Farm update 295 Testing Class Xerion 12 Cereals Event 2025 fields are busy & sewage sludge delivered

[@MrMurrayWood]

A great insight into creating an avenue of interest for young farmers. I'd like to see my young lads attending the cereals event next year. Claas have certainly up' d the technology in mechanised agriculture; healthy for the competition

[@philipmetcalfe6289]

Very, very good Claas overview by Patrick

[@CasparOBrien]

claas have had the best combines for decades, now theyre making some of the best tractors. great brand

[@peterwilson-qj2ds]

Great to see the Claas Xerion , a very impressive machine indeed very well made like anything from Claas. Another good mid week update Andrew, well done keep up the good work..

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

👍😊

[@FredPavey]

Patrick is a credit to Claas!

[@kildare1773]

Where is Patrick from.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

His knowledge is brilliant.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@kildare1773 Ireland!! 😂🤦‍♂️

[@cliffreynolds1448]

Good afternoon Andrew, passing your farm yesterday so thought would call in but unfortunately no one there. Staying at Waddington until weekend as looking to move from Wiltshire. Watch all your blogs as well as Olly,Charlotte and Joe, great to watch and makes me wish I could be back out in the fields again.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I think we’d all be out doing the SFI crops on the contract farm, call by again.

[@amunford-gibbs929]

🤔 Hmmm yes hearing more & more about the Claas Xerion... Wondrous machines as you show them on your video 😊

[@denniscarvell1828]

Your car has continuous battery discharge when turned off. I overcame this by purchasing a sterling 1am trickle charger £18, which keeps battery topped up , easy to connect small piece extra wiring, saved me £300 on mercedes battery, original battery now 5 years old, as always informative update.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Thanks for the info. 👌😊👍

[@adrianlayen4119]

Another great update Andrew, the Claas tractors look to be a good piece of kit. It would be interesting to hear you talk about the differences between your experience of your old quadtrac compared to your 8RX. listening to James of PX farms here prefers a 2 track machine, it would be great if you did a video comparing the differences. Thanks again Andrew, looking forward to Sundays update.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I’ll get Tom to do that, he’ll give a good report. 😊👍

[@jasonsmith5487]

Hi Andrew interesting video and interesting to see the Claas tractors 👍it's going to be very interesting to see all the work and build up that goes in to the Cearals event. Looking forward to regular updates from your self over the next months head.👌

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😊👍

[@DaveAndrews-d6l]

Another fantastic update Andrew really interesting the Claas kit looks very nice

[@andykeeble1]

Fantastic vlog Wardy. The new Claas looks a bit good, one hell of a price but I am sure we will soon be seeing some in the UK, not here on Skye of course!

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂👌

[@johnhyde8892]

Good afternoon Andrew that looks some very expensive kit you was looking at there, but nice to see you being able to get on to the land still with out heavy rain.😊

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Hope to get some 🌧️ in a day or 2

[@juliancope1925]

Loved the video my favourite machine the Claas lexion 12-650 what a machine that is 👌

[@robertwilson93]

Yes I must agree sewage sludge in better on the field than flowing down our rivers.

[@Gearoid35]

Excellent video, that claas is a fine machine

[@АндрейПавлов-з9ш]

Всем привет из Луганска !!! Россия !!!❤😂🎉😮😅 хорошая работа , смотрим !!!

[@johnhughes2113]

What are the heavy metals content, used to be high in lead when we used it in the 70 allbeit it was in liquid form

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

A lot has been done to remove those now. Lots of checks done.

[@gunton21]

Once again great up date, 👌

[@jonstephens682]

Racking update again Andrew. Those claas tractor’s have come a long was haven’t they, we got a big vegetable grower down here and he has a fleet off them. Glad to see all the cereals plots are all coming together

[@peterdennis9359]

Another great video andrew,can i please ask what would your neighbour usually pull the subsoiler and top down with

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I’m featuring him in Sundays update so you’ll have to watch!!!

[@jamesbarbour8400]

That tracked Axion didn't even appear to know it had anything on the back - dropped the implement into the ground and just walked away with it - no hesitation whatsoever - very impressive machine.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I thought that. I know a few who have one and they say the same.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard very long and quite a wide footptint obviously help. Is the engine a DPS unit ?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@jamesbarbour8400 not sure.

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Nice update 👍

[@petergarthwaite6805]

Class are absolute class

[@WillHughes-gz2zl]

Do you need to match the need of the crop growth to the application of the sludge being high in phosphate NRW are hot on over supply of phosphate

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

We can apply it if the phosphate index is above 3 and we do reduce the amount of liquid n the following crops gets.

[@robhall9599]

Claas tracked xerion looks good. A tow off competition with quad trac be interesting. Does it have the steering lock of a quad trac though?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I thought it was better,

[@robhall9599]

I’ve sat in a wheeled xerion last year with an experienced quad trac driver. He said a lot of the hp was lost on the xerion by the time it got to the wheels on the ground 🤷‍♂️. Transmission and cooling design being the culprits he told me. Is it the old xerion with tracks on or completely new engine, transmission ?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Completely new tractor, even the cab is designed for it.

