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Always assumed it was made by Deere, so ill have to have a look in morning. We don't have the facilities to clamp it unfortunately. Also all we have lay ed out on is the baler (although the rake could do with an upgrade). If we were to clamp it we would need a chopper of some sorts and silage sides for trailers plus extra labour. This way only involves 2 of our own staff at any one time. I do think clamping would work well with our system though. With having 1500 acres to combine the opportunity for whole crop is also there.

Finding out that local Peugeot garage charge £75 an hour after the car was serviced. £189 for an oil change. Also that the tyre garage cant do the tracking on it as its too new

We finally got round to some bales this week. We want about 1700 in total. Contractors 6620 se and nova cat 305 mower Trusty old hay bob lives on 6930 and 678 wrapper baler Wrapper in action Control box and camera

Been to John Deere at Langer for a combine operaters course.

15 I recon plus 2 loaders all JD bar one ford 8240 an Iseku ? and the two cats. The 2wd 2850 has been here since new the other two only arrived about three years ago. When i started here ten years ago there was a mix of CASE IH, DB, DEUTZ, FORD, JD and MF. Thanks. The old timers don't do allot now. Mainly potter about in what we call the market garden were most of the produce for the box scheme is grown.

Picked this up today.

Well not to much going on at the moment, mainly trying to keep the crops as weed free as possible. Not that we've been able to do much this last week as its been too wet. We are currently running about 300 Lincoln red cattle, a small flock of Lincoln long wool sheep, chickens(layers and meat) turkeys(meat) and a couple of pigs. In total we run about 3000 acres. Sorted some photos of some of the other tractors on the farm.

So how was the trip through Boston then? I take its all individual hydraulic drives then, and can you actually see out the side window with that lot?

I shall be there on one of the days, not sure which one yet.

Yep that's us. Was it one of our open days or an aranged visit? The farm has aweb site for anyone interested, http://www.woodlandsfarm.co.uk/index.php . There's a hole host of stuff on there, not all of it up to date. If you click on community then gallery it will take you to a hole load of pictures of the farm and what we do.

The bulk of the beet is grown for greens of soham, some also go's wholesale and some gets hand picked and sold either at farmers markets or through our box scheme. The only standards we have to work to are from the soil association. And there seems plenty of them. Tris, we plant them in 14" rows with each head having a double coulter at about 1 1/2" to 2" spacing. The outside 2 heads are set slightly thicker to hold them back as they get more air and grow quicker.

A workbench... Along with an engine hoist, trolley jack, crawling board and a couple of men.

New plough.

They would be more concerned about the sprayer. The hole farm is organic. As for the drill, we used to borrow one from the local HRI. They closed down so we looked at going down the root of a 3 bed system and 12 row drill as the acerage had been on the up each year. Unfortunately at about the same time the contract more than halved so we ended up with this. Can't remember the spacing at the mo.

Well for the last couple of weeks on and off i have been making beds for Roy to drill red beat(beat root) into, its a bit steady. We only drill about 10 or 15 acre's each week(and no that dosn`t take all week) to spread the harvest out, about 70 in total. Before we started i had to get the bed maker from another yard which i was passing with the sprayer..

Not sure yet. Depends on work..

Cracking photo's yet again.

Drove a 120 for about 6 years. like others have said just leave the window open a bit, always made me smile. :)

Three weeks, now that's a big hole and you know what they say about big holes.... Visitors room probable makes it sound a bit posh. But it is were we have our open days, and any school visits are based. Also poetry and art days have been held. Who what were when! What are you on about man? :laugh:

Some pictures from the office wall. Total hours on main tractors from 08 Total hours on main tractors from 09 Fuel usage for the farm from April.

Thank's for that someone did tell me that today. But that was more than an hour ago

Much discussion on the CB today about a hole being dug at the back of one of our yards. So went to have a look. Seems we are having underfloor heating put into the education/visitor room. Not sure what you call this system but it works by circulating water underground to extract the heat from the land. 6 trench's and a lot of pipe..

Two of these.

Last evening actually. Doctor's scales, had to look round and check i was the only one standing on it. This morning got about quarter of a mile down the road, the car coughs an splutters a bit, then all but gives up. Limped it back, rang Peugeot, got the usuall ring the AA. Out comes man in van with laptop. Fault codes cleared and all seems fine now.

We try an avoid undersowing barley. Fine if it goes well but if not its a nightmare to combine.