nashmach Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Looking good there Gav - seems to be turning up nice still there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 gav shorten the toplink on the front that tool box won't be long wearing away like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 It'll have to take its chances as I can't shorten the toplink anymore, won't be in the soil like that on the next 100 acres so should be ok anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The soil, the sky, the sunshine and the lovely machines' colours make for some of the best photos I think you have posted since working here Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 It'll have to take its chances as I can't shorten the toplink anymore, won't be in the soil like that on the next 100 acres so should be ok anyway is there another hole lower down on the linkage to put link in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Some more pictures from today, we needed to keep the sub soiler on the move so we don't get behind so the boss took over while I had my lunch, I took the chance to take some pictures of it at work. Its a 40 acre field we've hired off our neighbours with a nice sea view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Gav what make is your subsoiler - the crumbler is exactly the same as that on our Dutch harrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Its a Cousins V-Form Colm Some pictures from today, bed-form, de-stoning and planting on the field I was sub-soiling the other day. Nice light deep soil with a very nasty patch of stones in a small area of it, these ripped the heavy duty intake web on the de-stoner to pieces this afternoon so we are now awaiting a new web, 2m long roughly and £1200 :o Bed-forming, lots of sea gulls making a mess of my tractor Long ends......irrigator reaches 475m........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 De-stoner It'll take him a few days to catch up to me, takes about 30 mins for him to get across the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Nice pictures mate still got to love the deere growl pity the 30 series dont sound as nice :'( When will the new web arrive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Boss has probably got to go to Lincs tomorrow and pick it up, astonishingly considering the time of year Grimme's UK base isn't open over this weekend so we have to pay a callout charge to be able to collect it, they closed last night and re-open Tues morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Boss has probably got to go to Lincs tomorrow and pick it up, astonishingly considering the time of year Grimme's UK base isn't open over this weekend so we have to pay a callout charge to be able to collect it, they closed last night and re-open Tues morning Now that is bad really concidering how many potato crews that are still going the bank holiday isn't going to stop them but they still stop :'( :'( You gonna carry onwith bedforming then this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 No, going to hold fire until the destoner is fixed as we don't want the clods baking so hard that they won't break up in the machine We all think its badness on Grimmes behalf, good money making chance for them with call out charges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 nice pics Gav, thanks for posting!! see the spaniel gets in the way at times! :D, i'll have to have a day out that way just to see him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 unusal for them to not be open given the time of year, but saying that the local grimie dealer to me ( masons) still aint open over saturdays ect yet, only one i know that is is the mf dealer in launceston, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 nice Gav, i think i would enjoy that job does not look to boring or is it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Its not too bad Murray but you do need to be able to drive straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Its not too bad Murray but you do need to be able to drive straight very true, i know a lad who has sacked many prents because the cant drive straight, hes mr perfrct though bit harsh saking the though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 it only gets boring when you've got a bed tiller on the formers , thats when the whole job goes into slow motion murray \ i take it all your spud land is light enough to not need bedtilling gav ? i noticed you had the markers up as well , do you run in the previous ridge & only work one ridge at a time , or work on the bout markers effectively giving two ridges with one run nice pics mate , really starting to itch now , i know what i'd rather be doing compared to spalding , you'll have to ring me next year & we'll swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 I have been bed tilling on the first field we were on, like you say Marcus it goes into slow motion @ 1-4kph. I usually drive in the previous ridge, the markers all need adjusting and are siezed up on the adjusters. I'd rather be doing this than Spalding or any show too I'm afraid so no deal :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Great pics Gavvers... you do keep a straight line mate I'll give you that for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robl12 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Great pics Gav noticed before I went to work that the big potatoes crews up here in aberdeenshire were out making a start on ground shoud be in full swing when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Here's a few pictures from yesterday, sorry about the quality but they were taken on my phone. Had to go on the planter as the usual chap was playing rawhide back at the base Took me 2.5 hours to plant what it had taken the destoner 6 hours to do so was tail gating him for a while Camera to keep an eye on the belts Two from today now, smallest field on the farm, not even 24m wide at the end pic was taken from, not parallel hedges either so got some short work too My sub-soiler tonight........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 ouch is that a dead frog on the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Dontcha just love seagulls. My sub-soiler tonight........ Finally going to have to buy a new foot for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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