griffithsbros Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 are you dtill at the spuds then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Yeah, still got another 5 or 6 days on them then its back to drilling wheat/subsoiling/ploughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 going well then gav, shame it stopped you coming down yesterday mind, but at least you did some decorating at home eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Yeah, as it stood Saturday morning we were going to be lifting yesterday but the grading staff and trailer chaps started protesting and managed to talk the boss into giving us the day off, too far for me to come for one day with the travelling both ways unfortunately \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 all looks good going there gav , my 64 was on 14in tyres all year round due to also growing cabbage, carrots, onions & marrows , if you have to wait for a trailer do you bother windrowing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Wasn't bad going when it dried out. I wish I could windrow but theres two reasons I can't, the harvester isn't fitted with a kit for it and the flail profile in the topper is wrong so would slice them to ribbons if I windrowed \ We now have the problem that we have nearly run out of shed space for the Dell until the barley has all gone which should be early next week. Another 30 or so acres left to lift yet as well...............may be a while before we get going tomorrow though as the 6920s is blowing oil out of the backend again, nice trail down the road and all over the cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Wasn't bad going when it dried out. I wish I could windrow but theres two reasons I can't, the harvester isn't fitted with a kit for it and the flail profile in the topper is wrong so would slice them to ribbons if I windrowed \ We now have the problem that we have nearly run out of shed space for the Dell until the barley has all gone which should be early next week. Another 30 or so acres left to lift yet as well...............may be a while before we get going tomorrow though as the 6920s is blowing oil out of the backend again, nice trail down the road and all over the cab suerly its time to loose her mate, even if you dont get a new tractor out of it, must be costing a small frotune to keep going with all these problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Don't know whats wrong with it yet but I've had an incling all day something was brewing as the backend smelt hotter than normal \ Its in constant pumping all the time its harvesting as the tractor hydraulics power the elevator, spreader table and all the hydraulic rams on the machine so it does get fairly hot even with a free flow return fitted, just a different smell to it today as odd as it may sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 doesnt sound odd at all, when you drive something all day every day you notice little quirks like that, sign of a man who knows his machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 still working Gav??? ??? \ Will be up Norwich way on Sat, prob to far from you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Should hopefully finish the last 3 acres of spuds tomorrow, would have finished today only it rained. Hoping to have a whole weekend off this weekend, need a break! Think we are about 25-30 miles from Norwich there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Not updated this for a while as we haven't been doing much due to the weather but due to the valve chest braking up on my Kverneland plough we've been getting some new ones on demo this week, had an Overum yesterday which I don't have any pics of but had a Dowdeswell MA140 today which was a very nice bit of kit and I now have a Rabe vari width on the tractor, nice but v v heavy. Dowdeswell first including a video Oh and for the Mog fans what it arrived on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 The Rabe, got a day on this one tomorrow Will be getting several more on Demo yet as its quite a big long term investment on a farm our size so want to make sure we have the right one And a couple of pics of my ever present co-pilot :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 how much does a plough set you back now a days then gav??? how many acres does it do a season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 gav i want your dog your good at the ploughing my man tidy work good pics also thanks for sharing dear say the deere could do with some nice new shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 got to go rabe mate , although with those tyres on i'm surprised yer going anywhere gav , as for yer mate ,he's a bit of a sweetie isn't he good job you didn't get a terrier , few years back , mate got a TM 175, was great till 2 days in the dog chewed the armrest gearleaver to peices :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 how much does a plough set you back now a days then gav??? how many acres does it do a season We probably plough between 500 and 600 acres a season depending on ground conditions. Prices are varying between about £14k and £18k so not a cheap item. I have mentioned new boots a couple of times but not got them yet I do like the Rabe but will see haw it fares on a full days work with fuel consumption which is being measured on all ploughs along with spare parts prices, the Rabe is also the most expensive plough we are trying I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Be interesting to see how a Kuhn plough would go next to the other brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 We probably plough between 500 and 600 acres a season depending on ground conditions. Prices are varying between about £14k and £18k so not a cheap item. I have mentioned new boots a couple of times but not got them yet I do like the Rabe but will see haw it fares on a full days work with fuel consumption which is being measured on all ploughs along with spare parts prices, the Rabe is also the most expensive plough we are trying I think blimey gone up in price then, we had a dowdswell, from new, must have been a good 15 years, never had any major probs with it, simple to set up easy to get parts must have done about the same acerage as yours between the 2 farms it was used on, the other farm had its own, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51MON Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 nice bit,s of kit mate im running a 6 furrow lemkin as were on banks at home it,s a nice light weight plough i like the look of your nice straight ploughing just the job be interesting to see which one drinks the most juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51MON Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 so whats going in behind the plough gav spring barley /wheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Brillant Pics as always Gav your mate is helping you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 so whats going in behind the plough gav spring barley /wheat Will be spring barley Simon, more than we'd planned for due to only half the wheat being drilled in the autumn because of the wet weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new holland driver Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 nice [houghs mate you cant go wrong whit a nic e doswell there will last the longest as they are better bushes inthem and more of them but anthor kverneland would do a good job mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Nice to see this updated mate The rabe is a good plough know of few over years had one back home on partners farm and that was 5 furrow made lovely job on our clay helped break it a little due to slatted boards do you notice much difference on your ground? We found helped old combi drill behind could go bit faster as didnt have to be doing as much work. Have dowdeswell ploughs got any ligther over years remember hoisting 6 furrow with old 818 and that made her extremly light up front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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