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02-01-2013, 03:45 PM #1
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- Dec 2012
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- 47
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- Surrey, UK
- Tractor
- 1981 JD1640, 1973 Ford 3000
New member from the UK
Hi All, this is my first post here, so I felt I should introduce myself a little first.
My name is Michael, and I live in the south-east of England, about 45 minutes south of London.
I am a mechanical engineer by trade, albeit office based these days, but I've had an involvement in farming since a young age, having worked weekends on a dairy farm while finishing school.
My parents bought a small holding (20 acres) back in 1987, and this helped develop my interest in agri machinery and associated matters.
My mother keeps a small flock of sheep and a couple of calves, but my interest is more machinery orientated. As a family we have built pole barns to house hay, livestock and machinery, mostly using second hand materials; we have made and carted our own hay until a couple of years ago (my father is now 84, and isn't really up to such activities any longer).
We manage most of our own machinery maintenance, and none of it is at all new. The JD1640 is a 1980 model, that's about as new as we have. There is also a 1970 Ford 3000 with Horndraulic FEL that I modified a few years ago adding power bucket tilt. This is a fantastic machine, largely due to its simplicity. One thing it is missing is power assisted steering, this is especially noticeable when there is a bucket of manure on the front end. One day I may get to do something about this.
Other equipment includes an International B400 baler, Lely hay turner, Perry bale grab, an ancient MF tipping trailer that has seen a lot of repair, Taarup 5ft mounted drum mower, a couple of very old hay trailers, and a Howard side exit manure spreader.
Anyhow, I stumbled across TBN while researching log splitters, so I have been lurking here a while, and gathering ideas to make far more pieces of equipment than I have a real need for.
There certainly are some inventive and clever folk on here.
I shall be posting a thread on my hydraulic log splitter build in the Build-it-yourself forum very shortly. I have made a start on it, but there's still plenty to do.
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02-01-2013, 03:52 PM #2
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- Feb 2009
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- 4,012
- Location
- north of upstate ny
- Tractor
- Kubota L4240 HSTC,L3000DT
Re: New member from the UK
Welcome to TBN from Northern New York State(I can see Canada from here).Great place to help sort out your equiptment.
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02-01-2013, 04:03 PM #3
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- Nov 2011
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- 20,593
- Location
- Ohio
- Tractor
- Kioti DK-40, MF-135, Ventrac 4500Y
Re: New member from the UK
bullet says hi too
Murph
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02-01-2013, 04:12 PM #4
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- Sep 2010
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- 4,100
- Location
- CANADA
- Tractor
- Many
Re: New member from the UK
Welcome to the forum.
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02-01-2013, 04:18 PM #5
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- Mar 2009
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- 18,918
- Location
- Missouri
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- Kubota M8540HDC, L5740HSTC, BX2200, BX2660, John Deere 425&1025R, Case, Massey Ferguson, Ford
Re: New member from the UK
Welcome to the TBN forums from Southeast Missouri, sounds like you have a very nice setup.
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02-01-2013, 10:14 PM #6
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- Aug 2011
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- 7,911
- Location
- Schuylkill County Pennsylvania
- Tractor
- Massey Ferguson 1423 Hydrostat
Re: New member from the UK
Massey 1423, 1462 loader, wallenstein Ranch ho gx620, with subframe mount. Deere 710c
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02-01-2013, 10:34 PM #7
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- Jul 2011
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- 14,436
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- Yanceyville, North Carolina
- Tractor
- Kubota L4400
Re: New member from the UK
Welcome aboard.
The PUPIL who does not surpass his Master, fails his Master.
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02-01-2013, 11:01 PM #8
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- Apr 2012
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- 4,166
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
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- 1965 135 gasser, 1967 135 diesel
Welcome to TBN.
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02-02-2013, 04:16 PM #9
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- Jun 2011
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- Location
- NE Oklahoma
- Tractor
- MF 230 and Mitsubishi D2000
Re: New member from the UK
Welcome from Oklahoma.
KenMassey Ferguson 230
Mitsubishi D2000
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02-03-2013, 12:23 PM #10
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- Dec 2012
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- 47
- Location
- Surrey, UK
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- 1981 JD1640, 1973 Ford 3000
Re: New member from the UK
Thanks for the welcome guys.
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