smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Made use of the digger last week on a ditch in the farm yard 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I teamed up with another mate to do a few days muckspreading I loaded he spread these pictures are on my field we also went to 3 other places to spread horse muck 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 whilst I was ploughing a few weeks back this was going on next door 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Nice updates Smithy, and good to see you down at Spalding the other week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 15 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: Nice updates Smithy, and good to see you down at Spalding the other week Thanks Paul yes it was a surprise to see you down there hope you enjoyed it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Spent most of today with this beast. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 19 hours ago, smithy said: I teamed up with another mate to do a few days muckspreading I loaded he spread these pictures are on my field we also went to 3 other places to spread horse muck is that your spud harvester sat in the back there smithy?? didnt know you did spuds like that to warrent a proper lifter like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Tractorman810 said: is that your spud harvester sat in the back there smithy?? didnt know you did spuds like that to warrent a proper lifter like that Yes that's mine not used it or grown spuds for a few years now only used to grow a acre or two to sell at the farm gate the main lifting web broke on it and it was to old to spend to much on just for a bit of pocket money will get some close up pictures tomorrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 On the 23sept this was driven of the boat down at Harwich and up to my neighbours as he had traded in his 2 year old machine for a new one 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 And at 6am on the 24sept we started to lift my beet ,by 11-30am we had done 15 acres out off a total of 17 but had filled the concrete pad just leaving room for the lorry's to get of the road 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 This is the heap at the pad and the machine I used to load with .We lifted the other 2 acres on the 26sept and all of the beet was in the factory by the 27th ,there was some big beet in the heap I put my size 10 shoe next to one for a comparison 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 the two lorry's that took them to the factory 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEP Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Some great updates and photos there Smithy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Standard day rolling about in the mud photographing tractors for Classic Tractor magazine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 39 minutes ago, walterderwent said: Standard day rolling about in the mud photographing tractors for Classic Tractor magazine. you dirty little boy haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 On 25/10/2017 at 10:26 PM, smithy said: Yes that's mine not used it or grown spuds for a few years now only used to grow a acre or two to sell at the farm gate the main lifting web broke on it and it was to old to spend to much on just for a bit of pocket money will get some close up pictures tomorrow didnt think i had seen it before, much the same as we did a few acres in a corner each year for us and familly. had a old ransomes lifter for ours mind and a good few pairs of hands to sack them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said: didnt think i had seen it before, much the same as we did a few acres in a corner each year for us and familly. had a old ransomes lifter for ours mind and a good few pairs of hands to sack them Got some pictures will post them a bit later as I am supposed to be doing something else at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 On 25/10/2017 at 11:06 PM, smithy said: the two lorry's that took them to the factory Love that T cab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 49 minutes ago, walterderwent said: Standard day rolling about in the mud photographing tractors for Classic Tractor magazine. Sure you haven't been to a mud wrestling club David?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 26 minutes ago, 844john said: Sure you haven't been to a mud wrestling club David?? HAHAHAHA. Little bit more mundane than that John. Perched in the bottom of a furrow photographing a Massey Ferguson and Dowdeswell plough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 If you had to put up with those conditions you should at least have had a good tractor to look at! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 He had to perch in the bottom of the furrow as the m/f could not lift the plough 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 On 25/10/2017 at 8:49 PM, Tractorman810 said: is that your spud harvester sat in the back there smithy?? didnt know you did spuds like that to warrent a proper lifter like that Here is the close up pictures Sean it has sat here last 4or5 years as like I said before the main lifting web is broken and as we only used to grow them in the odd corners like you said we just stopped growing them we had a Ransomes Faun before this one 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Had to unload this little lot earlier this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 was spraying this ORWELL winter barley on Thursday, the slightly bare bit is just coming though just needs a good rain on it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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