What do you use on the pit?

[Jdeere6910]

Well as the nights are drawing in I thought I would start a topic relating to silage.

Same as title really, what do you or your contractors use on the pit?

And what do you think is best?

Feel free to post pictures

Round at work we have had our merlo, a JD 6920S and suton buckrake and a JCB 434S on the pit. Personally I liked the tractor best but I want to see what you think

[The Tractor Twitcher]

Here's my contribution towards your thread Patrick. As previously mentioned in my own threads i've spent a few days this year in the company of local contractors Dowsons at various locations.

Whilst photographing their equipment they've used a number of different combinations on the clamp alongside some of the farmers's own machinery. For the majority of the time using a buck rake on the tractor's rear linkage. However they have also used their buck rake on the front of the biggest tractor they run, a New Holland T7050, a combination I hope to photograph next year.

 

[IH885XLMAN]

Sure deoderent and body spray ............."It wont let you down "

[Jdeere6910]

Sure deoderent and body spray ............."It wont let you down "

Love it, must do a good job rolling then

[Deere-est]

TM155 with a Grays front buckrake on the front for my ride. Plenty of power and just about enough wieght but hydraulic top link would be the cream.

[Jdeere6910]

TM155 with a Grays front buckrake on the front for my ride. Plenty of power and just about enough wieght but hydraulic top link would be the cream.

Is it good to work with on smaller pits?

and do you have any pictures of her?

[IH885XLMAN]

seriously Patrick we used a David Brown 996 on duels with an old yellow twose push off

buck rake then we went  up-market and got a JD 2850 and a tanco front loader

with muckfork but with extended grass tines fitted very good on the pit aswell

[harvey123]

new holland tm 120 and a terex T250

and sometimes a case cx 130 digger

[Jdeere6910]

new holland tm 120 and a terex T250

and sometimes a case cx 130 digger

Nice action shot mate, which do you prefer to use?

[Tommy Gough]

the contractor that does ours uses a NH TM140 with loader mounted grays buckrake. contractor who uncle works for has 2 silage gangs. one uses a NH T7030 with fornt mounted buckrake. this also has supersteer to turn the buckrake which the driver says is an excellant feature. the other crew make use of a JCB 434

[Deere-est]

Is it good to work with on smaller pits?

and do you have any pictures of her?

Should be photos in my topic in Farm Talk. It's a good combination on all the pits. Some of the farmers put a tractor to roll but generally I keep up  with three trailers and a Jag 840 without too much sweat. Front links and push off on buckrake are plumbed into the loader spool block so I can use the loader joystick. Forward -down, backwards - up. Left - in, right - out. It makes it very nice to use.

[roberthenning]

We use a manatou loading shovel at the minute, nevev been a fan of tractor and buckrake, always prefered the monaverability of the loading shovel and being able to lift the grape that little bit higher

[rich.new holland]

we use a jcb 434s and a jcb 416s with 16 and 14ft fold out buckrakes , and when the machines are being pushed the jcb tm310s comes out to help , she also does the farms with low or tight sheds.

[archbarch]

its been years since i worked a clamp, ive used a Ford 6610 and buckrake and a Manitou telescopic and i can honestly say i prefer a tractor and buckrake more effort=more fun

I would say with modern transmission systems on tractors a tractor buckrake would give any telehandler a run for its money

[Jdeere6910]

Thanks for all the replys, they are really interesting reading

[rich.new holland]

id love to have works jd 6930 on clamp    electric finger tip spools and has front links and boy does she have some power , she would be perfect with a nice 10ft push off 

[Manor Farm]

we use a jcb 531-70 with grays buckrake, but when the jcb cant go any higher we have to have the fendt on the buckrake

[tractorbob]

use a 08 jd 7830 with front allbutt or a 10 6930 fl

[Jdeere6910]

Thanks for all the replys lads

found a couple of bad pictures of our contractors 6920S on the pit at first cut

they are poor pictures but I thought I would post them anyway

[Jdeere6910]

Just another for you

[harvey123]

Nice action shot mate, which do you prefer to use?

i myself have only had the chance to use the tm120 (TM155 is in the picture on the pit)

but i'm to young to be on the pit so i cart with a new holland t6050 or t6070 and 14 ton trailers!

[Jdeere6910]

i myself have only had the chance to use the tm120 (TM155 is in the picture on the pit)

but i'm to young to be on the pit so i cart with a new holland t6050 or t6070 and 14 ton trailers!

I know how you feel, to be only trusted with certain jobs, although carting is still pretty good

[tractortim]

my neighbour uses this little nhthis year in a break from tradition we used this

[rich.new holland]

did you find the loader clumpsy on clamp then ? 

[tractortim]

the loader wasn't too bad, suited it this year as the self load wagon could'n't dump iooff right in front of the pit so was better for lift and shift the grass normally they use the self proppelld forager and tip in front of the clamp then they use front links and buckrake