Wayne D Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Some lovely machinery you have there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Cheers fellas much appreciated. That was a spare can of krone green on the unimog Alex , reckon he came up alright in the end !!! The claas green which was destined for it looked a bit too garish !!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Bit of up and down week so far this week due to the weather , Monday & Tuesday managed to get the fertaliser spreader out across 150 acres of wheat spreading some P & K where needed , weekdays rain brought and end to that for the rest of the week , the sprayer was hitched up ready to go across winter stubbles ,no joy there so far !! Yesterday with a wet day aswell decided to go down Smarts Agri and bring back the new forager , with the krone 1100 just going down the road a replacement was needed and at the right price , so a change back to green & yellow . The plough ventured out yesterday aswell and managed to Scrabble around for a few hours finding a few sticky spots in the process , at least the spreader boys managed to keep rolling over at Oakley's ,keep the pennies coming in !!! Roll on some good weather ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Good to see things moving again now another season kicks off, forecast doesn't look too brilliant so looks like a weekend off! New forager looks like it'll fit in well, keep the updates coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 15 minutes ago, Oakley Farms said: Good to see things moving again now another season kicks off, forecast doesn't look too brilliant so looks like a weekend off! New forager looks like it'll fit in well, keep the updates coming! Yeah Looks like another stop start weather wise for Nxt week , hopefully trouble free at least good dealer back up mate !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) more nice updates Julian,can i ask what your spray tanks are made from? Edited March 4, 2017 by Paul Palmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Paul Palmer said: more nice updates Julian,can i ask what your spray tanks are made from? Cheers Paul ,yeah there the Mrs old treseme shampoo bottles with the necks cut off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 26 minutes ago, tractorboyjules1977 said: Cheers Paul ,yeah there the Mrs old treseme shampoo bottles with the necks cut off they look spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice update. Weathering looks good on the machinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Finally a good week under our belts with every tractor out of the yard , the spreaders all finished at Oakley's and on to the next customer , both tankers still in full flow helping out at Rushywood Farm @ crewkerne , the new fastrac hitched up to 1 tanker and getting a thumbs up from the operator , keeping the staff happy !!! The boys have been out setting the umbilical up at Hill dairy ready for 2 weeks pumping and with the dry weather we managed get a few acres of spring beans in and get the grass harrows out on some grass grounds ,long may this weather window continue ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Good to see your busy, fleet that size will be a big exspence when sat idle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, Pete said: Good to see your busy, fleet that size will be a big exspence when sat idle When you got around 2000 acres of your own farms and a sizeable contracting outfit size is a necessity !!! But expensive , must keep the wheels turning Pete !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 With a good week behind us and all the drilling of spring beans finished time now turning towards spring barley , most of the farms grass harrowing finished , attention being turned to the rollers ! With the fields drying out a chance to get the slew loaded and ready for the off on Monday morning to go around a mere 150 or so hours worth of draining the field ditches down on the lower side of the farm . Up the AD Plant the continuous job of getting rid of digestate and dirty water over some of the later cut silage grounds , just giving em that little extra , the fertaliser spinner now continuing to get over grass with nitrogen before starting to put a bit on the winter barley and winter wheat . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 Cracking week of weather behind us things are moving on at nice pace now , with 100 acres of spring barley drilled , and 50 acres of spring wheat in the ground , last job for the drill was 175 acres of peas & barley in the ground , time to put the drill to bed , with an influx of pidgeons hanging around the rollers were soon brought out and the decision was made to roll all spring crops ! Thursday potato planting commenced and the 1st of the potatoes were going in the ground by lunchtime ,only 70 acres going in so hopefully a job that won't take too long if we get no breakdowns in machines or weather !! The workshop in full flow getting ready machines for maize and silage season 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 nice updates there, what are you using for soil, i need to find a nice mix for ashtree ,i am currently using old coffee grindings, but it doesnt hold shape that well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: nice updates there, what are you using for soil, i need to find a nice mix for ashtree ,i am currently using old coffee grindings, but it doesnt hold shape that well Cheers Sean , it's just real sandy soil that's been through a sieve a couple times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 mm will have to have a go with some of mine i think, although i better buy a new sieve and not use her in doors one i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Just a small update now things are gathering at a faster pace now at Orchard HQ , yesterday saw the last of spuds in the ground another job ticked off ! Today and probably for the next week ploughing ready for maize to go , gonna hold off on drilling for a tad longer just waiting on ground temps to rise , we found last year the later drilled stuff soon caught up with the earlier drilled stuff and with a few frosts supposed to be forecast for a couple days next week , a sensible decision to hold off a bit longer , giving the plough boys a good chance to get way ahead !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 liking the fastrac Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Glad to see someone else hasn't started maize drilling yet, it's like the Sahara desert over here! Another good update mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Cheers chaps , yeah ground coming up like slabs of concrete in some places !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 you dont usually drill maize until early May anyway,if its under plastic does that make a difference to the timings of drilling Julian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Been drilling here for over a week and some under plastic the week before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 so under plastic earlier then,i must admit,the contractor i work for has never drilled before May,or not than i can remember,just looked through all my pictures of the farm work and allways seems to be May,early May i must admit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 11 hours ago, Oakley Farms said: Glad to see someone else hasn't started maize drilling yet, it's like the Sahara desert over here! Another good update mate! few have started down here, under plastic , but its on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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