Deere-est Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Indeed It has been a great weekend to come back to John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Glad you are back home safe & sound Tris & Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Didn't know Gavin was on holidays in Oz for a few days.......... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 Didn't know Gavin was on holidays in Oz for a few days.......... :D Never thought of that!!!! Colm your memory could be dangerous!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Must feel good to look out the plane window and see home base hey Tris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 You could have sent those photos off to the news services and made a few $$$. Excellent topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 i just noticed that tanker is a chinese 6 mate , are there many of those about out there , as it's a rare axle configureation nowadays ,well back here it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 I seen a few on lighter work, flatbeds and stuff Macus. The chief fire officer wants our photo's, just a disc of the besties. Probably just burn one off for nowt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Well, well, well. Now I am online with the laptop I can finally get my photo's all rounded up and posted. Firstly, you have seen in this topic what we got up to in New Zealand back along, the silage work and the fires! Now I can show you what the actual peat harvesting entailed. First up, these guys have the contract for hauling the harvested peat off to the grading and bagging plants. Lovely trucks, Mack (Renault) and Isuzu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 So, the ground is drained. I think it's something like 50m lands but I can't remember for the life of me. One of the guys here has the 716 and ditch cleaner. Two wheels closer at the bottom and forming a V-shape to clean the bottom of the drain and shape the sides. The ground is sponge like to no lateral drains in the lands themselves are needed, the water finds it's own way through the ground to these drains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 The once the spoil has dried a little on the top, the lands are pulled up with a regular spring tine cultivator. Nothing heavy and only working an inch or two deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 This particular 6180 was blowing out about 150hp and went like a train! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 The loose peat is allowed to dry for a day, weather and temperature depending and then it is turned over with 'The Spoons'. A folding frame with loads of miniature plough shares on, they don't cut into the soil and are not depth controlled. All they do it slick the loose peat over to allow the soil to dry throughout. A bit like an acrobat does for a swath of hay. Here they are on my tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 And again.. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Once that has dried off after another day or so, it's time to blade. This is a huge blade which mounts from the front, side and rear of the Fendt and blades the loose soil in to windrows. There are to windrows per land and it takes three passes to build a windrow usually. More passes are needed as the season draws on and peat takes more working to get at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Fitting it to the tractor takes about half an hour. No linkage is used, firstly the front suspension if the Fendt it lowered to locate the front pins into the blades frame. Once this is situated and locked in then a support bar from the framework runs out from under the tractor and attaches to the blade about halfway along it's length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Beyond the support beam the sections are spool valve and rear linkage controlled so that as you come to the end of a windrow you can raise the rear section. These sections are mounted via the drawbar and the rear linkage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 As with the spoons, there is no pressure applied to this machine for draft work. It just rides through the loose peat to ridge it up, leaving the firm peat below for the next crops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Windrowing infront of the harvester here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 That's it for now, I'm off for a bacon sandwich and to do some chores. Hope you have enjoyed the topic so far. More later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Officially one of my favourite topics on the forum Tris, you've captured some extraordinary equipment and landscapes with the lens whilst you were over there, makes for a good read too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Cheers, David. Always nice to add a bit of narrative text to photo's I think. Looking back at the photo's feels like I only left the place yesterday but truth be know this is two years ago almost to the day, we flew out on New Years Day '07! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Great to see some more pics in here Tris........That windrower is some piece of kit........ Amazing how time flies on isnit it........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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