Belarusfan

Seems a good idea

Thanks Nice to know there's more local members Thanks for the comments What will you try next? May I suggest a Mastenbroek? :

Looks excellent :)

At that sounds a little harsh then if it did that at 1/2 rate Lables don't generally give references to winter or spring triticale and just say 'triticale' which should be ok, but as the spring type has only increased in popularity recently I wonder if they don't write winter as triticale was mostly all winter? \

Thanks Yes some conditions this year weren't really ideal

Happy Birthday all

Thanks Simon I guess it is a little like the good life That is the current question, what to go on with, did look at some Starane 2... I guess it will depend on what's available.

You can indeed Joe Thanks Indeed, it's mostly an arable area, although there's plenty of pigs, poultry and some beef too, but not a great deal of dairy. Thanks, it's nice to hear some feedback :)

Thanks Mart, hopefully this year will be more successful yield wise

Thanks Thanks Marky, hopefully you'll still have time to work your new toy Thanks guys

A blatant bit of self advertising I'm afraid But as this section seems to be developing into quite a useful 'directory' I thought I would like to add my own site So www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk

What make/model are you going for? I expect you've found all the trenchers on there, but just in case you haven't: http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1028.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1155.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1160.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1205.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1206.htm Thanks Thanks, hopefully it should keep things a bit tidier.

Ah yes that would make sense. Indeed it's a shame they've gone downhill so much. They did have their own lowloader and DAF 85 or 90? Some pics I have of their drainer: http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1160.htm Do you move the crawlers as well then? Or maybe theyre small enough to do with their own trailers?

Oh really, do you mean actually into the field? As that must have been pre-2006? Or just to the yard? I wondered how you knew as it would had to have been an amazing guess! Were you transporting one of their Hymacs? Thurstons used to be VERY interesting, but sadly most of the nice bits and pieces have gone, and that's just as far as I can remember so must have had some lovely things back in the day?

Last year was dissapointing for a number of reasons but mostly rabbits (hence the triticale), and the fact that I cut half way too late. Also a herbicide would have helped things. So it's hard to actually judge what I would have got if it'd cut it all properly, but I salvaged about 525kg.

maybe : I don't actually own it, just use

I must say that does look nice! An excellent purchase, now I guess she's just got to pay for herself?

I thought it might be a nice idea to resurrect this thread and update it with the rest of last year and this year. Quite a few of the photos are already on here but now they are all together in order to complete the 'diary'. Combining the first half of the barley, 11 August 07: Belarus 250 on the 1t trailer, parked on a bit the rabbits cut for me: Sacks: and the sample (note the greenery, seems almost all combines dont like it and have trouble removing it): Combining the second half, 11 September 07: Exactly one month later, and look at the increase in size of the weeds and poor quality of the crop: 250 again: Dressing the barley to remove awns, small pieces of straw, weed seeds, small pieces of weed, and other rubbish: and a lovely sample: Back to the field again. It was left until 15 December, during which time the weeds died down and the straw started to rot. I then topped it to chop up the straw and bring the stubble height down to the ground, so that this would all rot quicker and be easier to plough in. So, topping with the Belarus 250 and my Hayter topper: A full cycle; back to ploughing again. This year the Belarus MTZ-82 was ready and in working order. As it is fairly light land I can get away with ploughing it in the spring, and this has the added benefit that no weeds grow after ploughing/before drilling. On 8 March I ploughed most of it with my Rabe Werk Hawk-S 3 furrow: The rest of it was ploughed on 4 April, after a friend had removed a heap of rubble and old trees with a digger. Sadly it had been very wet and the JCB had left ruts and caused some compaction, so one area was fairly wet and ploughed up rough, with the tractor ploughing through water filled ruts at times. Finishing off a small strip: The rough area: General view: Breaking the land down was different this year, as I had bought a power harrow. So the seedbed was a lot better compared to using the harrows last year. Could have done with some dual wheels but not really worth it for the area. Belarus MTZ-82 and Maschio HB3000 3m power harrow, 12 April: General view, the bottom piece had already had a very shallow pass to level off the flags: This year's crop is Spring Triticale (a cross between Rye and Wheat, and supposedly rabbit proof), variety Trimour, and was drilled on 15 April. Sadly there had been a couple of small showers after power harrowing so it had needed a couple of days to dry. Belarus 250 (with home made markers) and Ransomes Nordsten Lift-o-matic 3m cultivator drill: the finished article: Of course my drill has no following harrows, so a pass with the seed harrows was needed to make sure the seed was covered, and to confuse the rooks by messing up the marks left by the drill! Belarus 250 and gang of light seed harrows: and after: Four days and a couple of showers later it had germinated: Another week and it was poking it's head out, 11 days after drilling: and finally today, looking ok apart from the un-drilled strips where coulters blocked, and in need of a spray to clean up some weeds and some nitrogen:

Not those sweet, fluffy, innocent little bunny rabbits? : :P

Very very well said, and very true Spot on. Out of interest, how many SAMECARs were made? As it seems an excellent concept? A slightly more agricultural Unimog? My lever is under the steering on the floor, but same idea I'm sure. Very interesting you've driven all of those The 611 is a UMZ from Dnepropetrovsk in the Ukraine, we never had them here sadly, what was it like? How did it compare with the MTZs?

The tracked machines were traditionally made at Volgograd, but recently (post USSR) MTZ themsleves have introduced a tracked machine from Minsk. Pic of Minsk version: http://www.tractors.com.by/img/tractors/2100/2102-01L.JPG Yes the Belarus name was given by Tractoroexport who as you say were responsible for those quality machines . In the home market most were painted light blue though instead of red. List of the main factories involved (with pics of their models over here if I have them): MTZ Plant, Minsk in Belarus, produced mainly MTZ-50/52 and MTZ-80/82 (70-90hp) http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp553.htm VTZ Plant, Vladimir in Russia, produced the T-25a and T-30 twin cylinder machines http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1192.htm LTZ Plant, Lipetsk in Russia, produced T-40, T-40a, LTZ-60, and other air cooled tractors http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9070.0;attach=19933;image VGTZ Plant, Volgograd in Russia, produced the 101.5hp DT-75 series of crawlers XTZ Plant, Kharkov in Ukraine, produced the 165hp T-150 series of artics and some crawlers http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1031.htm Chişinău Plant, Moldova, now Tracom, produced light crawlers (mainly the T-70) based on MTZ tractors for row crop and vineyard work Kirovets Plant, St Petersburg, Russia, produced K-700, K-700A and then later models e.g. K-744, all high hp artics Rostov-on-Don combine plant, Russia, (now called Rostselmash but doubt it was during USSR???), produced SK-4 Niva and Don 1500b combines Most plants are still around, but for how much longer? The Kirovets plant lost access to the Belarus name with the break up of the USSR, as Belarus was in Belarus and Kiro in Russia. Hence the having to use Kirovets. They seem to have done a good job on their own also.. My MTZ has got a splitter where you sort of twist the lever if that's what you mean?

They are a little different I'm afraid it would be more Soviet iron :D This one is a true Belarus, from the Minsk factory (in Belarus ), but during USSR times all Soviet tractors (from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus) were badged as 'Belarus' in export markets. My little one is a Russian from Vladimir. Quite a lot of the 'new' ones were sometimes not so 'new' : At least now a new tractor is a new tractor. I think you summed it up well there; 'an aquired taste'

My little Ursus is only 35hp so would have a tough time on this job

Very nice photos

Yep spot on with the tyres The cab is a Fernmo Hytten from Finland, and indeed fitted to get round regs. The Fernmo was only fitted for a few years and then replaced by a taller Hara cab.