Good old triple K from the 1960s with a lick of paint 😀
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
And a lot stronger frame and tines but I get your point!
@TheGrimReaper14 ай бұрын
Yes the “Triple K’ was a game changer compared to the “chip harrow” and the spring tine harrow with the big lever to adjust the depth (with the wide tines) If you had one you were on the ball.
@robertsmith98104 ай бұрын
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard MASC STIG I THINK ,BUT WITH 60/70 HP DID NOT NEED STRONGER TIES AND FRAME
@johncastle17024 ай бұрын
Looks like farming operations has gone full circle, I remember 60 years ago getting excited to be let loose with a spring tine harrow.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂
@1ADP4 ай бұрын
Did acres acres with a 10’ triple k on a Nuffield I had the oldest tractor no cab being about 10 years old helping with the spring barley drilling,we don’t get frost mould any more
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
@1ADP Frost mould makes so much difference, when we get it!
@robertallen34414 ай бұрын
The Guttler is basically an updated Flemstoff triple K. Remember Dad using one in 1960s / 70s behind a Ford 4000 instead of an 8RX. Dont think he got wheelmark issues with his Stanhay beet drill either !!! I know it has been a difficult year with the wet land, and you havent ploughed for many years, but I do wonder if the ground @ 5:35 would have been better if it had been deep ploughed in the autumn and left over winter. Be interesting to do a small trial this autumn if we get a similar season.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
We did a trial 12 years ago and we got better yields and lower establishment costs with the solo. Everyone around here still Plough’s and they’re in the same situation. Lincolnshire has been the wettest county since Sept and our heavy soils with a mix of 80% silt and clay just can’t stand it. Normal service will be resumed this next season!
@marettachalmers-fv5lj4 ай бұрын
Bloody tough conditions with you Andrew, congrats on being flexible enough on the cultivations strategy you are using to create a seedbed. It'll be really interesting to see how your crops progress over the coming months. Good luck.
@jamesbrown77944 ай бұрын
Good to see you got planting done with dust plants have roots to find water and nutrient no need to worry about rain plenty of water in your soil thanks for sharing your farming passion
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Rain forecast for Tuesday now but amount has reduced. ☹️
@denniscarvell18284 ай бұрын
Nice to see you mention the wildlife on the farm particularly the birds, like partridge,which I always love to see
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
We have loads of them to the extent that I don’t show them enough because we see them all the time.
@philiproworth61314 ай бұрын
Great video Andrew. I like the way you give detailed explanations of the machinery working and cultivations for the none farmers. When you say normal service will be resumed this year lets just hope the weather in the last nine months is not the new normal. I was up at Newark Golf club last week and i have to say i think the winter crops in your area look better than some of ours here in Derby.; Have a good week.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Cheers Philip, we’re only 10 mins from that golf club. Trouble is now the crops are taller, they are hiding the bare patches!
@ronaldlucas53604 ай бұрын
Nice video
@adrianlayen41194 ай бұрын
Another good update Andrew. Really interesting to see the state of the land, unbelievable how dry and hard the surface is and how wet it is just a few inches down. As far as tramlines, I remember watching an episode of Clarksons farm when Jeremy decided to ignore what Kaleb told him about the drill and setting out the tramlines. He ended up with the tramlines all one side of the field. Thanks Andrew, looking forward to the next one.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
I remember seeing that one as well. Wasn’t that the episode where Kaleb said Jeremy’s drilling was as straight as a round about?!!😂😂
@roberthoward37234 ай бұрын
Thanks for informative vlog. Ground compaction is a big issue I remember loading bales of straw on to a trailer in the middle of a field years ago with a telescopic and then taking the quad track and cultivator through it we thought we’d hit a seam of iron ore!
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂🤦♂️
@tonymckeage10284 ай бұрын
Great Video Wardy!! challenging conditions, thanks for sharing
@barrywalker37304 ай бұрын
I think I was born to early back in the day we used to have a month hand hoeing beet mangolds etc back aching work now you spray it with herbicide job done
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
I was a lad when we did they here!
@peterwilson-qj2ds4 ай бұрын
A brilliant update Andrew, the beet drill has done a nice job in those conditions. It is still very surprising at how wet it is, but will agree a little rain will help break down the land.
@johnhyde88924 ай бұрын
A great Sunday video Andrew, it's like winter still holding around making conditions tricky still 😮
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
The beet is about 6 weeks late going in but it has to be lifted early so we can get wheat in after, so yield is already hit hard.
@ianmckay17804 ай бұрын
Hello Andrew, As usual very informative waffle, glad you made a point of PTO safety, It used to be the same in my day but was ignored mostly by not clipping guard to stop rotation. Thanks as always. TTFN
@davidlancaster26424 ай бұрын
Another great update Wox agriculture yard is about 3 miles north of our house small world
@Gearoid354 ай бұрын
Great update Andrew, love to see dust rising.
