jordantaylor Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 I fail to understand why in England's spud growers use a bedtiller? Would'nt the de-stoner set in an agressive position work the soil enough? Or working the land down with a grubber frist be ok? Is the land realy that hard? we use them to allow for easy de-stoning and to reduce the size and amount of clods/stones ending up in the bottom of the furrow it helps to create a finer seedbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Any idea why your boss picked 6 two row planters rather than two six row machines Jordan, no three row bed formers or GPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Any idea why your boss picked 6 two row planters rather than two six row machines Jordan, no three row bed formers or GPS? i think he chose those planters as the tractors we are using are not big enough for the 6 row machines, and we do have 3 row bedformers i will get some photos for you and we do have GPS on the bigger machines, and all of the contractors john deere's and new hollands have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 That'll be nice buddy, 'your own' tractor to use and care for. Hope it is something you like and works well for you and the company. Do you get any say? Even if you don't, at this stage what would be your first choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 we use them to allow for easy de-stoning and to reduce the size and amount of clods/stones ending up in the bottom of the furrow it helps to create a finer seedbed [/quote arh thanks for that.do you drop the clods on the next bed and put the through again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 That'll be nice buddy, 'your own' tractor to use and care for. Hope it is something you like and works well for you and the company. Do you get any say? Even if you don't, at this stage what would be your first choice? it will be good tris, i would honestly be happy with a john deere or new holland, new hollands to me have a smoother gear box but john deeres i feel are more for driver comfort and when im doing 16 hour days in it that would probably be what id need but either way im not fussed as long as it runs well and gets the job done efficiently im happy i do get a say as i think at the end of it they are going to let me buy the tractor off them but still use it to work for them but my boss wants me to set up my own contracting business and so has said when i leave if i need any equipment for contracting they would let me use theres at a small fee. they have been really good to me so far and i can see me having a good relationship with them for many years to come, they have also promised to keep work coming my way aswell so im really pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 i think he chose those planters as the tractors we are using are not big enough for the 6 row machines, and we do have 3 row bedformers i will get some photos for you and we do have GPS on the bigger machines, and all of the contractors john deere's and new hollands have them Aha I see, thanks. I guess it keeps the Polish community at work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 wow, some lovely pics!!!.....expect more questions when i'm settled job wise!!! ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 tanking slurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyjack590 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 are you allowed to just dump slurry like that and how many days a week do you go to college Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 are you allowed to just dump slurry like that and how many days a week do you go to college Very Very surprised at that aswell! If you got caught at that over here God love you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Very Very surprised at that aswell! If you got caught at that over here God love you! well i checked aswell but there are no water courses in the area and its not on a public foot path and it does spread across the feild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 im gonna wrap it up there, i only did 2 tank loads and it only ended up in the field and the photos has been removed as i dont want anybody getting into trouble anyway some photos of other kit in the yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 on another subject look at this parlour, it was great working in it this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyjack590 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 thats a nice small parlour is that on a farm or at college Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 thats a nice small parlour is that on a farm or at college its on the contractors small dairy farm where im doing a bit of work for the moment, it holds 8, its like a real version of the britains model. they have beef cattle now and 90 acres of arable that JRO are planting spuds on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manor Farm Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 we can still spread slurry down here at any field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 thats not what i was doing tim, not going to talk about it now. and look what else they had on the farm, a really tidy old cubicle shed of which they had 2 of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 There are still a few cubicle houses like that down here to Jordan. Be a nice one to build in 1/32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 bit of an update here we can see the crane at the main farm carefully moving the new 40ft grain dryer into place. unfortunatly i was working at the factory all day so didnt get to see it but i will get photos next week if possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 well we are non stop at the moment at JRO. we have been going through all of the kit for the spud plant and we have got down to the tri axle liquid fert tankers, we are just giving them a general service and clean up. we have now got the old grain dryer out of the shed and put the new one in, its about 45ft long. here are some photos of the front liquid fert tanks that we have given a new lease of life and at the age of 16 they look good to me there are also 2 of 8 of our potato planter, and they yard looking a tad bare but when we are planting it will be full to the brim every night of around 40 tractors and equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 here we have the carrot boys massey and harvester. they came down to try and rescue the carrots left ut over winter and t be fair they were not in all bad condition. they had a small case that was taking the covering off the soil, a jd 6830 on floats that was hauling, case??? also hauling, massey on the harvester and another tractor, i think it was a valtra, didnt get to see it much to decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 and the little case, i didnt get photos of the other tractors as they were nt there when i was on lunch (took the photos in my lunch break) oh and the plough that is awaiting the jd 8530 to get ploughing the fields we are planting spuds in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 the new grain dryer (sorry for the pic quality it was taken on my phone) also the shed where the old grain dryer was having the pit made wider as the new dryer can take more grain than the older one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Look at that sky over the Massey - brilliant couple of photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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