civilpek Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 this is a competition to see who has the nicest machinery outfit in relation to various aspects of farming. there is no prise other then the nicest Kit title although we'll cover various areas the first round will deal with cultivations for cereals. So post up pics of the gear ye use on your model farms be it using plough or minimum tillage methods, as every farm is different with different policies!!!! on your first post say how many acres your farming and mention the tractor lineup, and try to keep it realistic, pretend finance is an issue on your farms once all the pics are up ill organise a vote, so entries for the comp will close on the third week of April..... gives everyone a bit of time to sort out the best setup. Please dont comment on anyones pics till after the closing date as it has the potential to run off topic So start posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Oliver's cereal growing kit...... Farm is 250ha of silt loam 100ha of clay loam Piler crops for both farms... potatoes,peas/beans,sweet corn. Brake crops for both farms....Barley,clover seed,radish seed,pasture. Tractors used... Fendt....524,512,412,716,924,926 etc etc you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Spraying kit (used for fert also) discing kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Maxi-tilling kit drilling kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 well heres my farm, it covers 1700 acres, 300 of which are potatoes, 800 wheat, 100 barley and 500 oil seed rape. the ground is a relitively lite brown earth soil on the farm, the majority of it is located on flat ground except for 1 unit of 100 acres which contains some steep enough slopes tractors used are: nh 6635, nh 7840, nh 8560, tm 115, tm 165x2 and a tm 190 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 this one shows my spraying and fertilizer applicators, in addition to our own farm 2100 acres is also sprayed on contract on two nearby farms hence and the second photo is harvestin glast summer! we also do 200 acres of beans on contract for another nearby farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Very nice Alan, do you know what you need? A nice big 8 bay machine shed for all the gear ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 well heres mine, 1500 acres ariable and a pig farm to we generally cut using a mf7200,and cart with a mf 6290 and 8 ton marston,also a mf 3680 with marston and a 2725 eletronic again with marston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 baling is usally done wqith the 2640 2wd and mf 24 baler with flat 8 sledge for the small bales or the mf 390t with mf 190 round baler for the round ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 for carting we use a mf3680 again with marston bale trailer ,loaded with a mf290 for the small bales and a mf6920 with marston trailer and the mf teleloader for the rounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 depending on weather over the summer we do sometimes scrub up with the 390t and mf chissel plough,usally over the tracks left from carting the wheat and straw,then plough with a mf 6290 and 5f dowswells,and the 3680 and 5f grassner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 the 390t prepping the field tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 generally power harrow done then with the 2725 and maschino,then drill with the 698t and accord drill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 after drilling we usually roll falt with the 2640 and cambridge roller, over the year we spray with the 3680 and everad unit,although we do use a tramliner to,( can't find it???) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 and for the yeard duties we use a mf690,and the 135 with loader hope you enjoyed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schw84 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 your flat 8 sledge looks gr8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 your flat 8 sledge looks gr8 cheers ,got to finish it sometime,just looking for small enough springs for the mechanism,works like the origonal already,but lacking controls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 is that a JD telehandler which has been painted in MF colours ? looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 it is,just need to make a top for the cab,best use for a jq turn it red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 nice pics Sean ;D, may post mine up but light is crap in the loft....and its like ploughing the red sea :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 post them any way mate,i have started the field boards now,hopefully going to be revesable so i can have wheat yellow one side and soil with furrows ect on the other,svae time when changing round,just need to get something for the standing crop ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 i missed this post \ am i still allowed to post ? if so i'll use the fergies as the fords are already up in another topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 yeah post away! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 i missed this post \ am i still allowed to post ? if so i'll use the fergies as the fords are already up in another topic. might do a DB of some sort got me paint and 3 tone colour but the back end wont be finnished by saturday i should have most of it finnished ,it might even look like a tractor when ive finnished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 here's the spring cultivations & drilling at winterhay farms the farm is approx 2000 acres , of varying acreage for wheat,barley, potatoes & sugarbeet,set-aside & woodland, the land ranges from greyclay > stoney brash > grade A soil. not used all my tractors as can't afford the labour :D the Masseys are flavour of the month so these are what i used : 2640 2wd+sprayer , 6290+fertspreader , 3680 +drill , 8280+centaur6000 , 8280 +plough ,595+loader & 4260 +loader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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