Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

X6.430macman

Reggie. wrote:

Big girl

What contractor is that, Reiff is it.. Got a snap off a lad out in Germany and he must be on the same tour as you

Reggie.

Odelay wrote: »

You never said you were having an open day!!

Was a secret

Reggie.

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Much drilled out there?

Most places seemed drilled. That outfit drills 24/7 from sept to now. Wears out the discs every year. Approx 400 ha

Reggie.

X6.430macman wrote: »

What contractor is that, Reiff is it.. Got a snap off a lad out in Germany and he must be on the same tour as you

Not a contractor. It's off a horse stables

Waffletraktor

Reggie. wrote: »

Most places seemed drilled. That outfit drills 24/7 from sept to now. Wears out the discs every year. Approx 400 ha

Sandy gravelly ground then?
There’s only about a third of the European winter crop planted and 15% of roots I harvested that are salvage and worthless now due to rain. A tulip grower I know has only 3/4 of his crop in but in Holland they’ve virtually nothing planted and gone too late now he reckons.

Reggie.

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Sandy gravelly ground then?
There’s only about a third of the European winter crop planted and 15% of roots I harvested that are salvage and worthless now due to rain. A tulip grower I know has only 3/4 of his crop in but in Holland they’ve virtually nothing planted and gone too late now he reckons.

Yeah good land with and index of approx 80 I think. Gone from 60/40 winter/spring to 100% winter crops

Buford T. Justice XIX

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah big shed too

You'd fit a fair few cubicles into that...:pac:

Reggie.

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

You'd fit a fair few cubicles into that...:pac:

Ffs

Gawddawggonnit

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Sandy gravelly ground then?
There’s only about a third of the European winter crop planted and 15% of roots I harvested that are salvage and worthless now due to rain. A tulip grower I know has only 3/4 of his crop in but in Holland they’ve virtually nothing planted and gone too late now he reckons.

Only got 88ha of wheat planted, and 40ha barley. No osr planted due to drought.
No option for swheat or sbarley, so lots of extra hectares of maize, sunflowers, haricots, chickpeas etc. for 2020.
Luckily we sold most of the grain maize for forage or we’d be retrofitting tracks on the combines like everyone else...

Waffletraktor

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Only got 88ha of wheat planted, and 40ha barley. No osr planted due to drought.
No option for swheat or sbarley, so lots of extra hectares of maize, sunflowers, haricots, chickpeas etc. for 2020.
Luckily we sold most of the grain maize for forage or we’d be retrofitting tracks on the combines like everyone else...

Got as much for what we could get onto look after. It’s not going to be a bumper year as doesn’t look like it likes wet toes.
Local big contract farmer looking at over 3kha of spring crops out of 3600ha by time he redrills drowned stuff and what will be ripped out with Bg infestation as can’t get pre em on. Did sound out if we’d have a spare combine for September next year....

Seed merchants are running about to fill orders for spring before there’s nothing left in Europe.

enricoh

Did any of ye ever shift a mobile home using a teleporter?
I was wondering if its possible to put up on a bale trailer with the teleporter? Can get extension forks. The chassis isnt the strongest on mobile homes, just worried about it
Got a price of a lad that shifts them using proper ramps etc n he's top dollar.
Shifting it 30 mile so better not put it on the hitch of the jeep!

Odelay

I’d say there would be a good chance of bending the chassis. Even just a few mm could compromise the joint sealing, could let damp into it.

roosterman71

enricoh wrote: »

Did any of ye ever shift a mobile home using a teleporter?
I was wondering if its possible to put up on a bale trailer with the teleporter? Can get extension forks. The chassis isnt the strongest on mobile homes, just worried about it
Got a price of a lad that shifts them using proper ramps etc n he's top dollar.
Shifting it 30 mile so better not put it on the hitch of the jeep!

I wouldn't chance it. There'd be a fair bit of weight overhanging both sides of the fork. The frame on them mobiles are very flimsy, and a dose of shaking would be bad news and could jeopardize the shell integrity.

Could you lift one end onto a trailer and get it to roll up the rest of the way as you lift the other end?

enricoh

Odelay wrote: »

I’d say there would be a good chance of bending the chassis. Even just a few mm could compromise the joint sealing, could let damp into it.

Hmm, it'd be game over if that happens.
I could make up a bit of a jig for the forks say 10 or 12 foot wide at work, that'd leave 9 or 10ft either side - less sagging I'd imagine?

Gawddawggonnit

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Got as much for what we could get onto look after. It’s not going to be a bumper year as doesn’t look like it likes wet toes.
Local big contract farmer looking at over 3kha of spring crops out of 3600ha by time he redrills drowned stuff and what will be ripped out with Bg infestation as can’t get pre em on. Did sound out if we’d have a spare combine for September next year....