@DaveAndrews-d6l4 ай бұрын
Another fantastic update Andrew nice kit your ground soon bakes out can understand why you need some rain we used to have a nice big Wiberg one pass peice of kit 40ft springtines and levelling boards behind a John Deere 8340 had two of those with some big kit to go with them. Looking forward to the next update
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Good spring tines those Wiberg’s. 👌
@luisnunes79334 ай бұрын
Hello! Another fine one...
@andrewlisle3104 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew. Great show. Just one thing I happen to notice your dogs eating grass maybe they need worming.😀
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Thank you. They are wormed regularly but I’ll keep an eye out. I thought dogs eat grass when they want to be sick?
@philipsankey9884 ай бұрын
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard I thought it was a sign of rain coming
@laytonphillips66674 ай бұрын
Nice video andrew, thought you was going to have a heart attack wituh that rut in the ground, tall blonde a sort you out !! Nice and dry now get those heavy land fields driled up lol.😅😅😅😅
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂
@ericwilson57424 ай бұрын
Would be interesting if you ploughed abit of that ground for the beans to see how it would dry for seedbed
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
I can’t understand what everyone’s obsession is with ploughing?!! We did a trial 12 years ago and it was the same as in 2003. One seam full length of the field. You mean for beans to be drilled in 2 weeks time?Not a chance of getting them in for 2 months. Geoff who brought the cultivator in this weeks video said they had clay soil in Northumberland but then when he got on our fields, couldn’t believe how much worse it was than he thought.
@philipmetcalfe62894 ай бұрын
Baked beans margin must stack up, or are you doing it for the good of british agriculture ? 10 fold increase in acreage ! 8RX seems to float, very impressive. Could we get footage of headland turns with implement raised to compare with traditional wheeled tractor please.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
We have to make them stack up but this is the first year with a proper contract, last year we got a fee from Agrii’s r and d pot.
@markyoull67444 ай бұрын
great stuff hard to beleave hard crust on top and soft underneath
@keithglover25604 ай бұрын
That looks like a modern triple ' K
@robdavis57114 ай бұрын
Trailed versus mounted implements… is one preferable? I’d guess mounted means it’s held up hydraulically, not just dragging behind and using its own weight, so mounted has more control? But trailed deeper, more aggressive?
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
I always prefer trailed because they don’t bounce around as much and so keep more consistent depth.
@robdavis57114 ай бұрын
Ha! Everyone’s favourite, Barry Digger, he’s earned cult status on the channel!
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂👍
@robertadey49614 ай бұрын
At least I can afford the same spade.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂
@robertsmith98104 ай бұрын
DOUSE not look a lot different from our springtine cultivator from 60yrs ago apart that we took depth wheels of and controlled depth from tractor seat with MF excellent draft system and the top link had a simple spring ha well we all ways travel in circles , perhaps we may start using our eyes for going straight and a map for finding our destinations
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
I don’t think Tom and Reuben would be too happy if we ditched green star!
@robertsmith98104 ай бұрын
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard sort the men from the boys he ha
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@robertsmith98104 ай бұрын
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard my dad always used to say you can get more in a crooked row🏁✔
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂
@robertsmith98104 ай бұрын
Andrew i can vouch for your warning about PTO shafts as a young man i accidently knocked the PTO shaft in gear while standing close to DB Tractor and i survived with my trousseau`s being ripped of and rapped round the PTO shaft and badly bruised leg , on the headlands could it be to heavy equipment ?, and yes the ground is very wet this year
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Glad it was nothing more serious.
@JohnnyMotel994 ай бұрын
Does the sprayer do everything from fertilizer to roundup and do you have to use any special product to clean out the tanks?
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Yes, it does everything so we do have to be very careful with some crops so we use a product called all clear. It’s a good point, I’ll do a few mins on that this next week.
@JohnnyMotel994 ай бұрын
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard I only have a garden and use hand sprayers, I use regular washing up liquid as the product like roundup seems quite oily, then plenty of water to dilute.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
That will be fine.
@johnhughes21134 ай бұрын
Was that 300tons dry bean! or in the tincooked weight?
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Dry!
@hectorkidds98404 ай бұрын
How many extra tractor hours and diesel have you had to use this year to get the land ready for planting?
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Overall we’re far less than normal because of the number of fields with nothing in but the others have had a lot more!
@chrisnichols52084 ай бұрын
Just a question Andrew how do you get sugar beet beet so small I understand how you get corn seed and rape seed but the finished sugar beet is large could you explain it may another time on your waffle a great update as usual
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Sorry, I don’t understand your question. How do we get it so small?
