I am committed to organic living soil methods on a small scale. On the contrary, I enjoy your perspective from a modern day farmer with real world experience. It bridges the gap of ignorance.
@carl fx : If you are serious then write to him. Getting your dream job is a bit like picking up a girl, if you don't ask you'll never know. I worked for a motor racing team traveling the world for just over a year. Sadly my contract was not renewed but I gave it my best shot. It started with a hand written letter.
So to clear up some misconceptions on the GPS steering. A standard GS or WAAS signal gets you roughly 1 m accuracy. What this means is the GPS points that create guidance lines and field boundaries can drift up to 1 m overtime. Typically these lines and points do not shift more than a couple cm's over a couple hour period. The benefit of upgrading to a base station or cellular RTK system is that the repeatability of the lines and points will be reduced to 2 cm. For example, with Harry's current system, he could sow his field in 2021 and the line would most likely stay within a couple centimeters. However, if he wanted to use that same GPS line again in 2022, it would most likely have drifted at least a meter off it's original position. With an RTK system, that line would be within 2 cm of where it was in 2021. The actual steering performance of the tractor or combine comes down to the hydraulic steering valve and steering controller that is reading the GPS line as the machine moves forward. So if you purchase RTK, you're not purchasing a better performing steering valve, you're purchasing repeatability year over year. I work in the machinery industry and this is one of the biggest misconceptions when looking at GPS equipment. The hardware on the tractor stays the same, so the only thing that changes is the accuracy of the line. Note - There are some cases were there is bad satellite coverage and your GPS points/lines drift within 10-15 min of operation. This would be a scenario where upgrading to RTK is necessary to stay accurate throughout the entire field. IF you do have good satellite coverage and you don't care about repeatability, then you really don't need RTK.
Yeah RTK is good we have used it ridging potato beds but it gets upset if you turn the tractor off for 20 minutes or so and expect it to go back into work. Top tip leave the thing running an entire day 😂
Question: In Aust we use satellite controlled drones to map and monitor all sorts of data about the crop. It's amazingly accurate within a few cm's. What does that use ??? I presumed it was satellite because ... well it's part of name. But, you seem to think it's not accurate. I hope that ramble makes sense.
Harry is such a professional! Drives right up in the Lotus, hops out, speaks direct to camera, smooth as silk. That's called hitting your marks! The man deserves a BAFTA or summink.
And lots of lorry drivers leaving the industry because they're fed up with their lot! Just for instance the amount the driver/ employment agencies make from each driver literally kills the drivers wages. We know it's an important job yet their salaries don't reflect this. Just saying. Loving the little Elan Sprint and this channel of course!
The fact that 15 hour days are just accepted as a given in any industry is pretty shocking in this day and age. Not least in people expected to pilot 30 tons of metal down our roads. Maybe this is the start of people finally starting to appreciate professional drivers.
There's a reason much of the trucking across Western Europe is done by +45 year old Eastern Europeans. Young people have no interest anymore for those jobs due to hours and pay in those regions. And why would they be interested. It is a problem that will only escalate in the next 10 years as these old drivers retire. It is hard to find trucks across Europe and NA. This is a bit worse in UK as forwarders can do some cherry picking at the moment. Due to the waiting times they rather take the intra EU trips when they can.
@@Steve_9292 I seriously think if drivers wages were multiplied by X2.5 only then would they start to get near the level they should be considering the responsibility and stress drivers experience. 👍
I’m 27 with a class 1 ticket but I get far more job satisfaction from operating tractors for the same money and don’t have to worry about cpc, driving hours or vosa
Very surprised to hear glyphosate (roundup) being used on a crop yet to be harvested. I thought it's use was very limited these days. Love the show Harry, so informative and very professionally produced.
The first beer I ever had when when I was 16 at my uncles farm in PEI Canada. It was hot so my uncle offered me a nice cold beer. Thanks for bringing back a great memory of my Uncle Elmer.
Western Canada here. We have been using “Autosteer” since 2003. Love it. We have our own RTK base correction. No fees. Sub 2cm accuracy. No drift. We always use “A + heading” when setting up new lines. Say “0°”. (North/south). Or 90°(east west). Or for angle work eg 30°-45°.
I love these video’s; the content and presentation are excellent. Harry comes across as a non-pretentious, down to earth guy who represents his industry superbly.
