Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

Could be any of 3 problems.

1. maybe the arms are strained out of the original position

2. Seals could be going in the ram causing it to creep open slightly

3. Not enough flow from the tractor ( this could be any reason, but the 1st place to look would be quick release coupling both male and female. Next would be the 3rd service valve.

Best port of call would be try the handler on someone else tractor first

Mines was similar, bit better with jcb

How could you know something like that? I wouldn’t be telling my neighbours about anything to do with my finances

Done the sums here on a 3 robot set-up between repayments/service contract/extra chemicals and electric versus a conventional parlour, for the 7 years of the financed period you'd be looking at paying out a 85k a year extra versus my current set-up

What's the life of a robot. Isn't it something like 10 years and you need to think about upgrading as the maintenance gets expensive after that.

I've a neighbour n I often say to the missus - I'm his shrink, accountant, solicitor, teagasc advisor n engineering advisor etc, all rolled into a one stop shop! He does me a few turns during the year so swings n roundabouts.

Some lads would tell your their life story warts n all, some would tell you how successful they are n most would say nothing. It'd get boring if we were all the same!

I don't know GTM. I know several lads about the place up to the neck in merchant credit and making no attempt to pay.

Word has a way of getting out.

On a cost point of view I can't see how they can compete when you need 3 plus really. You'd have a serious herringbone set up for that and 3 robots would prob rattle rotary on a cost basis with nowhere near the capacity.

Have nugent 12x6 stock trailer here I bought new in 2017,..its an OK trailer but its no ivor Williams..everything on it is rougher finished than an ivor and it's a much heavier trailer to pull

Hmming and hahhing over whether to look at 12ft or 14ft triaxles. Would be tractor pulled as it saves the jeep and isn't much slower over the distance. The extra 2ft wouldn't save a load when shifting them, but might be easier to look at than wish for. Hitch legality when fully loaded is the same regardless of the towing vehicle so 12ft might be the sensible option. Tried getting someone to haul for us, but with working PT it didn't really work out having to plan around them.

In relation to the dividing gate, just because they have always been that way doesn't mean they can be improved upon. On a 6ft wide trailer they could frame the division gate and hold 2ft of it solid to allow the operator to stand in there when opening - rather than having to sprint down the tripper potentially tripping in front of them, or getting squeezed by them forcing past him inside the trailer.

Might not be feasible on an IW TA5, but certainly would be workable on their TA510.

I'm not really a fan of the latching mechanism on the IW division gates - it's never failed on us, but I think it would be a more robust latch if it hooked into the side rail rather than just slide in like a bar gate.

Tractor drawn trailers are mostly 8ft wide. I think emaherx had to place a special request to get his trailer made narrower. We have a narrow access laneway and it just wouldn't suit. Plus the back roads are just a bit too narrow for that sort of width.

Albert,

have you noticed a change at any of the marts yet re: the towing vehicle

would you see many tractors towing trailers these days ? Or is the Landcruiser still king.

maybe with diesel at c. €10 a gallon - a lot of smaller farms / possibly with a commute to work too may find it hard to justify the Jeep these days