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Not a new idea, Malcy but i have never seen one in this country. Possible hibrid header being tested?

Nothing wrong with that at all, really tidy job you have made of that I also like my trucks

Women Don't they ever get the importance of model making!

Slurry tanking away from the pits at a neighbouring chicken farm as their gang are washing down. Back on hedgetrimming later.

No problem at all Thomas, keep'em peeled for the cultivating!

PTO guard!!! Nice outfit, havn't seen a Xerion on a baler before.

Saw these a lot in America and that was '03 so not anew concept at all. I was also lead to believe the same as Tim, even feed and stop losses of taller crops over the back of the header. May find the higher auger turns slower so as not to throw seed pods up in the air...

Wow, snapped some corkers there, Thomas. Don't see big Masseys...... Come to think of it, any Masseys across the border in Wiltshire. Very nice to see a big new model busy at it this harvest.

I think so yes but it does sometimes need encouragment to fall into the header. On TX34 and 32 I used to take the stone trap off behind the knife and remove most of the header tines. Nothing happening here for over a week now. Wet straw everywhere.

Yep, at college. It was the first tractor I drove on the road after passing my test in a Case 4230!

JCB 531-70 would be nice seeing as they have made a good job of the pivot steer machine. Haybob. Grass scarifier / chain harrows. Kawasaki Mule. Artic lorry. New range of cattle, Limousin, Charolias, Aberdeen Angus, Hereford.

Wish it came with four sets of decals for self application, it'll need changing to an 8870 for me

That's pretty damn smart!

Ordered our bedroom furniture last night, 12wk wait now while it gets made. Cost a months wages without a bed! Gives us a deadline to crack on and get the room done though.

Hearing today that Ed Dolechek, my boss at Dolechek Harvesting of Kansas in America has passed away. Quite a character was Ed and I had an enjoyable 9 months working for him in 2003.

Now I can see it..... Gorgeous! Love it!

Well done, glad you secured something proper, 52 days garunteed will make life a bit easier going forward and your uncles' business sounds like a handy leg up too. Sounds like that has come together well for you so well done so far buddy :) As far as haulage for hire or reward goes, you need an operators license and the tractor must be taxed as a commercial vehicle. Also I think the twin take rule is a myth and you must use only one tank and one type of fuel at a time. Personally and please don't be offended as this is a VOSA problem; I think all commercial haulage using tractors should be banned, outright. The cost of running a lorry is astronomical but if people want to move stuff from A to B and be paid to do it, they must all tow the same line. If a guy can run a lorry cheaper than the next man and win the work, fair game. If the way to win is to run a tractor with cheaper tax, no mot, no 6 weekly vehicle inspection, no properly licensed driver, no working time directive or drivers tachograph rules then it's not competing in a fair or proper man as far as I am concerned. We've got plenty round here doing it, especially farmers turned building erectors/groind workers and I think its disgusting the law lets them do it. I do wish you all the best in your legitimate business ventures mate, its good to see young people jumping in and having a good go at starting up on their own. I wish I had done it. Please think carefully on what routes you chose to take though.

I can confirm..... I am very excited

Got a very tidy 6m end tow drill in the yard at the minute, Sean.

What is it? The image won't load on my 'phone :'(

A good vocation to have I would have thought. Hope it goes well. Don't get the wrong hole!

Brilliant reading and viewing, Jordan. Apart from the tractor hiccups the farm has some nice kit on the go and it's nice to hear you're getting to use it all and find out how it all works through the servicing of it.

I'm fascinated by that machine. I think in America they do a similar thing with alfafa bales going for export to the middle east. I bet that old Volvo BM loader has moved some bales in its life!! Enjoyed your photos again :)

Nice updates, Mike. I like those two Sames working the grass ground. Nice big area they have got to get on with. Sky doesn't look to great over the other one though while he is busy ripping the ground up! I take it someone driving something big turned with the Simba in the ground did they?

Not the most common of tractor types to see being done, the old Inters but I guess now a good donor is available you chaps with the know how can set to it. You have made a great job of the cab on this, really nice little conversion.