Niels Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 I knew you would come up with this . I like to do a decent job and it took me enough time to keep up with this one during the year. Hence why I didn't opt for two or three blogs. Also I wonder if some people might lose interest if they find the whole Farm Talk section filled with my topics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I think you should keep the DB's as you don't see many doing the work that your family do with them and you also keep them very clean its a credit to your family I would like to see this blog running into the new year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thank you for your kind words Robert. However, I should point out this is not my family. The farmer is just a dear friend of mine and I help out whenever I have some spare time or when he needs a hand. He, his brother and sister make sure the tractors and machinery is kept clean and well maintained and they are a real credit to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Well, it wasn't the last update of the year. Some more stuff happened on the farm. Early December we had a frost so we ploughed some of the light land. This field was onions and will be potatoes next year. Deutz and 3 furrow plough doing it's job. A new piece of kit on the farm! Although it is probably at least thirty years old this 'new' grader is welcomed on the farm. The old one was about to collapse so another one came in very handy indeed. It plays quite an important role grading potatoes and onions on the farm for wholesalers, farm shops and little supermarkets. The other side, with the guards removed. We greased her up, checked the bearings, tensioned the chains etc.. After some angle grinding and welding it now suits our needs and is a lot quieter and better working than the old one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Do many farmers plant a cover crop over there Niels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yes I think over 75% do. Good to grow them in front of sugar beet, potatoes or onions after the wheat has been harvested. Mainly mustard, horse raddish and various (rye) grasses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 hell stick with this one mate, no reason why you cant have a second combined blog going to mind , afterall, you do some great pics and descriptions of your workings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 I know Sean but I can't split myself in two! Will see what I can do but like to keep them seperate so it stays a story and is easier to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) A small update from yesterday. Drain jetting (cleaning drains) after heavy rainfall with the Case 1294 and Sieger drain cleaner. The reel holds about 450m of plastic piping. At the end there's a metal head with a water jet going forward, to cut through the drain, and multiple jets at the back to propel it forward and rinse all the dirt out. We had plenty of rainfall, like they did in the UK, and as you can see the drain jetting was really needed. This field is owned by someone else and will be rented for potatoes next year. The drains are about 30 years old and of the plastic type. Drain jetting is usually done every 4 or 5 years. And that's it. The final update for 2012 . Edited December 29, 2012 by Niels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 we use something very similar at work for clearing our duct work when silted up neils, just mounted on a transit or sometimes a lorry with vacume tank fitted to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 A handy bit of kit - can you do the whole job from the tractor seat? It does look a bit precarious on the bank though! Drains here are clear due to volume of water running down them all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Sean: You see those machines over here as well, often with a water bowser attached, for municipal work. John: We had well over a 1000mm this year but you get a build up of iron ore and some soil in the pipes which blokes them. Sometimes also plant roots and the like, especially as they get older. Most plastic pipes have a cover of coconut fibre rather than a trench with stones. (As we don't mole plough). Drainage over here is always straight pipes so you can jet them, not the herringbone system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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