Light Land Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Nice pictures of a nice English farm. That 7810 looks well on the baler. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPR Models Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Very nice indeed Gav, like Ol said really nice to see good English farming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Here's a few pictures of what I've been up to recently, have been in today to finish ploughing the last bit of winter barley ground before cracking on with getting the potato harvester ready this week. My 6920s is on row crops at the minute for topping the potatoes so I've been ploughing with the 6910 which is up to the job again after having a new 3 point hitch cross shaft fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 We've also had the Case Puma 165 CVX on demo, I had it for one day ploughing and my mate and the boss shared it for a day drilling, we were all quite impressed with it but I personally prefer its blue equivelant from an operators point of view. Unlike the New Holland you can't tell the buttons apart by feel on the multi controller so its very easy to hit the wrong one when not looking at it which is a pain in the backside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Video of the Puma ploughing and the impressive exhaust note Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Just to add more interest this week the Fendt 718 turned up an hour after the Case Puma did so I had that for most of the week, was impressed with how well it handled the subsoiler and how little diesel it used in the process, considerably less than my John Deere would to cover the same field, 350 litres to cover 26 hectares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manor Farm Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 What do you think of the fendt gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Its a good tractor but I get the feeling the price tag will rule it out of the equation \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 some tidy kit to try gav, so whats next then?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 We only have the Massey to come now when they can find us one and possibly a John Deere but we aren't pushing too hard for one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 so for you so far it would be fendt if funds allowed followed by nh going by comments to date, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Yeah it would be, the Fendt has sold itself to me particularly with the front linkage controls, it would make haulm topper operation so much easier as the front linkage is controlled in exactly the same way as the rear so no messing about with spool valves for height control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 maybe the fendt wouldnt be out of range price wise if you keep it long enough? i guess they had the problem jd from new as a main tractor, so thats what 7 years old?? over time the extra cost would pay back in fuel and maybe even lower cost in parts ect if your lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 The JD is only 5 years old. Thats the way we need to look at it, over its life with us it could save us a lot of money in diesel and a lot of whats fitted as options on other brands is standard on the Fendt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 best way to look at it i guess, afterall as your main tractor it will be used a lot more than the others, if its used that little derv alone the savings will soon start, if the jd was a good one i doubt you would be swapping her anyway would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 No, if the 6920s was good we'd be looking at getting her to 8000 hours before changing, getting her to 5000 has cost a fortune though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Interesting updates Gavalar... I do like the sound of the case's exhaust I must say... and the look of your ploughing as always mate Fendt seems like a lovely machine... although one of my customers reckons that his a a little over-rated for the price... he's gone back to blue now after having 2 fendts... he's also got a tracked machine or two mind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATTY 7530 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 buy yourself a JD 7810 best tractor there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 why would we want to replace a 5 year old tractor with a 7 -10 year old one in which the auto power transmissions were just as suspect if not more so The whole idea is we want to upgrade to a new tractor possibly with auto guidance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 so you fancy auto guidence then gav?? any reason for that or just fancy being a bit lazy while driving her what ever you get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATTY 7530 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 why would we want to replace a 5 year old tractor with a 7 -10 year old one in which the auto power transmissions were just as suspect if not more so The whole idea is we want to upgrade to a new tractor possibly with auto guidance you may buy a fendt then, splash the cash seems to be the only one to keep up with your specfications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 so you fancy auto guidence then gav?? any reason for that or just fancy being a bit lazy while driving her what ever you get No lazyness involved Sean, its cost saving. As I do the bed forming the auto guidance would make all the beds a uniform size saving overlap and underlap with sprays, we'd look at getting a universal system though that could be swapped onto the 6810/6910 for drilling as well as it could save us a fortune in seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 sounds like a plan mate, can see the benifits of the movable one, cover the full fleet, do fendt do a fitted one from new?? only seen it as such in jds of late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Yeah they do 2 or 3 different options, had a look at the Topcon one they offer at the Norfolk Show, on auto guide ready tractors it can plug into the tractors own steering system, thats on any brand not just AGCO group but on others that aren't auto guide ready you can unbolt the original steering wheel and swap it for a motor driven one operated by the eye in the sky which looked like the best system for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 so many options round now i guess, its prob harder to pick one than you think i guess, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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