Cumbrian Silage 2024. Rowing ahead of the forager with a John Deere 6195R & Claas Liner rake.

My first outing into the Cumbrian silage fields in 2024 and just 5 minutes from home to watch a John Deere 6195R and Claas Liner 2900 rake rowing up the kicked out grass.
The farmers own machine and possibly a big tractor for a two-rotor rake but there were some steep fields so stability gwas a priority here, however a nice outfit making neat rows ahead of the foraging team (video to follow in my next posting)
A lovely day out, beautiful location, great vantage points, smell of fresh grass and clean air from the trees and a nice looking outfit, couldn’t be better! The only downside, my old legs were tired out from walking up all those hills (that grassy bank in the background at about 2:00 minutes in that I clambered up and down is steeper than it looks!) sometimes I forget I’m not as young as I used to be!

Filmed in Cumbria, May 2024

Since filming this and the following few videos (which took place on the weekend of 18th/19th May), the weather up here in Cumbria has been shocking with rain almost everyday so I haven’t been able to get out as much as I would have liked too. Hopefully it’ll pick up in June but as I am away on holiday this next week I’ll probably miss out on all the frantic activities catching up in the fields but I’m sure they’ll be plenty to see when I get back!

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