How agriculture works thread

[ArlyA]

Laura who farms in Nebraska is finishing up planting.

 

[ArlyA]

Welker farms in Montana putting in spring wheat with there new 540 hp CaseIH tractor. Ask if you don't know what spring wheat is. This tractor has a CVX tranny and pulling a 70ft drill..

 

[ArlyA]

Cutting and bailing hay in Finland. In this video there are no English subtitles but in later ones she added them. Looks like swamp grass they are harvesting. If anyone knows what it is, please tell us. They keep checking the hay for moisture and rolling it over before they bail it.

 

[sixdogs]

Here's a real innovation for ag that will improve crop performance and dramatically reduce herbicide use. Basically, cameras on the sprayer see the individual weed and give the sprayer the command and location of the weed to be sprayed.

John Deere's See & Spray Ultimate Cuts Chemical Use by Targeting Weeds With Precision Spraying

See & Spray Ultimate steps up precision spraying for corn, soybeans, and cotton planted in 30-inch rows and wider.

www.agriculture.com

 

[ptsg]

Making small square bales in Southern France.

 

[sixdogs]

Making small square bales in Southern France.

How fast is the tractor going on those gravel roads? Seems pretty fast.

 

[ptsg]

How fast is the tractor going on those gravel roads? Seems pretty fast.

That Case should have the 50 km/h gearbox instead of the 40 km/h, so I would say around that. Maybe 55 km/h max or 34 MPH, since they always go a little bit faster that the rated speed.

 

[sixdogs]

That's an excellent video.

 

[ovrszd]

First time I saw a tractor on the road in Europe I noticed it's speed..... They road their equipment a lot so it's important to have a faster speed to cause less congestion in traffic.

 

[sixdogs]

First time I saw a tractor on the road in Europe I noticed it's speed..... They road their equipment a lot so it's important to have a faster speed to cause less congestion in traffic.

There is a Fendt around here that is as fast as a car. Not sure of the speed but never saw one so fast.