Oakley Farms Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Groundworks have started on our AD plant at work, 2MW system going in, the crew have been here a week leveling the site with 2 volvo 30t slews, volvo dumper and 3 bulldozers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractortim Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I drove past that today and wondered what was being built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Interesting stuff,is the ad plant going to produce electricity.and what feed stocks are u going to use..nice kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 I drove past that today and wondered what was being built! Hello Tim, where abouts in Somerset you from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Interesting stuff,is the ad plant going to produce electricity.and what feed stocks are u going to use..nice kit The plant is going to produce methane gas which is purifed on site and pumped into the gas main through greener for life. Feedstocks at the moment are planned as Maize, grass silage and some sort of whole crop, stockfeed potatoes, fodder beet and chicken litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Ah.do you know how many total acres of crop you need.and how long do they they think it will take to build.is the farm you work on supplying all the land for the ad plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Not totally sure of the acreages yet except for 600 acres of maize the first year. The plant will be up and running by July 2015 and the farm i work on will be supplying the land/sourcing the ingredients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractortim Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hello Tim, where abouts in Somerset you from? Isle abbotts couple of miles from you as the crow flies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Isle abbotts couple of miles from you as the crow flies! ahh yes, know it well. Tony Habberfield farms out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractortim Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 ahh yes, know it well. Tony Habberfield farms out there I'm next door to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 A massive hole in the ground and the construction of a tower crane for AD plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Nor me Mark, it was dodgy enough just watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 its not that bad, after a few trips you soon forget about the height, as your more focused on your safety gear , i have been up the tv masts before ,like mendlsham or princetown (paulali will know that one) via work and the guy I work with now used to maintain the big cranes in the dockyard, regularly walking right to the end of the jibs to grease the pulleys etc and he said the same the biggest worry is usally the s**t click when the belt settles, I defy anyone not to make a grab to the frame then :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 A massive hole in the ground and the construction of a tower crane for AD plant image.jpg image.jpg Any idea what height / diameter those tanks will be Alex, Regards Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 I have no idea mate sorry, all i know is its 3mw which is pretty big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 A few updates from the last week down on farm, boss has been away in Spain so its been pretty busy, managed to find time for a few photos, AD Plant update, Myself and fellow worker Alyvdas from Lithuania have out loading spuds in bulk all week, Jelly and Sylvana through Greenvale for Swancote foods, also Sylvana for AB Produce through Branston, great to catch up with the boys from Swinnerton Trans. And Clearing old boxes out the yard for burning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Some pics from the yard tonight including the new Krone Big X 700 for AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 That's some buckrake Alex. Will the forager be chopping much grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 3mtr Albutt buckrake goes on the front of the 939 and brackets for the JCB loading shovel when it comes. Not much grass at all Pat, mainly maize and whole crop, hoping to start end of this week on the wheat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Nice kit Alex.hows the ad plant coming along.our ad plants on hold for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Seems to be going well Dave, one tank is now live, gas is now being produced and a race to get the purification plant up and running, i believe we have qualified for subsidies now. The biggest tank had its concrete roof poured 10 days ago which was 70 lorry loads in 10 hours, one more tank to build. Whats the reasons for the plans to be on hold Dave, nervous about it, with good reason of course, I certainly would be if a partner in the business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 3mtr Albutt buckrake goes on the front of the 939 and brackets for the JCB loading shovel when it comes. Not much grass at all Pat, mainly maize and whole crop, hoping to start end of this week on the wheat What growth stage will you whole crop the wheat at? Trying to work out how far behind you we are, our barley would be about a week off cheesy dough stage for the grain if we were to whole crop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Cheesy dough stage is when we will cut it, 10 days ago it was full ear, the last week it has just been ripening off, i think looking at it it will be another 7 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hi Alex.been put on hold,the ad company who are dealing with everything .have put in a pre planning Application.heard back,all ok ,just need a bigger soil screen to hide it a bit more.the reason they say is the subsidy has been cut,and they have other projectson going at the mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 I see, iv just heard tomorrow that ours is being commissioned, the chap is being flown in by helicopter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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