phil phoenix Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 We are in peak silly season in these parts, Maize, Potatoe's, onions & sugarbeet all being harvested locally and cultivation's/drilling in full swing now. Tractor spotter's heaven😄 I caught up with Pretoria Energy's brand new Claas 990 in an appalling field of late sown maize. There must have been 15 trailers parked in the field waiting their turn in the sparse crop. Mostly Irish boys with JD/ Massey/NH tractors and irish trailer brands. Also a couple of P.E own Massey 7719S fleet ferrying adblue and cleaning the road. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 HC Beale's Claas 970 & Kemper header plus JD fleet and contractors black MF. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Field Estates farm over 5000 acres locally with a large potato acreage, they own several JDs a pair of Fendts and a few very old Ford 7840s. They also hire in some JDs for peak times and for the past two season's they contract in three Irish tractors & operators from Gamble Brothers! This year they have a nice 7720S plus two lovely 7719S tractors. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 What trailer is behind the black MF in the HC Beales pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack390 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 4 hours ago, SPN said: What trailer is behind the black MF in the HC Beales pictures? Warwick I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Yes it was a 20 tonne Warwick and they had two of them, here's the second one behind a T234 Valtra. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 (edited) I took these pictures of G.Shropshires new JD 9900i and one of their large fleet of JD tractors. Got some even better pictures of them today which need uploading. I got to speak with the main man's son who is taking over the reign's. Sadly he plan's to move all their kit over to John Deere due to JDs technological/data superiority across the full range of machines. Unfortunately for Fendt they don't have access to the US military's GPS system (unlike JD) and Mr Shropshire wasn't impressed after using trimble set ups for the past 10 or more years. I like to see MFs and NHs working on his estate even though they are 95% hired in, but they may be gone in years to come as JD get more and more competitive due to scale and fewer dealers who place mega orders and get big discounts. He also has just bought an X9 combine as well, that's the 13th on my patch since 2020!!!!!!!!!!!! And its replacing an 8 year old Claas Lex 780 that hasn't had a spanner put on it either. How deflating for Claas, they weren't even asked to quote by the sounds of things. Edited October 6, 2023 by phil phoenix 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 My upgraded Lumix camera takes much better pictures than the old one, and its the colour red that benefits most. In the past my MF pictures looked more like a shade of tomato soup rather than red☹️.......but not anymore. I took these photo's of a local MF exclusive farm lifting potato's right next to a river embankment, hence the high angle of the shots. They had recently bought three brand new red Bailey trailers to go behind their tractor fleet which comprises modern 7726,7719,7718S machines plus older working classics such as the original 3120 in the pictures🥰 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Lovely weather here today and plenty going on: 3 New Hollands from the local farm, T7.245 drilling and the T7030 and T7.210 both ploughing Also saw a Fendt 824 with triple mowers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 One to make Sean sad😄 30** I guess 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 A bit of over the hedge maize chopping 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Finally caught up with a brand new Deutz Fahr 8280 in Java Green, initially on its way back to the farm and then the next day on a combi drill. Quite a rare tractor but certainly deserves more sales. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 A few more random pics taken recently. Including the first Fendt 728 too arrive at TNS Littleport. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 New Fendt 700s at TNS Littleport. Green 728 and a very nice 726 in blackwhich I think I prefer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Anyone know what is a typical tonnage for an acre of Marris Pipers? 10 or 20 tons per acre?? I know the price is going up because the local lads are buying more new tractors. Garretts bought a new JD 7R330 last year plus a surprising black Deutz Fahr 7250. Well this summer they added another DF a 8280 machine and whilst photographing on spuds yesterday they rolled up in another new 73 plate DF, a Java green 7250!! That makes for three Deutz and three Deeres in their yard. And the Deutz dealer is 40 miles away!!!!! They wanted faster tractors as they haul upto 25 miles away from base and the DFs are 60kph and p*ss over their JD 6155Rs which only do 50kph. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirTainly Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 The potato people were working next door this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Contracting firm arrived and made very light work of some maize a couple of miles up the lane. 2 JD choppers, a 9800 and a 9900 plus at least 12 tractors and trailers plus another JD that looked like it would be on clamp duty and another with a tool trailer? A Loadall went up in the midst of all that but I’m not sure if it was part of the gang. the tractors included 2 New Holland, 3 Fendt (inc a 728) one Fastrac and the rest were Deeres including 3 6R 250s. I attempted to go and have a look with the camera chickened out, so unfortunately all I got was this phone photo of the 2 choppers as they were leaving 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Heres a few CASE tractors for Smithy. The local Velcourt farm were working 3 fields side by side. Lifting beet in one with a mighty Grimme Rexor, huge machine and really quick as well, plus a new Puma 240 on the cart. Next field there were two more new 240 Puma's on spud lifting, with yet another Puma 240 on the drill in the background. And in the last field following the spud boys was a new CASE Rowtrac 380 with a big HeVa cultivator. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Seen these today just lovely 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) Been out and about again, so much smart kit around the Fens😎 I forgot to post the new CASE Rowtrac 380 pic I took when I pictured the four 240 Puma's. All Velcourt kit. Such a shame that JDs 8RX has decimated CASE's Rowtrac market☹️ Next up was Pretoria Energy with their broken down Jag 990 and a fleet of idle trailers (about 20 at the final count) And then their newer 990 arrived just before it lashed it down with rain yet again🙄...........must have been a very expensive day with very little work achieved. And they still haven't returned to finish off the last 20/30 acres at Southery which is now falling over dead. Edited November 8, 2023 by phil phoenix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Caught up with HC Beale and one of their two JAG 970's working locally. Got a nice fleet of tractors, their own 6R.185s & hired in 155s plus a new Fendt 936. I already photographed the MFs & Valtra's their contractors are using. Can't beat maize for entertainment, so many tractors & trailers roaring around🙃 Along with Beale's maize run the local farmer Wortley's were lifting beet with a big Holmer harvester which was easily keeping a pair of NH T7.270's and bailey trailers very busy. I had forgotten how quick modern day beet machines were!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Seen these across road from the Borderway Model Farm show . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Last pictures of this years maize were few and far between, thats because H C Beales JD 6R.185s kept getting stuck! They were running three of them with the specialist Dezeure trailers which raise up and then eject their load into a waiting wagon, providing the trailer isn't stuck in the middle of the field that is🙄.......to be fair the going was incredibly soft but the crop had to come off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Meanwhile at the Deere dealers another 6R.185 awaiting collection by Edgeley farms, note that lovely leather seat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) I took this picture at the local dealers (in heavy rain) of brand new Gen7 Fendt 728 & Gen6 Fendt 724 You can clearly see the size difference here. I would say the 728 is the same size as bigger JD 6R's now. Edited November 26, 2023 by phil phoenix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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