Winning a machinery raffle

[holywell farmer]

Seen an article in today farmers machinery journal' said farmer won use of tractor for 3 months' tractor is case active 8
Out of interest any on

here ever won tractor outright in competition or any other kit?

 

[Purli R]

yeh,we won a sheep rollover crate in competition at one of the northsheep events must be 20 yrs ago,think it was a Ritchey,numb as Fek,so never used it.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Family friend won a MF390 in the farmers weekly

 

[Scribus]

Seen an article in today farmers machinery journal' said farmer won use of tractor for 3 months' tractor is case active 8
Out of interest any on

here ever won tractor outright in competition or any other kit?

Mmmm....

Lending a demo tractor out for a few quiet months, doubtless with the requirement that FMJ can take lots of piccies and publish the tale, seems a prize worth more to the manufacturer and magazine than it does to the supposed winner.

 

[powerfarmer]

This fella won a Kirovets articulated tractor in a ploughing competition.

First of its kind? Russian-built oddity lands...in west Cork

Well-known champion plough-man Liam O'Driscoll - from Co. Cork - has just taken delivery of a Russian-built Kirovets K-424.

www.agriland.ie

 

[averageguy54]

It'll be very interesting to see how he makes out with that Kirovets once it goes to work. See plenty of them all over youtube, seem to be able to take plenty of use and abuse in Russia.

 

[fermerboy]

I won 6 months use of New Holland/Trimble autosteer.
Only have a TM so it was fitted with the latest electric steering motor, with a big Ipad type screen. Was a free draw at local shows, completely forgot I'd entered when he phoned up.

My seed drilling has never been so good!!
The whole setup is very impressive.

 

[nick...]

I won a 1/2 inch dive socket set from someone like kramp for likeing their page on Facebook.only thing I ever won.
Nick...

 

[Slippery Slope]

A neighbour won a pick up outright once. I believe it was something to do with a silage additive competition. He sold it on and kept the cash!

 

[Woody]

A bloke on my college course won the Fastrac from Farmers Weekly in 1999. Can't remember what model but the tractor was said to be worth £70,000 then!!!

 

[Lofty1984]

Small print usually says it’s valid for a x amount of months or so many hours usually pretty low hours too

 

[Lofty1984]

I won 6 months use of New Holland/Trimble autosteer.
Only have a TM so it was fitted with the latest electric steering motor, with a big Ipad type screen. Was a free draw at local shows, completely forgot I'd entered when he phoned up.

My seed drilling has never been so good!!
The whole setup is very impressive.

Would you keep it? Big discount on it now it’s second hand

 

[Drillman]

I entered the farmers weekly competition back on the 1980s to win a ford 6610.

My plan being was for me to win it, sell it and give to money to my parents as we were struggling at the time.

I never won it!

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

It'll be very interesting to see how he makes out with that Kirovets once it goes to work. See plenty of them all over youtube, seem to be able to take plenty of use and abuse in Russia.

Apparently he quite likes it...

Video: ‘We’d been using her for other jobs, but this is real work’

Written by Agriland Team AgriLand paid a visit to Sandycove, Ballinspittle, Co. Cork, last month to sample the atmosphere at the De Courcey Harvest Day. Also Read: Pics: Desirable ‘working classics’ of all hues at De Courcey Harvest Day Whilst there, we took some time out to talk to well-known...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[holywell farmer]

Mmmm....

Lending a demo tractor out for a few quiet months, doubtless with the requirement that FMJ can take lots of piccies and publish the tale, seems a prize worth more to the manufacturer and magazine than it does to the supposed winner.

Assume farmer has to pay for fuel in the tractor from competition

 

[PostHarvest]

t'll be very interesting to see how he makes out with that Kirovets once it goes to work.

Yes but have you ever driven one?. The old K700 model weighs about 17 tons and has just enough power to drag itself along. Was a great clumsy awkward thing. Saw plenty in Ukraine pulling chain harrows that could have been handled by a MF 135. My agronomist often commented that the Russian kit was designed to create compaction and destroy soil moisture.

 

[mixed breed]

Not machinery, but around 2005 I went to the grassland event at Stoneleigh, filled out my details and I won 3 pallets of silotight stretch wrap. I couldn't believe my luck.

Sold one pallet off and gave the proceeds to leukaemia research.

 

[Chae1]

Where do you buy these raffle tickets to win a tractor?

 

[Goweresque]

Apparently he quite likes it...

Video: ‘We’d been using her for other jobs, but this is real work’

Written by Agriland Team AgriLand paid a visit to Sandycove, Ballinspittle, Co. Cork, last month to sample the atmosphere at the De Courcey Harvest Day. Also Read: Pics: Desirable ‘working classics’ of all hues at De Courcey Harvest Day Whilst there, we took some time out to talk to well-known...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

I love the way that at this moment in the video he says 'There is plenty of work for this type of horsepower' and the video has been edited so that at precise moment a horse and cart appear on the horizon.....a little Irish joke perhaps!

 

[Blue.]

Yes but have you ever driven one?. The old K700 model weighs about 17 tons and has just enough power to drag itself along. Was a great clumsy awkward thing. Saw plenty in Ukraine pulling chain harrows that could have been handled by a MF 135. My agronomist often commented that the Russian kit was designed to create compaction and destroy soil moisture.

They must have sorted the emission control on them now.

I didn’t see any modern tractors pulling out beyond the track. ?