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Grassland

Additive tank fitteed to McHale Fusion baler - wrapper

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 5view article

ATV sprayer gets adapted to mount on small tractor 3-pt

Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 8view article

ATV trailed Vicon spreader does 225ac in day

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 12view article

Bale clock is useful in-cab counter

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 40view article

Bale handler removes silage wrap automatically

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 18view article

Bale spike design flips up for safety and faster road speeds

Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 10view article

Bale spike is added to loader adaptor plate

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 15view article

Bale squeeze design has handled thousands

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 42view article

Bale squeeze handles two wrapped silage bales at a time

Vol: 14 Issue: 3 Page: 23view article

Bale squeeze made from Parmiter grab

Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 6view article

Bale squeeze makes a top stacking machine

Vol: 16 Issue: 4 Page: 19view article

Baler knotters are kept clean with car radiator fan

Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 7view article

Big square bale stacking and sheeting system is very neat, safe and effective

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 20view article

Broken JF FCT900 electric control box replaced by low cost home built version

Vol: 16 Issue: 4 Page: 23view article

Claas Jaguar Speedster gets improved pick up hitch

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 42view article

Claas Volto tedder modified to prevent hay winding

Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 48view article

Conventional bale sledge packs up, carried on baler

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 22view article

De-mountable lime spreader fitted with dual wheels for slopes

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 44view article

Direct seeder for grassland uses drill on cultivator

Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 48view article

Flat eight grab has self-lubricating design

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 44view article

Flip-down ATV gate in field opens and closes automatically as you drive the quad bike through

Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 5view article

Gearbox on Taarup mower is cooled with electric fan

Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 26view article

Grass harrows are fitted with all hydraulic frame for top performance

Vol: 14 Issue: 3 Page: 7view article

Grass production benefits from injected slurry

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 21view article

Grass tine bar fits on front of roller and so spreads and levels before it

Vol: 14 Issue: 3 Page: 44view article

Grassland improver from manufacturer

Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 16view article

Ingenious front and rear bale spikes carry 6 per trip

Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 41view article

JF FC 80 precision chop converted into brush chipper and used for contract work

Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 7view article

Liquid fertilser is injected into soil – shows useful savings

Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 9view article

Low cost silage rear door made from curtain side material

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 15view article

Maize clamp uses oil seed rape straw bales

Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 28view article

Marker strips on mudguard make simple driving aid

Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 6view article

McHale bale handler sleeve lock washer adaptation

Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 17view article

Modified lift arm on McHale bale wrapper saves time, makes easy loading

Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 34view article

Mole plough slips under wire fence

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 7view article

One pass 6m wide grass seeder is fast contractors tool

Vol: 14 Issue: 4 Page: 5view article

Outdoor clamp design in rock chalk

Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 9view article

Power harrow has Vicon spinner mounted for grass sowing

Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 16view article

Rat-proofing combines and other machinery

Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 9view article

Reco 40 trailed forager spout swivels twice the regular angle

Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 46view article

Reco Mengele 30 spout modified for better folding

Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 11view article

Rock Stopper' eliminates stone damage to forage harvester

Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 44view article

Servicing methods for Claas forager uses home built stands

Vol: 14 Issue: 4 Page: 46view article

Silage effluent drain design excludes rain water

Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 47view article

Silage roller 'massages' air from clamp for better results

Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 14view article

Slurry tanker clover seeder

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 47view article

Spare wheel for grass rake reduces downtime

Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 13view article

Stacking baled silage on end has benefits

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 10view article

Successful mole control -

Vol: 99 Issue: 99 Page: 2view article

Teagle Toucan does low-cost silaging

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 15view article

Tipping trailers, home built chassis design have better stability, performance, longevity

