Richard de Florennes

As a aristoratic delegation of English Earls and Lords was visiting our neighbours farm here in Germany today, there was a small exhibition of "our" most important implements - here are some pictures from early this morning:

because this fenced field was too small to have the trailer attached to the baler; you could hardly make a full turn there with just the baler attached to the tractor. However, as business was continued today on a larger field, where the elevator could really be used according to its purpose, the farmer seemed not to be keen too much on removing and then assembling the elevator again just for a dozen bales. However, the quality of the bales was not effected by falling three metres down to earth and the "horse family" seemed not to mind some physical work.

That was just because the male members of the family always commented on their driving skills, although she was a master craftswomen regarding driving. By the way, there was not seat in this tractor, she had to sit on a small metal pole, which might explain her look ...

girs power - power girls:

Don't know - I am just a farming and farm implement fan - not a farmer. The blieve this small-scale farmer has no other trailer available - so there was no choice. By the way, as far as I know, the strict weight consideration in the Uk (police!) are different here - we are allowed to transport far heavier loads on our trailers, in general. By the way, the girl riding the tractor seems not to have any problems handling this trailer ...

Old Baler going home:

Renault Classic:

Nice landscape:

"Look at this large, highly erected bale-loader"

Nice view:

Joining for a ride:

frontal view:

Twilight image: hurrying in front of advancing thunderstorm - girls waiting for the next load:

still waiting for business:

First load is coming soon:

First test run of the season:

Ready for action:

work almost finished, and than home ...

another perspective:

John Deere and PM/Zweegers "Stella" hay tedder:

Very nice pictures, love the new holland and the nice Netherlands landscape - just like here at the lower Rhine area, just a few miles away ...

So which trailer of the current Britains selection (or Siku) would you recommend for this scene (as you may have discovered, I like the colours of Tractors and implements to be fitting, although probably no real farmer will choose an implement because of the coulour fits to the tractor, does anyone?)

and a final one:

another view (can I use the Marston silage trailer also for barley in real live or is this unrealistic?):

With just two weeks expected until the beginning of the barley harvest here in our area, it was time to prepare my farm dioramas for the season. Here is a first one: