JohnP Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Really interesting that - look forward to more installments ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Looking a bit different today Most of it is now in ear apart from areas the rabbits enjoy visiting, although some of this will come but just a bit late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Looking good. Keep us posted. Can't wait to see a Claas Lexion in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 I thought it might be a nice idea to resurrect this thread and update it with the rest of last year and this year. Quite a few of the photos are already on here but now they are all together in order to complete the 'diary'. Combining the first half of the barley, 11 August 07: Belarus 250 on the 1t trailer, parked on a bit the rabbits cut for me: Sacks: and the sample (note the greenery, seems almost all combines dont like it and have trouble removing it): Combining the second half, 11 September 07: Exactly one month later, and look at the increase in size of the weeds and poor quality of the crop: 250 again: Dressing the barley to remove awns, small pieces of straw, weed seeds, small pieces of weed, and other rubbish: and a lovely sample: Back to the field again. It was left until 15 December, during which time the weeds died down and the straw started to rot. I then topped it to chop up the straw and bring the stubble height down to the ground, so that this would all rot quicker and be easier to plough in. So, topping with the Belarus 250 and my Hayter topper: A full cycle; back to ploughing again. This year the Belarus MTZ-82 was ready and in working order. As it is fairly light land I can get away with ploughing it in the spring, and this has the added benefit that no weeds grow after ploughing/before drilling. On 8 March I ploughed most of it with my Rabe Werk Hawk-S 3 furrow: The rest of it was ploughed on 4 April, after a friend had removed a heap of rubble and old trees with a digger. Sadly it had been very wet and the JCB had left ruts and caused some compaction, so one area was fairly wet and ploughed up rough, with the tractor ploughing through water filled ruts at times. Finishing off a small strip: The rough area: General view: Breaking the land down was different this year, as I had bought a power harrow. So the seedbed was a lot better compared to using the harrows last year. Could have done with some dual wheels but not really worth it for the area. Belarus MTZ-82 and Maschio HB3000 3m power harrow, 12 April: General view, the bottom piece had already had a very shallow pass to level off the flags: This year's crop is Spring Triticale (a cross between Rye and Wheat, and supposedly rabbit proof), variety Trimour, and was drilled on 15 April. Sadly there had been a couple of small showers after power harrowing so it had needed a couple of days to dry. Belarus 250 (with home made markers) and Ransomes Nordsten Lift-o-matic 3m cultivator drill: the finished article: Of course my drill has no following harrows, so a pass with the seed harrows was needed to make sure the seed was covered, and to confuse the rooks by messing up the marks left by the drill! Belarus 250 and gang of light seed harrows: and after: Four days and a couple of showers later it had germinated: Another week and it was poking it's head out, 11 days after drilling: and finally today, looking ok apart from the un-drilled strips where coulters blocked, and in need of a spray to clean up some weeds and some nitrogen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Wonderful Chris, what was the yield last year? I would LOVE to have just a little bit of land like you have and do what you do, keep up the updates robbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi Chris is your field behind Finbows yard ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi Chris is your field behind Finbows yard ??? maybe : I don't actually own it, just use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Wonderful Chris, what was the yield last year? I would LOVE to have just a little bit of land like you have and do what you do, keep up the updates robbo Last year was dissapointing for a number of reasons but mostly rabbits (hence the triticale), and the fact that I cut half way too late. Also a herbicide would have helped things. So it's hard to actually judge what I would have got if it'd cut it all properly, but I salvaged about 525kg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 maybe : I don't actually own it, just use I thought I regonised it I took a 14ton digger in there last year for Thurstons ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 I thought I regonised it I took a 14ton digger in there last year for Thurstons ;) Oh really, do you mean actually into the field? As that must have been pre-2006? Or just to the yard? I wondered how you knew as it would had to have been an amazing guess! Were you transporting one of their Hymacs? Thurstons used to be VERY interesting, but sadly most of the nice bits and pieces have gone, and that's just as far as I can remember so must have had some lovely things back in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 No it was one of our diggers I took to the yard I think they levelled some ground to put containers on Chris Thurstons don't have much left now : I move there drainer etc there was pictures on here in my topic 'pictures from work' but I think they've gone since the server change :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 No