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 46view article

Tyre 'mats' make silage clamping easier

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 17view article

Water ballast roller filled with concrete

Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 27view article

Wrapped silage bales store better on a bed of tyres

Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 8view article

Additive applications - You write

Vol: 10 Issue: 2 Page: 39

Additive carried in sprayer tank

Vol: 2 Issue: 4 Page: 11

Additive spray bar fitted to MF185 round baler

Vol: 16 Issue: 3 Page: 37

Additive tanks optimise harvest

Vol: 10 Issue: 2 Page: 34

Aerating is part of grassland routine

Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 29

Bale handler from silage grab

Vol: 2 Issue: 4 Page: 31

Bale handler loads, stacks two

Vol: 6 Issue: 4 Page: 11

Bale hats

Vol: 2 Issue: 2 Page: 5

Bale spike also handles wrapped ones

Vol: 1 Issue: 3 Page: 18

Bale spike has novel high performance design

Vol: 1 Issue: 3 Page: 43

Bale spike with removable back plate

Vol: 6 Issue: 3 Page: 37

Bale squeezer

Vol: 9 Issue: 3 Page: 18

Bale wrapper

Vol: 2 Issue: 2 Page: 19

Bale wrapper - roll changing made easy

Vol: 10 Issue: 2 Page: 32

Bale Wrapper - uses hydraulic flow divider

Vol: 10 Issue: 2 Page: 46

Bale wrapper fits round baler

Vol: 6 Issue: 4 Page: 29

Bale wrapper modifications

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 28

Bale, round, mover uses old car wheels

Vol: 1 Issue: 2 Page: 34

Barrow seeder reduces weed problems and gets top sward quality

Vol: 13 Issue: 1 Page: 46

Big bale uses wrap not strings

Vol: 3 Issue: 3 Page: 7

Bird scarers for silage bales

Vol: 3 Issue: 3 Page: 36

Blob marker uses fire extinguisher

Vol: 3 Issue: 2 Page: 34

Bout marker uses fire extinguisher

Vol: 11 Issue: 4 Page: 11

Bout marking system for accuracy

Vol: 7 Issue: 1 Page: 17

Bracken control roller designed for rough ground

Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 16

Buckrake - front mounted

Vol: 2 Issue: 1 Page: 1

Canopy on silage trailer does front and side loading

Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 25

Chain harrow frame design

Vol: 9 Issue: 1 Page: 18

Chain harrow on scrap tipping trailer

Vol: 6 Issue: 3 Page: 17

Chain harrow wings are lifted hydraulically

Vol: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 18

Chain harrows lift easy

Vol: 7 Issue: 1 Page: 36

Claas 3000 rake computer repaired with simple home made system

Vol: 12 Issue: 3 Page: 43

Clover establishment

Vol: 9 Issue: 1 Page: 23

Clover seed adaptation

Vol: 7 Issue: 2 Page: 9

Conventional bales get mechanised with Balepacker and modified handling equipment

Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 20

Conventional bales wrapped and stacked in one pass - better than Wolvo system, and good diversification

