SPN Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) As the weather has now turned for the better we can expect the lunatics to be let loose on the back roads of Ireland and the UK with tens of thousands of horsepower hauling grass, terrorising the civilians, and suffering from the dreaded Green Fever. Pics and stories here please. I went for a drive today and only spotted one Fendt 716 with a trailed Kuhn mower knocking grass. I drove past three bigger contractors yards but all their kit was sitting idle, although trailers were kitted out with silage sides and mowers were lined up ready to go. Hopefully I'll have a better result, and some pics, tomorrow. Edited May 21, 2012 by SPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford4ever Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Did you not take any pics of the gear in the yards ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I have done a bit of wrapping, raking another farm was underway for tomorrows baling and wrapping but I will be at the yard as log deliveries are still going well and a container is arriving with 22 pallets on for other farmers and contractors for me to unload and then load them when they turn up. I saw a couple of trailers from one gang return home to base yesterday and have seen the Cougar on the move. No actual work seen yet thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Did you not take any pics of the gear in the yards ( No. I Kept moving in the hope of finding some in the wild. The only good photo I missed was a reverse drive 936 with triples, but I plan on getting pics of her in action during the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Well seen a few boys out today and it's the first silage I've seen this year first up when I was a work I seen a guy raking up grass with a MF6480 and a krone 50ft rake then I was all most home when I seen my neighbours which I would do the odd day for there JD men he was mowing down with a JD6630 and Kuhn trailed mower. I'm going to try this year and do a we bit of contacting with the MF375 and the loutis 300 tedding grass and see how thing turn out will call in with the guys next door and see if they want the silage tedded out as its a really dry week wish me luck ha ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 been going for a couplke of weeks this way, seen a good bit of kit running round, loaded trailers ect, just nothing working when i drive round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Boss was talking about doing ours the end of the week, none really dne round us apart from the picture I posted a month or so ago, with this wether quite a few will be going round us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I saw a brand new Claas chopper broken down 1/2 way through a paddock of maize yesterday.An 8530 Deere had pulled it to the side of the road and it was been wintched up onto a low loader trailer on the road side.That contractor is a big Krone user so who knows next spring there might be a diffrant chopper runing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 well there is a hell of alot of silage being lifted in shropshire, thousands of acres done already. college have been going flat out with their trailed harvester, i saw 2 claas jaguars today and a john deere 7550 in separate fields. here are a few photos from the past 2 days i will be catching a local contractor tommorow with a claas jag and a fleet of new hollands currently working at college JD 6210R, 6190R, 7530, 6530, 6230, 6920S, NH T6020, MF 3180 in the other photos NH TM175 with front and trailed kuhn mowers NH T6070 with trailed kuhn college MF 3180 with rake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 last few photos for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillTEF20 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 A fair bit has been done round our way the last couple of weeks... Were about to kick of tommorow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 My friends with the fleet of New Hollands and Claas 950 Jaguar I follow started last weekend and have completed around 300 acres so far including 190 acres at the agricultural college I used to attend, but there appears to be very little else happening just at the moment around the area I live. I'm hoping to be out chasing several silaging gangs over the course of the next few weeks with my camera. Boss was talking about doing ours the end of the week, none really dne round us apart from the picture I posted a month or so ago, with this wether quite a few will be going round us Drop me a message if you get going Patrick ( so long as it's ok with your boss ) i'd love to head over and take some photographs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Well just back from Tedding grass with the MF375 but guys I'm sorry no pics as my iPhone had very low battery and I didn't want it to go flat but the guys next door have started to lift JCB TM 310s on the clamp, x2 JD6630 on 12ton Kane classic silage trailers that just means there not half pipes not old ha ha! a JD 6830 on a pot mx6. And on my way home from Tedding I spoted a MF5460 mowing with a Kuhn 280 trailed mower I also have got the job off Tedding that stuff as well if you don't ask you don't get ha ha! but my dad will have to ted that out as I will have to go back to my 9 to 5 job selling cars I pulled a sicky today to ted grass so I will have to go in and show my face tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 MF6480 with JF FCT950 picking up after the Fendt I saw mowing the other day. I saw three tractors drawing away; JQ 6630 with Redrock 12ton, MXU125 with Dooley 10ton, and a Landini which I didn't get a picture of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyjack590 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 i saw a field mown today the first in the area its not a very heavy crop though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Not great pickings today either. Old NH 05 series harvester after finishing a field and two 1993 Deutz 6.31s drawing away from it. One trailer is an 18ft Dooley, the other is a 16ft but not sure of the maker. Also a brand new John Q 6430 knocking grass with a new Krone mower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Local contractor is out today for the first job - neighbour is gone to draw anyway!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 just a few from yesterday. robert pinches contractors running TM120, TM130, TM155, TM175, T7040, Claas jag 860, JD7530 on the clamp too see more photos from yesterday at robert pinches follow this link to my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.315153045229025.69348.132780906799574&type=1&ref=notif¬if_t=like#!/pages/Jordans-Agri-Photos/132780906799574 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 and last but not least we have walford college at the silage yet again. you can see walford manor in some of the photos and the large woods in the raking photos are the main woods used for the shoots. and the last few photos show a krone swadro 2000 6 rotor rake on a john deere 7830. this is raking all the ground in preporation for the shropshire show this saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) I finally spotted Murphy Brothers at silage. No pics of the 936 and mower, or the JCB loader though. Looks like John Qs are on the way out and Fendts and Newfies are on the way back. 6930 on the rake Pair of Fendt 820s and the Jag 900 One Fendt 820 Newfie T7060 (Here's a vid of their 936 that someone had posted to Youtube) Edited May 25, 2012 by SPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Gough Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Finished sheeting down the college clamp this morning after finishing at about 9:00pm last night. I will post some photos in the next few days butbthe fleet was MF 6465 mowing with Claas mower NH 7840 tedding with a Lely tedder NH 8160 Raking with a Claas liner rake Claas jaguar 850 Valtra, MF 6490, Fendt 716, Fastrac and Claas Arion 610 on trailers JCB on the clamp, along with a Case MXM190 rolling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My friends with the fleet of New Hollands and Claas 950 Jaguar I follow started last weekend and have completed around 300 acres so far including 190 acres at the agricultural college I used to attend, but there appears to be very little else happening just at the moment around the area I live. I'm hoping to be out chasing several silaging gangs over the course of the next few weeks with my camera. Drop me a message if you get going Patrick ( so long as it's ok with your boss ) i'd love to head over and take some photographs. you will be refering to dowsons there david? and did you get my message i sent you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 you will be refering to dowsons there david? and did you get my message i sent you? Spot on Ben, they're based just over a mile away from where I currently live, always enjoy catching up with their fleet of equipment. I've sent you a PM, camera ready and raring to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 when they came to college i was amazed at how spotless and tidy there kit is, them tm's are to die for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 when they came to college i was amazed at how spotless and tidy there kit is, them tm's are to die for Fantastic fleet, very well cared for. They've just bought a New Holland TS115 Turbo with front linkage and it is spotless like all their other tractors. Seem to recall when I was at Askham Bryan 2002 - 2004 Mark Harper did the grass and Metcalfes chopped their maize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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