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no rich it's not , but if bussiness is down , then it may just be more economic to close it & cover from the others , thing is mate , when BOCM bought their 50% share in COUNTRYWIDE they effectively joined the companys at the hip , many countrywide mills closed & the trucks were run from bocm mills & many areas suddenly had twice as many feed reps, so the ones that left offered their services to MVF thats why we are doing so much more over the bridge . BOCM may well close the mill , but there is also WFP across the road & have heard that WYNSTAY are also looking to expand in that area

kuhn is a great plough, but the amount of metal they have make them v heavy, having said that the one i used to use was a high clearance version but the valmet 8100 wouldn't lift a 5 furrow so was bought as a 4 version

got to go rabe mate , although with those tyres on i'm surprised yer going anywhere gav , as for yer mate ,he's a bit of a sweetie isn't he good job you didn't get a terrier , few years back , mate got a TM 175, was great till 2 days in the dog chewed the armrest gearleaver to peices :D

we got 6 bulk wagons at bridgwater rich, & 4 at calne , but very rarely all together in wales at the same time , although , one day last month we had 19 loads go from the two mills over the bridge , , just lately MVF have been aproached by a few welsh bulk blower owner drivers so they're very handy to have about , mansell davies also sub contracts for us , the rumour is that BOCM are looking to either close down or sell their mill at camarthen, as they've lost a fair bit of work , & can cover from avonmouth & tenby , so MVF may well look at that if it comes up

no sean what she actuallu said was , " i supose we'll have to move as seans very strange & we'll have to have room for his bl00dy toy tractors & they'll have to be outside somewhere next to the house"

funnily enough graham , if anything we're getting busier but much of that is due to feed prices , luckily MVF over bought straights at early last year prices & are still providing feed nearly £30per ton cheaper than BOCM it cant last though as , wheat feed soya is going up still , lose farms ? big farms are getting bigger as the smaller ones are struggling , surprising how many are hanging in there against the odds mate

ahh right

sorted now rich , glad that someone noticed very probably numptyable yes late night raid ? well an idea of how it's going mark , the 699 was on slurry duties , & up till if got really frosty it was washed daily as said above she's an eather breather , som although very smart she's an addict

99% dairy farms graham , very rarely do i go to just sheep or pig units, think the pig rearers have their specific supplyers such as BOCM, mole valley are more ruminant orientated , although with the MVF & SCATS country stores chicken feed & horse suppiles are available milled from our own mills . As for back loads ,very rare indeed , unless of course we are in the area to collect . problem with a back load of grain is that if you get into the mill & the load is rejected we have a lorry tied up till it's all sorted . have a look at the MVF site , more to do with the retail side really but there is a site map & other stuff there www.molevalleyfarmers.com

um no not lately mate cant really think of anything i need thats affordable :D would like to spend loads on it but need funds from massive hq err where's markys number just great to have something to have a play about on

whats a center mount ? all looking good mate

thats ok mate get it done , get it out of yer system

hmmm i can see you with a tidy little ford 4000 mate , & unlike yer 5000's they're still at a reasonable price thanks mark when i have some money mate , so yes summer would be a good start, summer 2015 sounds good to me :D

I'm sure you are afraid Pete , I'd be pretty frightened myself :D the 82 I'm told is an OK drive but fitted with very temperamental electro hydraulics fords first foray into the "new age" so to speak

last few now farmers new grey fergie yard tractor being rebuilt with parts from a doner tractor the doner being his old grey fergie yard tractor , seen here being transported to his garden for the kids to play on

next up from a farm neay lampeter wales , a firm fergie fan 4370 & 4cyl 35 with no starting problems !

wow thats great , the last time i used one was 1986/87 for those who need to get it right , the pic was of a riddler not a grader next up a tidy 7810 & a big booted 8210 from a farm near tetbury

really ? where ? next pic is of one of chappy's trailers

feed hopper is in the storage transport position so it doe look a bit odd stood up like that

JAN 4 UPDATE . cant remember the last time i saw one of these let alone work at one , ohh me legs & back ache just looking at it \

got a few rust patches on the rhs wing johny , but nothing that cant be kept at bay for a few more years

got another few pics of one i found the otherday still being used

BLIMEY 5 months since i was last here updates ? none really re-spray on hold at the moment as cash was needed elsewhere have been strting it regularly over the period of time though & have been giving her a good blast up the road whenever time allows . all oil, & antifreeze is done for the cold wether & apart from the odd load of logs to be transported about from store to log shed , the only other thing ive done with her is help mads neice's move water barrels & buckets about as the water supply up at the stables is frozen up !

i don't think i'm the only one who's used one , the 630 would have a good working appitite but unfortunately anything bigger than 120HP on the 610 was pushing your luck . depending on crop desity of course . the one i used was on a valmet 8100 & could just about keep 3 titan trailers moving quite comfortablyon first cut about a mile from the farm. very easy machine to work on & daily greasing & checks took less than half the time of that of a jag75

awfull absolutely awfull, from where i'm sitting the colours all wrong , too blue it should be red , i think the wheels & cab could do with a bit more silver, & you dont spell massey ferguson like you have on that decal ! however if it really was a NH you were recreating , it looks a top model , very worth the time spent on it, well done simon , good topic to follow with a great result to finish with