Oakley Farms Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 What a dream! I’m glad I have the room to fit all the sheds I want to in but there are some surrounding fields that are rolling countryside that I’d love to build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 Today we have mostly been laying concrete 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Oakley Farms said: Today we have mostly been laying concrete Looking good, what did you use to make the concrete? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 I used stone effect spray paint, there’s several brands out there and they do different colours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 A few cubic meters there ,well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Concrete panels have gone in tonight to retain the higher level 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oakley Farms Posted January 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2022 Second shed frame built tonight, this time an older concrete frame that will be cladded in wood, this will be the old straw shed when Oakley was a dairy farm many many years ago 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oakley Farms Posted January 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2022 Progressing well with cladding the old straw shed, one side and the back now done 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 Farm update The last month has seen some dry weather here in Somerset now allowing us to think about preparing for spring drilling. We are in Limbo at the moment whilst developing the farm from how it was existing to how Simon now wants it. So we are having to rely on outside help whilst we get a workshop and sheds sorted. We have John Webb hedge trimming for us in his McCormick and also had the local sprayer contractor in applying round up to stubbles ahead of Spring Beans. Most of our machinery is currently being stored at Simons old farm in Taunton which will be transferred across to Oakley once we have shed space. We have been stripping back the old workshop to make bigger, reroofing the old straw shed and now cladding the 4 bay machinery shed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oakley Farms Posted February 23, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 Layout is progressing well, have all the banks around the outside of the farm in place and ready to apply some scenics, have started to roof the old straw shed and also built a ramp at the back of the farm for field access 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oakley Farms Posted February 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 The grass is growing 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Looking good Alex, great to see the new farm expanding beyond the carpet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumC Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Coming together well 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 March update Hedge trimming now completed until the autumn, John has done everything he can in the timescale. We have decided to get in CMC crop sprayers to do the bulk of the spring applications, Simon hasn’t yet nailed down a deal on a sprayer so Crawford has been in applying liquid N to the OSR and is now working his way through the Wheats in his 24m Multidrive. Colin will be applying Sulphur to the Rape this week too. There’s a rumour our prime mover is going to be delivered this week allowing us to start ripping up some ground for Spring beans so watch this space as and when that happens. Nice to be starting to get on in the fields as the new farm is being built. Hope to bring some of the machinery in later in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oakley Farms Posted March 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2022 Mocked up one side of the farm last night, not finished but gives you an idea 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 Go well up there old friend 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Very sad news to hear about Julian 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 I have been working on the boundaries of the layout today, adding trees and shrubbery. The old straw shed and farm office are now finished, soon be time to get some machinery in! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 So after over 4 years, Oakley is back and what better way to kick off than the delivery of our prime mover. A 2003 Claas Challenger 85E brought over from our local dealers Claas Western a couple weeks ago after a major overhaul. Hopefully she’ll fit in well here. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I like that Claas alot, great work. The farm is really coming along nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 hour ago, sipher172 said: I like that Claas alot, great work. The farm is really coming along nicely. Many thanks! Will talk more about what has been done to the model later, looking forward to sharing more layout pictures as it grows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oakley Farms Posted March 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Talking more about the prime mover, Simon bought her in good condition from Hawthorn Farms Grainstores up in Wiltshire. It was taken back to Claas Western in Dorchester for a refurb. They replaced the whole undercarriage including new tracks, service, added some bigger front weights. She’s an 85E chipped up to a 95E so just over 400hp. The cab had a valet and Trimble was added for auto steer and was delivered to farm mid March. In model terms with the help of a friend we added a rear hitch off of a CAT 800 range model, also cut the weights off and added a bigger set. Then finishing touches include grease gun, handrails, gps, cb Ariel, toolbox, Michelin man, twin beacons, number plates, sidelights/indicator rails, fire extinguisher and weight block headlights. I think she now looks the part. Edited March 24, 2022 by Oakley Farms 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 We have two other tractors on the farm as well as the Claas, both 724’s an older one with the old shade of green which Simon and myself share and a newer nature green shade which is Colin’s. Playing catch up over the last few weeks as to what’s been happening, I brought the Horsch Tiger back after having some modifications done to the depth control, it has been been used to rip up ground ahead of Spring Beans when the Claas arrived. Colin got the Sulphur on the OSR using the Amazone twin disc spreader and Simons hiab trailer which is a really handy bit of kit for being self sufficient when loading fert or seed. It was bought second hand and put through the workshop over winter for a refurb and re spray. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Nice work on the Claas Alex, Personally I would paint the top of that exhaust either metallic silver or copper paint to give it a worked appearance. Some concrete powder is good for giving tyres and tracks a worked look as well. The layout is looking very nice indeed😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 I was just looking at that today actually, it looks too new. The tracks are beginning to pick up some dust from the stone spray. I’d definitely like to do the exhaust, I’d just like to get it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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