Classic Farming with Classic
Machinery is exactly what the title suggests. This DVD
is the first of a two-part series looking at the machinery on
the Saunders family’s 300-acre traditional mixed farm in
Norfolk. All of the work is carried out using a 14-strong fleet
of sought-after classics which come together to form a
fascinating and unique story as we follow the farm through the
seasons.
John Deere is the favoured brand, represented by an 1140, 2040,
2130, 2040, 3140, 6400 and 6420S, and they’re joined by a couple
of David Browns in the form of an 880 and 990. A couple of
vintage tractors are also still used in anger, with an Allis
Chalmers B and Fordson E27N Major each playing their part. Other
machinery on the farm includes a John Deere 1075 combine,
Whitlock 308 digger and Sanderson GX525 telehandler.
Crops grown include winter and spring barley, winter oats,
potatoes and sugar beet. Beef cattle are also kept. Part one
covers the first half of the year, with muck spreading,
ploughing and other cultivations leading on to cereal drilling,
sugar beet drilling, potato planting, fertiliser spreading,
hoeing and spraying through to lifting the early potatoes and
the winter barley harvest. Part two carries on the story with
combining winter oats, stubble cultivations, spraying,
harvesting potatoes and sugar beet and drilling winter cereals,
plus ancillary activities such as ditch cleaning and workshop
work. The programme concludes with preparations for next year’s
spring sown crops.
Action packed, with tractors working hard and plenty of noise
and smoke, this DVD is a must for any tractor enthusiast or
lover of farm machinery.
Part one covers the first half of the year,
with muck spreading, ploughing and other cultivations leading on
to cereal drilling, sugar beet drilling, potato planting,
fertiliser spreading, hoeing and spraying through to lifting the
early potatoes and the winter barley harvest.
Extra features: Discing with vintage tractors (E27N and Field
Marshall)
Part two carries on the story with combining
winter oats, stubble cultivations, spraying, harvesting potatoes
and sugar beet and drilling winter cereals, plus ancillary
activities such as ditch cleaning and workshop work. The
programme concludes with preparations for next year’s spring
sown crops.
Extra features: Baling and bedding with new machinery one year
on.
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