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Went to a model auction this morning and won 2 items a G&M ORIGINALS MARSHALL MP6 TRACTOR in orange and a G&M ORIGINALS JONES BALER which I will stand next to my BRIAN NORMAN RANSOMES THRESHING MACHINE. Will post pictures later. when I got home late this afternoon I went and sprayed 50 acres of wheat with a fungicide

Timber again for the floor?

Don't now what would be best? so as it was the front half that had gone rotten I have got 2 sheets of 4.8mm chequerplate coming today (Friday) to try on the front and the back half I will put back the original 30mm thick plywood what I took out of a container floor as this seems to be ok might look a bit odd but don't want to use all steel to start with as I think it might be a bit slippery for tires when wet. Chequerplate is £100 a sheet +vat so don't wont to do it all straight away in case it is slippery the height difference in middle wont matter to wheels and combination drill will sit ok

I built this low-loader to take my combination drill around a few years ago and over the years its had a few mini-diggers;dumpers;and vintage tractors on it but the last dumper being a big one went through the wooden floor as the supports were to far apart and the floor a bit rotten so over the bank-holiday weekend I added some more supports (all the red bits)just got to replace floor now

Saturday the 3rd of may I married my beautiful wife shelle

the day was one of the best days of my life and was perfect in every single way I would love to re live every second of it all over

CONGRATULATIONS all the best for the future

Went to Cheffins Cambridge vintage sale viewing day today the sale is tomorrow Saturday 26th april and this lot caught my eye

Hope the paint is dry on new mudguards as I have been spaying the oil seed rape today and T1 disease control on some winter wheat

was busy Saturday night all day sunday and Monday morning as I was putting new mudguards on my case 5150 fertilizer had got to the old ones

was busy putting fertilizer on Thursday and Friday as was told rain was on its way for sunday and did it rain no never saw a drop

Got me some nitromors, and keeping ths HSE Happy aswell

As long as there is no plastic parts I put parts in a jam jar or coffee jar and fill with paint thinners leave a day and paint normally falls off

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My granddaughters wanted a tree house but not got a tree in garden to put one in so built this one on legs in my barn over weekend have now moved it into garden hope to finish it next weekend also hope JASMINE and GRACE like it. will post more pictures when finished

apart from putting the felt on the roof the tree house is finished

when I was spraying my neighbour was drilling sugar beet with a MF35 and a stanhay 6 row drill

last few days I have been spraying putting on fungicides and growth regulator with a bit off broadleaf weed killer on some fields

You sure its not for you to play in smithy or for hiding from Julie !!!!!!!!!

you might be right there Richard could end up living in it .Its as good as the 5 star hotels we been staying in latterly 4 of the stars we could see through the roof

My granddaughters wanted a tree house but not got a tree in garden to put one in so built this one on legs in my barn over weekend have now moved it into garden hope to finish it next weekend also hope JASMINE and GRACE like it. will post more pictures when finished

What really pleased me today was after working hard at Martyns all morning his mother Mary cooked me a nice dinner of shepherds pie and carrots ;broccoli and gateaux for desserts lovely and thank you

Well done glad you got another job look forward to finding out where and seeing some pictures

Not today but this week rolled the wheat on last years sugar beet land on Monday then moved on to planting this years sugar beet on Tuesday which my neighbour drills for me seedbed was a bit cloddy as no frost tilth this year so I rolled them on Wednesday.

spent Thursday over martyns cleaning up parts for his models and going back today to clean up some more as he has a large number off models to prepare for up coming shows

Been at my 2nd home the last few days cleaning up parts for all sorts of red/blue/green and yellow tractors ready for martyn to paint and clue together ready for spalding going back again today as he has a lot more models to assemble

I have been spreading fertilizer on the wheat/barley/oil seed rape since Wednesday finished today,spraying next

My latest Brochures

RANSOMES TS90 &TS91 2 to 4 furrow ploughs

RANSOMES CROPGUARD SPRAYER

RANSOMES NORDSTEN LIFT-O-MATIC DRILLS

NEW HOLLAND 717 FORAGE HARVESTER

NEW HOLLAND 286 SUPER HAYLINER BALER

NEW HOLLAND 376 HAYLINER BALER

NEW HOLLAND CLAYSON M133 COMBINE HARVESTER (2 different ones)

NEW HOLLAND CLAYSON 1540 COMBINE

SPERRY NEW HOLLAND 8070 COMBINE

sun was out this morning but rain again this afternoon been walking round 2 fields today with a chainsaw taking down the big bits that over hang the fields should be better for the hedge cutter after harvest

You got some good buildings what combine do you use?

The arrival of our baby daughter on the 16th Ella Marie she already has a bruder 7930 to start her collection

Congratulations Richard you will have to get the new bruder lexion next

congrats richard, was it xmas day or today mate???

It was the 16th

My Mum's amazing cooking, and the lengths she goes to at this time of year for Dad, my brother and I. She doesn't know yet but my brother and I will be treating her to a meal out on friday night at one of her favourite restaurants in Sheffield, Loch Fyne.

yes look after both of them as they have taken care of you . Maybe few days early but happy new year to you all see you at next show