Another instant classic. Really enjoyed getting into the details of the oil seed rape drill. The authentic knowledge of Harry is clear to see now more than ever before.
I wondered why I LOVE this .... And I realized why..... It so down to earth no complexity in a world of complexity.... No so called super stars.. here today gone tomorrow... Harry.... Super star.... Thanks mate.
I grew up on an arable, and I remember my dad talking about radio technology and self-driving tractors. His opinion was that you would never get rid of the driver from the cab because the variables are just too great for a computer to manage. That big boulder, a broken spigot, a caught string on a baler, a choked intake, etc. Having said that, my old man farmed for fifty years and his furrows were as accurate and straight as any self-driving kit!!
You know who watching your vids ….JC on how be a Farmer and then this vid Self Driving Tractor hahaha. As for me I will admit JC vids got me interested into watching learning about farming etc . So I watch JC to have a Laugh etc and You to Really Learn and am Learning . Good job
You got all excited just getting your a b line good job and a lovely tractor, good to see you leave the complicated jobs to john. Could we see more of John in future vide please love his fendt.
I really do marvel at these videos, and I’m so very grateful for your time and commitment. Time, I have no doubt is something in very short supply in Harry’s schedule! Family, Farm, Cars etc and not necessarily in that order. Thankyou.
I have been a country boy for all 54 years of my life . Yet watching 26 minutes of your content has added so much knowledge and enjoyment to what i already know. Keep the videos coming H. Also you didn't explanation what that white funnel was on the back of the seed drill. Surely that can not be the seed hopper ?.
Just fascinating to watch and we can only wonder at just how much all that machinery and technology must cost. Clearly the harvest means it pays for itself but those tractors must be £200,000+ and then all the attachments…huge money invested to get a financially good harvest. We may only have a back garden Harry but watching your films gives us the feeling that we understand what being a farmer is like! 😀😀😀😀
Great video and very informative. We own a 400 acre organic farm in Northern Italy and grown osr but our yield is only 3-4 ton x ha. We harvested about 6 weeks ago. I am looking into an gos guided system so this was very interesting. Keep up the great content.
Possibly on your Cotswold farm you don't have to worry about compaction as we do in Essex on London clay, but all that weight of the tractor on a reasonably small footprint must be of concern, especially in a wet autumn.
Afternoon Harry, I downloaded an app on my phone that does similar on my Tractor - no connection to the steering though. It uses the Galileo satellite system. After a very similar set up routine, enter implement width, drive round the field, set up a row etc. it displays a map. You then follow the parallel lines displayed on the screen. Surprisingly accurate. I'm only using it for mowing, but it helps minimise the end of cut "triangle". Best of all it was free! Not quite the same standard as yourself but I do have "Cruise Control" which maintains a constant ground speed up hill and down dale. The world really has moved on since I first jumped on a Tractor in the '70's
Thanks Harry. A very interesting and informative video. My. How machines and indeed tractors have changed since I was working on arable farms in the 60s, 70s, and 80s
Always interesting Harry! But you sound a lot like James May..LOL That is a compliment of sorts , as he is also a great narrator and storyteller ! Cheers Gregg.
Harry to save mucking about with A & B lines if you use the Heading Swath instead you can just line up the direction you want to be on and just mark A that way. Then its done and you can use it straight away. I've given up using A & B lines unless i want an exact precise line to go along a fence drilling etc.
Excellent video Harry. You go into great detail about everything love your videos. And that fendt is a beautiful tractor love my fendt. Keep up the great work.
Awesome video as always Harry. I was talking to a farmer a few days ago, and he’s doing exactly the same as yourself, he just finished getting the barley in, and is about to drill rape seed in, he told me it’s the first time he’s ever tried it and it was all to do with the beetle, so your not alone. Let’s hope the seed excite, excites you come harvest time. Thanks Harry for sharing.
@@lewisreynolds5283 : All over the world we are faced with these ridiculous bans because one frog might have died and there's a million to one chance some chemical killed it. Some of the bans are that ridiculous.
Love to see that Lotus still going ! I had an Elan SE4 back in the day, remembering the joy when it went well and the pain of reliability. Happy days...
When you blow on the seeds before placing them in the moisture tester, I wonder if the moisture in your breath can affect the reading. Since your breath has moisture, blowing on you fingers is a good way to moisten them up, so it’s possible that blowing on the seeds adds moisture to them.
