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Nice! At those hours she's done you well. A Forum name change will be in order

Didn't think much of the first episode, but seemed to be a better bunch last night. It does give the impression that there are some unprofessional farmers out there.

Bit of a thaw on here today but a few flurries. Got busted by TT on the security camera - 'playing'

That blue lineup looks pretty sharp!

Thanks for all the pics, David, some interesting machinery. I didn't get down this year because of the weather but by all accounts it was cold!

Yes, right on the coast - snowed most afternoon too, now drifting. Looks like it's close to you now on the radar!

Didn't expect muchbut we have 4" already and still snowing. Bloomin' freezing on the quad today!

Great bit of building and looks really well. Look forward to the next one!

Lovely detailed work again, Thomas. A very, very nice model.

Looks like it hasn't even been rinsed out in the last pic! PDM? Years ago I cracked some lines and vowed to have double strength anti freeze in the sprayer after that, as there can be hidden damge too.

You'll get some at the weekend!

That sounds about right! I've never heard so much hysteria over a couple of cm. of snow. We currently have about 40mm and it's -5 tonight.

We had one when I was very young. The sledge ran on two timber runners about 200 x 50mm with steel wearing strips.There was a platform behind baler about 1metre square where the stacker stood. Behind this was a tilting floor which could take two bales laid fore and aft on edge. Spikes fitted to the runners projected through this floor and held the bales in place. 9 bales were then stacked (2,2,2,2,1)and when the last one was in place a bolt on the floor was kicked to allow the floor to tip gently backwards, lifting the bales off the fixed spikes. The theory was that the 'stook' would slide gracefully off and remain standing! Theory and practice did not always agree. The floor would return to horizontal and the bolt locked it in place ready for the next bale. This was soon superseded by the 'bulk' collectors and then 'square eights'.

Well done, Gav. Wouldn't dare put a wheel in any field here!

Great little model. It will fit nicely almost anywhere in a diorama.

Once the cab is lowered that is going to be a smart little tractor. Very nice.

I've seen quite few with bigger tyres like that - always look more businesslike! She'll have to go to work after spending money like that on those boots

Amazing that you are able to cut them all the same size! The end result is great, though.

All the Best to everyone for 2013. Have a great New Year.

It's actually from wespe models. I bought some kits from them and a friend ordered the made-up Schluter for me!

Lovely model. The corrugated side panels look really smart.

A handy bit of kit - can you do the whole job from the tractor seat? It does look a bit precarious on the bank though! Drains here are clear due to volume of water running down them all year.

I guess it's way cheaper to buy 2,000 litres of locally made 'red' or 'blue' than the original paint.

Only got one, and it didn't arrive until today, but worth the wait!

Not what you want to hear, but I've never really successfully matched a UH colour to a manufacturer's original.