CX820Joe Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I'm interested to know about contractors firms from around the areas, and whether they carry out the whole spectrum of work or just certain aspects. Theres a firm just by the Welsh border (Nigel will know who I mean ) and they do most work - combining, forage, hedging and some tillage. They used to do sugar beet, but since Allscott closed I expect thats all finished. Around Ellesmere are some smaller firms, which seem to specialise - silage only, hedging only, that sort of thing. Are there many contracting businesses over East (Anglia/Lincs) or are the farms mostly large enough to support owning their own heavy tackle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 theres a contractor near me Roger Thethewy dose most things but as the farms around here are not to big he dosnt have big big kit but he dosnt do maize silage and root crops but he owns all the his kit Theres barrets i know they do both grass and mazie silage not sure about over stuff but all there tractors are demo tractors there alot of farmers who just do the odd job like baling and wrapping my freinds dad just dose headge trimiming , flail and rotary topping , feert spreading and a bit of rolling and harrowing but i dont know many contractors around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Dont know any around me think theres one for bailing but thats it. Most farms do it all themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 There are four maybe five within ten miles of my house plus three farmers who do contracting aswell. I'll write more tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 there are a few contractors over here, one i kinda know who does a lot for chivers farms and other farms, mainly though i think its just the farmers who do it themselves?, maybe further out into the fens and where Gavs working they may be more used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 You'd be surprised Ben, there will be a lot of contractors operating in your area just as there are here, a lot of contractors are actually farmers as well so will be offering stubble to stubble services on smaller farms who can no longer afford to do the work themselves. Lots of the big farms will employ a contractor as well at busy times for things like hedge cutting. Here we have contractos specialising in hedge cutting, muck spreading, silage and all arable operations along with the odd one for fencing as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 actually i have noticed that Gav, some bale up others straw etc., some share machines, some i've noticed help out others during harvest, not sure if its paid or favour though as nearer me its fairly small scale an most of the farmers have known each other for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Indeed... some of the big plant boys around here contract their kit... Peck at Dry Drayton must have covered miles on his Cat Challenger this year... I think he pretty much cultivated most of the area around me... and a lot of it wasn't his \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 not seen him out on it since last summer towing a trailer down the A14! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 not seen him out on it since last summer towing a trailer down the A14! He did a huge amount of tillage work with that thing this year... most of the area around Bar Hill, Dry Drayton, Longstanton, Willingham, Over, Caldecote, Bourn and beyond I believe \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 damn....i dont get out as much so miss it all > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 There are a lot round about me in Surrey, but the most surprising one is near Reigate. They only do bale wrapping and in the winter fencing. I think they run four wrappers, 2 big square bale and two round bale. It would pickle my brain just wrapping bales day after day!! What makes it worse is that they have old Zetors although they did buy a new MF last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 There are a lot round about me in Surrey, but the most surprising one is near Reigate. They only do bale wrapping and in the winter fencing. I think they run four wrappers, 2 big square bale and two round bale. It would pickle my brain just wrapping bales day after day!! What makes it worse is that they have old Zetors although they did buy a new MF last year. Classics reap in the money - some of the most successful contractors near me never buy any new tractors and are also expert mechanics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 There are four maybe five within ten miles of my house plus three farmers who do contracting aswell. I'll write more tomorrow. Nearest one to me I can see from my window. They do baled and chopped grass (mowing, spreading and raking, wrapping (round)), maize, hay, straw (round/BB940), combining, heavy/shallow cultivations, drilling, maize planting, hedgetrimming, spraying, muck. Two 860's. Three or four TX 64/65's. New Holland tractors up to TM175. Next nearest is a farmer who also does chopped grass/maize silage, muck