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well done graham, it looks the part!!! keep up the good work Noel

i think thats the additive units for both wet unit on rear and dry on the front. Like the dry applicator unit on the pic below.

they are definately a great tractor! It NEVER brokedown on me and i've got into a few situations especially spreading slurry on steep ground and sliding back over the slurry, just put my boot on the diff lock and she just tears on out, problem sorted. There is also an 88-94 4WD, though i cannot seem to find any pics of it, i did like driving it, but not as much as the big bruit!!! If you ask me they look more like tractors back then than todays models, don'tget me wrong, i still love the new models!!!

I couldn't agree more, its been a year two now since i've last driven that tractor. The farmer in question sold his dairy heard and diversified into horses, he still has a lot of his machinery and would mainly use it now for making haylage, though the Taarup 622 has been sold I still try and help him now and again during the summer, but thats not always easy when you've moved on and to another full time job! Those were the days...

thanks BGU I wish i had more pics, im sure i have more somewhere. If i find them i will post them up. Noel

Would love to go!!! Though not too sure if i can get the time off work!!! So Unfair ha ha! Could someone take some pics for the forum? Noel

First of all im Sorry, if i've put this in the wrong section. Found these pics as i was clearing out my room. I worked on this farm in particular since i was 12 up until i was 21. Unfortunately farming no longer pays and the farmer sold up I miss it more than he does, anyway enjoy the pics, by the way thats me spreading the slurry. Loved that tractor to pieces!!! Sorry about the picture quality, scanned in off photos that are a good few years old. Noel

Your not wrong about the aching part, bones feel like they have been a few rounds with Mike Tyson ha ha! Really don't want to be in work today, anyway happy birthday to The-classic-collector and ford4ever.

Happy Birthday to: GreenSheetAndYellowRims BGU alpinefocus classic-collector ford4ever FW A bit late, but better late than never. I hope you all have got or getting what you've been looking for, and MORE ha ha!

Thanks everyone, Im relatively new on here and its nice to see people i hardly know wishing me a happy birthday. THANK YOU!!! YOUR TOO KIND!!! I've so far got a Fraser trailer i bought of Martin, have a funny feeling my girlfriend has got me a Britains Shed set and a few UH Models, and to top it off im going karting tonight which will be fun. Not really liking the 26 Years old bit. 25 was easier to handle ha ha! Noel

looks like i've just... ha ha!

i was just mentioning thats all. I've buckraked a good bit, with tellehandlers, tractors etc and find that a rear mounted buckrake on a tractor seems to be better (in my opinion) What im basing this on is, you can get more silage into a pit if the ramp is steeper. I've used a telehandler while buckraking and if you have a steepish gradient the handler doesnt go up it so well, whereas a tractor could. We had a massive open silo and the first cut that particular year was excellent and i had to change from the tele handler as i was getting three quarters the way back into the pit before i reached the top, if you understand what im trying to say. Changed to the tractor and buckrake and could put a good bit more into the front of the silo.

nice layout, seems to be coming along nicely. Really do like the pic with the Kane Trailer in it! Noel

excellent pics. Would the buckrake not be better on the BACK of the tractor. I used to do a lot of buckraking and prefered it on the rear, you have higher clearance and can make a steeper ramp, wich always makes things interesting, though the only downside was a stiff neck now and again.

I wonder how farmers can afford contractors these days, not much money in farming anymore! I missed the sliage a lot, we cut our own silage on the dairy farm i worked on, abviously on a smaller scale than contractors, can remember the 6am starts and lucky if we got into bed by 1am the following morning. I love to have a go at the contracting, aw well.... back to real world ha ha!

Excellent pics there Massey Man!!! What part of Down are you in? Im under the Mournes and have not seen any action here yet

excellent CJ. I too have a kane from martin and a redrock. They are excellent. Meeting up with martin tonight to get the last one, a FRASER silage trailer. Will post up pics when i get it!!! Noel

nice pics there massey man! It seems to be that the first cut is getting earlier and earlier every year.

the conversion you done on the mower is excellent, must have took a lot of time an patients!!! Is that an Agrim NC Tanker? Noel

SMISH Thats an excellent setup. would like to see more overall shots. Keep up the good work Noel

thats an excellent shed cj. What do you use to make the frames and is it card for the roof? Silage setup also looks cool. Cannot wait to see more of this setup, especially a working silage setup. hint hint ha ha! Noel

I have seen a few contractors machines on the road in co. Down here lately. I've also noticed a few farmers having there machines in the yard getting them ready. As others have mentioned it seems a bit early, On the farm that i worked on, we always done the first cut after Balmoral Show. I will take my camera out with me from now on. cheers Noel

amazing!!! Have been following this thread and cannot believe how well its turned out. keep up the good work Noel

Those trailers look EXCELLENT!!! how long did it take you to make them? Noel

excellent conversion!!!