Seed merchants are running about to fill orders for spring before there’s nothing left in Europe.

We’re lucky with combine capacity. Harvesting from mid June all the way to end of October makes it easier and the climate is benign.
I’ve still got sunnies to harvest, well what’s left of them anyway...

I’d say that any of the wheat and barley that was planted into plough is goosed here. The mintill is fine so far.

I’d chance wheat until mid January if we get a window. That window would want to be fairly large though as the ground is saturated...irrigation lakes are filling surprisingly fast.

wrangler

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Anyone watching the worlds fastest tractor on c4 at the minute?
Just ruined in so missed the start of it.
It better have arms and a pto for it to be a tractor of any use!?!

Go to ch 4+1 and you can watch it from the start again

RobinBanks

Looking for recommendations for tractor tyres for the front. Tractor has a front loader and i am looking at putting 360/70/R24 on.

Grueller

RobinBanks wrote: »

Looking for recommendations for tractor tyres for the front. Tractor has a front loader and i am looking at putting 360/70/R24 on.

Not firestones anyway. They would melt off the front of a loader tractor under the heat of the sun. Worst wearing tyres I ever saw.

whelan2

enricoh wrote: »

Did any of ye ever shift a mobile home using a teleporter?
I was wondering if its possible to put up on a bale trailer with the teleporter? Can get extension forks. The chassis isnt the strongest on mobile homes, just worried about it
Got a price of a lad that shifts them using proper ramps etc n he's top dollar.
Shifting it 30 mile so better not put it on the hitch of the jeep!

Oh moved one once as a favour for a neighbour. Never again. He said there's a reason why the specialised guys do it

bogman_bass

whelan2 wrote: »

Oh moved one once as a favour for a neighbour. Never again. He said there's a reason why the specialised guys do it

Me too. Hope of a job

Reggie.

RobinBanks wrote: »

Looking for recommendations for tractor tyres for the front. Tractor has a front loader and i am looking at putting 360/70/R24 on.

BKT are a good all rounder and cheapish

emaherx

Reggie. wrote: »

BKT are a good all rounder and cheapish

Put nothing else on machines around here this last 10 years. Can't afford the premium brands and definitely can't afford cheap rubbish.

hopeso

Reggie. wrote: »

BKT are a good all rounder and cheapish

emaherx wrote: »

Put nothing else on machines around here this last 10 years. Can't afford the premium brands and definitely can't afford cheap rubbish.

Absolutely, but it's always worth pricing the premium brands when you're buying. They seem to randomly offer discounts, or give cash back promotions, on their tyres from time to time which leaves them costing little more than BKT.....

Bridgestone have recently launched a new tyre with wide lugs, designed to give good service life on road work. This should make them very suited to loader work too. Bridgestone is a premium brand, with prices to match, but they were selling these new tyres at a reduced price to get them established. I'd certainly suggest at least pricing them.......

C0N0R

Question, what size jump starter pack would you need to start a tractor? Have a tractor at home that will only start off the jump leads from another tractor, and came accross this jump starter pack and was curious as to whether it would start the tractor?

https://www.zagg.com/en_us/car-jump-starters

emaherx

C0N0R wrote: »

Question, what size jump starter pack would you need to start a tractor? Have a tractor at home that will only start off the jump leads from another tractor, and came accross this jump starter pack and was curious as to whether it would start the tractor?

https://www.zagg.com/en_us/car-jump-starters

I wouldn't rely on them on a frosty Morning. Better solution would be fix tractor.

Or if you want a booster a charger with trickel charge option and a spare battery would be a much better choice for tractors. ( You can then either swap batter or use leads to boost)

C0N0R

emaherx wrote: »

I wouldn't rely on them on a frosty Morning. Better solution would be fix tractor.

Or if you want a booster a charger with trickel charge option and a spare battery would be a much better choice for tractors. ( You can then either swap batter or use leads to boost)

At the moment it suits me for the tractor not to be starting without having to be jumped, last time I used it was August, long term I agree 100% change the battery but was just thinking how handy one of those would be if it were able to start a tractor

emaherx

C0N0R wrote: »

At the moment it suits me for the tractor not to be starting without having to be jumped, last time I used it was August, long term I agree 100% change the battery but was just thinking how handy one of those would be if it were able to start a tractor

Think if it's lying long term, trickel charger is great to keep a battery topped up, you could try a solar one connected to tractor battery.

davidk1394

A nice run on a Saturday morning:D

The Rabbi

davidk1394 wrote: »

A nice run on a Saturday morning:D

Up to Breens,Something wrong?:D

Say my name

davidk1394 wrote: »

A nice run on a Saturday morning:D

How did you load that in the trailer?