smithy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Cor blow me down that's some iron in the ground to plant rape. the discs make a nice tilth for the seeds which are spread behind where the six legs are which are in the ground about 10 inches or 25cm the second press helps to push it all down to save the moisture in the ground also having it pressed down helps to stop the slugs eating to much as you can see its all done in one pass so its quicker in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 do you use contractors for all your planting then smithy?? as the jds not yours from memory for me, done a handover today as I am now manager for 2 weeks, got meetings galore to deal with next week, great for a person who's normally dozing of within 20 mins of our team briefs most times :laugh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 do you use contractors for all your planting then smithy?? as the jds not yours from memory for me, done a handover today as I am now manager for 2 weeks, got meetings galore to deal with next week, great for a person who's normally dozing of within 20 mins of our team briefs most times :laugh: the John Deere planting my rape belongs to Guy Hitchcock he farms next door to me I often go over his to help when he needs a extra driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 ah with you ,didn't remember seeing it before . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Been at Addenbrookes since 6:30am with my partner, she's currently in theatre having stents fitted to correct a collapsing vein in her head, carries a 1 in 200 risk of stroke but it's essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 bloody hell gav makes my day seem normal, hope it all goes ok for milly for me, first day as manager and walked right into a disciplinary sacking case which my boss had started Friday ,sort of know about it, but hr aint impressed with him that's for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Hi Just had a good few hours out of the house , doing a bit of combine watching will add pics asap !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Been on holiday in turkey since last Tuesday,very very hot,popping on here on the odd occasion,now off to the pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I have been cutting my last field of wheat today moisture got down to 16% so got going and finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 whoops pictures for some reason come out wrong way round sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I want to go to bed! Yesterday, rented a Mercedes Sprint and moved my son to Hastings to start new job! 17 1/2 hours driving and loading/unloading... He said that his new flat is a ground floor one, but it's a victorian house and the 'ground floor' is up about 20 steps... Bleugh! Finally got to bedat 2 this morning... At 6 I was up again, to return the van and then get up to my wife's business to do some work for her. This afternoon I've got a routine health check at the doc's... That should provide some interesting results! Last night, I was getting hungry and found a little chippy in the wilds of Kent. Bought some chips and fried mushrooms. Looked good! Ate them and found it was like eating mushrooms while drinkning half a pnt of cooking oil! The aftertaste was... interesting! I dread to think what it's done to my cholesterol, etc.!!! ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 2 hours of the holiday left,being picked up at hotel then 2.30 am flight to bristol,hope to be home 8.30 ish 9 am 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Been spreading LIME X on next years beet land at 3 tons to the acre or 7.5 tons hectare also put some on a field going into barley spread 120 tons today 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 my neighbour that I help with sugar beet lifting took delivery of his new HOLMER T4 beet harvester on Friday and parked next to it is his HOLMER chaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Phew, some money's worth there Smithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Phew, some money's worth there SmithyYes he did not tell me what he paid but he said he could have bought a real big house for the same money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 must do some serious acres of beet to warrant buying that one smithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Was going to cut up more logs from an enormous pile, but don't really fancy it now it's pouring with rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 20140803_185435.jpg20140803_185307_1.jpg20140803_184814.jpg20140803_185443.jpg bit late with these photos as it was previous weekend I put my son Wayne on the baler the wife Julie was on the tractor and trailer carting and I was on the flat eight loading we started at 12pm and by 9pm we had baled and carted 900 bales you didn't have any trouble with the NH baler did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 you didn't have any trouble with the NH baler did you?No baler worked fine now an again sledge plays up if you are following a tramline . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 must do some serious acres of beet to warrant buying that one smithyYes he covers about 2000 acres but it does depend on the weather and how long the campaign lasts this year Bury St Edmunds factory opens on the 15th September so he plans to start lifting on the 10th as the factory likes to how there is a stock pile of beet ready for processing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Do you help with all 2000 then ? Or just the more local stuff to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Do you help with all 2000 then ? Or just the more local stuff to youI normally just do the local farms but have done some of the distance farms in the past.When he is away lifting beet and his father needs a hand in his yard I go over and help load FIBROPHOS FERTILISER as he stores and blends it on the farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simong Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Bit of bush whacking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-the deere killer Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 well one job came to an end today,start a new one Monday so be on the move again the next few days!!! move away from farming in a way,working for a steel building erecting firm !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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