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New Holland FR9000 forager

New Holland TM140 & Green & Yellow Richard Western SF11

New Holland TS115A & Green & Yellow Richard Western SF11

New Holland & TS115 & Blue Trailer

A contractor called Eddie Staines (Clovelly Contractors) did make them, and there are 2 contractors around here running them. Although I don't think they've made any for a good year or so now. We have one of their buckrakes at work.

been there done that... really dont want to do it again 

nice update there Luke, 6530 is a bigger tractor than what i thought it was  nice rig, good looking kit about aswell 

Cheers Murray! What you mean you don't want to do it again! It's part of the job! Got to love working in to the early hours!

The 3095 will be down as quick as she can Luke........

Are you nearly here yet Mart? It's been a few days!  :D

Brilliant update as always luke nice to see that 7530 working hard cant wait to break mine in properly 

How much have you all cut so far? Do you do much on arable side things come harvest?  Or is your boss solely silage side of things?

This one's chipped up to just over 235hp  Good tractors! I'm not entirely sure on the acerage so far, as there are 3 gangs, and then 4 round bailers, 3 big square bailers and 1 McHale Fusion, but I guess it's quite alot  , On the arable side of things I only do things like soil preperation e.g power harrowing, rolling in seed etc. And occasionally we'll cart corn if the farmers don't do it their selves We run 2 combines a John Deere 2256 and a 2254 Hillsider.

nice pictures luke ;)

Thanks Berry mate 

just found out i'm back down your way for a weekend in july so I might see your lot about again

Stop this time and grab a few pictures 

they look top notch nothing wrong with them 

i'd put a set of fatter tyres on would finish them well 

good work

Cheers Murray, I would put bigger tyres on but i'm trying to model them around the real pictures above!

And yes they are home built. They do buckrakes too based on Albutt one's  

Here's one that just came out their workshop that week...

Last one, and picture of the real thing

Number 1 has rolled out of the workshop! Another 2 to go 

I don't class myself as a top model maker/builder so don't expect top notch stuff!! 

This trailer is a copy of a few trailers that a contractor runs not far from here. He builds them himself and bases them on Stewart trailers.

His in particular are 14 tonners, but this one is a 16 

Based on Siku's Krampe Kipper TW 800 trailer, with a few extras, like meshed top at front. rear beacon, one less axle & mud gaurds.

I've still got a few things to add on, I would like a ladder on the front, detailed lights at the back, and commercial rubber mud flaps at the rear.

Newquay tonight with the boys Yee-Haa 

Now on my 3rd day off work and i'm bored now 

Be glad to get back!

Going through town today and there's a hugely obese lady on a bike trying to push her way up the inside of the traffic jam, and my mate says in Borat voice

"I do not like a da saggies"

And like half the traffic jam were laughing!

So immature but worth it on that occasion! :D :D

At this time of the night morning, I plan to go bed 

Night all 

nice pictures luke, that 1505 is from callington, still worked to apparently so the guy i sopke to said, must have a good hunt round for it, did you get a picture of the roadless 118 with well drill on it from the show, thats what killed my mobile battery trying to get that picture

No I didn't but im pretty sure it's a company not too far from me. So can have a look if you want, if they're about?

you drive home, wash, prepare your sandwiches for the next day and you return to work for 7am!

I know that! I do that on many occasions! But I mean Rich wants a job working for a contractor that lives 50 mins away, and if he finishes at 4am time he gets home will be nearly 5!

Thanks for all the other kind comments chaps! Greatly appreciated, yep got a few days off now, before the sun comes back out and the beef and sheep farmers go nuts for bales!

And Mart you can have this wrapper if you want whilst I persuade my boss to get me a HS2000!!!!

Too hot here, like thundery heat though, and 2 miles away at work they've had loads of rain 

Nice pictures, proper untidy kit though!

What happens when you finish at like 4am?

Last one 

Sorry about lack of scanner, but you can just about read the text 

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Here you go Marky. Might be of some interest, if not i'm sure the other MF fans can find something useful 

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What an awesome update Luke!

Nice to see all that green.... I was a happy man sat looking at those!!

Keep them coming....

Good to see you working hard and getting rewarded!

Cheers Jez, I'm confident there will be alot more to come in the following months 

Nice update mate

plenty of pictures and a great variation of jobs and machinery

Thanks painter, it is always good to have a variation on jobs I wil admit!

Luke you great big pooh! What a great update mate and nice to read what's going on in the photos aswell. I like the coastal sunsets, mate. Very nice photo's they are. Your gang have some nice gear too, I used a McHale HS2000 the other day for the first time, what a bit of machinery that is! Hope I get more time on it.

Great pooh!? How rude  :D Thanks Tris! I'm nagging the boss to get a HS2000 on demo, would cut my wrapping down to half, literally! Instead of doing 4 layers at 17 turns, it would do 4 layers at 8 and a 1/2 turns! Then I could wrap 300-400 bales a day 

ohhh youra  lucky man with all that kit  college keep telling me to find a summer job with a conny  and looking at these pictures i cant wait to work for one  all nighters ,the kit ohh cant wait  keep up the good work luke and keep posting when you can 

Cheeeers Rich  Yeah you won't regret it mate, the amount of people that said to me "You'll get bored luke, too many hours, bla bla bla" Well i'm way in to my 3rd year and still loving every minute, apart from the winter when the jobs are crap, but... I may be off to NZ end of this year and miss all that out 

What caravanners get to see on Devon lanes 

And from today a shot from the Quarry. 6830 & 12 Tonne trailer with screeners & crushers and a 21 Ton swinger on the ledge!

That's all, questions and comments welcomed, as always 

Few other bits...

The view of the Joskin injector disks etc.

And The Loadall I was stacking in when I took the pictures of the McHale Fusion.

536-60 with Stronga squeeze.

I had to pick the Fodderbeet Cleaner up from a local farm, so thought it was worth of a few snaps. VERY unstable and doesn't like to corner very fast!!

A New Holland FR Forager we had on demo that was rubbish, so gutless for it's size.

And a Milk tanker for Tris & Marcus