thomas b Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 did some silige with help from dads , tralers and tracters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas b Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas b Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 all finisd and all parked up for tea :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuarty C Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 right here we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuarty C Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 hope you like ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuarty C Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 2 more for yous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 hello my silage pics first the 6920s with gang mowers and fella rake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 and the john deere leaving the last to be cut for silage and on its way back to the shed and the nh forager starting on the first row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 and the fendt 409 that we have on demo tipping by te clamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 and now the fendt waiting at the gate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 the john deere rowling the clamp and the 6820 tipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 and the last one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 a few years on and things have changed a bit! the contractors operation has now grown to approx 4300 acres of silage and 600 acres of maize. the 16ft lee trailers have been replaced by 20ft mastersons again with flotation tyres. these pictures were from 2004 mf 6290 just finished mowing carting tractors again 6290s waiting for harvester to arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 carting tractors again 6290s waiting for harvester to arrive, please excuse my very poor taste in tractors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Filling; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Filling; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Field all done; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Back at the clamp.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNHIR Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 TG230 and Claas butterfly mowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNHIR Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 New Holland FX40 harvester (with narrower head) filling the TM155 (TTV wheels) while the TS-A waits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Here we are in 2006: The 7600 and 7840 are still going strong looking after the day to day needs of the Pig Farm and Beef Units. The 8670 was replaced with a TM165 in 2001. The TM165 and 8560 looked after all the ploughing, tilling, sowing and carting duties until 2006 when the demise of the Sugar Beet Industry called for a rethink, and the changeover to a min-till operation. The 8560 was therefore replaced with a TG305 which will power a Simba 330 Cultivator. A Pottinger Terrasem 3000 Drill System is on order for the autumn, together with a Fendt 818 which will replace the TM165. The Contracting operation replaced the 926 with a 930 in 2004, and the 716 was replaced with an 818 Vario earlier this year. Demand from the construction industry is so great that an additional 818 and two 20 Tonne dump trailers are on order. A second low-loader has been purchased so that the TG can bring in extra income when it isn't required on the farm. Two years ago the farm changed to a silage wagon system because of the reduced requirements for men, tractors, and diesel. The 7840 mowed out, the 7600 raked, and the 716 powered a Pottinger Europrofi 3. Last year, after the retirement of a local contractor, a second Europrofi 3 was purchased which allowed the TM165 or 8560 to assist at busy times, and to chop silage for a couple of neighbours. This year another local contractor went bust, so the decision was taken to get back into silage contracting for a number of local farmers, but with a system that compliments the other operations and provides flexibility. A Pottinger 3 gang mower was purchased and is powered by the 930. This combination can mow over 100 acres a day and is probably over-specced, but it does mean the 930 can be back at its day job very quickly. A Pottinger Jumbo silage wagon was purchased to go behind the TG305 or the 930 and it brings the capacity of the operation into the league of mid range self propelleds. The three silage wagons can be used together or separately, depending on circumstances, and the ability for customers to rake and/or buckrake themselves helps reduce their costs. The pics are from the first day of the 2006 season when the outfit was about to get stuck into 200 acres at Home Farm. pic 1) the TM, 818 and TG lined up in the yard. pic 2) A pair of Europrofi 3s and a Jumbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 pic 3) The 930 mowing out pic 4) the 7840 raking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 pic 5) TG 305 hitched up to the Jumbo pic 6) 818 picking up a load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmermarshall Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Burrow farm is not long established so had to pull in a local contractor much to our regret with no silage pit being built on th yard yet we had to round bale this year ,with the silage conditions being favourable we decided on a rapid wilt so baled up the grass within hours of being mowed down. The contractor we got tends to keep fairly new equipment thus meaning less breakages and more output so pleased with his services this time .................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmermarshall Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 with the wrapping being almost completed the baler man wait at the side of the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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