tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post1405893317383832588..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: MAGIC. (23/09/15)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-53362101970529882212015-09-28T17:42:01.091+01:002015-09-28T17:42:01.091+01:00PS, Richard just help them. The old machines are g...PS, Richard just help them. The old machines are great as is our grain dryer. Folk laugh but only the spawn of Thatcher think it's funny. Nowt wrong with knowing stuff.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-74291192453543445252015-09-28T16:59:00.264+01:002015-09-28T16:59:00.264+01:00Graham. If I could just stop Ken from combining br...Graham. If I could just stop Ken from combining bracken it would be..Well...Tickety Boo....He doesn't realise he has bought a posh machine.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-27272851655038733082015-09-28T16:54:24.004+01:002015-09-28T16:54:24.004+01:00Richard. they are a pain in the arse but I love th...Richard. they are a pain in the arse but I love them.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-40800525517896573412015-09-26T05:13:44.710+01:002015-09-26T05:13:44.710+01:00An enclosed cab looks like positive luxury. Lots o...An enclosed cab looks like positive luxury. Lots of belts and pulleys to play with but, I imagine, hell to get sorted when one breaks. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-77567998129099053182015-09-25T19:51:43.659+01:002015-09-25T19:51:43.659+01:00That third image scares the c--p out of me, Adrian...That third image scares the c--p out of me, Adrian, and I'm supposed to be of an engineering background! I'm too old to be tinkering with machines these days - at least that's what I tell the wife when she asks me to load the dish washer - only joking!<br /><br />One of the farms that I have an owl site on has a lovely couple working the farm, and making do with really ancient machinery. I think that you've possibly inspired me to a new mini-project. Thank you!<br /><br />My best wishes - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-29323328496337555732015-09-25T08:06:01.194+01:002015-09-25T08:06:01.194+01:00Pauline, the machine should be working this aftern...Pauline, the machine should be working this afternoon. The sun is shining and the rain is evaporating.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-61614140355186756242015-09-25T07:06:33.887+01:002015-09-25T07:06:33.887+01:00I don't know which is the most Incomprehensibl...I don't know which is the most Incomprehensible to me, the machinery or the camera. But I like the photos! :)Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-74140347722151064832015-09-25T06:59:44.305+01:002015-09-25T06:59:44.305+01:00Kovacs, they all work in a similar way. The modern...Kovacs, they all work in a similar way. The modern ones don't have all the belts but do the same job.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-62806289752632810662015-09-24T23:00:25.712+01:002015-09-24T23:00:25.712+01:00Wow, that's not a simple and easy machine! Gre...Wow, that's not a simple and easy machine! Great photos and details.Kovács Miklóshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204595185744482933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-60010441528503235272015-09-24T14:11:22.575+01:002015-09-24T14:11:22.575+01:00Trevor, one of the reasons I have stayed here so l...Trevor, one of the reasons I have stayed here so long is that it is remote. A four mile road in and the same road out. I had two problems with the video one I couldn't focus as I couldn't see the useless screen and two I kept falling off my perch. I have now dug a climbing harness out so I can clip on. This is only a Ford six cylinder it looks like the engine they used in the old Thames truck. I engaged the toothed things that shift the straw and set the decks and discharge auger going and revved it up. You couldn't balance a coin on it but it was quiet and didn't rock on the tyres. Ken said give up...I said better something is wrong now than when it's stopped in a field a mile away.<br />The header is extra.....Canon must have taken a leaf out of New Holland's book.<br />Tomorrow looks like a busy day as the forecast is good....Put the header on last night in the field and it broke a tension spring on the cutter drive. Stripped it and barred the cutters across and they were a bit bent. A bottle jack has sorted that.<br />The brakes caused a bit of a row. One piston seized, I freed it off and gave it a polish and it is fine but ken moaned when I used half a gallon of brake fluid. I bet it hadn't been changed from new it was all black and milky......Farmers assume that's what Hydraulic oil looks like.<br />I love messing with these machines but they are quite complex. Ken has even ordered a re-con spool valve. I am slowly getting through to him or I think I am he was all for hanging a can with a nappy in to catch the oil leaking out of the header lift and drop valve. I haven't got him to invest in a full oil change but am getting there. I tell him time lost on a sunny day can't be recovered at harvest time. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-56281170721087172032015-09-24T12:47:26.706+01:002015-09-24T12:47:26.706+01:00Whoa!...Adrian, they've been sold a pup...ther...Whoa!...Adrian, they've been sold a pup...there's no cutter bar on it...!<br /><br />Cracking video in the previous post...I can remember, many years ago, going with my mum late into a summers evening to take a cheese sandwich and a bottle of beer out to my dad while he was busy with the harvesting driving an old MF combine. I remember that view as sometimes I would get to sit up beside him for a ride and even sit on his knee and have a little steer...happy days!