3 farms in 7 days. Third robot room hidden by catwalk.

Far left is first robot that went in a year ago. It will be moved ahead to make space for second feed alley in new building

Tie stall wing.

First cows just in to the new barn.

New tank at this place.

 

[Willie adie]

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

you need a sim card for texting bit ?

Yes. I'll get a cheap payg SIM to leave in it. I anticipate 3 to 4 texts per average day (off, move fence, on and a couple of alerts).

 

[holly smoke]

Didn’t even get once round a 7 acre field when the grass cutter stopped cutting

 

[Gerbert]

Replacing seals, I am getting good at it.

 

[smcapstick]

Lending a little armed assistance to my neighbors - a jazzy organic pea all crop mix has just been drilled, followed by a grass seed blend being tine harrowed in on top.

The birds love it! Neighbor does not, though.

P. S. - Points available for guessing what I’m driving

 

[Dave6170]

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Picked a hot enough day for shearing outside!

 

[mar]

Lending a little armed assistance to my neighbors - a jazzy organic pea all crop mix has just been drilled, followed by a grass seed blend being tine harrowed in on top.

The birds love it! Neighbor does not, though.

P. S. - Points available for guessing what I’m driving

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Is it a Renallt

 

[smcapstick]

Is it a Renallt

Sort of... but not really.

 

[Adeptandy]

Sort of... but not really.

Class then

 

[smcapstick]

Class then

Nope!

 

[Shovelhands]

Lending a little armed assistance to my neighbors - a jazzy organic pea all crop mix has just been drilled, followed by a grass seed blend being tine harrowed in on top.

The birds love it! Neighbor does not, though.

P. S. - Points available for guessing what I’m driving

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Something like this ?

 

[smcapstick]

Something like this ?

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We have a winner!

My Reynolds Boughton RB44 (rubbish picture).

 

[Shovelhands]

We have a winner!

My Reynolds Boughton RB44.

Need some pics of that

 

[Pilgrimmick]

Rubbish trucks. the RB44 was taken out of service for years while they tried to sort out the chassis/braking problem. Never sorted out properly, so they sold them all off, some with stupidly low milage 1000-2000 miles quite common.
Take care, do not drive it hard on windy roads!

 

[Nearly]

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Didn’t even get once round a 7 acre field when the grass cutter stopped cutting

Have you found out why?

 

[smcapstick]

Rubbish trucks. the RB44 was taken out of service for years while they tried to sort out the chassis/braking problem. Never sorted out properly, so they sold them all off, some with stupidly low milage 1000-2000 miles quite common.
Take care, do not drive it hard on windy roads!

I'm under no illusion they're any good. That's not the point!

I always wear my seatbelt, so I won't fall out of the driver's side window if I have to brake hard, causing it to violently swerve to the left. Nor will I travel without a fire extinguisher, in case my left trouser leg catches fire after touching the transmission/engine tunnel, as it's hot enough to melt the sun.

Visibility is poor, too, unless you drive across a 4% incline. Then, you get to see a full 360 degrees of earth, sky, earth, sky, earth, sky...

 

[holly smoke]

Have you found out why?

No all the bed rotors turn freely the bevel gear was broken in 3 when we stripped it down. Lot of part numbers sent to dealer plus the part number for the complete gearbox

 

[Willie adie]

Picked a hot enough day for shearing outside!

aye they were fair trickit!!