treebloke Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Managed to get the field cut and turned last week ready for baling before the rain came back. Baled it saturday with rain forecast sunday so it was a race against time to get as much under cover as quick as possible. Loaded just about anything that could carry a load, the 110 had 43 bales on the roof rack and I could have got one on the back seat and three more in the back. There are 85 on the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlykepower Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 How much would something like that weigh then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 cracking picture, you definetly us the 110 as a work horse!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 How much would something like that weigh then? The bales our old farm baler put out were typically about 10 to 15kg or so depending on how you had the baler set up (dense bales or loose bales) so that's quite a bit of weight on the roof! I have had more than that on a trailer though - a big four wheeled military trailer that is designed to be towed behind a 4 tonner, with somewhere over 200 on it behind the old farm 90 Good photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noggy Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 the field that the picture has been taken in.... has that been bailed yet? or is it still to be rowed up and bailed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Fair play Bob, you squeezed em on there. I always use the Disco and trailer to bring the small bales home. I only get 45-50 bales on a load but with a strap from front to back you can be home in seconds and off load and be back out before you would be halfway home with a tractor. Being lower you can load the trailer by yourself and unload it too so it is easier if labour is in short supply (always is round here!) Anyway a pic of mine with a small load on at the end of the day and just for fun here is the same shot of me in exactly the same place but taken from Google Earth.... Now how wierd is that!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrfarmer Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Fair play Bob, you squeezed em on there. I always use the Disco and trailer to bring the small bales home. I only get 45-50 bales on a load but with a strap from front to back you can be home in seconds and off load and be back out before you would be halfway home with a tractor. Being lower you can load the trailer by yourself and unload it too so it is easier if labour is in short supply (always is round here!)Anyway a pic of mine with a small load on at the end of the day and just for fun here is the same shot of me in exactly the same place but taken from Google Earth.... Now how wierd is that!!!!!!!!! BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!!!!! treebloke wonder if i can get on the same number on my roof rack on the 90 it is a 110 roof rack may find out when i bale the straw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treebloke Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 How much would something like that weigh then? I guess each bale would in the region of 20lbs and yes I know its overloaded the roof rack but needs must on this occaision. They are now under cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treebloke Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 the field that the picture has been taken in.... has that been bailed yet?or is it still to be rowed up and bailed? To be fair we made a right pigs ear of cutting it, most has been baled but I went over it again with the acrobat and got another 30 bales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I used to get dragged in as cheap labour at haymaking - the farmer had a truckcab SWB with a full length roofrack on it (bumper to crossmember) which we could get 34 bales on, and then the trailer was behind... Racing the rainclouds, working to 2am with spotlights and then down the pub to drink behind a locked door with everyone else who'd been doing the same. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Could of got a few on the bonnet Bob , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 suprised you didnt fill the trailer but the roof rack - now thats good, BUT i think the jingles in Afghan would beat you on loading juding by their lorry loads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie1989 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Good to see Land Rovers working hard in times of need - this shouldn't be done at home... but it just goes to show how strong and versatile these machines can be! Well done for getting it all under cover though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Thats impressive!! This is the best i could manage in my roofrack, How did it handle then?? Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 To be fair we made a right pigs ear of cutting it, most has been baled but I went over it again with the acrobat and got another 30 bales. Snap - we've got an Acrobat too - its about 10 years older than me I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 When I was working in contruction, one time we had to get a load of scaffolding away from a site immediatly. The trailer was filled with all the metal parts, and we ended up putting about 20 big pieces of wood (2x8" or so and around 15' long) on the roofrack of the DCPU. Made for an interesting drive, the LR had a + 2" suspension lift and was still on the Silverstones 285/85 after a weekend of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cols110 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Thats a cracking picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 you should email that pic to LRO's 'world of Landrovers' page.. They will definately print it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Great pics and nice to see LR's being used for work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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