23-3 #91 Nov2014-Feb15

Top features in this issue

Made it Myself:  Mobile pressure washer and drain jetter.

• Built with old sprayer tank, PTO pump, two reels of hose.
• Wash down muddy machinery in field - no mess in yard.
• Clears drains more easily than rods. Jetter hose is 200m.
• Simple project for a great many farmers.

Financial Focus:  Ways to help you weather plummeting corn and livestock prices

• It may be a good time to look at your finances and consider methods more than extending machinery life and deferring replacement. Plus: farmland prices in USA are falling. UK values continue to rise. What's going on?

Soil+*  includes two contrasting farm visits, plus news from the USA.

• The first farm we visited has been focussing on his heavy clay for over a decade, and has become a source of knowledge and inspiration for many. Our day with him is massively informative.
• Our second farm has changed from min-till with heavy machinery just two years ago, and give a frank report of the changes they have made, and the problems encountered. Equally fascinating, as he is using grass leys to add fertility

Also in this issue:  

Home built grain pusher  

A refurbished beaver tail - 
new floor, ramps, sides, lamps
and other extras

Massey drawbar moved from under
diesel tank onto weight carrier

Trailer wheel bearings won't be greased if the cover won't unscrew. Our ingenious farm contributor has made sockets to fit the different sized hub covers. It works every time, on any hub. Job done.