and drilling. Jag 840, New Holland 8340's three or four of. Then the guys I help, own a little land for wheat, bagged spuds for their own sales. Combining, baled hay, straw (conv, round, D4000 Welgar) and wrapped silage (round), mowing, raking, muck, fertiliser spreading, fencing, hedgetrimming, cultivating, maize planting, combi drilling. TF42 combine. Jag 840. New Holland tractors up to TM150 other shelp out with TM155 and TM120. Then another farmer who does grass silage and maixe silage with another 840 and JD 6920's. Another farmer who does big square baling. Then the first of two big guys.. . Combining (corn maize aswell), maize/grass silage, baling round and square for hay, straw silage, round and square wrapping, heavy/shallow cultivating, slurry injecting, muck, maize/cereal/direct drilling, spraying, fert spreading, hedgetrimming, topping, footings - own farm, contracting and whole farm contracts. Three Lexions (TT, Montana and standard), two 890's, two Batemans, NH, MF, JD, Fendt and Challenger tractors. Other bloke who I was on for last year same as above but with one Lexion TT, Big X, Big M, two Quadtracs, brand new TerraGator on slurry injection. Claas, NH, Fendt and Case tractors. Also hay and straw dealer. Those are the ones I am familiar with anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Thanks for all the replies, apart from being interested in what else there is in the way of Contracting firms, I also have a slightly ulterior motive in planning out my eventual display; being keen as I am on SP machinery like foragers and combines, and with a growing fleet of Fendts I wanted to do something plausible with all this kit, as a farm which had three CX/CR combines would possibly be stretching it, and having SPFH's as well would be going too far - maybe i shouldn't take things too seriously, but its good to have some grounding in reality! Thanks again for the responses and if there are anymore please keep them coming, its most interesting stuff. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Dont forget the cougar for one based in westbury mate ;) And i think he's replacing his 890's soon ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Dont forget the cougar for one based in westbury mate ;) And i think he's replacing his 890's soon ;) Cougar has gone, lasted a season and went for a new 890 and a set of triples. 960 on order . ... Maybe I ought to pay him a visit next year!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Cougar has gone, lasted a season and went for a new 890 and a set of triples. 960 on order . ... Maybe I ought to pay him a visit next year!!! When he get rid that then tris as he was on about keeping when saw my mate last well that was feb :D Do you know if there 818 has gone yet as i know had 7000 hours when i last saw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellarian Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Cougar was at Vaughnagri getting serviced a month ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 our contractors 500 cows milking 1400 head of cattle roughlyfew hundred sheep and cereals,grass silage big m mark 1 jag 890 plus whole crop with disc head,combining with new holland deutz and claas combines,round baling straw with 3 new hollands,silage with new mchale and wrapper,slurry with ground drive redrock 3 ferry tankers and herbst 2250,dung spreading with bunning rear discharge,west dual and dowdswell side discharge,revirsible ploughing with 3 kevernlands vari width 5 furrow plus 2 fours,power harrowing and sowing with 4 and 6 meter accords, 3meter rabe/accord combi,hedge cutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabh7840 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 and all the tms and kanes jcbs etc ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 and all the tms and kanes jcbs etc ;) jcb 414 x 2,manitou artic,cat wheeled digger,tm150,140,130 x 2 125,m115 x 2,6480 dyna shift,7710,6810.5 14ton kane silage trailers,2 16ton kane silage trailers etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 jcb 414 x 2,manitou artic,cat wheeled digger,tm150,140,130 x 2 125,m115 x 2,6480 dyna shift,7710,6810.5 14ton kane silage trailers,2 16ton kane silage trailers etc and a partridge in a pear tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 and a partridge in a pear tree no pear tree in the yard only the odd windbush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 What I'm thinking of (not set in stone at the moment by any means) involves the following: Combines: NH CR980 NH CX880 x2 Foragers: NH FR9090 NH FX60 Tractors: Case STX 535 Fendt 936 x2 Fendt 820 Fendt 818 x3 Fendt 718 Fendt 515C Fendt 415 x2 Schluter 1250VL x3 Implements: NH BB960 baler x? Horsch Pronto drill (thinking of trading up to Vaderstad though) Lemken Gigant harrow Amazone Centaur Simba Harrow Lemken 5F plough (or trade up to Lemken 9F?) Joskin Silospace x? Triathlon spreader x? Any suggestions would be most welcome, and let me know if this post ought to be moved into another section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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