Maize 2011 - Tractors in Trouble! + Two Foragers Together!

[meheluc]

is that 6 and 8 rows

[balmesh]

To meheluc

I really forget, sorry.

[meheluc]

@balmesh ok, no prob

[RobbyLucey]

Very well done as usual. Regardless of ground conditions or drawbar loads, the TM's are not the best, traction - wise.

[balmesh]

To RobbyLucey

I would have added "in my opinion" because your statement is open to challenge.

[supersubarujohndeere]

@balmesh john deere better

[balmesh]

To supersubarujohndeere

See my comment to RobbyLucey.

[kilflynn12]

the wetter the better ha

[balmesh]

To kilflynn12

Very good!

[elevensixteenths]

Well made video.

Maize crop, what maize crop? It only looks 4 feet high.

[balmesh]

To elevensixteenths

You obviously have come late to the game. Maize crops in Wales are poor in height - cobs seem to be there. In Holland they are not as good as usual, either.

[jdman2kp]

@balmesh maize this year was very poor all ovet this side of europe ireland england wales etc... and there must be a spring at the corner of the field

[balmesh]

To jdman2kp

There must be - we just have to wait . . . .

[jdman2kp]

@balmesh yeah....

[turndown10s]

Bloody fantastic.

[balmesh]

To turndown10s

Thank you, Sir.

[MrSDSTRIKEBREAKER]

I like the part where the NH is squirming for grip! I never harvested maize before, is the Case there purely to push the rest out? Does look steep in places mind.

[balmesh]

To MrSDSTRIKEBREAKER

The Case came with a trailer (see earlier videos on this) but it came off when the Forage Harvester wanted to tow it behind for the headland run. It stayed off and Case was pusher for the rest of the field.

[MrLeCanz]

@MrSDSTRIKEBREAKER I'd say that the case is only there, to push the other out. As you see the Deere and the Holland wouldn't be able to make it without it

[MultiTheScout]

what a nice job to have just pushing the green and blue out of the mud.. :P Go go go case:P

[balmesh]

To MultiTheScout

I asked the driver if he had fun - he didn't seem to think it much fun!

[mafei87]

Good Video!!

Where u life?? in England??

[balmesh]

To mafei87

Well, I live in Wales which is not in England but is in Great Britain (and in the UK). But this video was shot in Holland.

[mafei87]

Good Video!!



[TheDickeen]

lads dont mean to be smart here but wud it not be safer and quicker if u took the loads out 3 quater full safe the risk of getting stuck???

[gtills]

exellent vid as usual alan and the tyre on the head weight for pushing the trailers is a brilliant idea. a lot safer than chains.

[balmesh]

To gtills

Thanks very much - agree entirely.

[golfcruiser1]

Think this settles the JD-NH debate

[balmesh]

To golfcruiser1

Cheers - it should, but I wouldn't put money on it!

[Muehlenknecht]

Great video 5*

[balmesh]

To Muehlenknecht

Thanks very much.

[nzcontractor18]

might have helped if the had rear duals on the tractors but very nice vid :)

[balmesh]

To nzcontractor18

Expensive game for fleet of tractors, and some gateways would be non-negotiable!

[TheGrzegorz95]

Produkcja godna podziwu. Good!!!!!!

5/5

Pozdrowienia z Polski

[balmesh]

To TheGrzegorz95

Dzięki bardzo za komentarz.

[ddimitris1991]

How many acres is the maize? Is the maize irrigated?

[balmesh]

To ddimitris1991

There was 200 acres. We don't need to irrigate in Wales - it rains! Often. Hard! Could do with some sunshine to ripen it though.

[jordankeeps]

Great vid Alan, very muddy their

[balmesh]

To jordankeeps

Thanks Jordan - dead right, and it's not even Winter, yet (officially).

[chris10001z]

it seemed that the nh were finding it harder than the jds im quite surprised about that

[balmesh]

to chris10001z

Didn't notice that myself. Everything was skating about there, even the chopper.

[chris10001z]

@balmesh  ya if you look the jds could get thought the wet spot on the own with an empty the nhs couldn't but the case was unstoppable

[balmesh]

to chris10001z

Yes, I think you're right.

[Tractormadsteve]

excellent alan 5*

[balmesh]

To Tractormadsteve

Thanks for the comment, Steve. I value them all.

[Panchdeburca]

Great video

Must say it looks like they are approaching this field wrong, looking at it from here it would make more sense to cut anti clockwise so the 2 wet patches are cut with nearly empty trailers and the full trailers would be going downhill to the gate

[balmesh]

To Panchdeburca

I suppose if you always throw it over your left shoulder it comes hard to start thinking about the opposite! But you are not wrong - there are likely some other factors in the equation that we know nothing about.

[hywelisthebest]

So much maize up this way. Couldnt believe it when I saw the surrounding fields, tall crp too. We have hardly any of the stuff down are way (pembrokeshire north county)

[balmesh]

To hywelisthebest

There's a lot of maize grown here where the soil is right - but an awful lot of grass where it isn't! This year's not been good, really, as I haven't seen any crops to match the best of last year's.

[hammy1294]

nice vid, dont often see two choppers working so closely, do the trailers just have the super single wheels on them or have they got the wide floatation ones? most contractors are going for the wide tyres on the trailers in scotland now, make a big difference

[balmesh]

To hammy1294

Can't answer your question, since I haven't looked that closely. Maybe someone can answer?

[stro1962]

nice one alan.

answer is to expensive.

[balmesh]

To stro1962

Thanks Hendrik. Must be warmer (well, I know it is) in Summer and needs less encouragement to ferment. Here it seems obligatory!

[Agri957]

very nice... in Italy there aren't this weather condition when is the silage time!!

[balmesh]

To Agri957

Yes, but in this climate we have to wait . . for the cob to ripen!

[TractorTorque]

Nice one Alan. Great to see two harvesters in the one field.

[balmesh]

To TractorTorque

Yes, I was very glad I was there - DanYRheol don't do this usually.

[AgriVidsProductions]

Truly marvelous sight to see one forager working behind the other, Conditions don't look the best

[balmesh]

To AgriVidsProductions

Top of the field, conditions normal for time of year. Bottom of the field - yuk!

[TheDeutzman100]

Brilliant as always, been a great series of vids of maize from you look forward to watching them.

The two foragers together was certainly something new. 5*

[balmesh]

To TheDeutzman100

Yes, it was quite exciting to watch, and listen to.

[bigsheamy]

Tough enough conditions!

[balmesh]

to bigsheamy

Very true.