Nice to see Robbie Adams collecting your straw - grew up with him and his brothers a long time ago.... a very interesting overall look at modern methods, how much has changed!
Interesting stuff... The rate the tech is going the tractors and combines will e not only robotic fully But also electric battery ones no more diesel and pollution. Shame the Combines don't have a vacuum system fitted just behind the cutting head so that it sucks up all the normally lost grain heads and of course let's any stones etc. drop back on to the ground behind the combine and puts those into the sorting section with the others that were cut and picked up by the header? Then there be no loss of grain. I come up with a better way to do silage bales so there is no plastic wrap to remove so no plastic wrap to waste. I designed a baler that would have done this new Eco bale wrapping too. Sent it to my most liked farm machine company "New Holland" and although they sent it on to their R&D to check it out, they did nothing with it for 8 weeks and never even told me what if anything they were doing with the design I sent them? In the end I asked for the design plans back by email as I sent it that way and told them to delete all copies and records of the design! I had a copy mark on the drawings. I really upset they could not even test it and tell me about that? It would have removed so much waste plastic too and let the farmers just drop the bales of silage into the feed mixer without taking off the wrappings. The company would have had a baler better than the rest done by other companies and they would have had the sales of the special Eco rolls used to cover the bales instead of plastic. Plus my baler could make either round or square bales with a simple setting too. Oh well, that's life for you. Nice detailed video BTW. 8 )
Round up is used to kill the plants off prematurely. This forces seeds (grain) to start drying down earlier making for an easier harvest and potentially less grain drying for storage.
I dunno about the rapeseed percentage, I'm reckoning my enjoyment of Harry's Farm vs Harry's Garage is 50%-50%, sometimes swinging towards the Farm on warm sunny days... Really great viewing, so informative for farm passers-by like me. And the tractor tech' makes even a Tesla seem a bit 'ordinary'!
Love the channel but wonder what the soil biota is like in the cropping paddocks after all the spraying. If you dig a spadeful of earth how many worms do you see, Harry?
Another great video Harry - I'm fascinated by your farming exploits as well as the cars over on the Garage channel- so keep up the good work. However, I was wondering about the state of play on Roundup in the UK seeing it has been banned in many places ? I recall a book called "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carsen discussing the unintended effects of DDT & how that was eventually banned. Where is farming going in the UK in the middle of this "pesticides are cheap & effective so your food is cheaper vs they can cause cancer & should never come near food crops" debate ?
The people who have cancer from round up are the people applying it not consumers of the product of crops grown with round up. The truth is that if used correctly round up does create cheaper food because of the use of less inputs and fuel are used in the crop production. Also round up does benefit the environment as it allow for effective weed control with out using cultivation(plowing) which destroys soil structure and microbial habits plus burns more fuel then spraying. If we ban the use of round up and other effective herbicides no till farming is no where near as effective forcing farmers to use older tilled methods of farming which cause more damage to environment.
Addictively interesting as always ? maybe you should hire out your satellite equipped machine to Clarkson so he can get his tram lines accurate ? By the way, Borage flowers taste just like oysters, you should try them. Also, the seed is a good source of an omega fatty acid, GLA, which is in demand for herbal products. like your watch, worth a few sat nav systems or bags of seed !
In Australia, The 2 cm system has a bass station It works of 11 satellites. , sat to bass to tractor, 10cm system only about 6 SATs, satellites to tractor.
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I am committed to organic living soil methods on a small scale. On the contrary, I enjoy your perspective from a modern day farmer with real world experience. It bridges the gap of ignorance.
I'd love a job at Cotswold Farm Machinery just to see the cars Harry rolls up in every time he needs parts.
I’d prefer a job on Harry’s farm
@carl fx : If you are serious then write to him. Getting your dream job is a bit like picking up a girl, if you don't ask you'll never know. I worked for a motor racing team traveling the world for just over a year. Sadly my contract was not renewed but I gave it my best shot. It started with a hand written letter.
So to clear up some misconceptions on the GPS steering. A standard GS or WAAS signal gets you roughly 1 m accuracy. What this means is the GPS points that create guidance lines and field boundaries can drift up to 1 m overtime. Typically these lines and points do not shift more than a couple cm's over a couple hour period. The benefit of upgrading to a base station or cellular RTK system is that the repeatability of the lines and points will be reduced to 2 cm. For example, with Harry's current system, he could sow his field in 2021 and the line would most likely stay within a couple centimeters. However, if he wanted to use that same GPS line again in 2022, it would most likely have drifted at least a meter off it's original position. With an RTK system, that line would be within 2 cm of where it was in 2021.