[@JohnnyMotel99]

What with all the heavy rain events in Europe, we have to hope that the UK has done some extra prep.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

We’re talking about the government and EA here!! 😖🤦‍♂️☹️

[@luisnunes7933]

Hello! Claas is a top brand...

[@JackSmith-x8s]

There's no end to the amount of money you can spend on machinery! The sky's the limit!

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

That’s why we’re trying to make the Simba stuff last by looking after it.

[@JackSmith-x8s]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Yes indeed, I generally buy good-reputation, well built, serviceable, secondhand kit and maintain it in-house, keeping it for as long as possible. I appreciate the reviews.

[@richardbaker22]

Great video Andrew

[@sarahmansell3611]

Looking good Andrew 😊

[@grandpaandlucas7054]

these modern tractors are a lot of money. i remember my grandfather buying a ford 5000 brand and delivered for £900

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😳😳😳😊👍

[@charleswillcock3235]

Thanks for turning the tractor off whilst the explanation was given of the class tractor.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

👍😊

[@Shaunalexander.99]

You sound like Barry White Andrew !!!

[@matthewhodder3029]

😂

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I wish I’d had half as much fun as he’s had with groupies while on tour!!!

[@robertsmith9810]

IS there nothing to take the place of dieldrin now ?

[@lincslad54]

Will your field be covered in tomato plants after the sewage is spread ( a new free crop)

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

We’ve had it for 20 years and none have grown yet!

[@ilovework]

Andrew , Is sewage sludge really organic ? Human waste is full of chemicals .. aka all the things that get put down the sewer ?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Yes but didn’t you hear me say it’s been treated and had all the nasties taken out?

[@robdavis5711]

Jolly good video as always! Naughty Nala chasing rabbits! At least she had the good grace not to roll in the sewage sludge… my dog would have been straight in there!!! 🤢

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂😂

[@RICHIE87622]

I thought i could hear some high pitched screaming in a Lincolnshire accent! Thanks Andrew

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

Heedless alsation 😂🐶

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂

[@edlaird7705]

How do you get hold of sewage sludge?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Speak to your local water company, they all do it through a big contractor

[@Martin-t9s4y]

Love the channel. When are you getting one

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Cheers! Not until we get another 2,000 to farm!!

[@tractortamno1]

That is actually insane. Things are so over priced now.

[@2301Moose]

👍

[@CasparOBrien]

so is sewage sludge sterileish? like salmonella/e.coli hep free?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I think so, it goes through lots of tests before we get it.

[@cheechU38K]

Could do with a fisherman’s friend 🤭

[@RICHIE87622]

😂 he's not far from skegness!

[@cheechU38K]

@@RICHIE87622 😂 🎣

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂😂

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@RICHIE87622 😂😂

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@cheechU38K 😂

[@petertiffney4413]

Hey wardy do t you be getting it out ya bugger 😅keep up the hard work

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂😂

[@robertsmith9810]

Xerion coupled to the vaderstad that a lot of wheat ,if that was the same machine you had on your John Dear the Xerion seamed to work better with it

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Ours was 5m and the class is 200 hp more!

[@robertsmith9810]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard i realize larger tractor but what i could see better traction , terrific rain storm at the moment here in east beds water in garage

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@robertsmith9810 hope it does t get in your house. ☹️

[@johnwarwick4105]

So basically £1 a horse power, so looking at it like that it’s a bargain 😂. Never understood why more use isn’t made of sewerage on farmland. Looks good stuff that, way better than chopped straw. You can easily tell that dyke is drainage board maintained, it’s been flailed 😂

[@JimSessford]

Can you tell us exactly what you were shouting at you're dog please 😂

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Just her name for a few time then I got 3 letters of “f ing dog” when my voice broke. Rhonda loved it, I literally couldn’t speak at all Sunday afternoon!!!

[@dwdalling3123]

Your opinion Andrew. I have used organic manures too but am of the view that the water companies/local authorities who supplied me should be paying me (we farmers) rather than charging us. This is from the perspective of a cheap waste disposal route for them. Your view?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I would say we are getting a very good deal because the haulage and spreading would be £150/ha and we’re only paying half that and that doesn’t inc the product.

[@dwdalling3123]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard That is a good deal. I was paying £6/t for compost but had to spread myself however I found the stated analysis was well short as the performance of the next crop (SB) did not match the nutrient input from the analysis. But I feel that we are being used as a cheap disposal route and with tight margins we need every penny especially if you've bought another farm like me. You don't get much for 3.5M but as Mark Twain said buy land young man they've stopped making it. I trust we can have a longer chat when I bring a raiding party from Perthshire (best county in UK) to cereals next year. All the best always look forward to your videos.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Could t agree more, we are being used. Are you coming to Cereals? We’re hoping to get some from Scotland.

[@markyoull6744]

andrew i wouldnt do this for evaryone but if you start a go fund me page for that big claas il chuck a fiver in great video

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂😂 Cheers, that’ll buy a nut and bolt!!!

[@jfi368]

The sad reality of what conventional farmers have to do to batter their soil into submission after decades of abuse and neglect !!

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

When it’s as hard as it is and soil 80% silt and clay there’s no wonder.