Gav836

Take a look on the Giants website forum as there have been several bugs with the new version of the game, there’s also some fixes on there. Make sure you’ve downloaded and installed the latest patch for the game as well. I play on PC and have had other issues, they are getting it fixed but none of the bugs that have been found after release showed up during testing 

https://forum.giants-software.com/viewforum.php?f=478

You’d need a big shopping trolley to wheel him around in Smithy, there’s only so much weight one of those things can take 

Best place for a Merlo!!!!

I can’t find the RAL code for it Sean but there are a few stockists of the paint out there. 

Only had it since April 17, now 26k done miles. Drives so much better with the little black box!

9 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

a lighter foot may have been cheaper mate, you dont need to drive it like a jd,foot flat to the floor to get it to go honest    i am guessing this black box was cheaper than a ecu remap ?? lot of people go that way for similar results 

I can’t get it remapped as it’s under warranty and plugged in once a year for updates which would remove the remap. Chip is removable so big advantage and can be reprogrammed when I change the truck. 

Had a little black box fitted to my Ford Ranger this afternoon, having driven it back the fuel economy is up by 6 mpg and it drives even better than it did as standard. Based on the miles I do now it should really make some savings

Is it really that long ago that I sent you all the various measurements and brochure copies for this!!

21 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

cheers john, as you can tell its taken me just a little while to get to this stage, like 7 odd years  which is bad really, ,but its hellish fiddley, makes the 3 combines seem like a 3 year olds lego kit    think i started it before ciran did his on perfect 32 to be honest , 

On 7/12/2018 at 5:52 PM, catkom3 said:

Spent an hour or so this afternoon watching these guys at the harvest,any idea what the crop is,and the SPFH was on very big boots,??

Regards

Joe.

Good pictures Joe. 

The crop is rye, there are thousands of acres of it grown in Norfolk and the surrounding counties now as whole crop for AD plants. A few years back it was strictly a grain crop grown for the likes of Ryevita on light land as it’s not a fussy crop when it comes to soil types. 

2 hours ago, chris.watson said:

Although there are these idiots that withdraw stuff from sale just before bidding ends, there are a few idiots that bid/order stuff that they have no intention of paying for. 

Certainly are and word soon gets round as to who they are, those that do that sort of thing need to remember that model dealers/sellers/builders talk to each other so they get found out very quickly, especially if it’s forum members involved. 

10 hours ago, chris.watson said:

Been like this down here for a couple of weeks Gavers mate. Looks parched doesn’t it mate.

Extremely, even the black grass looks sick in the field behind the host farm. Think you’re suffering more here than we have been back in Norfolk until this week, starting to hear the words spring barley and write off in the same sentence a lot now. 

Currently trying to keep cool down in Essex while doing a two day forklift course........think someone’s turned the heating up down here!! 

After spending several hours yesterday sorting out the wiring loom for it, I finally got my Truckman top fitted today so I can now get more stuff in the buck than when the shutter was fitted.......shame they’ve got the wire colours for the central locking the wrong way round in the instructions though! Quick slice and splice and it’s working ok now! 

Looks a tidy tractor Paul, going by the reg plate it originated on my doorstep here in Norfolk. Our neighbour used have an 804xl as his spraying tractor, could hear it working from a mile away!

Is this the topic you are looking for?

4 hours ago, bluegreen said:

Whats the going hourly rate of pay for tractor driving Gav,  experienced and novices?

Cut a piece of string, some are on minimum wage and others are on a damn good rate but sometimes there’s still a house included in the pay. 

46 minutes ago, weblet375 said:

Im a hgv Driver mate Ive Been ddoing Van driving about Year.

Wrong industry for me to help you in unfortunately, often asked on courses about anyone looking for farm work. 

3 minutes ago, weblet375 said:

Just been laid off,only been there year and half. Got find work asap finish Saturday.

That’s never a good place to be in. What line of work are you in?

Good price for this one as well, not always easy to find - Weise MB Trac on floatations

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B017BT83Z6/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1508773392&sr=8-14&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=weise+1-32

Weise Fendt tool-carrier with beet hoe, was down to £14.45 yesterday but now £15.25 at time of posting

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004DDG9IM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508750876&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=weise+fendt&dpPl=1&dpID=411FARbJGEL&ref=plSrch

A new topic for everyone to post any low priced buys on Amazon in so others can benefit, any ridiculous finds or just discuss the prices. 

Glad your ok Justin, material things can be repaired or replaced as frustrating as it is, living things can't. 

I too can just remember 1987, really frightening night for a 7 year old (me!) and adults alike. 

41 minutes ago, bluegreen said:

You've split the seat Gav !!

I never sat on it so 

Not updated this for a while as I've not been on the farm at all this harvest, I've still been training people all through the period. 

Today I had to do a Pa2 sprayer course on something a bit different though at a large plant nursery in the fens so thought I'd get a few pictures. The machine in question was an 8m wide spraying "robot" which is piloted up, down and across the greenhouses on tracks with a self contained generator on board. It can also pick up a large quantity of plant trays and transfer them to a platform for stacking and transport, all under the control of one man. 

At Dunns Grain in Long Sutton today doing a Pa1 pesticide course for them......I like having air conditioned venues, stops their brains overheating