Trailed forage harvesters

[ollandroverman]

Thats farming. I spent most of 2016 milking cows for a humble income. Very little choice. Had to be done.

I see where you are coming from, but my comment about time costing was Bossfarmer's casualy costing a not insignificant amount of time invested as being equal to zero cost when costing out conserving fodder.
In my case, any working time has to be balanced against the missed opertunity of earning money elsewhere, ether within the farm buissiness or outside it.
You sound to be in the same boat as me though, pertinent cashflow issues do steer these decisions through necessity somtimes

 

[James]

Work it out anyway you like. 5 years x 1200 acres without a knife or tine replaced. Great machine.

How's the tyres lasting?
Do wagons have auto greasers/oilers?
Spoon hitch?

 

[holywell farmer]

Yes Mark it's on origionial knives. Hasn't had a tine yet . Has been greased and oil changed . Has 5 seasons done now. Here it is a few weeks ago. View attachment 703350

What acres in that pit James ?

 

[Bossfarmer]

I see where you are coming from, but my comment about time costing was Bossfarmer's casualy costing a not insignificant amount of time invested as being equal to zero cost when costing out conserving fodder.
In my case, any working time has to be balanced against the missed opertunity of earning money elsewhere, ether within the farm buissiness or outside it.
You sound to be in the same boat as me though, pertinent cashflow issues do steer these decisions through necessity somtimes

More time spent stacking bales than pit yes but less time spent in winter feeding cattle with by bale slicer it takes very little time, the time uve mixed one load in a keenan ill have about 20 bales into the cattle

 

[james ds]

How's the tyres lasting?
Do wagons have auto greasers/oilers?
Spoon hitch?

I have forced steering on the wagons . It saves tyres unbelievable. The tyres are still 90%. I have the spoon hitches as well . No autgreasers.

 

[james ds]

What acres in that pit James ?

Only 50. Nice handy job.

 

[holywell farmer]

Only 50. Nice handy job.

In and out in a day ?

 

[8100]

Anyone miss the smell of Ad F in the morning ?

 

[it's not over]

Anyone miss the smell of Ad F in the morning ?

Now thats going back a year or two. Why do you think some of these pictured harvesters have lasted so long.......a new harvester and ad f.suicide

 

[james ds]

In and out in a day ?

That day we finished a job in the morning , pulled in there at 11 and were gone up the road to the next job at 7 . pm.

 

[james ds]

Now thats going back a year or two. Why do you think some of these pictured harvesters have lasted so long.......a new harvester and ad f.suicide

I remember new trailers with no paint left.

 

[it's not over]

I remember new trailers with no paint left.

Some things need left in the past. Ad f is certaibly one

 

[betweenthelines]

As this seems to be becoming a "bales v chopper" thread, just thought I'd ask how much HP do you put in front of a wagon (or trailed chopper) compared to a baler? and don't forget to add in the cost of a pit if you haven't already got one.

 

[james ds]

As this seems to be becoming a "bales v chopper" thread, just thought I'd ask how much HP do you put in front of a wagon (or trailed chopper) compared to a baler? and don't forget to add in the cost of a pit if you haven't already got one.

I have 210hp on the jumbo wagon , but basically the more power you have the faster you fill a load with the wagon , I have a customer who switched from bales to a pit , he built a pit with no walls and what he saved in cutting the pit versus the bales paid for the pit in the first year.

 

[jf850]

Some things need left in the past. Ad f is certaibly one

Jeans with holes in them like a string vest

 

[JPM]

Yes Mark it's on origionial knives. Hasn't had a tine yet . Has been greased and oil changed . Has 5 seasons done now. Here it is a few weeks ago. View attachment 703350

Look at the length of that stuff. That would be hellish to feed to cows & try & mix in a TMR [emoji46][emoji85]

 

[james ds]

Look at the length of that stuff. That would be hellish to feed to cows & try & mix in a TMR [emoji46][emoji85]

The perfect chop for what the customer wanted , we had half the knives out for that job , he doesn't use a feeder.

 

[JPM]

The perfect chop for what the customer wanted , we had half the knives out for that job , he doesn't use a feeder.

Ah I see.... do u have any photos of well chopped stuff? [emoji848]

 

[james ds]

Here is a pit on a dairy farm , the prefect chop for cows.

 

[JPM]

View attachment 703566 Here is a pit on a dairy farm , the prefect chop for cows.

That looks more like the job [emoji106]