Tellarian Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Like it or loathe it, silage has become an integral part of the pastoral farming scene. From family run mixed farms, to multi million dairy units, silage has become the principal source of feed and forage. As this forum covers both the mainland and the Emerald Isle, it would be interesting to see who uses what and where?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 It is mainly self propelled around my way but still a few cutting with their own trailed harvester. A lot around me though are nearly 100% baled silage and even the bigger farms wrap a lot of bales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 for grass silage its mainly small scale here trailed. But maize, more popual down here than grass? So for maize self p and a lot combined for maize sticks etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denis086 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 trailed harvesters were all the rage untill about 4 years ago and the nearly all of the farmers switched to wagons its only contractors that have self propelled around here one or two only have baled and then most farms will bale some aswell usually for rented ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05rich Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 there are a few self propelled harvesters around here but their is mainly trailed harvesters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 contractors this way deff self propelled, ,farmers, depends on acreage, smaller are trailed -mid to large self propelled, if not contracted out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painter Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 mostly self propelled arond here contactors do most farms,know of one or two who cut there own silage with trailed machines,a nice bit of baled silage around this way also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Overhere mostly self propelled ( Claas and a few New holland). Also loaderwagons ( strautmann and veenhuis). Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Here is my 2 cents worth.... Over here around me its about 70-30 spf- baled, 90% of the baled are rounds Cant rember the last time i saw a trailed forager working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 well round me its sp's but we run a trailed taarup 10x im the only one in my form at college who runs a trailled forager all the rest use contractors with sp's or they bale everything \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 well... I'm here in the Fens of East Anglia... no silage around me that I know of \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 England best arable land the fens I've read Marky....to good to have grass on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkelfergus Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Pottinger Mex VI for our grass and maize,we have a 3 row header for the maize.Goes very well with 150hp on the front Mostly self propelled contracting set ups with Claas machines otherwise.The college next door have a NH FX375. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 England best arable land the fens I've read Marky....to good to have grass on it. it is OL.. best land in the world I reckon.. very flat... very boring... but there is no better soil to grow a spud on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellarian Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 but there is no better soil to grow a spud on Never been to Bromham then Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Poppyc0ck Steve... you can't beat the old sooty black for Piper, Cara or even Romano... Wiltshire is good in places... granted... but it don't hold a candle to our deepest fen stuff * Any more of this talk and I'll have to mail you some REAL spuds to try :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 near all self propelled outfits round here 1 dairy man lifts his own with trailed jf and another fella with two old krone wagons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boys Mum Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Still using sythes in Zelah .....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 it is OL.. best land in the world I reckon.. very flat... very boring... but there is no better soil to grow a spud on Our soil would'nt hold a candle to the heavnly deep black fen soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 You want me to post you some Ol :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Love some,in a sperate bag so the soil don't mess every thing can I have the book about the farmers of the fens in the early days draining the fens and ploughing it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 a lot of self propelled round but a few trail machines thers a jf 1050 .reco 40 and a few pottingers and and a farm i shear for has a nh525, 3 west 8 tonners,class470 rowing , khun mower and grays buckrake their tractors are 2 ford 7810s 4x4,ford 7610 sq 2 4610s and a lodall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Poppyc0ck Steve... you can't beat the old sooty black for Piper, Cara or even Romano... Wiltshire is good in places... granted... but it don't hold a candle to our deepest fen stuff * Any more of this talk and I'll have to mail you some REAL spuds to try :D to true Marky!!, thats the reason for E.A! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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