LeeGray
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Really useful info that, thanks for taking the time to post.
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Doesn’t look like a scam. Same phone numbers on the machine, price looks on the heavy side to me, can’t see why it wouldn’t be genuine.
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We started proper mob grazing cattle about 7 years ago and have seen a huge improvement in grass species diversity and quantity. When we first bought the farm 12 years ago it had been undergrazed with just 12 ewes and was mainly rushes and poor grasses on heavy clay. We introduced cattle, pigs, more sheep and poultry into a rotational grazing system over time and the same area now supports 44 ewes and 10 cows and all the following stock. I’d say we’ve improved soil carbon but the tests are expensive so we’ve never measured. Anecdotally we’ve got more, diverse grass, better drainage and healthier stock on it
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I do think if you’re towing plenty the cost of fuel doesn’t really come into it. Running the kids to school fair enough it’ll be expensive but for work they do just work. Cheap as chips for bits and because they’re not so highly strung there isn’t much going to wrong with the engine. A good buy I reckon!
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Which flail did you go for Stephen? Let us know how you get on with it. Looked at the cheap ones bucket warehouse are doing but imagine they’ll die quite quickly at that price compared to the ‘proper’ ones. But not being able to see/try any makes it difficult to know.
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Driven my defenders the same as all my other vehicles, had brand new and old. Always been shit at most things. Great fun though and wouldn’t want to be without one, just not as a work/drive everyday truck. Fancy building one up from galv chassis with top spec parts but will have to wait for lottery win and retirement for that. Current defender done about 1000 miles in 3 years and cost me about £2000 and days of working on it, there’s Lamborghinis cheaper to run than £2/mile ?
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Got two rangies yet it’s always this in the workshop!
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I may sound like a stuck record here but Range Rover petrol v8 every time for me, beats anything I’ve had for towing/off road etc on comfort, ease, parts, real cost of ownership. Beats 90,110, navara, hi lux and Isuzu’s I’ve had hands down.
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You’d really want a digger with two sets of auxiliary lines if your hiring in as can’t see you messing about with pipework if you want something that’ll rotate as well as grab/cut. Think approved hire them for about £300-400/week depending. I’m after a shear myself for the odd job but couldn’t stomach £4000 to have lying round the yard most the time when I’ve got a grab anyway. Shame there’s no Arbtalk machinery ring! Shear and a stump grinder head would be handy but luxury really for the odd thing here and there.
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Impressed they’ve got the power to dig out, what depth are you digging down? 250mm?
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That’s a hell of a week Conor! It’s shite when it all comes at once. Handy having a pit pit for working on the mog I bet, wouldn’t fancy getting that on a two post lift.
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Not sure about defender but my Range Rover constantly pings the tail lights on and off as part of the test cycle with less on trailers so I stuck with old style bulbs on new trailer lately.
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Wanted. Monkey winch or sandwich powered winch wanted.
LeeGray replied to RideTheNight's topic in General chat
Glad it’s working for you, better than collecting dust here. Cheers -
Approved hydraulics do, not sure how delivery/collection would work though without paying pallets both ways
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Free tip site by prior arrangement only
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https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/recent-releases/8747673d-3b26-439b-9693-0e250df6dbba my new standard response to immigration talk!
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Awesome
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Happened to me a few years ago. Had full bike license pre 97 passed car test a little after but had grand father rights for trailer on paper license as had taken full ‘driving/riding’ test pre 97. Had it checked a few times on roadside stops over the years and all ok. Then sent it in for a change to Id card and got the new license back minus entitlement and had to take b+e test.
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Surely if it makes it more stable that’s better isn’t it?
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Did it lift the silage bale up to full height ok?
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Have a chat with jet wash north east at Cramlington Bill, I got a cracking 2nd hand marcher deisel hot wash from there for reasonable money. Knacked 3 household karcher type ones over the years and had a Honda engined cold one for a while but the big ones knock the socks of them and you can always flog it on later if need be. The heat is fantastic for degreasing parts etc.
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Is that good or bad?
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Too big? Too small?
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Looking for something to do both really. Got a Schaffer which is great but doesn’t lift a lot ie silage bales over ring feeders and is poor on gradients and an aging telehandler which is great for lifting lots but The more we build the smaller the yards getting!
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Could it lift that silage bale full height? Very I mpressive if it can move that sort of weight in farm environment