Vol: 16 Issue: 3 Page: 44

Cooks sledge mods

Vol: 7 Issue: 2 Page: 36

Crawler seeds steepest slopes

Vol: 4 Issue: 4 Page: 8

Declining silage quality

Vol: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 25

Double roller cuts boredom factor

Vol: 11 Issue: 1 Page: 17

Einbock harrows fall apart

Vol: 11 Issue: 2 Page: 18

Faster grass pick up

Vol: 10 Issue: 1 Page: 10

Forage drawbar, hydraulic

Vol: 6 Issue: 4 Page: 13

Forage harvester blade sharpener

Vol: 5 Issue: 1 Page: 5

Forage harvester converted to 30ft self-prop mower

Vol: 12 Issue: 3 Page: 42

Forage harvester gets bogie axle

Vol: 3 Issue: 4 Page: 19

Forage harvester improvements

Vol: 3 Issue: 1 Page: 9

Forage wagon improvements

Vol: 8 Issue: 2 Page: 7

Forage wagons – buying tips, what to look for, performance figures

Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 27

Forager chute extended to cope with big trailers

Vol: 12 Issue: 1 Page: 44

Forager mounts on trailer

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 9

Front mounted mixer tank used for silage additive as well as spray

Vol: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 46

Gang roller covers 24 ft

Vol: 8 Issue: 4 Page: 5

Gear repairs for forager box

Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 8

Grass aerating nearly doubled growth

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 25

Grass aerating works - evidence shows increased production

Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 29

Grass aerator improved with rake tines

Vol: 12 Issue: 1 Page: 8

Grass conditioner - modified Wuffler

Vol: 6 Issue: 3 Page: 30

Grass over-seeder uses rotaspike

Vol: 8 Issue: 1 Page: 27

Grass plate meters

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 21

Grass rake adaptations

Vol: 2 Issue: 4 Page: 28

Grass rake disappoints

Vol: 2 Issue: 4 Page: 8

Grass spiker raker raises plant health

Vol: 11 Issue: 3 Page: 39

Grass spreader for silage

Vol: 6 Issue: 4 Page: 28

Grassland '96 event report

Vol: 5 Issue: 2 Page: 21

Grassland aerator is fitted with scarifier to to sprread dung, mole hills scratch dead grass

Vol: 16 Issue: 2 Page: 9

Grassland aerator made from trailed mower lifts yields 40+%

Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 7

Grassland cultivator breaks compaction, improves drainage

Vol: 14 Issue: 2 Page: 5

Grassland diversity has livestock benefits

Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 27

Grassland machine from vineyard tractor

Vol: 10 Issue: 3 Page: 26

Grassland renovator increases production

Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 5

Harrow and roll at the same time

Vol: 10 Issue: 3 Page: 10

Hay tedder is prevented from wobbling, swinging

Vol: 12 Issue: 3 Page: 27

Hay tedder made adjustable

Vol: 4 Issue: 4 Page: 36

Haybob tines - rebuild

Vol: 4 Issue: 2 Page: 17

He 're-builds' Haybob tines

Vol: 4 Issue: 2 Page: 17

Heavy duty buck rake takes industrial shovel power

Vol: 13 Issue: 2 Page: 47

Home built bale squeeze handled 10,000 large squares

Vol: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 37

Hydraulic drive for weed wiper

Vol: 11 Issue: 1 Page: 14

Hydraulic folding grass harrows extended to cover 21ft

Vol: 16 Issue: 2 Page: 46

Italian grass harvester

Vol: 11 Issue: 2 Page: 32

Kuhn mower home made stabiliser kit

Vol: 4 Issue: 1 Page: 20

Lorry chassis makes hay trailer

Vol: 10 Issue: 4 Page: 10

Modification to grass topper allows you to mow under permanent electric fencing

Vol: 16 Issue: 2 Page: 19

Mower 'bumper' stops damage to fence posts when mowing headland

Vol: 13 Issue: 3 Page: 17

Mower adapted to top at 6"

Vol: 7 Issue: 3 Page: 13

Mower cuts & spreads in one go

Vol: 10 Issue: 1 Page: 38

Mower has 3 sections, cuts 25ft

Vol: 5 Issue: 2 Page: 38

Mower on rev-drive tractor cuts 25

Vol: 5 Issue: 3 Page: 34

Mower spreader hoods

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 35

Mowers - user survey

Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 19

NH 1905 forager adapted

Vol: 7 Issue: 3 Page: 38

Nitrogen fertilisers compared

Vol: 6 Issue: 4 Page: 44

Pasture improvement done by through-the-cow seeding

Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 10

Pasture renovator uses Kuhn tiller

Vol: 3 Issue: 3 Page: 12

Pottinger Mk6 blade sharpener

Vol: 5 Issue: 1 Page: 5

Rake based on Acrobat

Vol: 5 Issue: 3 Page: 14

Rake built using two Acrobats

Vol: 8 Issue: 3 Page: 8

Re-seeding grassland

Vol: 9 Issue: 4 Page: 27

Reco forager improvements

Vol: 3 Issue: 1 Page: 9

Replacing old grass - Farmworld

Vol: 10 Issue: 1 Page: 25

Roll-on ballast roller trailer carries 12 ft roller

Vol: 13 Issue: 3 Page: 18

Roller fitted with stone collection box

Vol: 5 Issue: 3 Page: 33

Round bale transporter carries 9 wrapped bales, needs no loader

Vol: 15 Issue: 3 Page: 18

Round bale transporter lifts and carries in single operation

Vol: 13 Issue: 3 Page: 5

Round baler pick up reel wheel replaced with bigger one for better perfornance over tramlines, ruts

