BC Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Well on the way home last night I spotted the first tractor ploughing in 2010 in my area "a big green un" but it was unmanned and the chap in the JD boiler suit was standing gassing to a chap in a 4x 4 jeep so no photos. On the way home tonight just past the Cairnie roundabout between Westhill and Peterculter I spied one of the Nicol's of Westside Farm Skene ploughing "ley" with a NH tractor and KV 5 furrow reversible. I swung in their road end and walked down to get some shots. It was "old Arthur" Nicol himself who must be at least 75 ish working away in his ever so clean and tidy NH TM155 on a 52 plate. Apologies this one was taken at long range and is out of focus > Westside of Skene or "Westies" as it is know is notorious for stones. Here Arthur is collecting as he goes Back in the furrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 At the end of the furrow Dumping the stones on the end rig Away back up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyjack590 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 nice shots there bill his ploughing is good and straight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Yes I have to agree his ploughing is "straight as a die" as they say.... he is well past retiring age but as I sure some younger people could learn from "old Arthur"....but I will exclude the likes of "jdc" aka John Cranston and invite Me Lordie "Lord Ferguson" aka Marky or Mark to take a look and take some tips...maybe Blues are better ploughers ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash 600 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 nice pictures bill thats one clean tractor not a mark on her great to see some of the older boys still at it show us all how its done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Owner driver tractor that makes a big difference.... I don't think he actually lets anyone else use his tractor ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 For whatever reaso last night Photobucket was playing up. It would not let me copy and I had to expand each image and well frankly I got fed up and turned it off. Anyway here are the remaining shots from yesterday More stones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Some nice work going on there, he certainly knows what he is doing, I used to be happy if it ended up brown side up ;D Even with the stones it looks like good soil, does the plough have to have auto reset in case it strikes one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandboy Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 nice photos bill since its the holidays i might go and see if i can snap some photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Some nice work going on there, he certainly knows what he is doing, I used to be happy if it ended up brown side up ;D Even with the stones it looks like good soil, does the plough have to have auto reset in case it strikes one? Well he has had many years of practice Mike. I remember when his tractor was a C or maybe it was F reg David Brown 990. I'm sure they still have that tractor to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 nice photos bill since its the holidays i might go and see if i can snap some photos Half term alreadyAaron....I need to get a job in school ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandboy Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Half term alreadyAaron....I need to get a job in school ;D Teachers are still at school though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMF Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Teachers are still at school though you need a job at uni. longer holidays, less hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Some nice work going on there, he certainly knows what he is doing, I used to be happy if it ended up brown side up ;D Even with the stones it looks like good soil, does the plough have to have auto reset in case it strikes one? Oh yes Mike the boards were clanking up and down quite a few times as I watched him in action ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Those are nice pics Bill. Looks like pasture being done up....Let us know what happens to that field....if you can follow it along that is...like to know...we dont see plowing in my area up north plowing is out of date in our area...now use nothing but harrows....tillage equipement....I think because we are so flat the wind would blow most of the topsoil away...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Well Rick I pass that field daily Monday to Friday on my way to and from work so yes good idea I will take shots throughout the season. I suspect it will be barley and grass sown in with it but that's just my guess ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 On the way home yesterday I spotted this MF 6490 on an 09 plate ploughing with a 5 furrow reversible just beside one of the Marshall trailer farms "Mains of Congraig" just up the road from Clinterty Agricultural college. Apologies but light was not too good since the field is shadowed by a line of tall trees ...well that's my excuse anyway ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 I gave the driver the thumbs up and when he turned he pullled up alongside me switched of his engine and opened the door and we had a right "news". I always ask folk "I hope you don't mind me taking photos buts its for FTF " Anyway he did not mind and responded "take as many photos as you like as long as it's not me" Turns out it was not Marshall's he was a Bremner from the farm on the road from Clinterty Kinellar to Kingswells. Thr tractor is fitted with John Deere GPS so there is a bit of green and yellow on her too. They are tattie growers and said that GPS is great for tattie drilling and said that you could work well into the night and achieve perfectly straight drills. He was saying that it probably paid for itself within the first year. He also said that Kenny Marshall was not convinced about it and Marshall Farms don't use it despite farming in the region of 3,000 acres. Now that is what we call a big "toon" in Aberdeenshire. In our chat the weather in general came up and well he said that this was the first day out with the plough because of the snow and wet. He said that his father and grandfather always said never plough down snow since it puts cold into the ground. He said that he once did it with endrigs on a field and when it came to combining he saw a distinct difference in the height of the crop. I have never heard of this before but the chap assured me he would never plough down snow again ;) Anyway enough chat and on with the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMF Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 great pictures Bill! as for the "rocks" more like boulders haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yes Alex Aberdeenshire does have a fair amount of boulders ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 great pics Bill, thats right about the snow after a certain depth the soil temprature doesnt change so if you plough snow you get a cold layer. That looks lovely soil up there, but even with good soil there arent too many so called ploughmen that can plough up grass?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 The Grampian Supermatch ploughing match is scheduled for tomorrow at Auchterless. I'm toying with the idea of going along to see the professional ploughers but I really have things I need to get finished at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 is there a tradition of doing the ploughing this time of year in Scotland for a ploughing match to be held??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Interesting Bill - never heard of ploughing down snow being bad. Occasionally I've ploughed wet land with a bit of frost to hold the tractor up with no ill effects. Lovely barley land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 is there a tradition of doing the ploughing this time of year in Scotland for a ploughing match to be held??? Well most of the ploughing matches have been cancelled due to the bad weather and that means the entrants for the super match will be down too since some ploughers won't have earned enough points to qualify for this match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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