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New Holland 8360 (4wd):
Main tractor which does all heavy work such as ploughing,
sub-soiling, cultivating and drilling. It is fitted
with a front linkage and PTO. |
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Renault 616 RZ (4wd): This
tractor is to replace the MF (below) which at 17 years
old was beginning to struggle with heavier modern machinery.
The Renault has front suspension an front linkage and
carries out all the fertilising, spraying and hauling
work. |
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Massey Ferguson 3065 (2wd):
A superb little tractor which now does all the lighter
jobs such as grain & bale hauling and general running
around. |
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JCB 526-55 Handler: An
excellent telescopic handler which is used nearly every
day for grain moving, bale stacking/loading, silage
wrapping/stacking/feeding, pallet/big bag handling.........in
fact any job where lifting is required. |
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New Holland TX34 (17 ft cut):
This is probably too large a combine for my acreage,
but it allows me to do a bit of contracting for neighbours
when I cut my own crops. In a year like 2000, a large
capacity was vital, to harvest crops in the few dry
spells. |
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Farm Fans AB120 Grain Drier:
Small batch drier which is fully automatic in operation
and which can cope with about 75 tons per day. An intake
pit can hold about 45t and the dry area about 150t.
The grain is then moved to a long term store where it
is further cooled. |
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Marshall QM11 Trailer:
Purchased in 2007, this trailer reduces the number
of movements on the roads when leading from the combine
and speeds up the operation of moving grain to the
long term store. The hydraulic tailgate is operated
from the tractor seat. |
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KRM EXW Fertiliser Spreader:
New in 2002. It is has 2·4 tonne capacity and
is fitted with load cells which monitor the weight
of fertiliser in the hopper and adjust the spreading
rate to give accurate application regardless of forward
speed. |
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Kverneland 4 Furrow F-160 Reversible
plough: with Auto-reset No 8 Bodies, full set
of discs and trashboards. |
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Hardi LPZ 21 metre sprayer:
This was new in 2003 and has a 1200 litre capacity.
It has full hydraulic lift/fold control and spray output
is managed by a computer. The front tank holds 600 litres
giving a total spray area of 12 Ha (30 acres) Ha at
150 lt/ha. |
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Kuhn 3002/Accord DA 3m Combination
Drill: This is an 'air drill' where the seed
is carried from the metering unit to the coulters
by air supplied by a fan. It is capable of sowing
the finest seeds at 2kg/ha up to the largest at
rates of 300 kg/ha. It is mounted on a power harrow
which levels the soil surface and creates a seedbed.
It is normally used in conjunction with a Khun
3001 power harrow mounted on the front linkage of
the tractor. |
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Coil Tine Cultivator: This
is based on a Bomford frame but another row of tines
has been fitted and a plain following roller. The sweep
shares first used in 2002 make an excellent 'min-till'
seedbed very quickly with speeds of 10kph (6mph) |
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Marshall 21 foot Flat Trailer: Shown here with bale
racks, but low ends are fitted when hauling silage
bales, bags or pallets. It has an 8 tonne capacity. |
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AS Marston 8 tonne trailer: This was bought in 1987 and was a fairly large trailer then, but is a little small now. It has an automatic tailgate which makes life easier. |
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Vaderstad 6.2m Folding Rollers: These are used to consolidate land after the plough, or for firming seedbeds after drilling. They fold hydraulically to a width of about 2.8metrs for transport. |
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Suzuki QuadBike: A very useful machine which can
be fitted with a small sprayer or slug pellet broadcaster.
It is also extremely useful for transporting small
items to places inaccessible by other transport. |
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Massey Ferguson 35: This is really a vintage tractor
but is used fairly regularly for light jobs around
the farm. |
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Major 3m Topper: Used to tip set-aside and pasture. This machine has two shaft driven rotors which cut and mulch the grass and spreads it evenly behind the machine. |
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We also have other smaller pieces of equipment such
as subsoiler, post driver, etc.
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