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Sounds good Martin, don't leave it behind anyway.... we can start the bidding war once ya have it landed back in Kinsale :clap:.

With the opening price Glanbia are offering for 2019 grain together with the outrageous over-priced value straw is making.....
You'll have every grain grower in the country fighting over it! Keep us updated:thumbup:
 
horsebox44 said:
Sounds good Martin, don't leave it behind anyway.... we can start the bidding war once ya have it landed back in Kinsale :clap:.

With the opening price Glanbia are offering for 2019 grain together with the outrageous over-priced value straw is making.....
You'll have every grain grower in the country fighting over it! Keep us updated:thumbup:
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No matter how bad the prices are, it’ll still need to be cut.
These low houred New Holland’s are a lot cheaper than the new lexions that are all over the country.
A 1500 hour new holland for 80k will cut a lot of grain in a 1000 hours and still be worth a lot of money.
All going well a 1000 hours should do 4000 acres and the machine will still sell for 40k with 2500 hours, so in my book that’s working out at 10 euro/acre with little or no major components to be replaced.
 
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Very true ... but like I suggested to you Monday night on WhatsApp... dont leave it behind you and I'm sure you'd have no problem finding a potential buyer for your sparkling French lady at home in the shed :thumbup:!
 
horsebox44 said:
Very true ... but like I suggested to you Monday night on WhatsApp... dont leave it behind you and I'm sure you'd have no problem finding a potential buyer for your sparkling French lady at home in the shed :thumbup:!
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My 64 is staying put for another few hundred hours till I get some of my money back out of her.. nice try though .
Don’t worry, she’s in a good home.
 

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Combine has been inspected and I’m back home.
The seller is s tough cookie and knows the those 5 shaker machines are worth money.
 

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wheatwhacker said:
No matter how bad the prices are, it’ll still need to be cut.
These low houred New Holland’s are a lot cheaper than the new lexions that are all over the country.
A 1500 hour new holland for 80k will cut a lot of grain in a 1000 hours and still be worth a lot of money.
All going well a 1000 hours should do 4000 acres and the machine will still sell for 40k with 2500 hours, so in my book that’s working out at 10 euro/acre with little or no major components to be replaced.
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Can't see how that CX8040 would cut close to 4000 acres in 1000 hours in Irish conditions when it took the french owner near 1500 hours to do 3500 acres which is less than 2.5 acres per hour
 
daglawn said:
Can't see how that CX8040 would cut close to 4000 acres in 1000 hours in Irish conditions when it took the french owner near 1500 hours to do 3500 acres which is less than 2.5 acres per hour
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Would it be hectares he meant?. The French are all metric.
 
Personally unless you have a lot of road travel I can't see the attraction in those 5 walker combines. Like for like you'd get a 6 walker for the same money or even a bit less which will have far better output. I think people get obsessed with the width but widen the gates and have your escorts which usually is the tractor drawing anyway
 
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Personally unless you have a lot of road travel I can't see the attraction in those 5 walker combines. Like for like you'd get a 6 walker for the same money or even a bit less which will have far better output. I think people get obsessed with the width but widen the gates and have your escorts which usually is the tractor drawing anyway
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Modern 5 walkers have the same output as older 6 walkers and there's no need for any escorts or widening gates. While output is important, harvesting is a very enjoyable job. The thoughts of condensing the entire harvest into 5 or 6 days cutting doesn't appeal to me.
A local man here who has no need for a 6 walker whatsoever spends most of the harvest on the phone to busy neighbours telling them he's finished.
 
Barrowsider said:
Modern 5 walkers have the same output as older 6 walkers and there's no need for any escorts or widening gates. While output is important, harvesting is a very enjoyable job. The thoughts of condensing the entire harvest into 5 or 6 days cutting doesn't appeal to me.
A local man here who has no need for a 6 walker whatsoever spends most of the harvest on the phone to busy neighbours telling them he's finished.
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I usually have the harvest done in 150 hours sometimes less but it took 200 hours this year. One breakdown of three hours and a couple of small holdups eg unloading auger belt and a hydraulic hose.
 
no name said:
Personally unless you have a lot of road travel I can't see the attraction in those 5 walker combines. Like for like you'd get a 6 walker for the same money or even a bit less which will have far better output. I think people get obsessed with the width but widen the gates and have your escorts which usually is the tractor drawing anyway
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All well and good until you have to go down narrow lanes or even roads and then the 6 walker won't get down!

Some car drivers around here are bad enough when you meet them with the tractor let alone a combine 12ft wide:Whistle2:
 
nashmach said:
All well and good until you have to go down narrow lanes or even roads and then the 6 walker won't get down!

Some car drivers around here are bad enough when you meet them with the tractor let alone a combine 12ft wide:Whistle2:
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Just hold the road and make those kinds of drivers reverse back to gateway's. Usually their the kinds who can barely drive forwards and a few minutes making eejits of themselves reversing arseways teaches a valuable lesson. If nothing else it can be somewhat amusing watching the pantomime of them trying to go back.
 
The grocer here had a 3 ton BMC lorry based van a prat in a car thought after passing 2 wide bits he should reverse to the crossroads , John picked up his flask and peice box and made as if he was pouring a cup out ( the cap was still on the flask) Aye mr motorist got the message and reversed.
 
wheatwhacker said:
Cheapest way to get her home is drive her on to the ship in Cherbourg.
Stena have great prices this time of year.
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It'd still have to be got from Maasdam to Cherbourg by truck. There'll be someone over looking for a backload so it'll go on a truck there and off in Carlow
 
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