Vol: 16 Issue: 2 Page: 14

Round silage bale handler from old silage grab

Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 1

Self-propelled forager assister engine

Vol: 6 Issue: 2 Page: 5

Self-propelled forager, built in USA

Vol: 6 Issue: 2 Page: 15

Silage additive applicators - review

Vol: 1 Issue: 2 Page: 22

Silage additive auto-switch

Vol: 7 Issue: 3 Page: 11

Silage additive carrier on tractor

Vol: 1 Issue: 2 Page: 18

Silage additive pump

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 18

Silage additives - let's talk

Vol: 2 Issue: 4 Page: 15

Silage additives tested

Vol: 6 Issue: 4 Page: 38

Silage bales are colour coded with spray paint machine operated from tractor cab

Vol: 16 Issue: 1 Page: 12

Silage clamp sandwich of grass, arable, maize simplifys rationing

Vol: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 40

Silage clamps made from lorry beds

Vol: 1 Issue: 3 Page: 6

Silage grab with tines

Vol: 2 Issue: 3 Page: 32

Silage nudger

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 10

Silage nudger from lorry wheel

Vol: 2 Issue: 3 Page: 13

Silage pusher

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 34

Silage roller removes air, improves feed quality, expands clamp capacity

Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 27

Silage roof - rolling

Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 14

Silage trailer fitted with curtain door

Vol: 3 Issue: 3 Page: 11

Silage trailer made for slopes

Vol: 5 Issue: 3 Page: 5

Silage transfer wagon loads fieldside truck for long haulage

Vol: 13 Issue: 4 Page: 6

Slurry system has 2m gall lagoon to maximise value

Vol: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 42

Storing hay on pallets cuts waste, improves quality

Vol: 16 Issue: 1 Page: 42

Taarup forager upgrade

Vol: 8 Issue: 4 Page: 13

Thistle fork on end of shepherd’s crook

Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 19

Through-the-bullock' grass seeding

Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 33

Topper - Cuts & rakes in one go

Vol: 10 Issue: 2 Page: 33

Topper belt - wear reduced

Vol: 10 Issue: 2 Page: 14

Topper improved

Vol: 7 Issue: 4 Page: 27

Tractor dual wheels move on special carrier towed behind implement

Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 18

Trasher/mower on 3-pt

Vol: 7 Issue: 1 Page: 28

Triple 8ft flat roller tows in line for transport

Vol: 16 Issue: 2 Page: 44

V8 powered harvesters

Vol: 10 Issue: 4 Page: 8

Valve for big bag fert etc

Vol: 6 Issue: 3 Page: 33

Vicon RP1250 baler has modified rake wheels for better performance

Vol: 16 Issue: 3 Page: 13

Weed topper, 20 ft cut

Vol: 6 Issue: 1 Page: 5

Weed wiper designed in NZ

Vol: 5 Issue: 2 Page: 39

Weed wiper has angled bars for better contact

Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 15

Weed wiper has floating sections

Vol: 5 Issue: 4 Page: 17

Weed wiper sticks chemical

Vol: 5 Issue: 4 Page: 21

Weed wiper with auto control

Vol: 12 Issue: 1 Page: 38

Weed wiping is advanced

Vol: 3 Issue: 4 Page: 27

Weeding grassland while you collect cows

Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 33

Wheels improve skid mowers

Vol: 10 Issue: 4 Page: 15

Wick weedkiller runs on skids

Vol: 3 Issue: 3 Page: 37

Wide acrobat type rake

Vol: 7 Issue: 1 Page: 27

Wuffler fits 3-pt

Vol: 7 Issue: 2 Page: 10

Zero grass loads direct to bunker

Vol: 5 Issue: 4 Page: 7

Zero grazer made from Kidd Clipper

Vol: 9 Issue: 1 Page: 32

Zero grazer uses standard mower

Vol: 8 Issue: 4 Page: 29

Zero grazing mower self propelled

Vol: 5 Issue: 4 Page: 10

Zero grazing mower/feeder

Vol: 1 Issue: 4 Page: 38

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