Pingu Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Some great pics there mate, how was it to be ploughing again? Not a bad beast there but there is a difference between comforts isnt there ;) But some very good ploughing there i now know who i need to learn off : :D How was the 8770 there nice tractors just never been to keen on jumpyness of gearbox or is that just ones i've driven :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Some lovely pics there Gav.... you got room in your cab for a mate sometime to have a ride with you Thanks Marky, always room for one more in that tractor, all of the tractors apart from the McCormick have a passenger seat of sorts Some great pics there mate, how was it to be ploughing again? Not a bad beast there but there is a difference between comforts isnt there ;) But some very good ploughing there i now know who i need to learn off : :D How was the 8770 there nice tractors just never been to keen on jumpyness of gearbox or is that just ones i've driven :D Good to be back to proper farm work again, not quite as comfortable as the Renault but I've driven much worse The gearbox is quite smooth under load except from the 9th-10th range change which gives a bit of a kick, you've got to learn with these ones, get the revs right and there's no trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Excellent Gav......She's quite a beast isn't she......Lovely pics mate...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Finished ploughing that field today and we managed to get the whole 33 acres drilled as well between 10.30am and 6pm excluding the headlands. I had the TSA135 on the 4m Kverneland power harrow and my boss had the McCormick on the Vaderstad box drill TSA and power harrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ooooh Gav you lucky man......Strange place for the number plate on the TS-A mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 TSA from back and dash panel showing ground speed, PTO speed, and clock l-r bottom row, dials for engine rpm, temperature and fuel level, green lights are 4wd and middle 2 signal that the power boost is active I have some pictures of the rh console I can post if anyones interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 McCormick MC135 and Vaderstad Rapid 30s box drill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ooooh Gav you lucky man......Strange place for the number plate on the TS-A mate? My guess is the original fixings fell out on the top of the cab, happened to the one we had where I worked before \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 TSA from back and dash panel showing ground speed, PTO speed, and clock l-r bottom row, dials for engine rpm, temperature and fuel level, green lights are 4wd and middle 2 signal that the power boost is active I have some pictures of the rh console I can post if anyones interested Post away mate, anything New Holland related I'm interested...... ;) My guess is the original fixings fell out on the top of the cab, happened to the one we had where I worked before \ Ah right mate......Perhaps a bit of a design fault...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Couple more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Here you go Martin First is the gear lever, any 40 series drivers should be familiar with the lever operation, pull to back for low range, push forward for high range, 17 gears in total on here as its a 50kph model Second shows spool controls, pto controls and switches for display screen selection on dash, power boost, 4wd, diff lock and auto gears/transport boost. Also knob for front linkage height setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Armrest console showing all rear 3 point hitch controls... raise/lower, drop rate, draft effort, position control and lift height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 did he catch you up gav he is getting on with it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 did he catch you up gav he is getting on with it ;) He finally caught me up at 4.30, I was doing 4.7mph and i believe he was travelling at 7-8mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 That's the recommended speed for drilling these days 7-8mph. Looks like you are making a nice job Gavin. You may hae said earlier mate but what was you putting in and are you working tommorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Thanks Graham, we used to drill at 8-10kph where I used to work We were drilling spring barley there, may have some spring rape to go in yet as well, depends how much time we have. I was going in tomorrow to plough the headland so they can dry out ready to drill on monday but the boss is going to do that now as it gets him out of gardening for a little while :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Will the spring barley being going for malting if the samples good enough. Hardly any barley grown down here in Kent, the straws nearly worth as much as the corn. I miss the winter barley always use to see the combines out early in the year doing that. Glad you are enjoying your new job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 I would guess so, not asked much about it yet. Straw is a large part of the contracting business on this farm, running 2 Welgar 4000 series midi hesston size balers and a JD 550 round baler which is used more for hemp from what i can make out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Good stuff Gav - when I bought the Renault, the TSA 135 was second choice....do you like it? I've subsequently heard it's just a 40 series gearbox under the fancy controls. No SB here just WB to keep the balers happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Here you go Martin First is the gear lever, any 40 series drivers should be familiar with the lever operation, pull to back for low range, push forward for high range, 17 gears in total on here as its a 50kph model Second shows spool controls, pto controls and switches for display screen selection on dash, power boost, 4wd, diff lock and auto gears/transport boost. Also knob for front linkage height setting Cheers Gav......Always amazes me the amount of levers/knobs/buttons on modern tractors......Especially comparing the two main ones at my work...... I suppose you get used to them all and their functions quickly with use mate eh...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Stuning pic's Gav,Your ploughing is a real credit to you. I wish you all the best with your new job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Lovely photo's gav and that litle box drill looks a right peache mate. Had one of them on the old 78 and she ripped along quite happily. Would b a nice model Gav. Gav, it would be a nice model. That would be a nice model wouldn't it Gav. What do you reckon, would that make a good model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Good stuff Gav - when I bought the Renault, the TSA 135 was second choice....do you like it? I've subsequently heard it's just a 40 series gearbox under the fancy controls. No SB here just WB to keep the balers happy The Renault would be my preferred choice over the TS-A John, there's no doubt that the TS-A is a good tractor in this form (the basic ones are a waste ) but the Renault gives a smoother ride and has more space in the cab, the only real plus on the TS-A is the electronic functions, pre-set the revs for the PTO and just flick a switch everytime you set back in, goes up to the limit and brings the power boost in There's a fair amount of spring barley in this area due to the amount of sugar beet grown and lifted late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Lovely photo's gav and that litle box drill looks a right peache mate. Had one of them on the old 78 and she ripped along quite happily. Would b a nice model Gav. Gav, it would be a nice model. That would be a nice model wouldn't it Gav. What do you reckon, would that make a good model? If you're saying that you think a model of it would be good then I've been thinking the same thing but have no time for a few weeks to even attempt it as I have too much on. That drill nearly ended up going on one of the 7840's but they decided to use the McCormick instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I've just seen 'watapity's' creation, it's fantastic Gav. It's in Impliment Conversions. The 7840 pulled her ok with half a box of barley and some water in the tyres on the flat field. Full box and a hill and I think she'd have turned around and headed back to the yard though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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