fendt-man-matty Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 ok right here is a topic which is abot your dream business.... it can be anything but you ghave to think about bget costs and think of all the wee details e.g. business name, who will work for you, it came be anything from a corner shop/ butchers to a farmyard bit of fun just and dont forget its imaginery ... heres mine.... Matthew Murray Agri Contracts buy a john deere 6910 with low hours buy a kverneland 4 furrow plough mcconnel hedge cutter some sort of dung spreader and a big HI SPEC slurry tanker later on if the business is going alryt, i mite invest in a new tractor and possibly a pottinger silage wagon what would yours be.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Interested Spectator Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This one was done some time ago and i have thought about re posting the idea myself. So as you beat me to it i'll give you my idea. This rough idea has some approximation to reality because i know people who have done similar things. I would specialise in equine and small holder work. Basic paddock care, fencing and landscaping. The type of equipment used for this work also lends itself to self drive hire, country side management, and maybe playing field / park maintenace. Two tractors to start with an MF 5460 and 3655. Both are compact for their power and relativley simple to operate. A mini digger would also be in the fleet. Added to that would be basic mowing, spreading, paddock cleaning, hedge cutting, fencing equipment. A dump trailer would also be needed. I would also look at small bale hay production for the horsey brigade. An MF 1800 in line baler would be the tool for the job. Particulary if land could be rented to produce my own hay for sale, as well as contracting for other people. In reality starting out buying two new tractors would not be affordable. I would expect a second hand MF 390T or 399 would be a more likley purchase, and if buying new for this type of work one of the larger tractors by TYM or Kioti would be more likley, particulary if they were to be hired out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 start a contracting bussiness called r.b contracting buy 2 tm's somthing like a 155 or a 165 and a tm175 on a 6-7 furrow plough then buy a samson muckspreader and a 14 ton tipper trailer and a bobcat and hire in a telehandler and go round all the chicken farms around here clearing the sheds using the bobby and cart it out and spread then plough it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The old man and I had a small contracting business along the lines of yours I would specialise in equine and small holder work. Basic paddock care, fencing and landscaping. The type of equipment used for this work also lends itself to self drive hire, country side management, and maybe playing field / park maintenace. Two tractors to start with an MF 5460 and 3655. Both are compact for their power and relativley simple to operate. A mini digger would also be in the fleet. Added to that would be basic mowing, spreading, paddock cleaning, hedge cutting, fencing equipment. A dump trailer would also be needed. I would also look at small bale hay production for the horsey brigade. An MF 1800 in line baler would be the tool for the job. Particulary if land could be rented to produce my own hay for sale, as well as contracting for other people. In reality starting out buying two new tractors would not be affordable. I would expect a second hand MF 390T or 399 would be a more likley purchase, and if buying new for this type of work one of the larger tractors by TYM or Kioti would be more likley, particulary if they were to be hired out. We ran a Renault Ceres 85s, a Ford 1910 4wd with Lewis power loader and the old Dexta. Key operations were haylage for the horsey brigade using a Wolvo mini round baler and Wolvo wrapper. Also did hedgetrimming with a Bomford Supertrim and hedgelaying and forestry. It was bloody hard work - particularly the mini baling and wrapping - but an interesting form of contracting. I'll find some photos and scan them in for you. The mini baler looked hilarious behind some of the tractors I ran it on - Renault Ares 540, Ford 7810 III, TS115 SLE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Interested Spectator Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The old man and I had a small contracting business along the lines of yours We ran a Renault Ceres 85s, a Ford 1910 4wd with Lewis power loader and the old Dexta. Key operations were haylage for the horsey brigade using a Wolvo mini round baler and Wolvo wrapper. Also did hedgetrimming with a Bomford Supertrim and hedgelaying and forestry. It was bloody hard work - particularly the mini baling and wrapping - but an interesting form of contracting. I'll find some photos and scan them in for you. The mini baler looked hilarious behind some of the tractors I ran it on - Renault Ares 540, Ford 7810 III, TS115 SLE! I did actually toy with the idea of doing this earlier this year having retired from another job after 30 years. I came to the conclution that it was a young mans game, and was too much hard work for someone aged 49 & three quarters. And it would now actually be nice to have so time with the family. I was looking at starting with conservation work hedging, walling etc. which didn't need a great investment in kit. Having done some very !!! rough fiqures it seemed to me the way to go would be to buy in implements as the work built up and they could be justified, but hire in a tractor as and when it was needed until such time as there was sufficent work to justify buying one, working on the premises the business got that far !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I did actually toy with the idea of doing this earlier this year having retired from another job after 30 years. I came to the conclution that it was a young mans game, and was too much hard work for someone aged 49 & three quarters. I was a young man and it damn near killed me! Especially when the dexta threw it's exhaust into my lap while tearing down the main road from one job to another! The melted pyjama bottoms given to me by a chap in a house by the road are still on the exhaust!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown 1410 power! Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Me i want to become a proper tractor dealer/contractor as thats the life i want to follow and maybe in a few years i will from what ive seen and heard and jue to there popularty the first dealer ship id want is John Deere and perhaps Fendt both makes are from what i hear are the best around now Massey is another to think about they are all so a popular make and have a good reputation! Some day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 oh and ide have aaaaaa ....... say a ford 7610 or something along those lines that will be good enough to power a post driver maybe even buy a tractor with front linkage so i cud build, a frame to hold the posts and tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 ok right here is a topic which is abot your dream business.... it can be anything but you ghave to think about bget costs and think of all the wee details e.g. business name, who will work for you, it came be anything from a corner shop/ butchers to a farmyard bit of fun just and dont forget its imaginery ... heres mine.... Matthew Murray Agri Contracts buy a john deere 6910 with low hours buy a kverneland 4 furrow plough mcconnel hedge cutter some sort of dung spreader and a big HI SPEC slurry tanker later on if the business is going alryt, i mite invest in a new tractor and possibly a pottinger silage wagon what would yours be.....? u watch out brian horner doesnt get cross,he ll come up the road way the 7720 n push u about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 o aye, yea dont tell him why what all jobs does horners do.... i know theres silage.... what else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 grass,maize n wholecrop silage maize drilling under plastic revirsible ploughing,power harrowing,1 pass drilling 2 umbillical slurry teams and 2 redrock ferry tankers 2 tracked diggers rear discharge dung spreader dump trailer and lowloader work mechanicing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 and a combine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Well me and mate Fendt 818's x2 along with: 2 16 ton Richard Westerns with silage side and hydraulic tailgate etc 6 furrow fully mount KV plough 4.5/5.5m Vaderstad rexius with raptor deep tines Hire in balers if needed Hedgers and flail toppers Go were the work is and were are needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabh7840 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 1000 cows and an 80 point rotary parlour with lots of nice tractors/handlers/machinery/jeeps/quads/all the usual gaff ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 peter u ever posted any pics of horners at work??? any URl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 1000 cows and an 80 point rotary parlour with lots of nice tractors/handlers/machinery/jeeps/quads/all the usual gaff ;) uve been readin the farmin life again..