Oakley Farms Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Oakley Farms wouldnt mind demoing that 724, tractors are due an update next year if finance available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 a day to get the last loads of straw off the fields at selvinge with the help of Oakley farms , just a case of making loads secure with all these winds about , the balers being parked up in the workshop ready for a service after baling all oakleys straw,a successful baling season so far , hope it continues to we finish off our 400 acres of wheat !now that baling stopped another chance to get on out and trim up some hedges 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Well done for clearing Selvinge, that seemed like a block that went on forever! Hopefully we can still book you in for the last 133 acres at Blackdown? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Love that last set of photos Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Your a busy man,who keeps the home fires burning while your away baling? Should of given Alex a drive of the Puma Julian while it was at his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 yeah were be ok to keep baleing as long as the straw keeps on coming alex ! plenty of staff is the key ol , yeah he need a change of colour every now and then !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Your a busy man,who keeps the home fires burning while your away baling? Should of given Alex a drive of the Puma Julian while it was at his place. The Case hasnt got enough cab space to carry enough spanners for the amount of breakdowns it has! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The Case hasnt got enough cab space to carry enough spanners for the amount of breakdowns it has! Oooooo, apply aloe vera to burn't area 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 rained off again ,so thought wed go on spreading duties and umbilical work this week with the weather as unpredictable as it is , starting off spreading chicken litter tomorrow for Oakley on there wheat stubbles then off to neighbouring farms for emptying slurry pits after the umbilical has worked its magic ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 with 2 of the chaps off spreading for Oakley , we thought wed try out the new gregoire besson on some stubbles to see how she performed , hitched en on the 6210r to give her a good working as the 939 is on tanking duties this week 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 How did the Besson perform? Looks good for 150-200mm stubble cultivations with a good roller for consolidation, i would imagine speed does a better job?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 yeah very good , works well when you push en on a bit but makes the deere grunt on some of our more clayier ground also good narrow transport width for travelling around our lanes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 full steam ahead spreading chicken litter , started up bondip and working our way back round closer to Oakley hq !! should be all finished by the wknd , meanwhile weve got the tanker running full steam as all this rain has topped up the slurry pits !!! also a chance to get the 416 serviced before 3rd cut silage next week 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Some out fit you run, good update. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 busy time round the yard at the moment with some older kit on the way out and a few new bits of kits just arriving ,finally the fendt 828 arrived earlier this weekwith a 7930 going out of the fleet, the jd 7500 forager on the way to compass tractors for px against a fendt katana due to arrive in the next week ! also the 24m kvernland sprayer px against a self propelled 32m tecnoma with more spraying pencilled in for next year thought wed be better to have something to run on its own steam ! meanwhile the lads getting ready for 3rd cut silage at the end of the week now that all the combining has finished time to clean her off and service her and put her in the shed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 all straw from blackdown ( Oakley farms ) now baled and hauled back in the yard took a ady or so to dry out ! the combines getting her cosmetics done before shes put away and just about to get ready for 3rd cut silage ! hitched up the 3metre drill ready for a service before drilling season begins take advantage of a few less hectic days 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I like your stone fence, were did you get that from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 thanks ol , they come from brushwood farm toys , 4 in a pack they do look good me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 3rd cut silage well under way at orchard farm , no 3 silage pit on the way to be filled up for the winter , 350 acres to do at home,then the lads off for a couple days well deserved break after all the hours been worked over harvest time ! then a further 1000 acres at customers farms , then wont be long till the early maize starts coming off . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 break in the weather has allowed us to make some 3rd cut round bales of silage , and weve just finished drilling and rolling in 100 acres of rape , still lots to keep the boys occupied with 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Nice rolls there Julian, will you be wanting any bean haulm to bale up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 thank you alex , no we cant do much with the bean stalks the livestock dnt tend to go a lot on it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 time to get on and the potato shed sorted out , moving boxes then off collecting more boxes to bring back to the yard , meanwhile at the workshop end of the yard the potato diggers in for a service and the new wheels and tyres just been fitted to the 416 in time for maize harvest , she looks a bit more impressive with new boots , hopefully make a bit of difference on the pit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 You got many acres of spuds to dig Julian? Sell to Branston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 only around 55 acres m8 , yeah crack on 50 acres worth up there and store some back for ourselves for selling straight off the doorstep so to speak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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