The actual steering performance of the tractor or combine comes down to the hydraulic steering valve and steering controller that is reading the GPS line as the machine moves forward. So if you purchase RTK, you're not purchasing a better performing steering valve, you're purchasing repeatability year over year. I work in the machinery industry and this is one of the biggest misconceptions when looking at GPS equipment. The hardware on the tractor stays the same, so the only thing that changes is the accuracy of the line.
Note - There are some cases were there is bad satellite coverage and your GPS points/lines drift within 10-15 min of operation. This would be a scenario where upgrading to RTK is necessary to stay accurate throughout the entire field. IF you do have good satellite coverage and you don't care about repeatability, then you really don't need RTK.
Very good explanation thanks for that. I think most people are under that impression
Yeah RTK is good we have used it ridging potato beds but it gets upset if you turn the tractor off for 20 minutes or so and expect it to go back into work. Top tip leave the thing running an entire day 😂
Question: In Aust we use satellite controlled drones to map and monitor all sorts of data about the crop. It's amazingly accurate within a few cm's. What does that use ??? I presumed it was satellite because ... well it's part of name. But, you seem to think it's not accurate. I hope that ramble makes sense.
Harry is such a professional! Drives right up in the Lotus, hops out, speaks direct to camera, smooth as silk. That's called hitting your marks! The man deserves a BAFTA or summink.
And lots of lorry drivers leaving the industry because they're fed up with their lot! Just for instance the amount the driver/ employment agencies make from each driver literally kills the drivers wages. We know it's an important job yet their salaries don't reflect this. Just saying. Loving the little Elan Sprint and this channel of course!
The fact that 15 hour days are just accepted as a given in any industry is pretty shocking in this day and age. Not least in people expected to pilot 30 tons of metal down our roads. Maybe this is the start of people finally starting to appreciate professional drivers.
There's a reason much of the trucking across Western Europe is done by +45 year old Eastern Europeans. Young people have no interest anymore for those jobs due to hours and pay in those regions. And why would they be interested.
It is a problem that will only escalate in the next 10 years as these old drivers retire. It is hard to find trucks across Europe and NA. This is a bit worse in UK as forwarders can do some cherry picking at the moment. Due to the waiting times they rather take the intra EU trips when they can.
@@Steve_9292 I seriously think if drivers wages were multiplied by X2.5 only then would they start to get near the level they should be considering the responsibility and stress drivers experience. 👍
The more the demand the better for the drivers, not enough yet.
I’m 27 with a class 1 ticket but I get far more job satisfaction from operating tractors for the same money and don’t have to worry about cpc, driving hours or vosa
Started on Harry's garage but now hooked on Harry's farm!
Very surprised to hear glyphosate (roundup) being used on a crop yet to be harvested. I thought it's use was very limited these days.
Love the show Harry, so informative and very professionally produced.
The first beer I ever had when when I was 16 at my uncles farm in PEI Canada. It was hot so my uncle offered me a nice cold beer. Thanks for bringing back a great memory of my Uncle Elmer.
Western Canada here. We have been using “Autosteer” since 2003. Love it. We have our own RTK base correction. No fees. Sub 2cm accuracy. No drift. We always use “A + heading” when setting up new lines. Say “0°”. (North/south). Or 90°(east west). Or for angle work eg 30°-45°.
I love these video’s; the content and presentation are excellent. Harry comes across as a non-pretentious, down to earth guy who represents his industry superbly.
It's very professional. I presume Harry has a pro working with him. Do you know ?
These videos are always first rate. I came to them through the garage videos, and they have become my favorite. And I love the garage videos!
Lovely to see the borage and the bees on it!
Another instant classic. Really enjoyed getting into the details of the oil seed rape drill.
The authentic knowledge of Harry is clear to see now more than ever before.
Very interesting, hard work, long hours etc. Much appreciated by us non farmers. Cheers Bob
Hard work, long hours, Elan, Panerai. Farmers are so badly done to. I wish I could afford a sports car and a Panerai.
@@Trebz50 : If you work hard, you will be able to.
