Gav836 Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 My thumb is fine, it was my finger the lump of steel fell on \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Oh right, oops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just had a catch up with this topic Gav, you'll be glad the combining is done then? We're just about to start next week hopefully, weather permitting. Were you rained off much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hi Gav how do you move the furrow press about i have seen boys with theres on the front linkage cant seem to work out where yours goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 I use a few methods, forklift under the centre frame, take the plough off and use my tractor, use a spare tractor if we have one or if its short distance pull it with a chain My front linkage wouldn't cope with that and the set of weights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 tidy plough gav & tipping the scales at 2T approx it doesn't sound over heavy what would be the weight with solid boards ? looks like you're getting a good tilth as well & thats before the press ! is all your ground like that , or will the press come into it's own on other ground you have . like the plough gav , i don't think buster really cares but as long as you're there i spose he's happy with it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 It would actually weigh less on solid bodies as there's less metalwork in the frogs for them. The field is only turning over like that as its so dry, was more livery last year when I ploughed it, we have much worse fields than this one though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Be interesting to know what your worm count is Gav if you know it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Gavs worm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Only you tris..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Gavs worm? er... One... small one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 er... One... small one oh deere oh deere!!! he's gonna kill you both! :D , you cant wiggle out of this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I asked because he always seems to be tipping over a paddock (moving all the soil),it would be interesting to compare with our non inversion system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I know what you mean, Ol. A lot of farmers value the good old wriggler and fear the plough and the power harrow for another; have an impact on numbers and therefore the natural soil aeration that the worm brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 i bet it didnt take long for them to take the paint off and shine up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 I've been busy ploughing most of the time lately but I have had two days this week overhauling the potato harvester so its ready to make a start Monday week, it means my tractor is tied up though today with it so after the engineer had gone tonight I hooked the 6910 up to my plough to give it a bit of a work out ;D The dash showing engine rpm and ground speed,was pulling it as well as my 6920s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 some nice pictures gav. will there be many pictures from the tatties then. any chance of measuring the 6910 bonnet lenght gav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Just curious Gav \ \ Why do you cultivate before you plough. It seems to me that it would be a waste of fuel/time as it is all going to get turned over anyway, and it would also leave an unstable surface and the ploughing tractor would be scrabbling for grip in the loose soil? \ \ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy140 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 looks like your busy now then. is the ground very hard where you are cause we have had to stop ploughing and hopefully wait for some rain. we are getting through iron like nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 same plough i was using 5 furrow lemkin ..mine behind a new holland 8260 opened out to 125 hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratholderen Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 great pics mate a pleasure to see a J.D. on job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 some nice pictures gav. will there be many pictures from the tatties then. any chance of measuring the 6910 bonnet lenght gav. Will do my best to get some pics and will get the measure ment when I get a minute for you Just curious Gav \ \ Why do you cultivate before you plough. It seems to me that it would be a waste of fuel/time as it is all going to get turned over anyway, and it would also leave an unstable surface and the ploughing tractor would be scrabbling for grip in the loose soil? \ \ \ It was cultivated to get any barley laying on the surface to germinate as the field is coming into wheat, normally we don't bother looks like your busy now then. is the ground very hard where you are cause we have had to stop ploughing and hopefully wait for some rain. we are getting through iron like nothing Its dry and hard here as well but we can't afford to stop ploughing due to there being 100 acres of potatoes to harvest starting Monday week. My tractor will then be on smaller wheels so unable to plough. The 6910 is on a ploughing ban unless its as a last resort now due to worn lift arm parts. I'm going through plough metal at an alarming rate as well, we gave up sub soiling as I couldn't get it in the ground :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 try a mconell pto 4 leg pan buster..fantastic tool for loosining the ground before ploughing ..easy for ploughing after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 We have actually been trying to find a cheap two leg sub-soiler but can't, our 5 legger is hopeless when the ground is hard. Shakerator isn't really anything we'd though about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Cheers gav you are a scholar and a gentleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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