Oakley Farms Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 An Oakley Farms inspired cultivation set up?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Might well be Alex! . Here is their drilling outfit: http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp4256.html They run a Lexion 780 as well. http://www.awtfarmservices.co.uk/ Edited March 28, 2015 by Niels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Thats Andrew Tetlow from AWT Farm Services, here he is in person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 And here is a vid of inside one of their 770's by Mick Frost, AWT Farm Services were on ones running the Sainbury's Lexion 600 in with Camgrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) I havnt posted in a while but found the hiab debate interesting in newzealand thoose little 3m hiabs are almost standard especially on the newzealand made allen custom drills the cranes are used to unload from curtain aide lorrys left in the fields works well one block the company i work for is drilling is 4500hectares so thy get a lot of use over there Thanks for the heads up dent,some interesting drills on their web site,http://www.allencustomdrills.co.nz/cms/component/portfolio/3-allen-custom-drills/3-h-d-series.htmlespecially the H-D and T-D series. Regards Joe Edited March 29, 2015 by catkom3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Trying to get the last dose of fert on the rape before stem extension is becoming critical, as it races through its growth stages, 3 days lost to high winds, the only window this week coming looks to be tomorrow until 4pm. The next 2 weeks are also critical for bean weevil spotting with 1200 acres of emerging spring beans. T0's on wheat are tentatively going on as leaf layer emergence contines ensuring we target the correct leaf, drilling date and variety are also having a bearing effect. Never a dull moment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Ah plenty of videos it seems Alex. Chris Carr has done his share but not a fan. I have visited their Sainsbury's 600 back in 2010. Some impressive farms up that region. Good luck with the spring work this week! Nothing but rain and storm here. Good for the markets, bad for getting work done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Oakley Farms offers seasonal work on its farms. The bulk of these positions are available over harvest (July – October), with the occasional position being available from spring onwards. The jobs are many and varied from general farm and tractor work to operating modern large-scale machinery and grain lab technicians, Good terms of employment are offered with excellent working conditions. This is an ideal opportunity to increase practical farming experience for agricultural students and an excellent introduction to the industry. For full details of positions available please enquire within. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Why not put liquid fert on Alex to keep the show on the road, a cookie is better than missing dinner. Good movies Alex,Interesting Andrew Tetlow saying his old combine (that's not really old) needed cleaning down each day. Edited April 1, 2015 by Light Land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 At the mo Ol we don't have storage for liquid fert or nozzles for the sprayer, still in transition period, but we did manage to finish the rape today, all up together now for a day or two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Well im glad to see the back of last weeks windy weather, a more settled outlook has allowed things to regain momentum. The end of ladt week did see a window of opportunity to spread the fert on the rape in N Petherton, with such a short window both spreaders where allocated to finish the job. However this did not come with out its problems, the last field saw Dan chew the gearbox up on the old Rauch spreader and then when pulling the handler back he blew the 68's head gasket only to be lowloadered back to the workshop. Now the spreader was overcome easily with a phone call to a good friend of mine Tom Shepard of Amazone South West area alerted me to a second hand spreader one season old being sold by our biggest competitor locally, Hopkins. The deal was closed after a quick look. The 68 on the other hand is still poorly in our workshop. During the windy spells we still put ourselves to good use and made great progress with the new grainstore, now with the inclusion of a new weigh bridge office/lab, upstairs estate office and grain marketing suite for Frontier, still have upstairs windows to fit but it has been dressed in local hamstone to keep in fitting with local buildings. Vaughan's also came out to give the 50 hour service to both new handlers and Mark went ahead and fitted the Amistar kit to the new planter along with cutting RSJ's for a fodder beet clamp for farmer Stewart Elliott. With all these little jobs now behind us and a settled outlook on the horizon attention now turns to spud planting, fert is on, yesterday we turned over 100 acres with the topdown to dry for a day or two, the bulk of the T0's are finished and James is in today to finish the last tank load at Yarlington before making a start applying Proline (prothioconazole) to the rape as its at stem extension stage. And im just about to put this baby to work (courtesy of CJ Cox) turning over more spud ground, lets see how she does, maybe slightly optimistic on the Topdown! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) vaderstad quote 220 to 270 hp for the 400 topdown so the valtra should just be ok Alex Edited April 5, 2015 by paulali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 TD 700, 400-470hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 ah yes,i forgot yours is a 700,the valtra will struggle with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Why would the valtra struggle paul , Shes rated at 400 hp !And on the plus side our finer soils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Love the new building superb great addition to farm layout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Why would the valtra struggle paul , Shes rated at 400 hp !And on the plus side our finer soils really,i didnt know it had that much hp,i should engage brain first 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Grain shed looks good Alex, Whats the price of wheat there now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboy Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Not looking good id say , good job im now only a toy farmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Grain shed looks good Alex, Whats the price of wheat there now? Not sure on current spot price mate but futures closed one week ago at ex farm £133/t so optimistic, im sure its a different story by now which such volatility in this market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Some building that grain store Alex, how large is the layout now, I asume it's in a spare room? Or the loft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Not sure on current spot price mate but futures closed one week ago at ex farm £133/t so optimistic, im sure its a different story by now which such volatility in this market. Is that feed wheat Alex? that's low all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Some building that grain store Alex, how large is the layout now, I asume it's in a spare room? Or the loft Thank you Sean, I'm pleased how it turned out. The layout is in my spare room and pretty much takes up all the floor space now, any future expansions will have to be else where! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 .....its that time of year again! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 image.jpg image.jpg .....its that time of year again! spuds Alex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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