I wondered why I LOVE this .... And I realized why..... It so down to earth no complexity in a world of complexity.... No so called super stars.. here today gone tomorrow... Harry.... Super star.... Thanks mate.
A very interesting and informative video Harry
I grew up on an arable, and I remember my dad talking about radio technology and self-driving tractors. His opinion was that you would never get rid of the driver from the cab because the variables are just too great for a computer to manage. That big boulder, a broken spigot, a caught string on a baler, a choked intake, etc. Having said that, my old man farmed for fifty years and his furrows were as accurate and straight as any self-driving kit!!
your channel is one of my favourite farming channels, along with Olly Blogs Agricontract farmer very educational and informative vids.
Absolutely fascinating. Always learn something new watching Harry's Farm.
You said 'happy's farm' in the last sentence. What a lovely slip of the tongue! 😁
Coincidentally, just read an old Evo mag which pitched Harry's Elan against the Smart roadster, MX5 and MR2.... Nice to see it's still going strong.
That Elan SE sounds and looks beautiful. One if my all time favourite cars.
Really interesting . Thanks Harry.
That Fendt is some machine. I love Harry’s Farm, so informative and relaxing to watch, one of my favourite subscriptions on RUclips. 🙂👍🏻
You know who watching your vids ….JC on how be a Farmer and then this vid Self Driving Tractor hahaha. As for me I will admit JC vids got me interested into watching learning about farming etc . So I watch JC to have a Laugh etc and You to Really Learn and am Learning . Good job
I am finding this series truly fascinating learning how the crops that land up in food I eat every day are farmed.
I love it when Harry gets a little excited and his voice goes up!!
what a gent! always admire the quality content but event his casual small details like wearing a Lumiror Panerai and driving an Elan that's class !
You got all excited just getting your a b line good job and a lovely tractor, good to see you leave the complicated jobs to john. Could we see more of John in future vide please love his fendt.
I really do marvel at these videos, and I’m so very grateful for your time and commitment. Time, I have no doubt is something in very short supply in Harry’s schedule! Family, Farm, Cars etc and not necessarily in that order. Thankyou.
This farmer reckons you got the order spot on.
Harry @ 11:51, " even an idiot can drive a tractor "
Jeremy Clarkson, " hold my beer "
Harry, you don’t need to do the full length before hitting set b, you can do it after ten feet and even if wonky it will be a straight line
Just watching it was going to say the same thing I’ve gone 5 feet before and marked my a-b lines.
I have been a country boy for all 54 years of my life . Yet watching 26 minutes of your content has added so much knowledge and enjoyment to what i already know. Keep the videos coming H. Also you didn't explanation what that white funnel was on the back of the seed drill. Surely that can not be the seed hopper ?.
Just fascinating to watch and we can only wonder at just how much all that machinery and technology must cost. Clearly the harvest means it pays for itself but those tractors must be £200,000+ and then all the attachments…huge money invested to get a financially good harvest. We may only have a back garden Harry but watching your films gives us the feeling that we understand what being a farmer is like! 😀😀😀😀
Great video and very informative. We own a 400 acre organic farm in Northern Italy and grown osr but our yield is only 3-4 ton x ha.
We harvested about 6 weeks ago. I am looking into an gos guided system so this was very interesting. Keep up the great content.
Wow, and it's viable at 3 to 4 tonne a Ha ? Do you get subsidies ?
One of my favourite channels. Could you explain more on the Countryside Stewardship scheme in terms of the benefits you actually see on the farm?
Great video,reminds me of my old mum telling dad take your boots and socks off outside don't want all that rapeseed all over the kitchen floor!
Interesting point about sowing OSR early....please keep us posted with the progress
I have had to isolate, this is the only fresh air I've had for two days. Thanks Harry.
Love Harry’s enthusiasm for tech!
Another brilliant educational and entertaining video, thanks Harry.
Love your videos so much: a real education on so many subjects - thank you!
Possibly on your Cotswold farm you don't have to worry about compaction as we do in Essex on London clay, but all that weight of the tractor on a reasonably small footprint must be of concern, especially in a wet autumn.
Afternoon Harry,
I downloaded an app on my phone that does similar on my Tractor - no connection to the steering though. It uses the Galileo satellite system.
After a very similar set up routine, enter implement width, drive round the field, set up a row etc. it displays a map.
