Seeding in Australia (Picture heavy)

Claasman

Just made a video there of what i have been up to since April,
The quality is really sh!tty on youtube for some reason, it looks grand on the laptop, I threw up some pictures as well...enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8LUD9FZyLE

bk1991

were ye useing gps ?

Claasman

bk1991 wrote: »

were ye useing gps ?

yeah, mostly with sub inch accuracy. I was thinkin of bringing a couple of second hand units back with me. Do many lads use them here, do you know?

John-Holmes

Excellent photos sir.

A boy from home was doing that sort of work out in OZ a year ago as well. Did you find it boring? While size of machinery! Jesus I would love to do it.

bk1991

what sort of gps systems are they are ther self steering ?.. most of the gps used here is lightbar systems u use the leds to keep her straight .. what do u think of the work ..id love do iit what sort of gps units can u get second hand ?

bk1991

Claasman

Yeah, they are all self steer. I have used Beeline, Hemisphere Outback, and Topcon.

Who sell gps in Ireland? You wouldnt have a number or a website would you?

The work is grand like, im a bit of a machinery nut, love driving like, so I enjoyed it. Long hours alright, averaging 90 to 100 hours a week like but you dont feel it. There isnt much else to do out there like.

As for the GPS units, they are old beeline units, it kind of 'friend of a friend' has them like.

bk1991

farmworks.ie sell that sort of stuff in ireland
was it only sowing u did over there .
how long u spen over there ?
is it seven days a week job
which tractor u driven
id love do something like that or mabey combine crew in americia
what sort of set up ist the gps ?

for self steer over here the price for new works out like 2 or 3 grand i think might be wrong

mooverlive

super show mate

Claasman

Thanks for the link.
I have been here since September, came over for the harvest. I did that until January, Worked with a spray contractor then for a while, an went back harvesting then for a week (seed lucerne) before starting the seeding. i will throw up a few pictures there...Usually you work seven days a week alright, we used only stop for rain or a breakdown.
I was thinking for heading to America myself for the maize/silage harvest in California, but the Irish have been removed from the list of countries allowed to apply for the H2A visa.

The auto steer seems to be a fairly simple set up as far as i can tell, you take a feed of oil out of the main pump outflow pipe and divert in to a separate valve chest with a return going back into the main return. This valve chest is then connected to the pipes in and out of the steering rams in a Y formation so the rams will move and steer the tractor from either the steering wheel or the autosteer valve chest. The valves are then connected to actuators wired up to the computer along with a steering angle position sensor.

I thing for a new hemisphere system here (sub inch accuracy), it costs 17,000 dollars, but that is using its own base station on site.


More pictures and videos here...this is a vidoe of us on the harvest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEHlP9sE2Gs

powerfarmer

Great photos!! I like the one in the fuel station

You should send photos into classic tractor magazines power on the land photo competition, you might win something

bk1991

nice machinery there the scale of the farming out must be big change to here
how did u find the work ?
many irish out there ? from all the work you did which did you find more interesting ? did you have experience before going over or were you trained ?different set up of sprayers over there booms in front!

the gps sounds like a different set up than here i think

Claasman

There is a much more technical guide on installation here (PDF)
http://www.ravenprecision.com/Manuals/pdf/016-9001/021A.pdf

The scale here is totally different, like out here a paddock less than 100ha is relatively small.When we were seeding, we would be doing over 20ha per hour per tractor, spraying with the john deere, maybe 40 ha per hour and the miller would knock out 70ha per hour easily.

There are a good few Irish lads out the country alright, most working for their 2 year visa. (need to do 3 months work in a rural area).

The only experience I had was working for a contractor every summer. In fairness, if you have a bit of common sense and a cop-on, they will let you drive anything.

The harvesting was good craic because there was a good group of lads there, there was 5 Irish, 2 french, dutch, German and 3 English working there. I wouldn't do the harvest for that company again though. You can make more money with other contractors...

Yeah Miller do the front mounted boom alright, very easy to watch for blocked nozzles, and obsticales. I was up on a John Deere 4930 and Rogator aswell, but i would prefer the front mounted boom myself.

bk1991

where did you find the work before going out there ?
how did the driver liciences work out did u have to sit a cdl or somthing do ye transport the combines sprayers on the road or use trucks i watched the custom cutters dvd that followed the custom cutters i n the us throughout thes season would be a great experience to do it is part of the ag mechanisation in palaskenry college so hopefully when i get that far i might do it ... whats the liveing arrangements over there like ?.