Ploughing ....how times have changed

[Mike Hill]

I saw them doing this at a steam rally when I was a kid

 

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[Lee Winger]

I'd forgotten about balance ploughs Mike, looking at the way they operated I'd think they were responsible for the removal of many old and ancient hedges...

[openspaceman]

I saw them doing this at a steam rally when I was a kid

 

 

I was doing a first thinning in Tilford about 1982 and I kept hearing these whistles so I walked along the river to them. There were two traction engines winching a bucket from a dragline across a lake dredging it. Although 360s were around on big civils jobs then (Hymac 508??) they were not seen in the countryside but there were a few priestman cubs and RB42s

[Lee Winger]

Over here its all about sugarcane thousands upon thousands of hectares. They plant billets directly no till. I guess much of it goes for ethanol.

 

Edited August 4, 2015 by Lee Winger

[Paper Rustler]

Coincidence I'm out spreading sewage cake aroun the warwickshire , Leicestershire and Northampton area. We are flat out with four tractors and spreaders going and a Volvo shovel. We try to spread 2000 ton a day minimum but that depends on traveling and field conditions as I imagine you well know.

 

who for Thames or Severn Trent? Am averaging 1200 tonnes a day on my own

[j warwick]

who for Thames or Severn Trent? Am averaging 1200 tonnes a day on my own

 

Severn Trent mate the problem we have is the distance we cover sometimes you spend a lot of time traveling from one site to the next. You definitely get about with this job.

[Paper Rustler]

Lincoln to nothampton to bury st Edmunds to thetford to Hunstanton to Wisbech and from here to Silverstone. And that's only last week

[IVECOKID]

The farmer where I am spreading has a combine with a plough and drill combination mounted in the header

 

You will find that they are Sowing Rape has it has to be in the ground 11 months so it makes financial sense and Rape is classed has a Rest crop .

 

 

 

Ste

[Paper Rustler]

You will find that they are Sowing Rape has it has to be in the ground 11 months so it makes financial sense and Rape is classed has a Rest crop .

 

 

 

Ste

I was taking the Mikey!!!!! He has two quadtracs following me with the intention of catching me. He won't I start at 4 & finish at 22.30. He will be lucky if he sees the dust behind me!!!!

[IVECOKID]

I was taking the Mikey!!!!! He has two quadtracs following me with the intention of catching me. He won't I start at 4 & finish at 22.30. He will be lucky if he sees the dust behind me!!!!

 

I know but seriously they have setup's that drill Rape seed in has they cut but you can hardly notice setup ,normally next day they roll the fields to press seed in before the Huge flicks of Canada Geese land and clean up .lol

 

Ste