fendt-man-matty Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 5000 a day is unreal! see a mix of holstein and ayshires \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Fair play to the farmer for getting on with the job and seeing an opening like that. Good for him. 5K a day. ... Jeeeeez. ... Will he have to spray round pylons all the time now though?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrit Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 We are looking at building a Anaerobic Digester plant at the college I work for. I recently went on a visit to Dorset to see the first operational BioGas Nord plant in the country, all I can say is wow. These things are the way of the future, basically you can feed them anything as long as there is muck and an form of energy for the microbes to feed on (energy crops, waste food products, etc). You get electricity but can also tap the waste heat as the generator is a CHP unit. So you can heat the farm house for free or if you grow fruit crops under glass you can use the waste heat and C02 in there. The effluent from the tanks can be spread on the land as a fertilizer just the same as normal slurry. Clever stuff, or is it simple stuff put together in a clever way?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 When you think about it, how often do you pass a field with a pile of dung steaming away? Never saw it as a waste of energy before. It was 'just dung'. The attitude of many I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratholderen Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 : great pics mate, you have a lot to do every day I can see :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 We are looking at building a Anaerobic Digester plant at the college I work for. I recently went on a visit to Dorset to see the first operational BioGas Nord plant in the country, all I can say is wow. These things are the way of the future, basically you can feed them anything as long as there is muck and an form of energy for the microbes to feed on (energy crops, waste food products, etc). You get electricity but can also tap the waste heat as the generator is a CHP unit. So you can heat the farm house for free or if you grow fruit crops under glass you can use the waste heat and C02 in there. The effluent from the tanks can be spread on the land as a fertilizer just the same as normal slurry. Clever stuff, or is it simple stuff put together in a clever way?? that is the same firm that is building this unit ,the agent told me he has just finished a job in dorset but this one will be a bit bigger he told me , i will be back there someday to update a bit hopefully you maybe right tris but this farm has vast amounts of slurry i think the plant is costing in the region of 2 million but if he gets it right sounds like he will do ok , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrit Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Yeah the guy in Dorset is called Owen Yeatman (nice chap), he is the manager for Biogas Nord in the UK. His plant is 370kW which whilst big enough is small change compared to this 1MW plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 still earning its keep no mod cons in there not sure if it works but they put bunches of holly up in the calf pens to keep away ringworm old country folk law i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 what makes that loader graham?? i can remember 3 or 4 of those being in the coal yard at diss railway station when i was younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmassey135 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Nice pics Graham, intresting to hear about that holly, never heard of it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 the loader sean is an old weatherhall not sure if that is correct spelling , good forty years old i guess but they use it every day to load feeder wagon , never heard of that myself rhys but every day a school day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 great old beasts ain't they mate, can remember watching them loading up wagons and lorrys while waiting for the train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMullen Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 great pics mate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 looks like the cows and calves are well looked after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 as the weather was not to good this morning we started fitting a parlour at this farm in a village called headcorn 8 miles from home it is second hand we took it out last year there is pics of it loaded on a lorry all the walls have been firbe glassed for easier cleaning the cows are being milked in our mobile milking parlour which is on the old farm across the road so cows have to walk over and back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Nice pics Graham, intresting to hear about that holly, never heard of it before do you know middleton hall rhys ?? its the farm thats linked with the botanic gardens , and they use holly some nice pics there graham that jd looks a beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 thanks rich the jd was the one i drove when i was grain cart with the 18 ton bailey trailer behind ,then it went on the chaser bin ,then that farmer bought it , it was only on hire when i had it nice tractor , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Some very nice pictures. The walls from the parlour is that epoxy? When you have to go to the toilet you don't take a newspaper with you with this weather texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 5000 or 7000 on the West diet feeder ;D Any of the cows pay a visit to the loo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Just had a look through your thread front to back Graham, some amazing equipment in there old and new. Regards David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 nashmach it is a 4000 on the feeder wagon mate thanks walterderwent i am lucky i get to see a lot of different equipment in my work the walls are firbe glassed texas been on a farm today which was half a mile from my child hood home so i know farmer very well ,i remember going on a primary school trip there when the cows where milked in the old stall cowshed also remember there first milking parlour going in and we have just got contract to put a new westfalia parlour in for them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 The local has some very nice equipment. Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 how big is the farm. some very nice tackle he doesn't seem to be loyal to one brand which makes for a nice fleet of tractors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 pete the farm is about 1500 acres mate 170 milking cows when i was young it was only fords there mate but now he looks to buy from different dealers but a good farmer nice crops ,my cousin worked there for forty five years packed up just before harvest last year so must be a good boss to i should think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmassey135 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Great pics its nice to see a farm where brand dosent matter for once ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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