Tractorman810 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 how easy are the headlands on that 1st field then gav?? they look pretty wavy compaired to our old ones .they re alingned the ditches to make it easier and save time,many years back mind,see loads of fields with curvey edges down here and i have always wondered how easy they are to finish off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyjack590 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 i normally steer by the tractor wheels for stuff that is only 3-4m wide did try that hedge thing once first one was straight i turned around next breed all over the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffithsbros Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 how deep are you ploughing gav? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 i guess 6'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Guess again, 9-10 inches deep for cereals, 12 for sugarbeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 flipping hec Gavvers... that's deep... is beet land always ploughed that deep mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Guess again, 9-10 inches deep for cereals, 12 for sugarbeet most we plough is 8'' , your deere must feel the force hauling that plough and a furrow press, or does the slatted boards ease her of a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffithsbros Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 ok, i had to set the plough to 10" on assessment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Guess again, 9-10 inches deep for cereals, 12 for sugarbeet Holy mother o If i went any more than 8 i'd be fit to supply a quarry way rocks for a year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 6 inches i plough .. barley and maize .. if i ploughed any deeper i would just spin ,in one spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuarty C Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 most we plough is 8'' , your deere must feel the force hauling that plough and a furrow press, or does the slatted boards ease her of a bit! apparently the press makes the plough easy pulled... less friction on the landside... what we were told anyway \ but holy moly that is deep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Thats shallow, a few potato growers plough down to 14-15 inches locally as well You can add another 1 to 2 furrows for the force it takes to pull the press as well so on easy going 5 furrows plus the press requires the same force to pull as a 6 furrow plough would, on tough going it would be nearer 7 furrows. Its a lot better now press arms are nearer the headstock, a few years back when the arms were mounted down the beam it used to ruin ploughs over time due to the forces involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 nice pics gav , looks like you were lucky to not have any brusing without the soil on the web i dare say the agitators were turned right down to idle, but nice sample though, not many bulk store potatoes down here that i know of , it's usually either graded straight off the field , or boxed into cold stores . nice straight furrow mate although , my back would have been giving me some agro by now especially running over the rows like you are, maybe you like the sea sick feeling as for you lot & the ploughing straight question , the biggest problem i see people have is their curve starts on the headlands, thats because when you make the turn & line up again they let the rear wheel down into the furrow too quickly & before the plough is lowered so as the tractor wheel goes down into the furrow the plough swings to the lower side , thus , drawing in at a slight angle , my ex boss was the same , he'd start with a reasonably good line & by the 5th run he'd be ploughing a banana , used to take me ages trying to get it back right , 9 times out of 10 i'd have to plough one way at each end the curve was so severe good job it was harrowed for maize as the drill man would have thought i was nuts trying to follow the ploughing :D same as gav , 6ins for wheat/ barley , approx 9 for maize & up to 12 ins for potatoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Heres a few pictures from Friday when we were ploughing and drilling behind sugarbeet, field is 39 acres in size and nice long ends. Started against the straightest hedge but even that had a bend in it......but not for long :D My feathered fiends 6910 and Vaderstad My faithfull co-pilot :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Our not so new toy fitted on the faithfull 135, came out of a shed they were clearing out at the owners house over the road, my boss and myself have a use for it, pictures to come when I get it up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 flipping hec ,wish i could plough straight like you gav...i power harrow straight away in case someone sees it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 More more more of that peachy little 135 Gavvers please buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 A couple from today, the cows munching on their first bale of ammonia treated barley straw, were eating it as quick as we put it in, and the newly weaned 9 month old calves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy140 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 nice and staight as per normal mate the dog looks happy. nice light bit of land too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 It looks the dog was watching you this time Gav. Normal he is at sleep You had some good weather for ploughing. Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 That isn't light land Will, its horrible wet sticky land normally, its just very dry beneath still which is why its turning over so well. These pictures were taken spring time when I ploughed it for the beet with a Kv demonstrator plough, the water has come up through the furrow bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 When it is that wet, it is not the best moment for ploughing, but sometimes you have no choice. But you had then a great plough. Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 The Kv was a terrible plough thats why we didn't buy it, it looked weakly built in places, blocked up with excessive trash, the wheel would jam upside down and it was expensive, it suffered from all the same problems that our 25 year old one did, the Lemken is a far superior and better built plough in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy140 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 nice. ok i ill take that back its a horrible bit of land. still your tractor looks to stillbe going oright after nearly a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 The Kv was a terrible plough thats why we didn't buy it, it looked weakly built in places, blocked up with excessive trash, the wheel would jam upside down and it was expensive, it suffered from all the same problems that our 25 year old one did, the Lemken is a far superior and better built plough in my opinion About the building from a kv i have a other opinion . But when i am right a kv is more heavy then a lemken, and that is not good for the fuel. Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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