who's on with the urea

[rob1]

Back with Kuhn now, axis 30.1 , no fancy electrics as think lights and indicators can be more than enough sometimes with Fert.
Wasn't planning a change but for what we do the numbers work out quite well to buy a tidy 5 yr old spinner for bugger all, keep it another 5 yrs then sell it for 2/3 of bugger all.

At least with urea the rust isnt such a problem

 

[Muddy Boots]

Put on 33 units of Urea and 30 of S on winter barley on Thursday. Travelled well. Just got to wait and see what stripes turn up!

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Probably on with N&S next week if still dry n calm, if dry n windy will be back to the muck and if it's wet it's back in the workshop

 

[Brisel]

Are they at G32? Later or earlier ?

Ant..

Cereals are tillering until late March. The osr is just starting stem extension.

 

[Mr Charisma]

Back with Kuhn now, axis 30.1 , no fancy electrics as think lights and indicators can be more than enough sometimes with Fert.
Wasn't planning a change but for what we do the numbers work out quite well to buy a tidy 5 yr old spinner for bugger all, keep it another 5 yrs then sell it for 2/3 of bugger all.

Quite agree , I can't get my head around spending another 9 k on a spreader to do what the muppet that is sat on the seat is paid to do , I have 3 friends who run 'lazy' spreaders and each one of them has lost many fertying days due to actuators deciding to have a day off . I realise that if you do varable rate then you need the technology but it seems that nowadays we have lost the ability to calibrate a spreader and drive at a constant speed
Basic 30.1 is what we use and is a good spreader only weak link for us so far is the head muppet inTelford

 

[franklin]

Did a bit of Piamon on some backward wheats. Travelling nice.

 

[cotswoldcs]

I'm still waiting for my urea sulphur to arrive on farm. Ordered in Nov for Jan delivery and still not here. If we don't get any rain before middle of next week it all should travel hopefully.

Same here @Manny. Have you heard any more on when it's coming to you?

 

[B R C]

Osr and second wheats today urea + s, rain tomorrow.

 

[bobk]

It ain't growing though

 

[Brisel]

It ain't growing though

It will grow when it gets warmer & wetter, which will be soon enough.

 

[marshbarn]

Are they at G32? Later or earlier ?

Ant..

Growth stage 29- 30 here now.

 

[JCfarmer]

2nd wheats done today with 50kg/ha of N, started some 1st wheat 40kg/ha of N on wetter lying fields before the rain, dry and travelled well . Not worried about osr as that will travel before anything else after some wet.

 

[robbie]

Same here @Manny. Have you heard any more on when it's coming to you?

If it's coming from the same supplier as mine, don't hold your breath about seeing it this week.

I was told last Thursday mine would be delivered this week, I rang them up at lunchtime today to be told that they should start blending at the end of the week!!!!

 

[Manny]

I'm going to tell them I'll only going to pay a pound a ton less in price for every day after the date delivery was set for. Last year they sent me a load of powdery urea and were very good about sorting it out but it still ment I was a week later applying it than I wanted so this is just starting take the pi$$ this year.

 

[E_B]

Our Feb deliveries haven't turned up.

 

[robbie]

I can trump that.

Mine was for delivery by 22nd Jan which is written on the contract. so 26 working days late at £1 per t per day that's quite a discount...

I'd rather have it on time though, I could have had it spread by now.

 

[Manny]

I had a look around today and could of travelled well. Urea sulphur should of been here by 20th Jan so I'm now rather pi$$ off as I paid a bit more to get it early so I wouldn't have this problem.

 

[Against_the_grain]

Do you think the merchants would be so kind to you if you were unable to meet a delivery time.......by a month!

I would be raising hell and charging/cancelling the contract (as long as the price is favourable)

 

[MrNoo]

Same here @Manny. Have you heard any more on when it's coming to you?

Urea/Sulphur turned up today, did chase quite hard last week. Lorry driver said they were flat out with the stuff. Will prob bang some on the OSR/WW on Thursday if I can understand how the new spreader works!!!

 

[Tractor Boy]

I'm going to tell them I'll only going to pay a pound a ton less in price for every day after the date delivery was set for. Last year they sent me a load of powdery urea and were very good about sorting it out but it still ment I was a week later applying it than I wanted so this is just starting take the pi$$ this year.

They have been saying for months that so much fertiliser hadn't been bought, that logistically deliveries wouldn't be met when people finally ordered.