it was one of our diggers I took to the yard I think they levelled some ground to put containers on Chris Thurstons don't have much left now : I move there drainer etc there was pictures on here in my topic 'pictures from work' but I think they've gone since the server change :( Ah yes that would make sense. Indeed it's a shame they've gone downhill so much. They did have their own lowloader and DAF 85 or 90? Some pics I have of their drainer: http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1160.htm Do you move the crawlers as well then? Or maybe theyre small enough to do with their own trailers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 this is a class topic, love it, you've got me in the mood for growing things all i need is.... 1acre field ford 2000 2furrow plough cultivator 2meter planter some fertilizer wee trailer mini combine baler =jackpot :D great topic, keep er lit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Great read and good photos. A bit herbicide will give a better yield this year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hi Chris, I've just been looking through your website and just wanted to say it's great and some of the pictures will be a help to me as I'm in the middle of building a trencher/drainer and stone/gravel trailer What make/model are you going for? I expect you've found all the trenchers on there, but just in case you haven't: http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1028.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1155.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1160.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1205.htm http://www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk/gallery/gp1206.htm this is a class topic, love it, you've got me in the mood for growing things all i need is.... 1acre field ford 2000 2furrow plough cultivator 2meter planter some fertilizer wee trailer mini combine baler =jackpot :D great topic, keep er lit Thanks Great read and good photos. A bit herbicide will give a better yield this year too. Thanks, hopefully it should keep things a bit tidier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Excellent update to this topic Chris.......Nice to see how the rest of your year went....... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Excellent update to this topic Chris.......Nice to see how the rest of your year went....... :) Thanks Mart, hopefully this year will be more successful yield wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 That's brilliant Chris, really enjoyed reading that . It's 'The Good Life' on steroids! Keep us updated, looking forward to seeing the other operations throughout the year. It's a real achievement to do what you're doing, and nice to see you using interesting, obscure or obsolete machinery too. Great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Interesting stuff there Chris - MCPA and CMPP with abit of Ally or Harmony M should do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 That's brilliant Chris, really enjoyed reading that . It's 'The Good Life' on steroids! Keep us updated, looking forward to seeing the other operations throughout the year. It's a real achievement to do what you're doing, and nice to see you using interesting, obscure or obsolete machinery too. Great stuff Thanks Simon I guess it is a little like the good life Interesting stuff there Chris - MCPA and CMPP with abit of Ally or Harmony M should do the trick That is the current question, what to go on with, did look at some Starane 2... I guess it will depend on what's available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Starane Gold will definitely kill everything - we used that last year on a field that has quite a lot of vetch in it - burnt it to a crisp but also slightly checked the spring barley too so needs to get very low rates - if I remember correctly we only put it on at 1/2 rate and still it checked the barley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Starane Gold will definitely kill everything - we used that last year on a field that has quite a lot of vetch in it - burnt it to a crisp but also slightly checked the spring barley too so needs to get very low rates - if I remember correctly we only put it on at 1/2 rate and still it checked the barley At that sounds a little harsh then if it did that at 1/2 rate Lables don't generally give references to winter or spring triticale and just say 'triticale' which should be ok, but as the spring type has only increased in popularity recently I wonder if they don't write winter as triticale was mostly all winter? \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 At that sounds a little harsh then if it did that at 1/2 rate Lables don't generally give references to winter or spring triticale and just say 'triticale' which should be ok, but as the spring type has only increased in popularity recently I wonder if they don't write winter as triticale was mostly all winter? \ Might be best to get some expert advice on it then Chris but I'd be pretty sure it won't make much of a difference - so have you a Eastern European sprayer for the 250 yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Looking great with all those oldies on the field. I hope you have this year a good harvest. Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 looking good mate and that little power harrow did a cracking job this time looks promising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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