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I reckon that has to be worth a second for such a poor explantion for how you got your numpty! Just like the dog ate my homework at primary school.

Really does depend on what you are kitted out for, as in; Machinery, yard space available, labour, livestock and finally feeding methods. Really does depend firstly with space and yard layout, as in some people do and most people don't have space for a silgae clamp in their yards as they use up valuable space all year round. Whereas bales stacks can easily be made off the farm at little cost and are gone by March/April leaving at least 3/4 monthes of free space, which is more important in yards. Secondly, machinery available does play a large part, as chopped silage requires a lot of seasonal kit. By this I mean machinery which only has a few monthes at the most use within the year, as in choppers, a number of purpose built trailers, tractors to pull them and addiquite staff to drive them which leads into my third point, as chopped silage requires a lot of staff all at once within the year. On the other hand to having short-use purpose built kit, farmers and contractors who use baled methods, a lot of their machinery will have two uses; As in Balers, trailers and some grabs which can also be used on the straw job. Finally, feeding methods also plays a large part due to livestock and their requirements. By this I mean that different animals require different diets. Dairy cattle need a stable and balanced diet with high levels of energy a protein for high milk yields. Whereas Beef farmers feed food which allows cows to throw big and hungry calves, who's needs can me met in order for them to be fattened promptly and successfully. Hope this makes some sort of sense and is of some use to you.

Simon mate, I would have had some fun there and stopped in a gateway near your mates farm and popped the Massey on the lowloader and pull it into the yard......they'd never had known!

Ah ok, just looked abit on the dull side.

What colour primer did you use mate?

Just what I want for the fat and store cattle next year.......you couldn't scale her up to 1:1 could you Graham?

Nice work Dan. What wheels are they on the mono?

Yeah, but try and make it a standard fit for as many UH loaders as you can, then you can make a whole range of attachements. ;)

May well have to....but which one is right?

Well date wise yeah, but only a whole year out.

Happy Birthday people. Jamie is Agrimodels isn't he? \ ;)

Why do you think that Nick? They're just re-making tractors which worked very well, (e.g. the 35x) at a fraction of the cost to make, as the tooling was all available from MF. Horses for courses though mate, I know it doesn't have the appeal for collecters over here, but abroad where they're much more affordable, you'd struggle to find a better tractor of this type. Even in the UK there is a market for them, with I know of 4 within 10 miles of here, not suprisingly in the equistrian market as you get a good spec'd up machine with a warrentee as opposed to a 40 year old machine with risks. But personally I'd have a MF due to its pure charm and character. ;)

Hmm can see a lot of conversions coming from those....good chasis and loader- just look at that pipe work!

Had that exact thought myself earlier....could be onto a winner with that if it worked Blake.

Smart idea Blake, just could prove difficult to cast as I don't think you'd be able to make a usable mould for it. \ May be wrong though. :)

Bloomin eck WeeNash, just how much kit have you guys got? All new-ish as well! Only livestock lads over here who can afford new-ish tractors are either arable aswell or contractors. Even the 600 head dairy farmers only run clapped out DB's and a Loadall!

Ah not really a common thing anymore, some schools have moniters, but I go to a grammer school, so is all very traditional. Yeah CV and university application forms are why I applied for it for the reasons you stated. ;)

No I got colours for my blazer, which is just gold ribbon for above my pockets. Really pleased actually as I only started there in September. ;)

Got officially made up as a prefect, so erm top-buttons up people! *

Firstly, when is it? As in which week in February. Secondly, Is it worth going to? Finally, who's going or been recently? \

Oh reminds me of driving round country lanes in the summer at about 10k with the mower folded up, not the greatest fun I have to say.

I have both the wide and narrow ones cast in resin now.......PM me.

Who where you working for?

About right.

Yeah really good set-up mate, just the lock on the tractor isn't as good as the standard, but works well enough, just make sure you buy them from the dealers as they are much cheaper.