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    #9602
    _blaaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,646 ✭✭✭_blaaz


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Never use hot wash here

    Tbf yous wash regularly....but for caked in grease a hot wash will lift it


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    #9603
    Sillycave
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭Sillycave


    _blaaz wrote: »
    Tbf yous wash regularly....but for caked in grease a hot wash will lift it

    Don’t have access to hot pressure washer just a cold one...that’s why I was looking for degreaser to help the cold washer (prefer not to use diesel)...thanks for reply


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    #9604
    _blaaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,646 ✭✭✭_blaaz


    Sillycave wrote: »
    Don’t have access to hot pressure washer just a cold one...that’s why I was looking for degreaser to help the cold washer (prefer not to use diesel)...thanks for reply

    They use red nelly in work....dunno where they get it now....just comes on a pallet


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    #9605
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,069 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Didn’t wash the tractor yet. Find it gas, lads that wash the machine every day


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    #9606
    X6.430macman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,367 ✭✭✭X6.430macman


    davidk1394 wrote:
    Didn’t wash the tractor yet. Find it gas, lads that wash the machine every day


    Ya I agree, can't help but make a funny face when I see a lad putting a pressure hose to the back end without hesitation, amounts of electrics and sensors there water had to find its way In


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    #9607
    Sillycave
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭Sillycave


    X6.430macman wrote: »
    Ya I agree, can't help but make a funny face when I see a lad putting a pressure hose to the back end without hesitation, amounts of electrics and sensors there water had to find its way In

    Oh don’t worry there’s not much electrics on this one apart from the lights and it hasn’t see any water for a good few years apart from the rain...had oil leak which covered it so want to clean it down


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    #9608
    hopeso
    Registered Users Posts: 1,406 ✭✭✭hopeso


    Sillycave wrote: »
    Oh don’t worry there’s not much electrics on this one apart from the lights and it hasn’t see any water for a good few years apart from the rain...had oil leak which covered it so want to clean it down

    Did you try the cold washer on it? It mightn’t leave it spotless, but if it’s a tractor that’s not in pristine condition, it should do a good enough job of cleaning up the mess...


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    #9609
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,254 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    Didn’t wash the tractor yet. Find it gas, lads that wash the machine every day
    Aren't they lucky they have the time to do it


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    #9610
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,388 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Aren't they lucky they have the time to do it

    You make time


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    #9611
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,254 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Reggie. wrote: »
    You make time

    There would be a hundred things I would make time for but washing a tractor regularly wouldnt be one of them. Whatever floats your boat


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    #9612
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,388 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    There would be a hundred things I would make time for but washing a tractor regularly wouldnt be one of them. Whatever floats your boat

    10mins is all it takes when done regularly


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    #9613
    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,559 ✭✭✭maidhc


    Reggie. wrote: »
    10mins is all it takes when done regularly

    Less even. At the end of the day you need to wash most implements when you are done with them anyway so why not give the tractor a rub of the hose too.

    A tractor that is looked after, washed and stored indoors is worth 10k+ extra too after 10 years.

    For me its a pride thing.


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    #9614
    mengele
    Registered Users Posts: 873 ✭✭✭mengele


    funkey_monkey wrote: »
    Can I ask why you are putting on dribble bars, yet keeping the moscha? Does different crops react to different types or is it for ground conditions?


    You previously posted some photos of some grass you spread back to back with a splashplate and the moscha. How did they turn out?

    Yes the results to this would be interesting to see


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    #9615
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,069 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    maidhc wrote: »
    Less even. At the end of the day you need to wash most implements when you are done with them anyway so why not give the tractor a rub of the hose too.

    A tractor that is looked after, washed and stored indoors is worth 10k+ extra too after 10 years.

    For me its a pride thing.

    Well if the tractor was covered in muck I’d clean it. At the moment it’s only baling and mowing so I just wiped the windows a dry cloth and use the air line to blow off any dust. Every machine is backed in at night. I clean the baler once or twice a year with a hose and brush. I don’t clean in around chains and bearings with the hose. I just use the air line


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    #9616
    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,559 ✭✭✭maidhc


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    Well if the tractor was covered in muck I’d clean it. At the moment it’s only baling and mowing so I just wiped the windows a dry cloth and use the air line to blow off any dust. Every machine is backed in at night. I clean the baler once or twice a year with a hose and brush. I don’t clean in around chains and bearings with the hose. I just use the air line

    That sounds like a clean well maintained setup!

    I never wash the baler mind, just blow it out.


