Ploughing

mf690

I have two avers that i would like to reseed .I have a MF35 tractor and was thinking of buying a plough and doing the job myself. Have never ploughed before I'm wondering how hard it would be to do. If I buy a plough it would be useful in future for sowing potatoes etc.

JohnBoy

Beware when buying as to whether or not you can easily get parts.

I have a pierce 2 furrow plough and had trouble getting parts, got all it needed but took time.


Ransomes or Kvernland would seem to have the best spares availablilty, or a ferguson plough too.

sh1tstirrer

If you never ploughed before you would want someone that knows how to plough to start you off. There are a lot of adjustments to the plough and you also need to match the plough to the tractor. After that you need to be able measure the headlands and open a land and close a land.

Rovi

The lads with the racing ploughs would surely know or have someone willing to get you going, perhaps try making contact with your local National Ploughing Association county secretary?:
http://www.npa.ie/county-secretaries/

The Vintage Ploughing Association of Ireland have contact details near the bottom of that list; if they can't help, no-one can!

blue5000

I would agree with Rovi on this one + they would have lots of ppl who would love to plough your 2 acres for practise.

Mothman

Rovi wrote: »

The lads with the racing ploughs

Are they really called racing...

Are you aware of much stones on the land? What is the history? When was it last ploughed?

Agree with the last few contributions

also there is a lot to more to reseeding than ploughing but perhaps when you mentioned doing the job yourself you were only refer to the ploughing.

slowburner

Hope you don't mind if I butt in to ask this; when do tillage farmers usually plough their land?
Thanks.

Bizzum

slowburner wrote: »

Hope you don't mind if I butt in to ask this; when do tillage farmers usually plough their land?
Thanks.

Typically spring and autunm but it would depend on the crop involved.

To answer the OP. I would get a local contractor or farmer particularly the first time in to do it.

Rovi

Mothman wrote: »

Are they really called racing...

Nah, that's just a term the circle of geniuses I hang around with use for any sort of highly specialised or modified piece of equipment; it's particularly ironic when applied to competition ploughs though, given how slow they go when they're racing competing.

Askim

mf690 wrote: »

I have two avers that i would like to reseed .I have a MF35 tractor and was thinking of buying a plough and doing the job myself. Have never ploughed before I'm wondering how hard it would be to do. If I buy a plough it would be useful in future for sowing potatoes etc.

I would get a plough, ploughed last year for the first time, the farmer who owns the plough set it up for me, did the 1st few & finished for me, in between was my son & I, we really enjoyed it & got great satisfaction, only way to learn.

what's the worst that can happen, if you feck it up, just grub it, harrow & sow grass, won't be putting green, but the grass will grow.
For potatoes it gets a nice bed, especially if it can be left over winter for the frost.

sh1tstirrer

slowburner wrote: »

Hope you don't mind if I butt in to ask this; when do tillage farmers usually plough their land?
Thanks.

Before some pencil pusher made a rule that all land should have green cover for the winter land was ploughed before winter for spring crops. The idea was that the weather would break down the soil making cultivation easier in spring.

Askim

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Before some pencil pusher made a rule that all land should have green cover for the winter land was ploughed before winter for spring crops. The idea was that the weather would break down the soil making cultivation easier in spring.

i know, but what can they do to someone who is not getting any payments from them, what is the sanction against farmers if they do leave it over winter ?

slowburner

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Before some pencil pusher made a rule that all land should have green cover for the winter land was ploughed before winter for spring crops. The idea was that the weather would break down the soil making cultivation easier in spring.

What's the point of leaving the ground green over the winter? Wildlife?

sh1tstirrer

slowburner wrote: »

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Before some pencil pusher made a rule that all land should have green cover for the winter land was ploughed before winter for spring crops. The idea was that the weather would break down the soil making cultivation easier in spring.

What's the point of leaving the ground green over the winter? Wildlife?

its supposed to prevent soil erosion in case of heavy rain.

sh1tstirrer

Askim wrote: »

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Before some pencil pusher made a rule that all land should have green cover for the winter land was ploughed before winter for spring crops. The idea was that the weather would break down the soil making cultivation easier in spring.

i know, but what can they do to someone who is not getting any payments from them, what is the sanction against farmers if they do leave it over winter ?

I don't know but they can't give you a penalty he you don't get payments.

brian_t

slowburner wrote: »

What's the point of leaving the ground green over the winter? Wildlife?

It's actually to prevent nitrogen leaching.

slowburner

brian_t wrote: »

It's actually to prevent nitrogen leaching.

I see. It must be a pain for you lads (and lassies) but in the long run we'll all have healthier rivers and lakes, so that can't be bad.:pac: