Aled_cky Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 has anyone on here not finished combining. i think theres only 2 farms down here that havn't combined yet. and then out of the parish a few of my friends have about 150acres left of barely. and then were i work have 1000acres left to do of random crops. hope it went well for all like it did for us we combined 1 day. baled the next. and carted the day after stress over and then back onto the every day. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Half the farm combined here, rain stopped us yesterday however all that's cut is bailed and the barley came off at 16% Get the rest done in the early part of next week when it's to be good again...... Foxsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Finish our own a few days ago averaged about 18% which wasnt to bad for the year. We have half a field left to do for someone else after we gave up beacause neither the combine or the tractors and trailers could travel. A neigbour has just spend 40k on a new combine and it tavel with it being so wet and our 20 year old thing will. In the past we have had a problem with water shortages so we deicded we should get a bore hole so we ordered it and ever since then it has rained! When it came we had to tow the drilling rig the compressor and two vans into the field and then back out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Are you the Farmer all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted September 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 £40k on a new combine. not much.. our contractor bought a JD 1177 for £16k last month.. but i would've thought a £90k combine for people in england, with all you arable boys up there. i think ours was about 15% for barely. which is poor for these parts. and 16% for Oats. we dont dry or anything though. straight feed. where i work they will never cut anything over 15% and then they dry it and it was cut at 12%. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Whats barely ? Never heard of that . I think you will find that they dry the grain to just below 14% . all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrie0 Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Are you the Farmer YP are we talking Withnail and I here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Of course he's the £$%^in farmer . His legs are bound in polythene ! all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrie0 Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 It's on back ! : but the !£*!*rs alive Uncle Monty and presuming Ed do it for me One of the best films made you can watch it over and over again and pick up bit's you've missed . All the best Just for you Yp http://www.withnail-and-i.com/images.php?c...tagory=Withnail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbogriff Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 we finished the beans , last week wheat came in at 13% to 17% i work for a bailer contractor , we still need to bail 3000t of straw !!!!!!!!! it aint gonna happen but straw feched £76 a ton and barley about £70 . straw worth more than grain !! if any of you read farmers weekly then my boss wrote the straw market bit in last weeks FW , and they spelt his name wrong ! jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Well were i live isnt really much of a arable area we have about 150acres on our 600 acre farm and do some more for a neigbour but round here its mainly sheep and cattle farms. Weve just spend 10k on our combine NH 8060. I was talking to a contractor today and he is absolutly sick of pulling the combine out ever time they get stuck which has happened so many times they have lost count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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