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On this job this morning,they say it warms you up twice, well it's not very warm this morning,I got back in tractor cab for a few minutes, fingers are numb -5 this morning sun is out and bright but no warmth in it

I have still got case and McCormick hats but I gave goody about 100 hats and caps last year of other makes Which he sold on his stand and we donated the money to Air Ambulance and E.A.C.H. (east Anglia children's hospice)

Looks like Christmas was late for Matt,that's a lot of stuff well done, I got given this hat last year by my local McCormick dealership, Suffolk Agri Centre

If i had posted that up Barry i think Robbo would put me on the naughty step , again 😂

Yes it is a good show,I did not go on the Krone stand till late on Thursday, never saw any models just clothing and hats probably sold out .

no not as busy today, i was looking out for you , only person i did bump into was the tractor twitchier David . yesterday at the last minute i waved to Alex from oakley farms ,he was talking to someone , me and goody had left bags of stuff at 4 or 5 places and had 20 minutes to collect them up so could not really wait to speak to him . I got home about half hour ago so we had 2 long days up there

I got one of them JCB ,I was looking out for you yesterday but with over 22,000 people in halls it was a job . Was going to ask you about a J/D 4240s model as a mate has real machine and may/might be interested in a model

Reported as 22,000+ people though the doors on first day , not many models about allow JCB did have a few and clothing, I asked on the Massey stand and valtra stand and they said they don't bring fan shop anymore as you can buy online from fan shop ,I said yes that's right but you have to add postage so ends up dearer and stand a chance of getting broken or lost , McCormick did not have any as well 🙁

To many people about to get photos today allow I got these ones first thing, every time I went to get another one someone walked in front of me or you get pushed in the back as your in someone's way , good show but a lot of people about

Me and Graham just had 3 currys between us and a portion of onion rings extra portions of chips and extra rice hahaha .at holiday inn just outside NEC , don't have to get up early in morning and have a long drive , have more time to walk around show

I better say sorry know in case I walk right past him , I will look really hard

I will look out for him , hope he not changed to much as I might not recognise him 😅

Yes that was first year it was up here I think,be good if we do bump into each other

Will look out for you ,me and goody are up here in hotel all ready for next 2days

There is a black JCB 220XLC due out March

Today I think I been wasting my time but I have redrilled a headland of wheat ,it's very very wet marker arms just balled up of mud and drill wheels was getting bigger with mud , anyway I have tried will see if it grows this time, middle of field is growing.

When I parked up with McCormick at 7-30pm on Thursday night all seemed ok but when I got to it at 7am Friday morning rear wheel was completely flat ,had left tractor out on field as wheels was really muddy, anyway managed to blow it up and move it onto solid ground and dropped plough of and got it to Steam cleaner shed gave that wheel a wash and found a stone that had gone through, anyway one call and man in a van turned up ,all fixed so got back ploughing by 11ish and got field all done

Just listening to it , with radio on it sounds noisy,it's not that bad in cab phone picks up everything. Yes McCormick runs good,on the tougher bits it barks out ,got a friend that's about mile away and he say he can hear me when I am on these fields

Should have ploughed this one back in October but not been able to move because of the rain ,supprized how it's dryed out last few dry/frosty days ,it's a slow job at about 3 - 3.5mph ,land is very tight and wet but it's getting job done.road is the B1078 VID_20240111_094913342.mp4

When Lamma was at Newark and then Peterborough show ground a few years ago there was models to be bought, first year at the NEC there was a few to be bought ,last year there was only a few on the Kubota stand , this year with a few manufacturers returning to show there just may be some but I not expecting anything exciting but you never know

Will keep a eye out for you,it's a big place so are paths might not cross.

I should be up there with Goody on both days , hotel just 5 minutes away ,have to book it for next year as we leave this year as we just would not get in . We go up the day before the show start so we have 2 nights in hotel . Mr Softy used to stay at hotel on site but did not see him last year

Thanks Paul , Happy New Year to all on here from a very wet and windy Suffolk

That Danfoss steering unit , i had to replace one many years ago cant remember exactly but genuine was about £1500 from main dealer got a after market one for £400 got exactly same part no on it and Danfoss on it but in red oxide instead of case black ,dont see it when fitted

Give it to Gemma i heard she good at welding ,sure she could do a better job then that