Pete Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Lovely layout with some cracking machinery. Love the flash back pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Few recent photos from our silage fleet in action. All fairly cleared up now for the 2015 silage season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wayne D Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 After 4 years of ownership, it was time to hand our Claas 960 back to the dealer. It's been a great machine and we never had any bother or hassle with it during it time with us. We hope that it's replacement will live up to the reputation the Claas has set. It's replacement will be a Krone Big X 580, brave move to leave Claas, and hopefully we won't regret it. The T7070 had the task of transporting the harvestor to the dealers. The guys had given it a wash before leaving. While at the Krone dealers, a Krone Big M had just been traded in, funny enough we knew the previous owner and knew it had low hours and been well cared for. It's one of the last of the Mk1 models made. A deal was done, so we arrived back to the yard with a new machine. It could do with a good clean, but underneath it's been well looked after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillview Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Douglas Agri looking well as always Wayne. Look forward to hearing how you get on with the Krone. Maybe you'll get a contract to lift a few farms grass around the Moira area next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 nice update Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Thanks guys. Yes Hillview, I'll do my best to have something to bring along next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Like your layout thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Our new Krone Big X 580 arrived into the dealers just before Christmas. We said we where in no rush to get it up to the yard, and said it could wait to the new year to get PDI'd and delivered. Some photos of it just after it arrived. We also made the decision to cut down the size of the fleet a little, with the purchase of the Big M and the new Big X, we realised we would have two tractors sitting in the yard even when we are at our most busiest in the silage season. So we decided to sell one of the TM155's and sadly the Golden Jubilee T6.160. The GB was a great tractor, but we felt it wasn't powerful enough do a lot of the jobs we needed it for and usually choose some of the other tractors in the fleet. So it was to much money to have sitting in the yard . I'll get some more photos later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke190 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Great photos and display as always! Was it easy to place the driver in the Big X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 3 hours ago, Luke190 said: Great photos and display as always! Was it easy to place the driver in the Big X? Hi Luke, thanks for your kind words. Yeah it was pretty easy to get the cab off, it just clicks into place. No screws or anything awkard. It popped off fairly easy and I used a Siku driver which needed a little trimming to get into place correctly, but it's pretty straight forward. Any problems let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Called up to the yard today, not much happening for the moment, noticed we could do with a new power washer, as some of the machinery is carrying around a lot of muck after all the rain we have had of late. I've been working on a smaller layout over the last 6 months, it's actually based on my grandfathers farm. In real life it only had two buildings, a hay shed and a cow house/milking parlour. I plan to extend it on my layout to include a smaller 3 bay slatted house and small silage pit. I want to keep it as a small farm and keep some of my older machines and tractors on it. I'll up date this thread as work goes on. For the moment I've sketched out what I want and painted the concrete area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Our local Newholland dealer called today to say they had a new T7.225 in stock, so I stopped in for a look. I think they look much better in realality than in some of the photos I had seen. Hopefully we will get it out on demo in a few weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 hope we get to see it working Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Noticed the 8210 in the background lurking behind the Krone there Wayne........ looks a beast on those boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 15 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: Noticed the 8210 in the background lurking behind the Krone there Wayne........ looks a beast on those boots Ha ha yes well spotted! It's new to my collection, it's a really nice model, but the decals arnt great on it and let it down badly. But I hope to get new ones then I'll get some nice photos of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 8 hours ago, Wayne D said: Ha ha yes well spotted! It's new to my collection, it's a really nice model, but the decals arnt great on it and let it down badly. But I hope to get new ones then I'll get some nice photos of it. Cheers Look forward to seeing a few pics of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Few photos of work around the yard that last while. We decided to stone a bit of ground next to the silage pit where we normally park trailers and tankers when they are not in use. Hoping the stones will help keep the ground drier and stop carrying muck onto the lane way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 i love this layout,great gear,great pictures,i never tire of it Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 13 minutes ago, paulali said: i love this layout,great gear,great pictures,i never tire of it Wayne Thank you Paul. Those are some old pictures from last summer which I found that I had forgotten to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 It has to be said that I like the way you've got your kit weathered up Wayne, not over the top, but just enough to take that newness away from the straight out of the box look looking forward to seeing more of your dio and happen some of your classics breaking into a bit of a sweat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 6 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: It has to be said that I like the way you've got your kit weathered up Wayne, not over the top, but just enough to take that newness away from the straight out of the box look looking forward to seeing more of your dio and happen some of your classics breaking into a bit of a sweat Thank you. Yes I like a light bit of weathering on my models, as you said, just enough to take the brand new look of them and add a touch of realisem. I'm not a massive fan of over weathered machinery, I would like to think if I owned any of the models I have on my display in real life, that they would be well looked after. Ive started to experiment with some weathering kits. It's a fine line between keeping it light and over doing it, but a little practice and I hope to get it right. Below is my attempt at our 7810 work horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 lovely display and detailing, had to go back to page one....forgot what it looked like!, has really come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks FB. My shed arrived from Mason Attic on Friday, I must say, their presentation and quality of product really is excellent. Before ive always made my own sheds from start to finish, but this time I decided to give a pre made building a go. I plan on modifying and converting it into a L shaped building like the sketch below. I'll up date with photos as I go for anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Good value for money apparently ! What was it like to put together Wayne ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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