You then follow the parallel lines displayed on the screen.
Surprisingly accurate.
I'm only using it for mowing, but it helps minimise the end of cut "triangle".
Best of all it was free!
Not quite the same standard as yourself but I do have "Cruise Control" which maintains a constant ground speed up hill and down dale.
The world really has moved on since I first jumped on a Tractor in the '70's
Thanks Harry. A very interesting and informative video. My. How machines and indeed tractors have changed since I was working on arable farms in the 60s, 70s, and 80s
Always interesting Harry! But you sound a lot like James May..LOL That is a compliment of sorts , as he is also a great narrator and storyteller !
Cheers Gregg.
Addictive viewing. Thank you Harry for providing such a great insight into the farming world.
Like your channel very much, Harry, most informative and entertaining.
Fascinating as always, thanks Harry.
Another excellently presented video, when Harry does them it's as though he's actually talking to you in the field.
As usual. Down to earth & factual. Probably too much for the general public these days. Thanks Harry.
Harry to save mucking about with A & B lines if you use the Heading Swath instead you can just line up the direction you want to be on and just mark A that way. Then its done and you can use it straight away. I've given up using A & B lines unless i want an exact precise line to go along a fence drilling etc.
In this episode of Farming Sim 2021, Harry sets up his course play mod
He explains better than farming sim. I remember this machine from the game and it was just complex cables and wires.
If you could get the Lotus in Farming Sim... 😍
Keep 'em coming Harry! Great stuff.
Loving your videos Harry, been watching from the start!
Excellent video Harry. You go into great detail about everything love your videos. And that fendt is a beautiful tractor love my fendt. Keep up the great work.
Your video's are always fascinating, thank you for sharing!
Great video Harry,keep 'em coming.....................................
Awesome video as always Harry. I was talking to a farmer a few days ago, and he’s doing exactly the same as yourself, he just finished getting the barley in, and is about to drill rape seed in, he told me it’s the first time he’s ever tried it and it was all to do with the beetle, so your not alone. Let’s hope the seed excite, excites you come harvest time. Thanks Harry for sharing.
Yeah flea beetle is nationwide problem due to the EU banning the dressing that was used.
@@lewisreynolds5283 : All over the world we are faced with these ridiculous bans because one frog might have died and there's a million to one chance some chemical killed it. Some of the bans are that ridiculous.
Thank you, Harry, always interesting 👍😊
Love to see that Lotus still going ! I had an Elan SE4 back in the day, remembering the joy when it went well and the pain of reliability. Happy days...
As a new subscriber I am loving your videos Harry keep up the great content 👏👌🏻👍
When you blow on the seeds before placing them in the moisture tester, I wonder if the moisture in your breath can affect the reading. Since your breath has moisture, blowing on you fingers is a good way to moisten them up, so it’s possible that blowing on the seeds adds moisture to them.
Hello 'Harry', yet again a really very interesting vlog on your farm, hope the weather is kind. Regards, RichardA.
Harry. Great video. Brilliant editing and so informative. You and jezza are rocking the farm.
Nice to see Robbie Adams collecting your straw - grew up with him and his brothers a long time ago.... a very interesting overall look at modern methods, how much has changed!
Sat nav must save on fuel seed and time as always great video cheers 👍🚜
Was expecting Harry to get out of the tractor and wave it off to go all by itself. Love how much character the little Elan has, modern cars have none.
Really enjoy the videos from the farm👍
A fascinating video and that bright yellow Elan Sprint was awesome.
Plotting yer A - B lines is what you were trying to explain in the beginning of the vid.
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Nice one Harry so if tractors can drive themselves you might get a day off. That Fendt a nice big tractor
I could watch these videos all day
A bit of tractor flexing going on with his neighbour Mr Clarkson! Great episode - thanks.
The beauty of the GPS system for that job is you can skip every second run down the field which means you don't have to turn as tight at the headland
Interesting stuff... The rate the tech is going the tractors and combines will e not only robotic fully But also electric battery ones no more diesel and pollution.
Shame the Combines don't have a vacuum system fitted just behind the cutting head so that it sucks up all the normally lost grain heads and of course let's any stones etc. drop back on to the ground behind the combine and puts those into the sorting section with the others that were cut and picked up by the header? Then there be no loss of grain.
