farmernick06

Good pictures there mate and some big new kit to feast your eyes on.....

Thanks Mart, yeah it's an experience to start a fresh and get to know the new drivers and some fresh machines 

very nice did you open the door on that new holland and have a nose

Yeah i did, well the top half was already open so i couldn't see the harm of me sitting in there for a bit. Until i saw the 7930 coming over the hill  But the new guys seem like dudes to me 

And came back a few hours later to see the 7930 back at work. Enjoy, any questions feel free to ask 

Oh forgot to add these

And the nam of the contractors, i think there from Canterbury but my neighbour who knows alot more says that they came down from Cambridge  \

Also near by was this little beauty, there with a Vegcraft trailer full of seed for the 7930.

Well it was there  :

But this is what sold me!

Yummy!

Well some interesting times have occured on the farm i walk over with the dog, the source of 80% of my pictures. They recently have hit bankcrupcy, there boss fired and they've had to sell of most of there machinery. Bad times.

Ever since i've been a nipper watching them they've used Deere, im in love with Deee tractors. But with the farm in new hands ( well im not sure whats happening ) they have brought in new contractors.

And my first real look at them today at work, with these two little beautys. One a Claas Ares something or other and the other a John Deere 7930.

It does look strange what there doing. Basically something bent on the drill, i think it was the markers but im not sure and they've got it off the drill and using the Ares' front linkage are bending it back straight  They seem like my kind of people 

nice pics Nick, ones i see out near Soham are harder to get to! :)

Thanks Ben, luckily theres footpaths between every field where i am so you can pretty much get to everything  This was left right next to a path so i just had a butchers hook 

I was told by my Mum that i should play rugby today because it's an important match instead of playing rugby, however as soon as i got there i was told that i was playing because i was too big, the other team had brought the wrong age group.

Training was pants  Wasn't entitled to a free match hot dog  Then had to sit in hospital all afternoon with my aunty  \

Bit gutted, buts thats life eh  \

Oh i didn't know UH was releasing one, i thought the top one was the Siku version. Hmm i prefer the UH one looks more detailed in places.

Wish UH were doing the Kuhn style spreader instead of this one however  \

Awesome - a factory on wheels

Pretty much Mandy, im not sure how much processing or packing or whatever needs to be done on the farm or they may take them straight from the farm to be loaded on a lorry  \

That's amazing... never seen one of those \ How many people can work at a time Nick sweetheart?

There quite an interesting machine, there are loads around here  \ Im not quite sure Mandy, at the front theres 6 of those cella-tape stands for wrapping on the platform so im assuming about 12 in the front maybe 4-6 in the back? Something like that, quite a few they need minibuses to shuttle them on the field 

Isn't that a Siku piece?

Yeah go on guys, get loads of pictures.  And a nice report would be nice, and maybe someone could add say conversion of the show and a few bargains etc 

if health and safety heard about that they may not be too impressed 

i was going to ask how he see too,

Im really not sure mate  But i know they do when planting them  [

Don't tell my uncle he's a health and safety officer .. HIIISSSS

heck its a mobile marque  :D how the hell does the drive see where hes going then with that fixed to the front

You could have a mini disco in the back  :D And im not sure Sean, infact im not sure there is a driver until the end of the row then he jumps in to turn around. I know they do that when planting the lettuce. It's on 'cruise control' almost. Unless there is a driver and if he looks out of the door to see if he can see the tracks between the rows  \ Im not quite sure, i can't really see because of the conveyors  \

I love it, i love it, i love it!

Stunning mate, got a soft spot for that look Massey 

Some aweesome pictures there Sashca! Everythings on row crops! I love it  Specially loving the JD pics, definetly that sprayer combination.. YUM! Thanks for posting, keep them coming 

Thanks mate.. thats very interesting... I love all the machinary they have in our trade 

I do too is a bit different 

Well done young Nick... I buy tonnes of lettuce... but I've never seen a machine like that working... what sort of lettuce are they picking... looks a bit like green batavia... or possible cos  \

Thanks Masseyboy 

Thanks Marky, thought you might post in this topic  The lettuce is iceberg lettuce  It's quite an impressive thing to watch working or to look around when its left on it's own for a few minutes. 

I really like that mate, looks the mutts nuts, really does. Keep up the good work, keep us posted on what you do   Niice conversion  

And lastly a look in the back which can only be described as a mini warehouse, here it will probably be boxed. Then stacked and another tractor will cart the boxes back to the packhouse or farm warehouse.

And then lastly a few random pictures i took

Emergeny hit button  \ Im not sure

And lastly underneath the raised platform in the front was a small red wire, this being on the end. Im assuming this is like a last chance cable you would find on a chipper machine. Basically if you full under you can pull it and the whole machine would stop. I may be wrong so someone can correct me if i am 

Now were going to go a bit closer, i found this one by the edge of a field waiting to be moved. I took my chances and got a few sneaky pictures. Some are a bit absract 

Firstly were going in the front

As we can see the lettuce is picked and then passed onto the raised platform where it is then wrapped.

The wrapped lettuce is then sent down a conveyer into the back

Well i got a few pictures a while ago during the lettuce harvest of the veg packers, not really a technical machine as most of it is just a canopy to shield the workers. But nevertheless a striking machine.

Here are a few from the front, as we can see it drives over the rows of lettuce and the workers underneath pick them.

And here are a few of the whole of the 'rig'.

They were running two, one on a Case MX100C and the other on a John Deere 6400

;)

Thanks to Geoff (TopTractor) for the pic

She looks a beast, any ideas of price? ?40 like the Deutz Ltd editions?

Been a bit wet and misty down here today, been alright around mid day but has been a bit chilly and bucketed down at others