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finished ploughing last saturday with help from the rubber track challenger,
a lot of chopped straw to get rid of, but its 8 12" furrows buried it ok,its
the first time my son,s ploughed, apart from a wobble hear and there
he did good the challenger was faster than me but with 10 14"
i covered 73 acres to his 32, but i did spend more time in the seat and
we beat the rain

first class pics there Roly.

Must admit I really enjoy ploughing - albeit on rubber tyres, nevertheless its a very satisfyling job

all the best
Richard

Dito Richard,also one of my favourite jobs and of course if you dont
keep the furrows straight the neighbours are the first to tell you



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cph3ATW14g

great clip roly ,that D8 sounds great ,hows the challenger behaving
it looks to be coping well with that plough
cheers graham

Hi Graham,yes the challengers going well,and is master of that 8 furrow plough,but not
enough weight for the twin leg moleplough,plenty of power but after stopping and going
to start again it stood and spun,its now matched up to a single leg beam drainer,while
the big double is behind a D8k and that dont spin


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91mfjKe7PBY

hello roly thats a great clip
what make is the single leg drainer ,as it looks the same as the one i have only mine has no ram ,the leg is about 24 " with a 4" ceramic expander
i have not used mine yet as the tyres were rotten and i have stripped it down to paint but have not got the time yet
cheers graham

Great video clip Roly.
Done a bit of mole ploughing myself with my 1940 D7 7M and a Miles Mole drainer. It's very hard graft !!