Belarusfan Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Went for a visit this weekend, my sightings : JD 6210SE with Grimme harvester, and a Case 4230 carting: GEM Sapphire spraying wheat: JD 2850 and Grimme: MT765 with Kuhn 6m power harrow: 2x JD 6320s planting 'something' : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 nice pics....and look at that nice fen soil ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Super pics Belarusfan.Where exactly were you in the fens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Lovely pictures Belarusfan, i especially love the last photo will be interesting to see what it is, there doing something the same round here. Im going to sound stupid but where are the fens?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 think I've seen the mt765 working around Boston/Holbeach area \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Not a stupid question... I am not strong on geography.... I spent most of my time OUTSIDE the classroom door... looking in the window... its in East Anglia... the kind of Ely to Wisbech area (and around).... it was drained in 1601 by a Dutchman called Cornelious Vermuryden (spelling may be wrong)..... it was marshland... and now it't the most fertile soil in Europe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 SOME good photos there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Lovely pictures Belarusfan, i especially love the last photo will be interesting to see what it is, there doing something the same round here. Im going to sound stupid but where are the fens?? The Fens are the low lying sections of land on the east coast that cover an area that stretches from just south of Lincoln to just north of Cambridge.Much of it being below sea level.Like Marky said drained by the Dutch, hence the name for the area of Lincolnshire around Boston and Spalding called Holland.The reason the M11 stops just north of Cambridge is because the Land is so fertile that its price would never allow compulsary purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Can anyone tell me why the roads are higher than the fields there? Surely if the ground has "shrunk" with being drained the roads would have gone down with the fields? I also can't believe there has been so much wind-blow to take all that soil depth difference off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 at a glance i'd say they were planting cabbage nice pics mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Can anyone tell me why the roads are higher than the fields there? Surely if the ground has "shrunk" with being drained the roads would have gone down with the fields? I also can't believe there has been so much wind-blow to take all that soil depth difference off? They are built on banks Nigel... simple as that really.... I guess \ I suppose the soil is too soft to support the weight of the tarmac really.... it's a long way down to bedrock I believe \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Can anyone tell me why the roads are higher than the fields there? Surely if the ground has "shrunk" with being drained the roads would have gone down with the fields? I also can't believe there has been so much wind-blow to take all that soil depth difference off? Mostly caused on peat fens by shrinkage.Take a look sometime on the web about Whittlesee Meer the shrinkage there is unbelievable 20 odd foot or so.As for the roads take a drive across from Peterboro to Ely staying on the small country roads that dont receive to much maintainence Its like driving across a camels back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 There has been very little action around here over the past few days, I dont think I've seen the ground this wet in a long time. Nice pictures though, looks a little like LFP equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 There has been very little action around here over the past few days, I dont think I've seen the ground this wet in a long time. Nice pictures though, looks a little like LFP equipment. Hi Andy should be good for the tates and will swell the corn nicely but I bet it is a bet wet under foot for any work that needs to be done at presant,Must be about time to start Bulb Lifting around your wayBrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belarusfan Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 Thanks for all the comments :) Super pics Belarusfan.Where exactly were you in the fens Mostly around Sleaford, and then the planting was near Sutton Bridge on the way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Thanks for all the comments :) Mostly around Sleaford, and then the planting was near Sutton Bridge on the way back. Ha,I lived lived in Sutton Bridge for a few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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