UK Potato harvesting in a swamp with a large Ploeger 4 row.

[phil phoenix]

This is an update video from JD Autopower's youtube blog and as its too wet to drill, so he goes visiting his neighbours potato harvest, some great action and machinery struggling to get out the increasingly valuable crop.

 

 

[Pete132]

That was a nice watch!

 

[James Joe Dewar]

Tough times for all, interesting to see so many Stewart trailers that far South as they are produced over a hundred miles North of me, And I'm 400 miles Northd of London, ??

https://www.stewart-trailers.co.uk/

Regards

Regards

Joe.

[phil phoenix]

GCS Machinery buy and hire out a lot of Stewart trailers Joe, we have quite a few of theirs in these parts. And of course CLAAS are main dealers for Stewart as well which further promotes the brand.

[James Joe Dewar]

Was unaware of that Phil, Thank you, They do have a rather canny looking Volvo for delivering them .

Regards

Joe.

Edited November 5, 2023 by James Joe Dewar

[Tractorman810]

theres more Stewart trailers down here than you think joe, i know at least 2 jd dealers that are also dealers for them, one in Devon and another down west in Cornwall , not seen many silage ones, but plenty of grain ones are about. the devon one does a good few brands inc rolland 

[Jack390]

41 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said:

theres more Stewart trailers down here than you think joe, i know at least 2 jd dealers that are also dealers for them, one in Devon and another down west in Cornwall , not seen many silage ones, but plenty of grain ones are about. the devon one does a good few brands inc rolland 

There’s a Stewart silage trailer in mid Devon. Mainly Richard westerns here now. 

[Pete132]

Would Stewart trailers be the most popular root crop trailer on the market?

[James Joe Dewar]

Never realised there was an interesting factory tour video in the link I put up,

Regards

Joe.

 

[phil phoenix]

Pete 132:  Would Stewart trailers be the most popular root crop trailer on the market?

Not around the fens they aren't,  by far and away Richard Larrington "orange" root crop trailers are the most popular & dominate in this area.  Then Bailey and Richard Western mop up most of the rest.  Stewart and HM seem to be popular with cereals growers.

Lots of hired in maize trailers locally, Richard Western top the tree followed by Bailey and Stewart.  Richard Larrington again very popular with those farmers who have bought their own maize trailers. Also hoardes of Irish owner drivers turn up for contract works with their own rigs & Irish brand trailers like Kane, Heron,  Broughan etc.  As for tri axle units I only know of a few around here and they are Richard Larrington's.

[Pete132]

Thanks Phil.

ah yes the Baileys and Richard western, forgot about those. Never heard or seen a Richard larrington before now.

 

[SPN]

9 hours ago, Pete132 said:

Thanks Phil.

ah yes the Baileys and Richard western, forgot about those. Never heard or seen a Richard larrington before now.

 

Proper up market trailers those. Only Fendt, Steyr and New Holland owners need apply.

http://www.larringtontrailers.com/site/

[phil phoenix]

Yes the R.L are top spec trailers, just wish that customers bought the rootcrops in a different colour as orange isn't a very impacting or eye catching colour. Virtually all the root trailer around here are orange, and we are talking easily 100 trailers on my patch!!  And yet R.L grain or maize or tri axle trailers in the locality are black, blue, green, yellow, red,  you name it.................but not root crops, very strange.

[smithy]

8 hours ago, phil phoenix said:

Yes the R.L are top spec trailers, just wish that customers bought the rootcrops in a different colour as orange isn't a very impacting or eye catching colour. Virtually all the root trailer around here are orange, and we are talking easily 100 trailers on my patch!!  And yet R.L grain or maize or tri axle trailers in the locality are black, blue, green, yellow, red,  you name it.................but not root crops, very strange.

He wont sell them in any other colour ,gets really upset if you ask 

[phil phoenix]

Why is he OK with different colour grain or maize trailers then Smithy, that seems odd.  I was driving behind a brand new lime green Larrington trailer today.

[smithy]

Not exactly sure but it was his main trailer and its orange , Richard Larrington is a character ,i have been there when someone asked about a different colour and he asked them to leave his stand , i was with him one day on his stand and a young lad was twanging a pipe on one of his trailers he was not happy i leant a few words that day