Deere-est Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 With their lower centre of gravity it takes more to turn a teleporter over then most. I've always used front buckrake and most around my way use either that or a loading shovel but many farmers use a telehandler when doing their own pit as that is the machine they have anyway. Today I saw two forage wagons. One on the road near Hermon in Wales (Pottinger Jumbo) and the other in a field beside the A48 near Cross Hands (Strautmaan). Wish I could have had a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Is it only in England they use Teleporters for putting up grass on a pit? Would they not be dodgy when the clamp gets high,it doesn't take much to turn them over? plenty over here in N.I. aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claaspower Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm probably mixing them up with the ones you see on building sites and I suppose you'd have to have the boom fairly high to turn it over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Why use a poxy telehandler for a job that needs weight? Big wheel loaders or 200hp+ tractors with buckrakes are all you see at silage over here. One or two use big pivot steer tractors even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claaspower Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Why use a poxy telehandler for a job that needs weight? Big wheel loaders or 200hp+ tractors with buckrakes are all you see at silage over here. One or two use big pivot steer tractors even. I was also thinking that,surely you'd need more weight than a Telehandler for packing the pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Why use a poxy telehandler for a job that needs weight? Big wheel loaders or 200hp+ tractors with buckrakes are all you see at silage over here. One or two use big pivot steer tractors even. The average farmers don't have that kind of kit here Ol, simple as that. Contractors use buckrakes and loading shovels but a farmer who uses a telehandler for every other job on the farm and who does his own silage will more than happily make do with the same tool for what may only be a three or four day job. Oh and telehandlers are far from poxy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I was also thinking that,surely you'd need more weight than a Telehandler for packing the pit you'll find most telehandlers are pretty heavy these days so they aint all that bad for packing but aint all that great either due to there thin wheels, does more harm than good we find! we push grass in with a buckrake on front of the tractor, the wheels on the tractor are filled with water to add extra weight, buckrake itself is pretty heavy at 1.5t empty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 it all depends on how fast the silage is coming in and the size of the clamp. we had 14 ton coming every 15-20 mins, this was plenty of time for us to spread the silage through the clamp and give it a good roll. as we filled the clamp more we got both loaders on the clamp one pushing up and rolling the bottom end and the other spreading it and rolling it at the far end. it works well for college and there budget. it also makes use of machinery they own and gives us younger lads a chance to get involved. i mean who would put a 17 year old on a centre pivot loader or 200+ hp tractor and buckrake with only a bit of experience... no one. thats why college can get us involved and doing most of the field work to help us gain experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 The average farmers don't have that kind of kit here Ol, simple as that. Contractors use buckrakes and loading shovels but a farmer who uses a telehandler for every other job on the farm and who does his own silage will more than happily make do with the same tool for what may only be a three or four day job. Oh and telehandlers are far from poxy!! I know what your saying,realy. Often not always but often farmers with small tractors,not much time to spear etc etc just pay for the chopping contractor to roll down the pit as part of the job so it's all tidyed up in a day. I've never worked on a farm in NZ that did it's own pit silage,all my bosses have said leave it to the contractors they do it all day so will do it beter and our time is beter used doing other work and if the silage is not good you've got more come back on the contractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Silage has just about finished here. Due to the great weather we went straight into haylage and hay afterwards. About two weeks earlier than usual. Here are two Big M II mowers at work from the same contractor. One machine would have been sufficient for this farmer (170 acres to mow) but the second driver was new and had to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 One more for the Fiat fans. 100-90 DT tedding afterwards with a Lely Lotus 1020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Love that little gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Good photos Niels, any idea what acreage those bigM's cover a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 To be honest, I haven't got a clue! I know the chop around 6200 acres of maize annually and just as much grass or more. They run four forage harvesters and four forage wagons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 thats a lot of work :of those bigM's are impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Another twin outfit I saw working a while ago. Claas Axion 820 and Arion 640 both using Schuitemaker Rapide 2085 forage wagons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Now that's a smart photo! I like that machinery a lot :) 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey123 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Neighbours where at it the other week so i got some pics and put a vid/slide show on youtube! Here's the link! Hope you enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Just passed Tommys dad out mowing at Forest Farm Unless a contractor does it of course. Nice bit of grass up by the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I saw Hole crop oat silage is being chopped this week around me,be late enough too,it's early winter now. Class jag green eyes was chopping and a new 926 fendt was on the pit with a buckrake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 ol, when are you guys usally at silage then compaired to us? month wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Because NZ is a long narrow country theres chopping some were in NZ for 9 months of the year. Arable farmers chop silage earlyer than dairy farmers and with diffrant growth pattern of grass and maize up and down NZ your for ever seeing choppers and trucks on the road. Grass is often Spet-Jan Maize is often March-May By-passed seed crops or cereal silage is almost any time of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 we have been baling silage since september and its just starting to finish now.had a really good growing season this autumn.the quality is not in the silage at this time of year but theres no point in letting it go to waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 You've not been around the traps of late Grim,good to see you pop up on the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 170 acres to start at Howards in a minute. Just put the sheet up and now filling in a gateway a bit quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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