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    #9617
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,716 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    I powerwashed the muck spreader like I always do when I'm finished. Leave to dry, cover in black oil and put in shed for another year. I always grease the bearings when finished too. This year really noticed a lot of water coming out of them when greasing. Just goes to show how important to drive out the water with the grease. I turn the machine a few times then to work the grease around. I've been doing this now for over 30 years and the bearings only needed replacing once and that was about 5 years ago.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #9618
    vincenzolorenzo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭vincenzolorenzo


    Panch18 wrote: »
    you do if the guy is registered - but our bale fella is probably under the threshold for registering

    I'm just saying that it adds some amount to costs of getting stuff done

    What is the threshold for registering for VAT? Is it €XX turnover per year? Or how is it assessed?


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    #9619
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,186 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    vincenzolorenzo wrote: »
    What is the threshold for registering for VAT? Is it €XX turnover per year? Or how is it assessed?
    Unless there is a exception for agri contractors the threshold for supplying services is €37,500 (turnover).
    Here is a link to the Revenue site explaining the thresholds and what is covered.
    https://www.revenue.ie/en/vat/vat-registration/who-should-register-for-vat/what-are-the-vat-thresholds.aspx


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    #9620
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    Silage crops a bit uneven this year in spots, it's a new spreader and I set the veins to the fert I'm using and use a gps.
    Cant figure out why only that the veins are getting fairly worn.
    They are a bit pitted, would the spread pattern be altered due to the veins?


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    #9621
    mengele
    Registered Users Posts: 873 ✭✭✭mengele


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Silage crops a bit uneven this year in spots, it's a new spreader and I set the veins to the fert I'm using and use a gps.
    Cant figure out why only that the veins are getting fairly worn.
    They are a bit pitted, would the spread pattern be altered due to the veins?

    What make spreader. What width are you spreading? Problem with spreading a big width ieg 18 meters is any bit of wind will throw it off


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    #9622
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    mengele wrote: »
    What make spreader. What width are you spreading? Problem with spreading a big width ieg 18 meters is any bit of wind will throw it off

    Amazone, spreading 16m. 3rd year with it


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    #9623
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Amazone, spreading 16m. 3rd year with it

    Pictures of the long veins on both discs


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    #9624
    Mooooo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Can you get those trays to calibrate it? Any chance the fert was lumpy enough to block everyone often?


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    #9625
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    Mooooo wrote: »
    Can you get those trays to calibrate it? Any chance the fert was lumpy enough to block everyone often?

    It was yara fert for all the first cut which is supposed to be the best of the best. Last year and the year before she has spread very even crops of silage, I doubt its blocking tbh. The fert leaves the spreader at the very bottom of the hopper and the auger in the hopper keeps the fert moving along


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    #9626
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,716 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Silage crops a bit uneven this year in spots, it's a new spreader and I set the veins to the fert I'm using and use a gps.
    Cant figure out why only that the veins are getting fairly worn.
    They are a bit pitted, would the spread pattern be altered due to the veins?

    Are you double spreading? By that I mean are you spreading back to the middle of the tractor track from the last run. That way, any imbalance is cancelled out to some degree.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #9627
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Are you double spreading? By that I mean are you spreading back to the middle of the tractor track from the last run. That way, any imbalance is cancelled out to some degree.

    You dont double spread with my spreader. Your last track is 16m from current track. My old spreader you would have double spread, wagtsils you would double spread too.


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    #9628
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,716 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    You dont double spread with my spreader. Your last track is 16m from current track. My old spreader you would have double spread, wagtsils you would double spread too.

    Why not? Just drive 8m apart and reduce spreading rate to half what it was.
    Check that the back arms are level aswell. I eye ball it on level concrete.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #9629
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Why not? Just drive 8m apart and reduce spreading rate to half what it was.
    Check that the back arms are level aswell. I eye ball it on level concrete.

    It's the way they're are designed now. Take teice as long to spread fert.
    I've never had a problem till this year. Arms are level


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    #9630
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,635 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Silage crops a bit uneven this year in spots, it's a new spreader and I set the veins to the fert I'm using and use a gps.
    Cant figure out why only that the veins are getting fairly worn.
    They are a bit pitted, would the spread pattern be altered due to the veins?

    Did you spread slurry as well? Might be the slurry going out unevenly and not the spreader at all?

    If it was a blend of fertiliser the bigger granules might have made it out to 8m but smaller (N) granules might not have.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #9631
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,388 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Well shes half on


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