tractor snobbery

[Lincsman]

I used to have a young lad help out and he got used to NH's, he got a lift in a Deere one day, he was quite shocked at the sh!t coloured interior and put him off Deeres for life!

 

[DRC]

Many farmers are just as snobbish about tractors though . Goodness knows what they will do in Shropshire if the rumours are true about Rea Valley stopping selling John Deeres.
I no longer own a tractor at all, so won’t concern me .

 

[spin cycle]

It takes me a good 10 minutes to figure out how to make the newer tractors just go forward a bit. Anything more complicated than that and I am stuffed.
I could learn it and pick it up pretty quick but I definitely couldn't get on a strange tractor and go and use it without training.

you'd be amazed how quickly you'd pick it up...i helped m8 out other year corn carting.....mf with cvt ...lush for corn carting..wouldn't want one meself though cos if it went wrong £££££££££££££££

 

[spin cycle]

Many farmers are just as snobbish about tractors though . Goodness knows what they will do in Shropshire if the rumours are true about Rea Valley stopping selling John Deeres.
I no longer own a tractor at all, so won’t concern me .

like that with a lot of stuff though....most expensive bit of a car is the badge...you're retirement 'cracking on' then

 

[Chae1]

Many farmers are just as snobbish about tractors though . Goodness knows what they will do in Shropshire if the rumours are true about Rea Valley stopping selling John Deeres.
I no longer own a tractor at all, so won’t concern me .

Is your son not interested?

 

[Robt]

so
is a 30 series deere which is immaculate and had new seat a very expensive top of range ,one
deemed an old heap nowadays
do people just want the new sparkly 20,21 plate with all the toys
man came for harvest job liked every thing wage accommodation etc
then looks in tractor shed
do i have to drive those old tractors , even commented that 65 plate r series old
and combine is 11 plate

just thoughts after chatting to on the hoof baling with his 12000hr 6310 jd , they are still a good cab and controls to spend a long day in we where chatting about it that what do you really need owt any better

I’d be more worried that at nearly the start of Harvest he is still looking for a job! That would have been enough to put me off. Surely the good ones all signed up back in the spring? Or were you let dow at last minute?

 

[DRC]

Is your son not interested?

He’s doing his own thing in the industry and so is our daughter .

 

[mobileweld]

All the talk of irrigation in this thread has got me missing it! I never operated them but used to fix them for a living. Know my way round a reel and quite liked the driving around different places working in the sunshine. And let’s be honest if you’ve a broken reel and you’ve got to the stage of calling someone in… people was always happy to see me

 

[Will 1594]

I’d be more worried that at nearly the start of Harvest he is still looking for a job! That would have been enough to put me off. Surely the good ones all signed up back in the spring? Or were you let dow at last minute?

had some one coming all sorted and gave back word
and game keeper tractor driver has had to retire early quite serious heart condition , basically his relief valve in heart could go pop any time if over did things and lights out

 

[Will 1594]

All the talk of irrigation in this thread has got me missing it! I never operated them but used to fix them for a living. Know my way round a reel and quite liked the driving around different places working in the sunshine. And let’s be honest if you’ve a broken reel and you’ve got to the stage of calling someone in… people was always happy to see me

do you want a trailer full of pipes to repair
re irrigation it’s one of best jobs if your methodical and mother them

 

[Kidds]

you'd be amazed how quickly you'd pick it up...i helped m8 out other year corn carting.....mf with cvt ...lush for corn carting..wouldn't want one meself though cos if it went wrong £££££££££££££££

Oh I pick it up quick but it isn't always intuitive. Our Same was all controlled from the joystick and I managed to use that alright once I got the hang of it. We had a big sprayer on it and plugging the hydraulics in for the boom control on that was like trying to decode a spiders web!
Mate of mine works for a contractor and drives all sorts of tractors and great big kit that would terrify me. He couldn't figure out how to start my MF 35 though.

 

[Chae1]

had some one coming all sorted and gave back word
and game keeper tractor driver has had to retire early quite serious heart condition , basically his relief valve in heart could go pop any time if over did things and lights out

Is your son not working age now?

Or does he not want to work with his dad!

 

[Foxcover]

Used to do a few weekends ploughing for a fella near here every year on a JD 7810tls. Was gutted when he swapped it for a 7830

 

[ACEngineering]

It's only a harvest job.
Long hours but as long as aircon and seat are ok it's ok.

Would it be ok to whinge at 10+ year old tractors on a potential full time job?

Are we entering a 2 tier payment system for staff?

Tractor under 3 years old £10 an hour, tractor over 10 years old £12?

Honestly that isnt going to be enough to get anyone interested, lidl's are advertising for shelf stackers/workers at £11.40 per hour!

That's slightly more than my wife gets as a qualified TA in local school

 

[melted welly]

Honestly that isnt going to be enough to get anyone interested, lidl's are advertising for shelf stackers/workers at £11.40 per hour!

That's slightly more than my wife gets as a qualified TA in local school

Lidl’s be a harder job than carting grain……

 

[Nearly]

Honestly that isnt going to be enough to get anyone interested, lidl's are advertising for shelf stackers/workers at £11.40 per hour!

That's slightly more than my wife gets as a qualified TA in local school

I've no idea of actual rates. I just work for me.
That said I'm driving a 25 year old combine for a friend this summer. Should I ask for a % of throughput?

 

[ACEngineering]

Lidl’s be a harder job than carting grain……

Probably not especially if your carting via public roads and long hours.

 

[Chae1]

Probably not especially if your carting via public roads and long hours.

Still know where I would rather work.

 

[Netherfield]

I've no idea of actual rates. I just work for me.
That said I'm driving a 25 year old combine for a friend this summer. Should I ask for a % of throughput?

Rate might depend on how much spannering you have to do.

 

[Nearly]

Rate might depend on how much spannering you have to do.

It gets a rebuild every winter. I've very few concerns on that score.