Cumbrian Silage Roundup 2022. Six drag chopper outfits at work this summer.

I’ve been incredibly lucky this year to have had the pleasure to film six separate trailed forager harvester outfits at work in the fields in and around Cumbria. Not so long ago considering they were classed as a dying breed it was fantastic to see so many still at work. They are as follows :-
NH T7.210/ Kongskilde FCT1260, MF 7720S/ JF FCT1050, McCormick X7.440/ JF FCT1060, MF 5713S/MF 630, Ford 8240 Turbo/ NH719, MF7614/ JF FCT850. Filmed in Cumbria May- July 2022.

[@donnellykieranj]

Another great video Dave. Love seeing trailers on the back of the harvesters. Those fords are pristine.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Thanks once again Kieran. Yes still a few farms in my area that tow the trailer behind and have done so for as long as I can remember! Yeh the Fords are beautiful, the owner also has a 6600 that looks almost like new. Hoping to also see a TW15 driving a NH forager at the same farm this year, fingers crossed! Cheers, Dave.

[@bigfletch870]

Fantastic collection of trailed forager footage!

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Thanks Fletch. I’ve managed to catch up with a few again this season so hopefully will get them posted soon. Cheers, David

[@user-rw2um8ro2p]

Great video love the drag harvesters

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Yes great to see so many farm owned machines still harvesting the silage crop. I know of at least a couple more working in the area and hopefully will catch up with those in the 2023 season. Would love to see a Claas, Reco Mengele, Tarrup, John Deere drag if there are any working up in Cumbria?? Pleased you enjoyed the video and it’s really appreciated you’ve taken the time to watch and comment. Cheers, David.

[@tedcrilly8990]

Great video! As already noted the absence of music is appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to share it.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Many thanks Ted and thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on the video, pleased you enjoyed it. Hopefully I’ll be able to film some new music free machinery in action next year. Much appreciated, Cheers, David.

[@ballyhoulihanagrivideos397]

Lovely to see them at work.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

It really was. I’ve had a fantastic year out in the fields, so much to see but never enough time! Hopefully 2023 will be just as good a year too

[@udo5479]

Looks fantastic!!!

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Thanks Karl, pleased you enjoyed it. Cheers, David.

[@danmccarthy6699]

Great video, thank you. I love old school.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

As do I. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Dan. Much appreciated! Cheers, David

[@finbarroconnell9368]

Really like that video very well done

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Thanks Finbarr, really pleased you liked it. Very enjoyable being able to watch and film some great machinery this year. Cheers, David

[@davidbrennan3613]

33 years ago I drew silage away from a pottinger harvester, it was a great machine

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Great insight into your farming history David. Can you remember what you were leading with and also what tractor was driving the Pottinger and also on the buckrake?

[@davidbrennan3613]

@@davidwinthrop7077 I was driving a two wheel drive ford 7610 ,the tractor pulling the harvester was a two wheel drive john deere 3050and the tractor on the pit was a four wheel drive john deere 3050 with dual wheels with a push off rake

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@davidbrennan3613 What a lovely setup! Don’t you wish you could travel back in time…

[@alanswainson2683]

Great video and good memories from yesteryear when we had a contractor come in to do our silage. . He had a ih 956 which used to purr on the chopper . Would have liked to have heard the tw15 that you mentioned in another comment as was my favourite tractor to use on the estate when I moved south to West Sussex .

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Now that I would have liked to see Alan! Can’t be anything much better than watching and listening to an IH 956 (was it 2wd or 4wd?) driving a trailed forager. Pure music to a machinery enthusiasts ears! It was disappointing not to film the TW15 on the NH trailed forager this year but hopefully all will be good for 2023 and I will definitely be posting a video when that happens. Great comment, whereabouts were you before you moved further down South? I guess that must have been late 80s/ early 90s?

[@alanswainson2683]

@@davidwinthrop7077 2wd and just outside cockermouth , yes late 80s .

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@alanswainson2683 Ah, probably supplied by either Rickerby or C.T. Hayton. Claas Jaguar chopper?

