Oakley Farms Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Soaking wet day in Somerset so popped down to Buglers and picked up an ex demo kuhn drill that was going cheap to add to the fleet as an option for wet weather, decent size being 6m and will run with our power harrow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0025 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 nice drill won't it put some weight on the rear linkage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 is the drill made by uh Alex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 On 05/11/2015, 18:08:03, paulali said: is the drill made by uh Alex? any chance of a reply,im looking for a 6 metre drill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 48 minutes ago, paulali said: any chance of a reply,im looking for a 6 metre drill Off the top of my head there are three 6m drills. This one from Kuhn : http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/008470/universal-hobbies-1-32-kuhn-tt-3500-and--bdsr-6030.html This one from Horsch : http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/002161/universal-hobbies-1-32-horsch-tiger-6-as-and-pronto-6-td.html And this one from Lemken : http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/002066/universal-hobbies-1-32-lemken-zirkon-10-k-and-solitair-9-k.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 1 hour ago, SPN said: Off the top of my head there are three 6m drills. This one from Kuhn : http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/008470/universal-hobbies-1-32-kuhn-tt-3500-and--bdsr-6030.html This one from Horsch : http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/002161/universal-hobbies-1-32-horsch-tiger-6-as-and-pronto-6-td.html And this one from Lemken : http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/002066/universal-hobbies-1-32-lemken-zirkon-10-k-and-solitair-9-k.html thanks Stan,i knew about the lemken,and horsch,i had one of those,it was just that i hadnt seen that kuhn one before,but that kuhn one doesnt look like the one Alex has Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 it could well be a perfect 32 conversion, a lot of Alex's implements are works by cirain (think that's how you spell it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0025 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 or the replicari version as they did a six meter version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 would be nice if Alex could reply,i would know exactly what drill it is then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 6 minutes ago, paulali said: would be nice if Alex could reply,i would know exactly what drill it is then Alex was in Hospital not so long ago,maybe he is back in there again,?? Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 29 minutes ago, catkom3 said: Alex was in Hospital not so long ago,maybe he is back in there again,?? Regards Joe. thanks Joe,i had no idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 He also works full time and this time of years busy for farmers with the sort of acres and crops his real employers run, patience is a virtue after all 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 alex was on here last night and now,im sure he will reply 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Not a great deal happening on farm at the moment, lots of wheat and rape outgoing on Nov movement contracts which keeps the handlers busy, managed to send Mark up to Drews to collect our row crops and some weights that we have been waiting for, still waiting for 2 more to arrive. Philip brought back the pisten bully from Orchard to be put away in the shed for winter. Workshop jobs are now starting and we have changed wheels on our Larrington trailer to bigger wider ones to help footprints, and the 2 black Fendts have had bigger boots fitted. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Tidy wee machines those Pisten Bully's Alex,I really like mine, Regards Joe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Indeed Joe, looking at them they are very fast on the pit and compaction second to none, just starting to creep into the UK. Whats that on the back of yours, a radiator pack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Also a big Pisten Bully fan but prefer to see them on the snow. How long are the tracks expected to last working on the pit? Edited November 8, 2015 by Stabliofarmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 And will they pay for themselves? Glenshee, the Scottish ski centre we visit every year has bought 2 of the larger 600 machines at quarter of a million each, considerably more than a wheeled loader and a lot less practical around a farm year round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) In my opinion and some would argue, one pisten bully will do the work of 2 wheeled loaders on the pit, with consolidation 10 times better, Better Consolidation = less wastage Less wastage = more gas production More gas = higher return = bully paid for? I can see why it is only a machine for very large dairy units and ad plants, versatility is not its strength. Edited November 8, 2015 by Oakley Farms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Fair enough. In real life where models of both were available would a set up like Oakley have bought a brand new one or gone for a second hand 80's/90's machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Def a second hand machine with out a doubt, such a big outlay for a brand new pit machine, only doing AD work too its not the thing many would hire in on dairy farms round here, certainly has great output and capacity, and you know me and tracked machines the other way to look at it is i'll mount a slug spinner on the back for salt spreading and will be alright if it snows! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Or find a hill, abit of rope with a handle on the back of one of the challengers, stick the conditioner back on the Pistiey Beast and open up somersets first ski resort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 It took me a while catching up there Alex, but very interesting pics and updates, some great detail which is constantly improving, well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Hi Alex, enjoying your updates and pictures, it is all on a far bigger area than I'm used to farming. You say the pisten bully gives better consolidation, but aren't they designed for minimum compaction, therefore a wheeled loader would be better suited to pit work? I'm not picking fault, I'm no expert on the matter! I can see that they are able to shift more crop. Are they limited to maize? I can't see them coping with grass easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 12 hours ago, Oakley Farms said: Indeed Joe, looking at them they are very fast on the pit and compaction second to none, just starting to creep into the UK. Whats that on the back of yours, a radiator pack? Yes Alex,an external radiator,a lot of the GreenTech machines have them,their bound to heat up a bit on short runs up and down the pit,I also put two sets of weights on mine thinking extra weight could only be a good thing, Here is a link to Off-Piste Agri http://www.offpisteagri.co.uk/about-off-piste-agri.html Regards Joe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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