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Finally got round to finishing the McHale 998 wrapper, everything that moves on the real one moves on this one. Will have rams and hoses in the relavant places! Just some decent weather to get some paint on it now.

All looking very nice Sean, at work we have a SKH side spreader and the wheels are the same colour as the rest of the spreader. I know a different model but might be a similar theme for all the spreaders....?

Looks smashing as per usual Mark! Can I ask where did you get the 4 rotor Tedder from on the 5640?

I know round me Fendts are never owned by people just leased, contract hired etc, often this has a lot to do with image as if a contractor turns up with 5 Fendts then it looks good! They are very nice tractors to drive but the capital tied up in them is silly! A friend of ours bought a 724 over a JD 6210r and regret it due to the amount of money tied up in it. JD's are still a key leader in the market often due to there lack of change in the basic functions etc, but around here it's mainly people who have always had them still run them apart from the exception. At the other end of the scale New Hollands are everywhere around here due to a very good salesman and loyalty to the dealer but they all have their problems and most get changed every 2-3 years as they are past there best due to being driven hard and 24/7. They're are getting more and more Case tractors in the area as they are a lot cheaper than a NH (5-6000 in some cases) however NH will always have a big presence! Masseys are here and there mainly people who have always run them still do and this is very common in my area. I think Claas and Valtra will push a lot more sales and even Deutz due to a new dealership not far away. And in my opinion if we we're to change from JD then Deutz or valtra would be our first to choose from due to solid reliability! On the Deutz front Prince Charles farm in Tetbury run 2 with 11,000+ ours on the clock and still work hard every day! Sorry to waffle on but I thought I would share my views and it all depends on dealers and what package your after!

Looks absolutely cracking Sean!

Lely astonaut robot milking machine, pictures to follow tomorrow.

Bought a UH Ford 6410 gen3 of ebay tonight, with a little modifying it will be like the one we used to run

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Britains-International-956XL-Tractor-1-32-Scale-Diecast-Farm-Model-42802-/161170512441?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item258682da39 How much???!!!

When I was there Krone had the UH BigX and BigM for 35 euros!!

Picked up a Britains 3650 from Chris Tallis today. Very very pleased with it!!

It might be a stupid thought , but have you seen what the decal is on the other side of the bonnet...?

Cheers chaps! Sean it's a heavily modified UH valtra mezzo chassis, Imber cab, one of Dave Twose's bonnets shortened, and then the valtra rims with UH MF 5480 wheels

It came in a bi country box Sean, dad has one

Looks lush Sean! For me this beast! Ford 7840

All form J24Trac A UH mf 390 standard box from G and M Repliagri Claas disco and a big bag of flock from Mandy and Fraser Weise Fendt 515c from the chap who was in classic tractor (forgot his name) And a set of rear wheels off a UH McCormick cx115 for the 390

Sorry to hear about your loss Bill. I know what it's like, I lost both my grand fathers when I was young, and never met my grandmothers as they passed away before I was born.

Looks proper smart hooked to that fergy Jack

Seen this on the back of a shirt at the YFC rally last week: I like my girls how i like my tractors, dirty with a big set of front weights!!

Spent yesterday and today at Badminton horse trials!!

I know! shame about the £7.30 p&p though!

One of Agriums Case 5150's off fleabay for a quarter of the original price!

Looking smashing! Those feed barriers look fiddly!

This contraption!

I have a few Pat

Had YFC stock judging practice this morning at ours, 2 cattle jumped the race into another pen and then one jumped the pen into the yard! They're not normally wild but lots of strangers about they got a bit upset. Then at dinner time we went down the road to the Wiltshire TVR club meet at the business park as they were parking there trailers in our yard! Then this afternoon ran the spring tines through a wet patch in one of our fields ready for working down next week. Pictures later