Cumbrian Farming 2025. Classic Case-IH 1056XL & Bunning spreads the ripe stuff on the white stuff!

Описание: My first venture of 2025 into the fields of Cumbria and although a cold outing having hit -7 degrees over night it meant it was also the perfect day and conditions to clear the midden out and get some solid manure down on the frozen ground!
Also perfect was the outfit putting the muck down on the fields, which on this occasion is a 34-year-old Case-International 1056XL Turbo hitched up to a Bunning Lowlander 60 Farmstar rear discharge spreader.
With it’s long wheelbase, low centre of gravity and plenty of good old-fashioned power on tap with a glorious throaty bark from its straight-six engine especially pulling up the hill (note the r/h side door window open to listen to the roar), the Case-IH easily managed to handle the Bunning spreader on the steep land.
Emptying the indoor midden and loading the Bunning spreader was a mid-90s Matbro TS290, a handy and very manoeuvrable machine able to operate around the confines of the stock yard.
Surprisingly while filming in the field and despite the freezing temperatures it didn’t feel that cold and I also managed to stay on my feet on the slippery surface. What surprised me even more was I avoided getting covered in the smelly stuff due no doubt to the lack of wind (very rare in the fells indeed!) and also mainly thanks to the operator for throttling back a bit while I was filming but seeing as we’ve been friends for many years he probably didn’t want to spoil our friendship and have me travelling home a clarty mess and smelling of cow manure!
Filmed in Cumbria 11th January 2025.

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