Recent content by james ds

Looking at Rj McKlean tractor adds , every 828 has a new engine , mostly at 5-6000 hours , so yours is due an engine .

Krone are only chocolate compared to a Malone , Malone are the tops on the market , pure strength .

The quickest wearing tyre I ever had was Michelin , they were gone on front at 2200 hrs , the best I’ve had is trelleborg . bkt at that price is great value for money .

Well pottinger don’t have the strength in the right place so, the beds don’t last as long as other brands .

I split a bed and when you see the amount of steel in it , you would wonder how it lasted at all.

I’m in Ireland and I booked flights to go to Girona in Spain to look at a machine today , there’s no excuse in not travelling to see it, that’s called laziness around here . And when I hear keys for the door been a major issue I gave up.

I have pottinger , Jd and class mowers , the lighest bed is the pottinger , class and Jd have a far stronger bed and I’ve repaired all three . I won’t buy another pottinger mower. Parts are too expensive for them too.

Hi all, I’m interested in slurry separation and the advantages of it over standard slurry , I know it can be spread more in dry weather in the summer , but is there any research to say which actually grows more grass , or how much fertiliser can separated slurry save over standard slurry . I’m...

I had the same model as yours , it was a pile of scrap , I sold it after a year . Unless you’re spreading water I’d pass on it.

What year is it ,

What type of machine have you , I’m in Ireland and I’m thinking of doing something like yourself

I have a set of Jd triples with conditioners on a Valtra t191 , works away at 8-11 km depending on crop and slope off the ground , we mowed a few times with the Valtra t234 and it ran away with them.

A contractor near me has changed 5 R series jds for 5 valtras , he claims that the Valtra are a far better tractor to pull and work hard , and far easier on fuel. As he said himself that he once had green blood in his veins , now he is converted 100% to Valtra, another big contractor who ran a...

I have both , a 234 active and a 254 versu , we find the active smoother at changing gears , the lads working here prefer the active for road work. Both great tractors and both have been very reliable .