@chrisnichols52084 ай бұрын
The little sugar beet pink seeds are so small when you put them in the drill are they taken off the main beet plant can’t make out how they are produced hopes this makes sense to you sorry didn’t explain it properly.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
@chrisnichols5208 Sugar beet seed is grown in france and it goes to seed and harvested. It’s not the huge root which produces the seed, it’s another stage in the plants development.
@chrisnichols52084 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your answer sir
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
@chrisnichols5208 👍😊
@petergarthwaite68054 ай бұрын
When it didn’t cover the seed did you have to roll it ?
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
No, it’s only a few small areas. I did t want to overdo 95% of the field for the 5% not covered and if it does rain this week we should be ok.
@Shaunalexander.994 ай бұрын
Large heavy kit gets the ground covered quick Andrew but finds all the wet spots. I can remember drilling beet with mf 135 and Webb 6 row !!
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
😂😂👌
@bobcrawford21054 ай бұрын
Spring tine cultivator been around many many years and can do good job in right conditions. Nice to see sugar beet seed going in big relief I bet Headland ruts just got to accept them this year
@philipedwards84924 ай бұрын
Good Video, hopefully We have a shower this next week, We have a barley/pea mix emerging, also under sown with grass which needs a drink. Is,nt amazing how quick we go from too wet to too dry ! on the surface anyway. I can see you,ve got to be careful to pick the right moment to act on your land. Sugar Beet drill doing a great job with just a little dust appearing behind. Have a good week Andrew😊
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
When a wet period turns dry, Soil seems to need regular rain to keep it right.
@peterhaymaker75624 ай бұрын
I think bricks could make a good break crop. I guess the swallows won't find it too difficult this year to find nest building material either. Loved the video as per usual. P.
@juliancope19254 ай бұрын
Really good video today love how you explain how the different implements work
@TWJW4 ай бұрын
Just catching up Andrew but would it be worth drilling the middles of the fields first with the beet and headlands last to take the ruts out that’s how I always used to do it when I was on the planter so the chap in front of me could cultivate/powerharrow my turning wheelings out he used to put a mark in for me where to lift in and out no gps in then and still got it straight
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
The soil is so wet underneath we would have to leave it to weather and dry. This year from cultivation to drilling the whole field took 10 days before it was fit to drill. Doing it on our light land would work like you suggested but we don’t have the same issues there,
@charlesyeo82524 ай бұрын
Your heavy ground is to heavy for root crops, if you are going to continue with beet I would stop planting headlands and have the headland in a SFI to help restructure the ground.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
We are usually ok and make it work but this year is challenging. I had thought about SFI’ing beet headlands but I don’t know if the rules allow us to trash them with the harvester when lifting.
@charlesyeo82524 ай бұрын
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard The government have tried to be less draconian with the SFI rules but it has made it difficult to know what you can or can’t do, but I think you could have got away with red clover num3 legume fallow but god knows when the payments would start and finish and probably would have been better established last autumn.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
@charlesyeo8252 that’s the trouble, the scheme details are late coming out which means we’ve missed the boat this year.
@1ADP4 ай бұрын
Fingers cross for those seedbeds to improve for you against the clock now.
@whathasxgottodowithit3919.4 ай бұрын
Great to see the English Partridges. they have many predators from the eggs being laid to the stage they are at now, Your stewardship is certainly helping with that.
@jonstephens6824 ай бұрын
Cracking update again Andrew. Nice to see all,the field work going on and getting some jobs done, goes to show how soft it is still when the drill turned.
@julianchambers83724 ай бұрын
Strewth Andy, There must be large amount of stress on the components on the Maschio unit. I dread to think what would happen if a section failed.!!!!
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Tough going here!
@gunton214 ай бұрын
Another top class video. 👌👍
@ncombes68234 ай бұрын
Andrew. Evening !!! Another great video, have you ever tried rolling in front of the power harrow to give the power harrow more to bite into, we did this year on some pea ground and the difference was very noticeable. You are right though need a little rain to help the cultivations which sounds bizarre after the very wet time you have had. Take care and hope all goes well for you and the staff.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
It was so tough, the rolls wouldn’t have done much, cultipress might have been better.
@philippepper83324 ай бұрын
Youngest daughter had a sit in your sprayer yesterday and thought it was great 👍
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
Fantastic. Hope you enjoyed the show. I couldn’t make it. My other half Rhonda had organised a clay shoot for the Ambucopter, lives and Lrsn so we were there.
@jhlane19774 ай бұрын
Presumably he’s mapping the beet Varieties on the greenstar?
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
We will mark them on JD ops centre.
@jhlane19774 ай бұрын
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard I meant mapping when drilling - most planters can set which section has which variety.
@WardysWaffleAndrewWard4 ай бұрын
@jhlane1977 no because he didn’t use our maps this time.