Hello EFC & Lincoln from Newbie from England

[PAUL CLARK]

Hello everyone,

just joined this Forum and the ranks of someone who wants to make a living from the land after working in Industry for the past 25 years. I've got a lot to learn and I'm hoping to start some of my education here......

I've just bought a Shibaura 1803 and a Mitsubishi MT16D. I have the same question as Lincoln had about that Mitsie's PAC/MAC 3 point system so any help you, EFC or anyone else can provide with that would be greatly appreciated.

Also looking for information where I could obtain manuals on the tractors. I've just bought a cd off ebay (last night so don't have it yet) on the Ford 1510 that I believe closely resembles the 1803? [Got that information from an earlier thread off here too]. Any other help / advice that anyone might like to add would be very welcome.

In time I hope to be able to offer my hard-earned experience to those requesting it rather than solely acting as a sponge as I am at the moment :thumbsup:

Thanks and best regards

Paul Clark

Thanks and best regards

 

[Muhammad]

Hello PAUL CLARK, welcome to TBN! Glad to see you posting. Hope you enjoy being a member of our community.

 

[Baby Grand]

Welcome from across the pond, Paul. Sponge madly until you have what you need - that's the whole point. Well, that and the entertainment that you will find along the way. What will you be growing/raising?
-Jim

 

[yooper1]

Hello and welcome to TBN

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Welcome to TBN!!!

 

[PAUL CLARK]

Thanks for the warm welcome!

I've got 9 acres 1.5 of which is glass and I'm planning to grow stocks and organic vegetables. I'm lucky because I have a retail shop on my site where I can sell what I grow.

Got lots to learn - starting with weeding. Nothing has grown on the land for the past 5 years except for weeds. I've gone through the entire greenhouse 3 times now in the past 2 months removing mainly thistles by hand. This last time I dug each individual thistle out and attempted to remove anything that looked remotely like a root. Hopefully I'll have purged the land by the time March rolls around.

I've resisted rotatilling up to now because I don't want to convert each thistle root into multiple thistle roots!! Although it's been hard work it is very satisfying to see no weeds in the greenhouse.

Best regards

Paul

 

[ArtMech]

Hi from the continent PAUL CLARK,

I don't think You'll have much troubles with the thistles and other weeds owning the "guns" You've mentioned above. Convert them into compost and put into greenhouse.

Wecome to the TBN!