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thats a lot of faults,where i work part time they run 4 fendts 1 massey and 1 jd 6830 premium,only faults ive heard on the jd are,head gasket gone,and brakes not lasting,but they have a lot of youngsters who,bosses words,not mine are to hard with the brake pedals,dont use the gearbox enough to slow down

My biggest hate with JD autopower the fact cant use it as a brake or risk a large bill for repairs whats point in designing a gearbox that cant use engine braking but best not start a colour war  :laugh:  I do like the larger Deere's 7930 etc absolutely lovely to drive for cultivations etc

Erm a lot of oil leaks from range places on the back end, gearbox is terrible takes forever to set off sometimes will loose drive (been back to dealer twice for this no faults found ) saps power a lot at times none the spools are original think on number 12 and its only fitted with 3 d/a. Had quite few sensors bugger up stopping it dead!  Ok most faults havn't stopped it working but for a tractor with 2500hrs its too many and it is NOT a premium product by any means in my eyes (personnel opinion before i get a load of abuse)

thanks phil

No trouble mate, I only know cause our 7530 isn't what were promised far from it, so there trying to keep us but price we've been quoted aren't far off Fendt at the moment and I know what everyone bar JD nuts will buy   

some new release by john deere on june 22nd,ive posted in tractors ,but not sure if it is a tractor,it says get in the fast lane,more info on 22nd june,anybody know anything?

It will be official launch of 7r series tractors as jd dealers already have prices

I think I was def a pippa man  :P   was spraying so just got picture highlights today and WOW  :laugh:

I'm on my 2nd set bucklers after hogs and dickies and for amount walking and abuse they get bucklers do very well currently lasting the longest at 18months and just needing new insoles but rest boot is perfect still (ish)

We run a Vaderstad rapid 8m and used to run it on MT865 challenger but now been moved onto with Case STX 430 and wouldnt want any less on it! We aim for in field speed of 20k so it takes some grunt to manage it

Now thats old school tris :laugh:

Our JD dealer ends up moving them onto the mudguard on the PDI otherwise they just get complaints about it, just cant see jd uk logic they know these big tractors are gonna be ploughing and what do you norm use to make sure plough is pulling straight the top-link think some heads need banging

Great pictures again, but do hate that with deere uk and where they put numberplate holder cant see top link annoyed me with demo 7930 I had on the plough

A bit of chlormoquat chloride and Cherokee (chlorothalonil, cyproconazole, propiconazole)

Finished T0 spraying this morning 2400 acres (some rape sprayed as well) sprayed since weds lunch time with no back-up and a fair few big moves in the day

Thats good to hear Phil, hopefully it invovles driving lots of big tractors 

Cheers mate, will always involve that not the same driving something in the white lines

Getting a lot of things finally sorted in my head know don't sound a lot but after last 6 months I now finally know where to aim and head for

Bring her along Phil and give her a tenner to go and spoil herself in the shopping centre next door!  :laugh:

What about Simba trip Monday morning afterwards? 

As much is tempting Tris I owe her big time for all help she gave me after break-up from partner over xmas period and new year. 

But Simba trip is extremely tempting tris will ask boss tomo and check I'm not due to be spraying

Just realizing that spaldings on Mothers day thats put a real spanner in the works :'( :'(

Good for you Phil... If the ES is as good as it sounds then I reckon it will have a new 'daddy' very shortly 

What pleased me... cutting the grass for the first time this year.. roll on the warmer weather... got the table & chair out for the patio as well Happy days

Cheers marky hopefully will have replacement in time for spalding to give it a good run and try out

Weather has been lovely this weekend been most strange walking around with tshirt on again

Local Landie specialist being really helpfull, sold all the TD5 disco's I was interested in when got his new list today he gave me a ring back and gave me details on some he thought may be interested in and got 4 to look at this week and cause I'm being patient and happy to work around each other I'm getting first dib's before puts any of them for sale:) main one being a 53 plate TD5 ES spec manual epsom green for very good money with 6 months warranty

6 easily they are geared slower than 4m so they take less pulling well on kuhns anyway

Depends on what gears it's set on as with all power harrows can alter it, we do with our 6m and can make anything from 220-350hp grunt

Fendt 820 - 205hp

Kuhn vari-master 112 T 6 furrow - maximum power 172hp

Kuhn multi master 182 T 6 furrow - maximum power 261hp

From Fendt and Kuhn website...... i don't understand why they put "maximum" power, surley it should be "minimum"

Its normally based around what the headstock can cope with well is with KV.  Easier that way as all different soils require different hp to pull so they just say what maximum power should ideally be used with them

4th week in august for Rape is ideal we drilled some in first 8 days of September this year and its the worst on the farm :'(  Wheat depends on the land middle september for first wheats then up to 10th October (ideal) for second wheats.  Winter barley not sure as never grown it

I'd expect 80-100 acres a day with a 4m we aim for 150 acres a day with a 6 m so if plenty of grunt on the front can aim for 14k+ which creates a perfect boiling action.  This is for a topdown wouldn't know for a discordon

I always had you down as ploughing man Phill.

Mine would be a Bedformer,pulling up lovely deep beds of silty loam and seeing the gulls swooping down for a feed.

I do enjoy a good bit of ploughing Ol and getting a nice lovely stale seedbed but always been big min-till person as we get better yields from it then do the plough

Nice min till cultivator looking back and seeing 3 jobs done at once and no plough in sight!  :laugh:

So what have I got to keep an eye out for now Paul?

But thats great news