[@alanswainson2683]

@@davidwinthrop7077 rickerby and think a new Holland chopper , memory is going 😂. Blew up his own one as some idiot put some metal in the row in the days before detectors it went bang and got a demo one in to carry on which I think he ended up keeping .

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@alanswainson2683 It happened all too easily in those days Alan. Probably more cost effective than rebuilding the damaged machine.

[@mannay81tv8]

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[@davidwinthrop7077]

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[@crimsonsunshine264]

Top class videos David! No annoying music & no annoying adverts! Nice to see so many different drag outfits it makes a nice change from the modern day mundane self propelled large scale contracting set ups . Many thanks for posting! Ps looks like one of the new Holland 550’s had had some issues in the back ground and another one was brought out?

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Many thanks, pleased you enjoyed it. I’m like you in preferring to hear the machinery working as it would in the fields. I myself was surprised to see so many trailed outfits in action this year and there were at least a couple more working in the area that hopefully I’ll catch up with next year. Yes lots of contractors self propelled machines out so great to see farmers still harvesting their own silage crop. You’ve got eagle eyes, the issue wasn’t actually with the NH 550, it was a pto problem with the Ford TW15 that was going to be partnered with it so with any luck 🤞next year I’ll catch that and the 8240 working in tandem! Many thanks for watching and the great comment, cheers David

[@alfredfleming3289]

JF now under CNH don’t know if they stopped production but push the NH 240. About half the capacity at best. Own a 1355, sad if they drop these.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Hi Alfred. That’s interesting about the NH 240 forager, I didn’t even know about this model so have just looked it up! Are you based in the States by my guess? I knew about the CNH takeover of JF and in the UK we have the Kongskilde brand which sadly is the only manufacturer selling new machines in the country. The 1355 is a fabulous machine, I saw one working on a local farm a few years ago behind a 250hp NH T7040 and it was magnificent with a huge appetite for grass, only wish I could have caught it on video but have some great photos to remind me of it. Many thanks for watching and your comment, great info. Much appreciated, cheers David.

[@philipcounsell3533]

Simply cheap an very efficient

[@davidwinthrop7077]

It certainly is Philip. Every machine has probably paid for itself many times over. Cheers, David.

[@ianwalker4803]

What part of Cumbria ? (Big place)

[@davidwinthrop7077]

North side of Carlisle Ian. Plenty of action in the fields around that area.

[@tipperarymick5337]

Good morning 🌞 Some immaculately maintained machine's there, a credit to the owners. Unusual looking drawbar setup on a couple, is that something to do with the additive system? Excellent video 👍

[@davidwinthrop7077]

And morning to you Mick. There were some lovely machines in action, great to see them all working this summer. I’m unsure about the drawbar setups without asking the owners but I’m sure you’re thinking along the right lines. Pleased you enjoyed the video, cheers once again. Dave 👍

[@Eavis_excavations]

The drawbar set up on the Jf is because the header is wider so goes up over the top to keep transport width down

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@Eavis_excavations Ah, I see how that works now. Yes big 3.1mtr header on the 1260. Thanks for explaining that. Cheers, David.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@Eavis_excavations I certainly will.

[@christianhollauer881]

Filmed In England?

[@davidwinthrop7077]

It certainly is Christian. The county of Cumbria in the North West of the country. Regards, David.

[@christianhollauer881]

@@davidwinthrop7077Thank you for the feedback. It's a really nice place.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@christianhollauer881 It’s a beautiful part of the U.K. Christian. Which part of the world are you from?

[@christianhollauer881]

@@davidwinthrop7077 I'm from Austria, living 40 km west of Vienna. I have been in a lot of countries, but England has the most beautiful countryside and the most nice historical towns.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@christianhollauer881 I’ve never been to Austria but I’ve heard it’s a beautiful country. There are many lovely scenic and interesting towns and areas in the UK especially in the Northern regions extending far wider than the Lake District, I’m feel very lucky to have beautiful countryside on my doorstep that I’m sure you would appreciate too. Great to hear from you Christian, thanks for watching the video and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated, regards David

[@Kt-ro2fm]

Hard to beat the JF

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Yes they’re a great machine. The FCT 850 at the end has done 27 seasons with one owner and is still going strong! Thanks for the watch and your comment, cheers, Dave