Deere-est Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 How many weeks is that now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 tidy work as normal steve, we have had a few days of hard frost to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 what work are you doin around march to the end of april stevo as i might be doing a bit of work with a contractor around that time for college and was wondering is it mainly spreading muck march then little jobs in april \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 How many weeks is that now? Been on and off like a fiddlers elbow since june but stayed on since the middle of oct so i recon with what i did back in the summer about 15 weeks (last year started the end of sept thro till feb 1000hrs) so slightly more than last year plus six weeks till she comes off (hopefully ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 what work are you doin around march to the end of april stevo as i might be doing a bit of work with a contractor around that time for college and was wondering is it mainly spreading muck march then little jobs in april \ Should be busy with the elephant grass then planting,patch planting, and possably this year bailing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Got a welcome break from trimming for a day Puma 180 and spreader with the doors on to go and put a new surface on a race gallop First load of the day was weighed before i left the yard tractor and spreader a healthy 14300 tons with load 20300 only six ton load normally recon 10-12 ton depending on muck . loading with a 360 very slowly view out the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Was running in bottom gear no revs so pulling at 750 rpm The aim was six ton over a 45 yard strip 4mtrs wide each strip was marked out with a walking measure covering the ground with about 2 inchs view out the front got a bit tight when the rails leaned in a bit spreading the door was only open three foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWINZ Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 nice mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 how longs the track then stevo?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 What Bunnings do you use and would I have seen a McCormick with a Spearhead trimmer in Calne on Saturday belonging to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 how longs the track then stevo?? 12 furlongs About a mile i did 16 loads on half or the six furlong stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 not as far as i thought it would be to be honest, some amount of track finish to spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 What Bunnings do you use and would I have seen a McCormick with a Spearhead trimmer in Calne on Saturday belonging to you? I asked today we have mrk 4s ten tonners but will check at the lamma show I know we get about trimming but not that far yet we only run 2 bomford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I ask as there arn't a huge amount of McCormicks round my way but I guess he'd have been a long way from home to be yours What year is a MK4 then? Look quite similar to Wessex's 14t that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 I ask as there arn't a huge amount of McCormicks round my way but I guess he'd have been a long way from home to be yours What year is a MK4 then? Look quite similar to Wessex's 14t that's all We got that one last year ex demo. They do 10 12 14 18 tonners they look pretty much alike till you get up close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 A few pretty pics Lovely sight first thing today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 The first cut is the whitest (as sung by rod stewart) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 I do get to see a lot of wildlife which makes the day go a lot faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigX500 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Great pictures stevo, i bet the large glass door in the Case is great for hedgecutting, nice meeting at Lamma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Great pictures stevo, i bet the large glass door in the Case is great for hedgecutting, nice meeting at Lamma. Thanks yes it's nice not having to look around a piller.Was too brief a meet really but after the hassle to get in that morning everything was such a rush .Better the day after but my head was thumping too much Still there is always next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndeere3040 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 looking great the case IH in the snow and of course the Deere's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmassey135 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Great pics, always nice to see some deer friend of my dad works for a contractor and has a JD7530 and JD butterfly mowers, was mowing my mates farm and mowed a deer \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 i was helping a contractor this summer on the silage /maize ...my main drives was a case cvx170,mxu 135 and a cvx 160 they are all good tractors .. the cvx 160 has a good lock compared to the cvx170 but both same size .. the mxu135 is a hell of a beast it had power boost to 165hp that s gone now it had a hole in the air intake and sucked a load of dust and crap in and knackerd the enjin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Great pics, always nice to see some deer friend of my dad works for a contractor and has a JD7530 and JD butterfly mowers, was mowing my mates farm and mowed a deer \ happens everywhere rhys boys near here mowed a suffolk ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Great pics, always nice to see some deer friend of my dad works for a contractor and has a JD7530 and JD butterfly mowers, was mowing my mates farm and mowed a deer \ was the name of the cony rhys i havnt seen any 7530's working yet \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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