MJB1 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 MJB1 When you were chopping straw into the back of the shed was it Ammonia or Caustic Soda you were applying? ooh now thats thrown it now you said caustic it probably was as we used to treat crimped wheat with the same stuff but having said that , the barrels used to say ammonia on the chopper trailer not so sure about either now , for all i remember the straw was probably treated with rum & coke \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 If the barrels said Ammonia then it probably was. The Caustic soda came in bags and it was mixed with water in a tanker before being pumped into the chopper. The reaction of the mixture heated and the heap of straw was hot. Let it touch the skin and it burn't deep into the skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Great pictures mart, i really wish my boss would buy a bale grab like the one thats on your merlo would make stacking a hole pile easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 well i have to say mart, i have never heard of that method in straw, i can understand the logic in it, but when stacked properly in a dutch barn like we did, or in the other implement barn when needed we never had a issue with damp straw, by the time you got to any on the outside it was spring/ early summer so they had dried out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robl12 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 well i have to say mart, i have never heard of that method in straw, i can understand the logic in it, but when stacked properly in a dutch barn like we did, or in the other implement barn when needed we never had a issue with damp straw, by the time you got to any on the outside it was spring/ early summer so they had dried out Used alot up here in scotland Sean, Normally tubeline the straw and then inject each bale with ammonia. The ammonia makes the straw more palatable for the cattle. It is a great way of filling the sucklers cows bellies but not putting on much weight. You are supposed to take the bales out of the wrap and leave them to air before feeding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 tubelining is a very long days works :D we wrapped over 400 last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robl12 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 tubelining is a very long days works :D we wrapped over 400 last year I know but means you can keep them along the field edge and plough out the rest of the field bar the edge strip which gives you a head start in the spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 yes very true rob we usually just wrap then and stack them in the yard, the park was way to wet to go in and out kerting bales so just tubelined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 sorry mart , but does anyone still inject amonia , either into stubble or grassland still ? not seen it done for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Better update this now that things have quietened down a bitty........ First up a few of the last pics of the drying....... Loading up with the wee red trailer, just before the oil pipe burst and splattered oil over the back of the tractor........ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Had the first new calf of the season too, wee bull who is up and running round like a champ........ Loading up the 16 tonner to load the dryer........ Had a visit from this one day........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Last one was just for novelty sake, had to move the wrapper and we've never had it on the 6480 so thought I better take a pic........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 intresting pics mart, notice you didnt rave about the nh either, maybe we need to see a name swap from you now mate :D ment to ask ,i may have missed this but, did you cut with the mf combine this year, or contractor again, and is the boss getting his own mf combine again as you mentioned a while back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 intresting pictures mart, notice you didnt rave about the nh either, maybe we need to see a name swap from you now mate :D ment to ask ,i may have missed this but, did you cut with the mf combine this year, or contractor again, and is the boss getting his own mf combine again as you mentioned a while back That day I drove the T6070 it's totally different to look out of than the 6480, it's a much shorter bonnet to look over, whereas the 6480 is pretty long in comparison........ No we just went with the contractor again this year Sean for the time factor, the plan at the moment is to sell the 525 and 520 and keep the 525 Super II and get it up and running again as it's unlikely we'll have the same amount of ground in barley again so would be easier for us to do our smaller fields with it........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 makes sence i guess, although why not keep the 525 for spares?? save you some money as they are pretty much the same as the 525 super II you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 makes sence i guess, although why not keep the 525 for spares?? save you some money as they are pretty much the same as the 525 super II you have It's the room they take up Sean, with these four new ten box tattie trailers we need all the shed space we can get........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 very good point,has he bought anything else new then? other that what you have tould us about?? and has the dump trailers been out on rental as planned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 very good point,has he bought anything else new then? other that what you have tould us about?? and has the dump trailers been out on rental as planned Nothing else new as yet Sean, but the tattie trailers seem to be the way to go as they're all still out and about on hire, he's thinking of perhaps selling the Portequip we use and getting another two ten boxers, one with a detachable bale ladder so we can get the use of it too........ Herron 16 tonner has been out twice and we've had the Hudson tri-axle livestock float out once too, dumpers haven't been the greatest success yet, but we've certainly got the use of them........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 once people know you have them your away, i guess dumps are a one off thing for most people unless in the building trade so to speak. not many other uses for them like spud/bale trailers and grain trailers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 once people know you have them your away, i guess dumps are a one off thing for most people unless in the building trade so to speak. not many other uses for them like spud/bale trailers and grain trailers I've made a few flyers up so they're doing the rounds now so this time next year we should be better placed hopefully once the word has travelled around a bit more........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Nice update mart been keeping busy I see really but dont think your dump trailers will really start picking up till november as thats when farmers have finished flying round like headless chickens and start to think right lets sort those tracks outetc ready for next year;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 nice pics mart , that dryers a fair size mate , what capacity is that & whats the expected throughput per hour selling the 520 & 525 , MARKY get yer wallet out , thses two should be restored to summer show demonstrators , not enough of these machines are preserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Great pictures you have made. Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 Nice update mart been keeping busy I see really but dont think your dump trailers will really start picking up till november as thats when farmers have finished flying round like headless chickens and start to think right lets sort those tracks outetc ready for next year;) Cheers Phil, good point mate, hopefully there will be a few jobs about for them........ nice pictures mart , that dryers a fair size mate , what capacity is that & whats the expected throughput per hour selling the 520 & 525 , MARKY get yer wallet out , thses two should be restored to summer show demonstrators , not enough of these machines are preserved Drier is a 10 tonne model Marcus, was taking around 3 to 3.5 hours to dry the barley down to 14% moisture, we reckon it come off the field at around 18 or 19%. The last three loads were down to 2.5 hours as it was the last field cut so was the lowest moisture at cutting........ Great pictures you have made. Texas Thanks Bas........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Nice update Mart and nice to see a visit from a blue machine!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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