Today at work

[grainboy]

Here we go again, another strip out, never seen a drying floor like this before, Clay perforated slabs, installed in 1953,
Bins, Bin Stirrer, and roller shutters are for sale, if anyone interested,

 

[RAF]

U have a very interesting job , so when would that last have been used , there can’t be to many off these old setups left ?

 

[grainboy]

Evening RAF, used three years ago, but not in full anger, owner is retired having sold most of his acreage, his only daughter is now converting the Dutch barn on permitted development.
Interesting Job yes, different places, different challenges but dirty work. But a way of making a living, plus I do like a challenge. Plus you find more work and machinery to buy and trade.

 

[Nearly]

Waiting for the whacker plate.

found the brake leak.

and Tetris with the fert (urea), straw. Combi drill, still to go back in.

 

[JP1]

Not finished yet and the welding will straighten it a lot but new parkland fencing going in at "the big house" in the village

 

[Lincs Lass]

Not finished yet and the welding will straighten it a lot but new parkland fencing going in at "the big house" in the village
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How long will it be there before some joker with a battery grinder takes a liking to it

 

[Robert K]

Finished the gate

 

[Dman2]

Finished the gate View attachment 768272

Will they not just sneak around the side?

 

[pedro]

Not a bad view for a few daysView attachment 768186
No excuses for a dodgy phone signal View attachment 768188
Lincolnshire members should recognise it

Is that Belmont?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Is that Belmont?

It is

 

[Pan mixer]

Discovered that if you carry the straw bale soaked in molasses to the cows on another bale (300 yards and across a B road) the molasses doesn't drip all over the windscreen/yard/road/passing cyclists.

although it looks like a few drips on the yard right there.

For the first time ever feeding some of the ewes in the field prior to lambing - every other year for the last 30 or more we have had to have them in by now.

Mind you the tracks made yesterday to collect the stiff one show that it is not entirely dry either.

 

[Robert K]

Will they not just sneak around the side?

1.5 m for a "Footpath"

 

[Greenbeast]

Got the top ram on the digger fixed last week (gland seal kit) and got back into clearing out my little cow shed

Pallets need to come down anyway to be replace or reinstall, the sheer weight of muck had pushed two of the sides out already

Been having heat issues since i've owned it, i've yet to wire up the new temp gauge so grabbed my meat temp sensor and stuck the probe in the top rad fins, tried to keep temps down but was failing so....

This finally fixed it....

 

[kej81]

Ploughing has begun !

 

[R.B.H]

Past week, fitting these so we have front duals for drilling

Next job removing the engine from this

Still working on this, fan now runs off the pto.

 

[simon-0116]

A couple from a week ago

Strip light change in hair dresses cupboard. Tight squeeze without knocknig £40 a bottle over.

A few hi bays swapped for leds in local dealership.

A couple of floods changed for leds on local farm.

Fert spreaders full and winds up and found my double drilling when lost mark, right on a tramline.

Tried to get writing between pics but no idea.

 

[Sambo]

Rotagrind but the shoot means that fine particles of straw fly everywhere & I believe the Hay Buster is a better machine in that there is much less chaff flying around but double the price. At the moment, we get a young man in to do it but may be looking to buy our own once we see how this feeds as we would probably need to do 2 artic loads a month esp if we can up the amount the dry cows will eat. Unground, too much gets left as they will not long stems

Do you add water to the ration or a liquid feed? We find wetting the ration helps a lot with palitability.

 

[Bald Rick]

Do you add water to the ration or a liquid feed? We find wetting the ration helps a lot with palitability.

Don't wet at all simply because it may be in front of the heifers for a few days and not sure if it would remain palatable over time. As for the dry cows, it would depend on the DM of over material going in the ration ie how wet the silage is.

 

[Peter]

Two of three bots arrived

Lots of changes in the central unit from A4 to A5

 

[Chris Cook]

Been a while since we have posted anything, so thought I would rejoin the fold with these old articles the boss found a few days ago. Hope all is good with everyone and the world is treating you well