whincebros Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Cracking update! What are your rw manure spreaders based on? Or are they threeoaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 3 hours ago, whincebros said: Cracking update! What are your rw manure spreaders based on? Or are they threeoaks? Cheers neil, they are universal hobbies triathlon spreaders ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 11 hours ago, b_emmons said: Great update Julian Cheers Brian , much appreciated ! Good to hear what people think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 With the weather still mostly holding out at the end of last month 95% of the drilling finished all be it a few acres here and there which are on wet clay ground being left as long as possible to get maximum drying conditions , a job for the 3 meter to do , straw being delivered to various customers and also at the Dairy unit now that all our own cows are on winter tmr , Smart agri just delivered our 2 hand pivot steer , nice tidy bit of kit and low houred , 1 at job unloading a load of nitrogen fertilizer which was ordered back at the beginning of October while the price was still relatively low , Hedge trimming picking up pace now , prob the 2nd trimmer going on next week as 8 customers already on the phone wanting us asap as some of last year's hedges got 2 years growth . Boys in the workshop still busy as new feeder wagon in for few alterations and fodder beet kit ready for a once over 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_emmons Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) nice update Julian Edited November 4, 2018 by b_emmons added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Nice loader.thanks for updating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Love the workshop, so much detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tractorboyjules1977 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 Mid November update , drilling all now finished , the last 25 acres or so a long way behind the early drilled stuff but at least we got it all in ,with that attention turning to harvesting the carrots probably in the next week . Beginning of this week fodder beet harvest began , pretty good conditions especially on the slightly hilly parts of the farm , at the moment just picking days in between other jobs , the 1st loads being destined for the cattle part of there winter rations , potatoes being moved up to Branstons this week at a fair old pace , apparently shortage of good potatoes around this area , thankfully giving us a good price , Smarts Agriculture recently being up to do a service on the 7310r which is so far looking to be a shrewd purchase , Everything now seeking to be clicking in to winter mode ! 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Busy few weeks at Orchard dairy , finally the new silage pits are finished and the new concrete yard , after months of planning and building to bring the yard more up to date providing plenty of room , on the cow side the arrival of a further 45 cows into the high yielders , now pushing the numbers up to where we need them and keeping the stockman team on there toes , Back at HQ both hedgtrimmers now hitched up and ticking along nicely day in day out 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 That time of year again after a busy few weeks leading up to the Christmas period , time for the gates to close for a few well earned days off , hedgetrimmers back in the yard , wash off and grease up ready for the new year , last load of beet for today going up to the Dairy unit to see them through the next few days , the umbilical getting ready to pull out and return to the yard , back in the yard just enough time for the boys to sort out the security light before everyone potters off for Christmas , From all of us at Orchard we wish you a very happy Christmas 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Another crackin update .julian .happy Christmas and a happy new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Thanks for update ,Merry Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tractorboyjules1977 Posted February 1, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2019 1st update of the new year , Orchard working flat out at the minute with snow due , all hands to the pump trying to get jobs completed before the white stuff arrives ! Slurry tankers on flat out , emptying lagoons up at Orchard Dairy unit , and trying to fit in 4 other customers , The slew back in the yard for maintenance work and a long overdue clean off before he goes out next week redying 2 new silage pits for Coombe farms . Thursday got a call from Branstons Potatoes wanting 4 loads of potatoes in before end of week , needless to say the potatoe grader been pretty busy , with more deliveries pencilled in for next week ! Getting ready for the snow attaching the bucket and brush before we get caught short , ideal tool for keeping the track clear .End the week looks like it's number crunching in the office ! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Looks exellent Julian, like the slurryKat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 48 minutes ago, Ferret90 said: Looks exellent Julian, like the slurryKat Cheers ferret , cheap but does the job ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Looks good .like the jd loader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Trying to juggle jobs left right and centre , not enough tractors and not enough drivers at the moment , with the weather being kind to us at the minute trying to keep on top of things in case the weather changes . We've got 350 acres of ploughing booked in ready for spring operations , trying to keep the plough moving so dieseling in the field saving on trips back to the yard !! , the cultivator ready to go out with 200 acres in front of him , Just thinking of going out with the sprayer to burn off few overgrown stubbles before we hit it with the cultivator , At least hedge cutting nearly finished only a few more days left and we should be nearly all wrapped up , unless the phone rings again ! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 With the 1st week of march out the way and a few good weeks behind us seems like we're on top of things lately , most of last week taken up with 4 spreaders out and loading shovel out either up at Orchard Dairy emptying out the solids in the lagoon or around a few local customers getting rid of field heaps , must say the weather has been on our side so has been ideal for traveling to and from field , Back at Orchard HQ the 1st application of some p&k being applied to a few acres of sickly looking wheat fields ! Yesterday back down to a bang with the weather , ideal workshop time with the scraper tractor in for a good service and Smarts Agriculture have been in sorting out the knackered boom on the JCB telehandler , good chance to catch up maintenance wise !!! 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_emmons Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I like the fuel bowser Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0025 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 7:09 PM, tractorboyjules1977 said: With the 1st week of march out the way and a few good weeks behind us seems like we're on top of things lately , most of last week taken up with 4 spreaders out and loading shovel out either up at Orchard Dairy emptying out the solids in the lagoon or around a few local customers getting rid of field heaps , must say the weather has been on our side so has been ideal for traveling to and from field , Back at Orchard HQ the 1st application of some p&k being applied to a few acres of sickly looking wheat fields ! Yesterday back down to a bang with the weather , ideal workshop time with the scraper tractor in for a good service and Smarts Agriculture have been in sorting out the knackered boom on the JCB telehandler , good chance to catch up maintenance wise !!! Lad near me had a boom crack on a 2 year old 550-80 at the pivot end 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2019 It's been all go here for the last 5 or 6 days , spring drilling started Friday with 175 acres of spring barley going in 1st which will soon be followed by 200 acres of spring beans , not to mention a mere 400 acres of peas/ barley forageable crop to put in aiming at the middle of April all being well , Grass harrowing well underway on the old pasture grounds soon to be followed cracking over the silage grounds , 1st day out with the rollers today , ideal conditions so far ! Nitrogen starting to go on silage grounds making the most of the conditions on the slightly heavier laying grass grounds .Spring seems to be in full effect now just waiting to turn the cows out now !!!! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Looks exellent Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ferret90 said: Looks exellent Julian Cheers ferret ! Much appreciated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 All spring drilling now complete with 500 odd acres drilled in the last 2 weeks , comprising of 3 drilling outfits job now done ! Today managed to get over some of the wheat with the sprayer , trying to avoid the heavier lying fields till it starts to dry after 2 days of rain at the end of last week, In the workshop the maize drill is in for a service and the 1 at of the power harrows also in for a going over , looking like the maize will start in a couple of weeks ,just deciding whether to put area acres of beet in later this week if the temp starts to warm up !! The cows now finally out by day just holding off keeping them out by night , bit chilly around here at the moment for that , Over the wknd a trip down to Smarts Agriculture to pick up a tidy 2nd hand bailey dilate trailer , too good a deal to let go in time for the silage season . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Elliott Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Smart looking Bailey trailer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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