PDH Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Returned this week from a Farm Stay holiday in Norfolk. We stayed on Home Farm, Stow Bedon. The farm has just gone through a major change. It was a mixed farm of 260 acres but the farmer had just sold off 230 acres and the farmyard and remaining 30 acres were being used as a pig fattening unit (1100 pigs) and a contractors yard. Here are some photos of the tractors used on the pig unit and the tractors and machinery used for the contracting operation. General Yard tractor ? MF690 Pig Unit scraper ? MF 165 Various old trailers used around the farm Manitou New NH BR750 Baler Brand new Lemken EurOpal 8 6F plough A new NH T7030 just about to take the Lemken out for the first time More of the NH T7030 NH TS135A with Bale trailer New NH T6070 with a trailer they were using to haul onions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 neat pic looks like a big farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 where abouts were you then mate??? know that area pretty well, have friends who farm arround that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 A Pig farm must have been a smelly place for a holiday. He seems to have spent his money well after selling 230 acres. What was his reason for selling the land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Some great pictures there mate...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDH Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 where abouts were you then mate??? know that area pretty well, have friends who farm arround that way About 12 miles east of Thetford towards Norwich. Village called Stow Bedon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDH Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 A Pig farm must have been a smelly place for a holiday. He seems to have spent his money well after selling 230 acres. What was his reason for selling the land Surprisingly it wasn't too bad. Of course we weren't there much during the day but the pigs were under cover (the buildings are behind the second picture of the MF 690). The were well ventilated and cleaned everyother day which probably helped. I think he had a good offer from the neighbouring farm for the land and he said 260 acres wasn't enough to make it economic....he reckoned he needed 600 to 700 acres to make it pay properly and replace the machinery etc. The farm was a mixed arable/animal (Cows/sheep/pigs). Also the only son wanted to start contracting and not take the farm on. So when the neighbouring farmer made the offer and gave them a contract for cultivation/baling and carting for most of the increased farm he jumped at it. Can't say I blame him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Surprisingly it wasn't too bad. Of course we weren't there much during the day but the pigs were under cover (the buildings are behind the second picture of the MF 690). The were well ventilated and cleaned everyother day which probably helped. I think he had a good offer from the neighbouring farm for the land and he said 260 acres wasn't enough to make it economic....he reckoned he needed 600 to 700 acres to make it pay properly and replace the machinery etc. The farm was a mixed arable/animal (Cows/sheep/pigs). Also the only son wanted to start contracting and not take the farm on. So when the neighbouring farmer made the offer and gave them a contract for cultivation/baling and carting for most of the increased farm he jumped at it. Can't say I blame him. pig farms dont normally smell it has to be said, we had 3 and most people that came never noticed the smell, pigs are actually quite clean animals ,and only tend to make mess in the right areas not the bedding area, which not to many people know know of the area you went to mate, nice arround that way, actually got a few "slight" hills arround there as aposed to the ususal flat apperrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Nice pictures there. Looks like a good place to stay. A lot of 07 plated stuff so I assume they are rented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Nice pictures there. Looks like a good place to stay. A lot of 07 plated stuff so I assume they are rented? when you have just sold 250 odd acres of prime norfolk arabile land i guess you can buy most things easy enough kev, not many farmers round that way rented stuff , most buy ,well they did when we farmed that way anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 where abouts were you then mate??? know that area pretty well, have friends who farm arround that way It says at the top of the page in the first line of text!!! :D Nice Pics PDH, :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 how did he have two lights on the manitou as there is only one socket on the roof \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 how did he have two lights on the manitou as there is only one socket on the roof \ cables, extension lead, plugs, sockets etc.....i guess you can double them then ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDH Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 how did he have two lights on the manitou as there is only one socket on the roof \ It's a standard fit or a dealer option fit....farmer is using machines as delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 must have been a dealer fit as these nothing in the brochure and i asked my uncle about it and they said it only has one from our dealer \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MF 550 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Wheels on the 165 seem fairly well set out-must never have been altered after some cultivation work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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