<br />I guess 'elf-n-safety wouldn't let it happen nowadays?...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-57093590661377104162015-09-24T09:34:47.385+01:002015-09-24T09:34:47.385+01:00I agree, I was taught only to ask if I was buying....I agree, I was taught only to ask if I was buying.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-39512895677634128222015-09-24T09:29:24.994+01:002015-09-24T09:29:24.994+01:00No, you shouldn't ask, none of your business. ...No, you shouldn't ask, none of your business. All our farm machinery is 35 years old or older, including tractors. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-31853634400963561862015-09-24T09:15:12.709+01:002015-09-24T09:15:12.709+01:00Rachel, I'll take your word for it. This is ei...Rachel, I'll take your word for it. This is either a 13' or 15' header. I'll check. New combines are ridiculous money and don't seem to do a much better job. At least this one has a hydraulic auger so you don't have to remember the power poles nor handball it in and out. I never asked what he paid as it seems a bit rude.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-13775462022785480832015-09-24T08:51:08.522+01:002015-09-24T08:51:08.522+01:00I would have thought a lot less. Our last Massey ...I would have thought a lot less. Our last Massey Ferguson cost £1000 a few years ago, with a massive cut. Nobody around here wants them these days, so we ended up using three on our farm and finishing harvest in a third of the time while we watched the others with one £150,000 combine stopped and not finished when the rains came.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-35136300475707050152015-09-24T03:50:52.572+01:002015-09-24T03:50:52.572+01:00Red, I am sure given an hour or two I could master...Red, I am sure given an hour or two I could master the new machinery. I need ten minutes to recover from the climb to the cab.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-67572762722480324332015-09-24T03:47:59.267+01:002015-09-24T03:47:59.267+01:00Frances, I will try and translate in the next post...Frances, I will try and translate in the next post. I am afraid it is the technical side of things that I find interesting. I'm not an artistic person. I know it's a bit boring.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-55103847141458570112015-09-24T03:43:24.380+01:002015-09-24T03:43:24.380+01:00I enjoy anything to do with machinery. I'll ha...I enjoy anything to do with machinery. I'll have a look at your videos when the bandwidth allows. It is terrible as I write this.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-88434775932628827222015-09-24T03:39:58.184+01:002015-09-24T03:39:58.184+01:00Bill, it does look very good. We just need a bit o...Bill, it does look very good. We just need a bit of sun now and I'll get some video of it.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-19582194772259397822015-09-24T03:36:05.538+01:002015-09-24T03:36:05.538+01:00YP, I didn't ask but it shouldn't have bee...YP, I didn't ask but it shouldn't have been much over £8K. My sporran doesn't even get an annual outing.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-6268559308984904522015-09-24T03:32:22.718+01:002015-09-24T03:32:22.718+01:00Douglas, I will have to have lessons. It seems a b...Douglas, I will have to have lessons. It seems a big machine.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-28927813103070483862015-09-24T02:49:06.649+01:002015-09-24T02:49:06.649+01:00Like you , I can only drive the very ancient stuff...Like you , I can only drive the very ancient stuff. that's why I liked the old combine. the new stuff has too many bells and whistles.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-86212257214129640572015-09-23T22:14:03.773+01:002015-09-23T22:14:03.773+01:00Thisis a foreign language, Adrian. But I'm so ...Thisis a foreign language, Adrian. But I'm so glad you're having fun. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-4301997974357157542015-09-23T22:05:54.435+01:002015-09-23T22:05:54.435+01:00Adrian - came across your site through "Birdi...Adrian - came across your site through "Birding for Pleasure" - really enjoyed your video of the Deutz Fahr combine harvesting the barley. Keep videoing and editing!! Also good photos of the New Holland. Nice work. I too have a liking for the old machinery and like to see them in action. I have just completed two videos which will interest you - All the Fun of The Fair and Rosemount Vintage Rally which I have managed to upload this afternoon. You will see old combines (Massey Ferguson) at work and also Steam engines at Shane's Castle. There are some others which you may also enjoy if you like cars and trucks etc.I am new to this You Tube situation and have experienced some problems uploading - it has been a steep learning curve for the last 5 months or so!! <br />You can watch the videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCypB9ut9JAg5YX5kcceH9Pg" rel="nofollow">my Youtube channel</a>Out and About Northern Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300022213475399653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-22535978753787484462015-09-23T20:55:48.308+01:002015-09-23T20:55:48.308+01:00Facinating--- the new (but old) combine looks like...Facinating--- the new (but old) combine looks like it's been well-loved. Glad you have a new toy!Bill https://www.blogger.com/profile/04779863708462822356noreply@blogger.com