NewHolland2 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Excellent pictures Tris......Looks like a great set-up......Can't wait until it gets dusty over here again...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 great pictures tris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 nice pictures Tris mate sounds like you're having lots of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCF Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Another great set of pictures Tris, nice silage setup you have going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 good pics any chance of that weather over this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 real good pics tris , & thanks to dickie for , letting you down there , very strange to see dust flying at maize harvest, if dickie's on full time staff ,where's his regular drive ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 Many thanks lads. Yeah it was a fluke to catch the last hours chopping. They have an outstanding fleet, the 'parking' sign on the blade was for the open day which they had a week or two agao. I went down the night before but t'was dark so no pics. Saw it all there though, everything barr a 926 with triple mowers I think. The place looked like a damn dealership I can tell you. Twenty odd Deere tractors, two combines, three choppers, humungus sprayer, little sprayer, silage trucks, trailers, rakes, mowers, ploughs, wrappers, with manufacturers to include Simba, Kverneland, Dowdeswell, McHale, Taarup, Claas, erm. .. .. and lots more Marcus, not sure of the regular drive Dicky has, may have been geared up for a particular job. Did you like the Foden a page or two back? Just over a week to go now and not much more money to come my way. Still chasing the receivers for back-pay but it is looking worse and worse with such little time to get it back. Did have a long weekend in Rotorua though, almost exclusively thanks to the in-laws pocket. Damn fine pair they are. Did us two the world of good to get away and actually have some fun. They fly out tomorrow which will be a bit tough for Traci. I'll be working, hopefully anyway. .... the days I have got up at 5am, travelled for near on 1.5hrs and then sat around whatching the others smoke rollies and drink coffee out number the productive days we have had. Unsurprisingly this gets Scot and I a little bit irate Anyway, nearly got the Peat pics in order now so when I get an hour, they'll be up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmermarshall Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 very nice pictures Tris lookin forward till seeing more good man...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Interesting rebadged Renault Kerax here A mate of mine runs a "Renault Magnum" badged as a "Mack" Tris, he knows his magnums inside out so I'll ask if there is any material difference in them or if it is just in the badge. Nice to see a Foden out there too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 A mate of mine runs a "Renault Magnum" badged as a "Mack" Tris, he knows his magnums inside out so I'll ask if there is any material difference in them or if it is just in the badge. Nice to see a Foden out there too! my uncle has one, i think thats all that is differant is the mack engine no extra toys etc \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 A mate of mine runs a "Renault Magnum" badged as a "Mack" Tris, he knows his magnums inside out so I'll ask if there is any material difference in them or if it is just in the badge. Nice to see a Foden out there too! Cheers mate, be interesting to find out. This'll be the guy in Truck and Driver mag will it? The Scanny blokes dad? I think there may be a chassis similarity hence the forward hung front axle unlike any other cabover seen on our roads. The Premium/Kerax/Midlum range share more in line with Volvo nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datman Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 probably find renault wouldnt sell well over here so mack is a better marketing badge anyway Just like the yanks with cat/claas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 the difference in the mack & the renault as far as i know is the mack engine is fitted , nice pic rich , AGC had a whole fleet of 8 magnum artics & 4 merc rigids , used to see them regularly run out of their depot at cullompton , till gregory distribution took them over , the drivers that stayed were relegated to DAF 85 CF's , & the ones who didn't want to work for gregorys went to drive for greendale , which was later taken over by gregorys \ :D VOLVO now have a controlling interest in RENAULT trucks , as i saw a renault 7.5 tonner badged as a volvo thanks for the pics tris that little foden looked very smart , but they sell well as like DAF it's all part of the pacar group i dare say you see a lot more 8leggers & drags as well , just like the old 1950's/60's brs wagons oh yeah tris delivered to stroud hill farm today could have thrown a stone into pottern park farm from where i was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 thats it mjb remember being told about that before but cant remember who said \ this magnum was the bosses mates truck and had all the extra toys eg stacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Stroud Hill Marcus, Mr Straker?!! He is on Straker estate agencey fame and loaded to the hilt. Used to buy straw of us whe I was at the farm. Never really spoke to him much though. Your bound to get a load to Pottern Park sooner or later at!! I think Volvo have the majority shareholder stake in Renault mate, it's all their driveline and chassis now I'm pretty sure. Bound to make the new Premium a bit more appealing. T Barry and Sons have three of them I think, based near Cirencester. They run along an FH500 and an R580 I think and yet the little Renaults can't get praised enough by both owner and driver. Foden have long had a good name over here, still see a lot of the older models about on cattle, logs etc. Daf have a name here too thanks ultimately to Paccar obviously but I reckon Foden have got the name in through the similaritys between the Fodens of today and the Daf CF85 range. Interesting stuff really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 yeah mr straker's a nice chap , used to deliver MG there when i was on habberfields, i was his regular hauler back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-the deere killer Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 yo mjb1 my usual stead was hooked up to our bb960. she is also a 6920s but sat on singles not duals,when binning i use the duals,she will climb mountain's with these,when you have 12-14 ton in the bin you need em :)also when on the peat you need to stay above ground even put duals on the trailers and chopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Alright dicky me old mate Well lads, no time for posting the Peat pics. ... . Firing Squad for Deere-est :o :o [ [ We're off. Rain at the weekend has totally flooded the peat farm, 3ft deep land drains like the Somerset Levels are overflowing, the lands are saturated and the chance of any work at all up there within the next two weeks (at least) is ruined. We were due to leave on Saturday/Sunday anyway but with such little money earned, a run of bad luck from the start and rent to cough we have chosen to bail out now and head south. First stop Taupo for a bunjee jump we hope the on south to a few other places but everything hangs on the wallet and how long it lasts us bearing in mind the other legs of the journey, Sydney and Dubai. Basically it ain't gravy. Hell of an experience though and we have pulled through the other side and thats the main thing. Will keep you all updated and if we have internet access anywhere which I can use my laptop I will try my best to post the pics but if I can't, it will be when I get home \ Cheers lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Sorry to hear it's coming to an end Tris. Really enjoyed your posts. Good luck with finding future work. You go all that way and still get messed up by bad weather - Bummer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 shame it hasn't worked out as planned mate , but enjoy yerself with the time & money you have left :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( best of luck mate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCF Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Sorry to hear that Tris mate, best of luck while you are still over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Enjoy that bungeeeee Sorry to hear it wasn't the outcome expected but none the less it was a hell of an experience I bet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Cheers lads, yep either way it has been a helluva trip and we hope to come back again and do the good old camper van tour in a few years time or something. So much we havn't seen that we wanted too, especially on the south island. Still sorting through my photo's to get a decent album together. Will post them here via Photobucket I reckon. Sod resizing them all!! If there are too many then I will just put a link up for you all to go and view them in Photobucket to save server space here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 What time are you going to be in the south Tris? June will be lifting bulbs if your still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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