No 363 - Thursday's Club notes

The “Club Notes” for Thursday, the 14th of November, 2024.

By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast

10 chances to win a new John Deere Tractor

I am giving away 10 tickets ($100 per ticket) for the Active Farmers new John Deere 6140 Tractor with 643R Loader, valued at $280,716. To win one of these tickets, you have to buy a subscription to The Farmers Club. The Farmers Club has a 30-day free trial, so you can buy a subscription, win a ticket, and then cancel your subscription within the 30-day trial timeframe. To take part, click on the upgrade link below (if you aren’t a full subscriber) and add your card details there. The draw will take place at 6 pm on the 21st of November in the lead-up to the Tractor draw on the 22nd of November. Current subscribers are eligible for the draw. See all the info for the main draw here, where you can buy a ticket independently. See all the tickets at the bottom of the page. For more info give me a call or text at 0427 011 900 or Reply to [email protected] or 0427 011 900.

What's the Productivity ratio?

We put up a story yesterday about how the modern Equipment isn’t going to last the trip in comparison to the old, more simplified gear. Below is a fantastic story of longevity. How much overall value did they get out of those machines? I wish there was some kind of measure, formula or ratio we could use to outline income earned per Machine over the years. It would be off the charts. They said this: "Good morning. In 1980, we purchased a New Holland TR 85 Header. It had 2 hrs on the engine clock when we drove it out of the Dealership. We retired in 2012 and it had over 8000 hrs on the clock. It did 32 Harvests for us. Each year after Harvest, the Header was repaired as required and ready for the next Harvest. In 1978, we purchased an Upton MT 855 with a V8 Scania engine set a 250hp. It did 22,000 hrs when we retired. We rebuilt the engine at 18,000 hrs. The gearbox and clutch were rebuilt at 15,000 hrs. In 1985 we purchased a Mercedes Benz 1500 tractor. This Machine did 14,500 hrs when we retired. All our Machinery had very little technology on them and with regular maintenance and services as required gave us a long service life for our Machinery". Do you have stories of Machines getting into the ten or thousands of hours? Reply to [email protected] or 0427 011 900.

What’s in the paid section today:

Story 2 - Your front gate can be a great way to promote what you do….

Story 3 - I love a road trip. What are some of the good and boring drives you have been on….

Number of articles and images - 75 in total including 16 funnies.

Number of Farmer replies - 6 in total.

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