Richard de Florennes Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 never seen any of these strange looking red-orange coloured AGRIFAC beet harvesters before, and then two examples during one afternoon at two different places - here is the other one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Richard de Florennes Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 then just a few miles away, but slowly becoming darker with another frontal system progessing from the UK and high clouds advancing over the Wallonie that evening ... (did not stay long at this field as I was very dissappointed to see a nice Ford tractor in such a bad state ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 finally seen that day just before complete darkness settled over Belgium: Maize (corn) harvest with a New Holland combine harvester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb4cxkid Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 loving the reanult team harvesting :o :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziko Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 What's weird about the Agrifac? This is just the normal colour scheme As always great pictures, ever thought of sending them to www.agrifoto.nl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 What's weird about the Agrifac? This is just the normal colour scheme As always great pictures, ever thought of sending them to www.agrifoto.nl? thanks for your comment, but at the time I am busy enough to keep up my posting my pictures in here. If I started posting in yet another forum I would have to cease work and family life completely ... This is also the reason why I could not repeat any further journey Begium after making a "good-bye autum harvest 2008" trip on Saturday, November 8, which might probably stay the last "agriculture" trip to the region until spring seeding of sugar beet and planting potatos next year ... So here we go with sightings of November 8 which was not only blessed by perfect weather (however, as you can see on some pictures, those officiale permitted farm ways for all public where so slippery and muddy that I almsost lost control of my car at some places and a complete car wash was necessary afterwards but also a lot of luck, as all this sightings took place in an area of what I guess 16 square miles after leaving the highway - so in contrast to earlier journey to Belgium I could "safe" a lot of time and fuel and instead relax and really anjoy all this sightings, sometimes even without my camera, just breathing the sweet air of the fresh harvested sugar beet fields - oh I can not wait for next autumn ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deere-est Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I'd love to work out in this area. Such a huge amount of machinery moving on a daily basis. I am surprised you have not sold all of the photo's and bought yourself a helicopter for your travelling :D Superb camera work as we have come to expect from you. I love the 7710 John Deere duo on carting duties and the as for the Fendt gang lifting carrots. .. what a sight to see hidden away behind those tall tree's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 The next scene, taking place just a mile or so away near a historic celtic grave hill visible in the far background of some pictures of the last scene, is dedicated to Kate Bush "Running up that hill": Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 would not dare to stay on that hill on the night of halloween, but I sayed a prayer for the sake of the souls under the ground beneath me while taking pictures of modern high-tech on the top of the public accessible grave hill and did manage to get back to ground level without major injuries in spite there where no steps or ladders ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 I'd love to work out in this area. Such a huge amount of machinery moving on a daily basis. I am surprised you have not sold all of the photo's and bought yourself a helicopter for your travelling :D Superb camera work as we have come to expect from you. I love the 7710 John Deere duo on carting duties and the as for the Fendt gang lifting carrots. .. what a sight to see hidden away behind those tall tree's. tryed to make some trade with my photo CDs via this form a year ago, but there was no big success that way, but I am selling some photo CDs via Ebay from time to time but they make normally not much more then 10 Euro per example, sometimes even below 5 Euro ... The market seems not to be big business - yet I will try to shift to more professional video making and see what can be done that way; I am also planning a book, dedicated to row crops and especially sugar beet growing and harvesting technology ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painter Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 more great pics rdf,that book sounds interesting ,keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 in spite of this was my sixth trip to the Wallonie during the sugar beet harvesting season 2008, I hardly saw any harvesting team twice and this Deutz/DeWulf team was new for me, too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robbo Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Thanks for taking the time and effort to post your pictures on this forum, it's great to see all the different tractor colours in the same area, just goes to show that all makes can do the same job, it just comes down to personal preference at the end of the day. ;) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Did not even know of the existence of the farm machinery producer FRANQUET until finding this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 a real "Beet Eater" eating chicoree this time: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I have never heard of many of the manufacturers of the machines you photograph mate, many are new to me. Like the big trailer there. ... That is colossal!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 More great updates, great to see another Tucano in action but you really are the master of root crop photography! I think a book would be a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 While some other beet harvesting enjoyed a strict midday break, I found contractor GEROMI again on another field, where the farmer provided his own two John Deere tractors and trailers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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