I come up with a better way to do silage bales so there is no plastic wrap to remove so no plastic wrap to waste. I designed a baler that would have done this new Eco bale wrapping too.
Sent it to my most liked farm machine company "New Holland" and although they sent it on to their R&D to check it out, they did nothing with it for 8 weeks and never even told me what if anything they were doing with the design I sent them?
In the end I asked for the design plans back by email as I sent it that way and told them to delete all copies and records of the design! I had a copy mark on the drawings.
I really upset they could not even test it and tell me about that?
It would have removed so much waste plastic too and let the farmers just drop the bales of silage into the feed mixer without taking off the wrappings.
The company would have had a baler better than the rest done by other companies and they would have had the sales of the special Eco rolls used to cover the bales instead of plastic.
Plus my baler could make either round or square bales with a simple setting too.
Oh well, that's life for you.
Nice detailed video BTW. 8 )
Fascinating, great video thank you
Farming and cars makes Harry exited as well as his audience and combined with relevant facts it becomes fantastic😂
Keep those videos coming Harry !
Another excellent, informative video 👍
Could Harry say a bit more about the use of Roundup in the harvesting of crops such as oil seed rape and wheat?
Round up is used to kill the plants off prematurely. This forces seeds (grain) to start drying down earlier making for an easier harvest and potentially less grain drying for storage.
Drilling has come along way since direct drilling with a Betteson 3 D direct drill 🤠
Harry, very interesting indeed. How did the farmers in days gone by plough the land with just two ploughs and a clydesdale horse?
With great skill. You can still see them at competitions and it's worth going to watch. Cheers.
Grew some borage myself this year, buzzing 🐝
You can set the b mark after just a short run save running the length of the field. Saves the long run of concentration
If you set it at the end, you have no chance of a wrong angle. And if you know the angle, why not just use A+ angle
I'm absolutely waiting for the Metcalfe/Clarkson Farming crossover event of the century!
Basics of Harry Ferguson's 3 point link system seem to be still in use. Tractor cabs were open in those days what hardy farmers they must have been.
Love the bev-field. I understood, this is not your idea but of the region??
I dunno about the rapeseed percentage, I'm reckoning my enjoyment of Harry's Farm vs Harry's Garage is 50%-50%, sometimes swinging towards the Farm on warm sunny days... Really great viewing, so informative for farm passers-by like me. And the tractor tech' makes even a Tesla seem a bit 'ordinary'!
...Fantastic....just Fantastic.....great videos...
Top job and good explanations.
Great channel, thx. I notice the steering wheel wasn’t turning under satellite control - is the tractor steer by wire?
I love this channel, Harry is cross between Jack Hargreaves, John Craven & Stephen Fry. Perfect
Love the channel but wonder what the soil biota is like in the cropping paddocks after all the spraying. If you dig a spadeful of earth how many worms do you see, Harry?
Another great video Harry - I'm fascinated by your farming exploits as well as the cars over on the Garage channel- so keep up the good work. However, I was wondering about the state of play on Roundup in the UK seeing it has been banned in many places ? I recall a book called "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carsen discussing the unintended effects of DDT & how that was eventually banned. Where is farming going in the UK in the middle of this "pesticides are cheap & effective so your food is cheaper vs they can cause cancer & should never come near food crops" debate ?
The people who have cancer from round up are the people applying it not consumers of the product of crops grown with round up. The truth is that if used correctly round up does create cheaper food because of the use of less inputs and fuel are used in the crop production. Also round up does benefit the environment as it allow for effective weed control with out using cultivation(plowing) which destroys soil structure and microbial habits plus burns more fuel then spraying. If we ban the use of round up and other effective herbicides no till farming is no where near as effective forcing farmers to use older tilled methods of farming which cause more damage to environment.
Addictively interesting as always
? maybe you should hire out your satellite equipped machine to Clarkson so he can get his tram lines accurate ?
By the way, Borage flowers taste just like oysters, you should try them. Also, the seed is a good source of an omega fatty acid, GLA, which is in demand for herbal products.
like your watch, worth a few sat nav systems or bags of seed !
What watch is it
Been waiting for this, love the channel Harry!
On the seeder cultivator that first tine is a Ripper Bar.
In Australia, The 2 cm system has a bass station It works of 11 satellites. , sat to bass to tractor, 10cm system only about 6 SATs, satellites to tractor.
Brilliant as always.