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 peter u ever posted any pics of horners at work??? any URl? yes lad there on the forum sum where in tractors,posted pics of them away back in the summer liftin 1st cut down at kircubbin,if u search through tractors u mite get it or my posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabh7840 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 uve been readin the farmin life again..... my da says the farming life puts too many ideas in my head ha ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Me i want to become a proper tractor dealer/contractor as thats the life i want to follow and maybe in a few years i will from what ive seen and heard and jue to there popularty the first dealer ship id want is John Deere and perhaps Fendt both makes are from what i hear are the best around now Massey is another to think about they are all so a popular make and have a good reputation! Some day! Will have a long wait for Kehoes or Templetouhy to pop their clogs :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown 1410 power! Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 No but id say Donahoes will be packing it in on the agricultural side of the buisness with in the next few years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWINZ Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 well its called js contracting limited and i would have! tractors 1x 6630 c/w front loader and 50k 2x jd 6930 c/w pto front linkage 50k 2x d7530 c/w pto front linkage 50k 1x jd8430t 50k 1x jd8530 c/w pto front linkage 50k cultivations george besson 9f plough vady 8m drill lemken 6m power harrow simba 5m discs kev 4m air drill cousions 18m? rools lemken 4m power harrow trailers 3x 16t high speed ritchard westerns c/w silage sides sprung drawbar and super singles 3x 16t high speed balieys c/w sprung drawbar and super singles 3x rotor muck sprederes 1x low loader handelers 1x jcb 531 - 535 agri farm special c/w all relevant acessories land management 2x bomford 9m hedge trimmer 4x flail topper 2x bomford 8m blade topper silage 2x khun 3m front mower condishoner 1x khun 4m center pivot mower condishoner 1x khun 5m center pivot mower condishoner 1x khun 11m butterfly mower condishoner 1x abultt 3m push off buckrake probabily lots more that i will add later!! what do you think anything you thing ive missed that you can think of??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 well its called js contracting limited and i would have! tractors 1x 6630 c/w front loader and 50k 2x jd 6930 c/w pto front linkage 50k 2x d7530 c/w pto front linkage 50k 1x jd8430t 50k 1x jd8530 c/w pto front linkage 50k cultivations george besson 9f plough vady 8m drill lemken 6m power harrow simba 5m discs kev 4m air drill cousions 18m? rools lemken 4m power harrow trailers 3x 16t high speed ritchard westerns c/w silage sides sprung drawbar and super singles 3x 16t high speed balieys c/w sprung drawbar and super singles 3x rotor muck sprederes 1x low loader handelers 1x jcb 531 - 535 agri farm special c/w all relevant acessories land management 2x bomford 9m hedge trimmer 4x flail topper 2x bomford 8m blade topper silage 2x khun 3m front mower condishoner 1x khun 4m center pivot mower condishoner 1x khun 5m center pivot mower condishoner 1x khun 11m butterfly mower condishoner 1x abultt 3m push off buckrake probabily lots more that i will add later!! what do you think anything you thing ive missed that you can think of??? yea a shed the size of new zealand to hold it all in!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 well cousions 18m? rools lemken 4m power harrow Big rolls! Ideal business. Knock working in the office on the head and go back to what I was doing before. Only this time making some money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWINZ Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 yea a shed the size of new zealand to hold it all in!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D Big rolls! Ideal business. Knock working in the office on the head and go back to what I was doing before. Only this time making some money! yeah want a job if i win da lotterey twice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD6410 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 cool my farm hhhhmmm i would have Tractor 1x 6430 with a 50k box 2x 7530 with a 50k box 1x 7930 with a 50k box 1x 8430T with a 40k box 1x 9630 with a 40k box Combiens x2 John Deere STS x2 John Deere CTS Cultivations 1x Kverland 10f plough 2x Horsch 8co drill 1x Simba solo st 5m 2x HE-VA rolls 10m with Shatta board 1x HE-VA subsoiler with 7 legs Trailers 4x BB 900 Krampe 2x Big Body 550 Premium Krampe 1x low load 2x 14t rotor muck sprederes Loadalls x1 JCB 530-70 Loadall silage making kit x2 Kuhn Triple Gang Mowers GMD 883 x2 Semi-Mounted Gyrorakes GA 8521 x2 Joskin Silo-SPACE 45 x1 Joskin Silo-SPACE 20 x1 John Deere 7850 Livestock x100 Cows Feeding x1 Kuhn Euromix I - 2780 x1 Kuhn Primor 5060 Now wot do you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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