Murray Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 do you get much bother with them jd balers gav? see the boys i work for now run a mchale f550 and you can romp through some stuff in a day with her 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Shame. Some of the best tractors ever made.......... How many tractors in total there Gav? how many hrs did the 6810 have? seams very very cheap even for autopower (not liked round here) ive been pricing round and the deers seam very cheap i maybe should have been at that sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 so you have started silly season then gav :D how many acres to cut and bale this year then?? As far as I know I'm baling 50 acres for the neighbour followed by about 300acres of our own as we don't need so much straw this year. what size of sward is that? what speed can you push her to?, hate the sight o the JD belt balers look so odd, I think its a 22' cut Ricky, only go 10-11k with it, sure I could push it harder but don't see the point. do you get much bother with them jd balers gav? see the boys i work for now run a mchale f550 and you can romp through some stuff in a day with her 8) Had a few age related problems with it last year but they are all sorted now, just got a net issue at the minute which we should be able to sort after its been used again, got a roll of genuine JD net in it to rule out our stuff now, if it still plays up we know the rubber roller needs changing @ £500 :o how many hrs did the 6810 have? seams very very cheap even for autopower (not liked round here) ive been pricing round and the deers seam very cheap i maybe should have been at that sale! Not sure on that one Mike as I didn't start it up, by the time I was looking at it the auctioneer was only a couple away. Do know where there are a couple of decent 6900's up in your direction though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 We've also got a new (well to us) tractor coming home in the next week or so, we finally found what we think is the right tractor and bought it. Its a 2001 John Deere 6910 with 6600 hours on the clock, will be used for drilling, de-stoning and trailer work mostly as well as a back up for my if when it goes wrong again, exactly the same size tyres as mine so my row crop wheels will fit it as well, decided to keep the front linkage and PTO so it can go on the spud harvester should the need arise. I'll get some better pictures once it arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 looks like a tidy buy gav, surprised you considered taking the front linkage of mind, will certainly make it more usable for you i recon, especially with the pto in there, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 she looks nice, just needs an exhaust tip? I wonder if i bought a tractor with front links removed them and re sold it without links would it be cheaper than buyin new front linkage? ??? or simply too big a risk??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 As far as I know I'm baling 50 acres for the neighbour followed by about 300acres of our own as we don't need so much straw this year. I think its a 22' cut Ricky, only go 10-11k with it, sure I could push it harder but don't see the point. Had a few age related problems with it last year but they are all sorted now, just got a net issue at the minute which we should be able to sort after its been used again, got a roll of genuine JD net in it to rule out our stuff now, if it still plays up we know the rubber roller needs changing @ £500 :o Not sure on that one Mike as I didn't start it up, by the time I was looking at it the auctioneer was only a couple away. Do know where there are a couple of decent 6900's up in your direction though thanks GAV but im sorted, watch this space hope mine polishes up as good as your "new" tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 tidy bit of kit there gav they are good sound tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 We started cutting our winter barley yesterday, got about 25 acres left to do now. Been baling the first field up today, baler threw a wobbly though and spat a bearing out mid morning, was 4.30pm when I got going again only to be rained off at 8.30pm with only a few swaths left. Once the bearing was fixed I was really pushing on, 40 5' bales an hour at 12.5kph, was only doing 20-25 last week Not what you want to see looming up when you're baling was 30mins after pic was taken when it hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 state of that combine gav :D your boss needs to be more carefull with his kit doesnt he typical that happens near on finishing, you recon you would have finished without the baler throwing a wobbly earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 did you get the bales in before the rain or did they get soaked aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 If the baler had of behaved I'd have been right behind the combine on the other field, lost over 5 hours due to that. Combine isn,'t pretty but it does the job. Should be having a new Tucano out on demo soon did you get the bales in before the rain or did they get soaked aswell? Those bales will be staying out all winter, fields going into stubble turnips so will be put around the edge and put in on a daily basis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 new claas eh, he looking to upgrade/ replace then? or just want two running at once to get stuff in quicker :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 They offered it to us so who are we to refuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robl12 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Those bales will be staying out all winter, fields going into stubble turnips so will be put around the edge and put in on a daily basis Do you tubeline these Gav? up here bales are tubelined and left in the fields. Also do you ammonia treat the straw makes it more palatable for cattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 whats this talk about leaving straw for turnips explain please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 These ones will just be tipped over as bedding Rob, gives the cows something to lay on while they munch off the turnips We will be ammonia treating some a bit later on again, the cows can't get enough of them once they are inside and calving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robl12 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 These ones will just be tipped over as bedding Rob, gives the cows something to lay on while they munch off the turnips We will be ammonia treating some a bit later on again, the cows can't get enough of them once they are inside and calving Thanks gav that explains it. Never heard of that done before one farmer up here runs the cows and calfs over the stubble all winter and the stores and finishing cattle are put inside. All his cattle are autumn calvers they get neeps, grain and silage daily in 2 feeder trailers. Loads up here use ammonia treat straw to feed cattle. Another local farmer who overwinters approx 700 cattle in sheds feeds them straw, silage and barley, sugarbeet pellets and draff. This year he has mixed potatoes and draff in with his silage it has been layered in the pit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Nice and straight cutting with the combine...obviously it wasn't a Marky driver ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 do you have to weave that much with straw then or just go straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Lovely to see what your up too Gav,nice pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Great pics Gav, so what else you got? Wheat, rape Beans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Some pictures from yesterday now, I was grain carting for a change, could keep up with the combine instead of him having to wait like he was with the student doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 My carting set up, my 6920s and 14 ton AS trailer Buster having fun :D I have two videos as well, just waiting for them to upload at the minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Cultivating and drilling stubble turnips yesterday at a seed rate of 5kg/ha 6810 on Terra Disc 6920s and Vaderstad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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