Who owns a land working landy?

Me and my fiancée are looking at buying an 8 acre plot of land with stable and school on it for horses.

Would the series 3 be cut out to be a light work horse and would it be well cut out to pull a chain harrow and roller?

What kind of agricultural equipment have been used on a land rover?

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would a landrover be suitable for the purpose it was designed for....

monkfish24 said:

Me and my fiancée are looking at buying an 8 acre plot of land with stable and school on it for horses.

Would the series 3 be cut out to be a light work horse and would it be well cut out to pull a chain harrow and roller?

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It's sort of what they were originally made for, so as long as the vehicle is in reasonable fettle yes, it'll be fine.

monkfish24 said:

What kind of agricultural equipment have been used on a land rover?

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Everything .. Mine was an S3 2.25 petrol and not in great nick, but it was used on sisters Stables. When we built the Menage especially, about 4" deep sand/soil mix (I think) dunno what the implements are called, but first was like a rolling rake to almost level the ground, then a criss-crossed chain thing (Is this a chain harrow?) to level it better, then a roller. I also towed a grass cutter on an 11 acre field, took a while, but most things do in low box.

A hand throttle is an awesomely useful thing when used with a PTO output shaft, for which we also had a very large circular saw, planer, cement mixer, water pump and a couple of other 'things' ..

OK, they ain't tractors and won't plough a massively wide or deep furrow, but get the right sized implements and they are like magic ..

id say if you don't have a landy, then yes it's a great excuse to get one.

if you do have one, then no get an old school tractor, it's a great excuse to get one

timtheenchanteruk said:

hmmmm....
would a landrover be suitable for the purpose it was designed for....

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The question is, would a 30 year old rolling road project land rover be suitable for the purpose it was designed for....

trax said:

if you do have one, then no get an old school tractor, it's a great excuse to get one

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Now that is an answer i like!

Land rovers was built for farming,and turned out to be that good.When the army saw them,they wanted them as well.And the queen has them too.

trax said:

id say if you don't have a landy, then yes it's a great excuse to get one.

if you do have one, then no get an old school tractor, it's a great excuse to get one

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That has to be one of the most utterly sensible answers I've ever seen on Landyzone.

I've been ill this week though ... so I might be wrong ..

trax said:

id say if you don't have a landy, then yes it's a great excuse to get one.

if you do have one, then no get an old school tractor, it's a great excuse to get one

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I keep telling the wife, we need some land!

and an old tractor

cant beat a good old tractor to play with

I've used Land Rovers to tow a harrow, roller and in the past a gang mower we used to have. It's ok when it's dry but if it's at all wet forget it and use a tractor. I do use my 110 every day for farming related stuff but it's pretty much just towing trailers and getting about the fields. The tractor is a much more practical proposition for pto stuff and real agricultural work.

I've used my RRC for pulling a gang mower and chain harrow, can't see why you couldn't pull a reasonable sized roller but I find the compact tractor is much better. A small tractor is much more practical especially if it is a bit damp or wet. Using a land rover you might struggle in tight corners and with no 3 pt linkage you cant raise implements to make positioning yourself easier and get in to tight corners. HTH.

We bought a TED20 last year for farm work. Much fun I tell thee.

They are pence to buy and a real charm to work with

monkfish24 said:

Me and my fiancée are looking at buying an 8 acre plot of land with stable and school on it for horses.

Would the series 3 be cut out to be a light work horse and would it be well cut out to pull a chain harrow and roller?

What kind of agricultural equipment have been used on a land rover?

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why a roller? all that does is compact the soil, and creates more water run off.If anything you need to loosen the soil up to have a better pasture with more grass for the horses to eat.:tea:

Here's a link to a thread I started in 2007 on a similar subject. Soon degenerated into silly banter if I remember. http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/working-land-39331.html

Thanks all, I just wanted to make sure I hadn't truly gone landy mad, I'm glad I'm not wrong in the belief that i truly will do everything!

Thor1950 said:

why a roller? all that does is compact the soil, and creates more water run off.If anything you need to loosen the soil up to have a better pasture with more grass for the horses to eat.:tea:

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Dunno tbh, I'll ask the missus, she's the horsey one! I think it's something to do with horses are liable to snapping their legs on heavily rutted fields.

monkfish24 said:

Dunno tbh, I'll ask the missus, she's the horsey one! I think it's something to do with horses are liable to snapping their legs on heavily rutted fields.

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have to be some damn deep ruts. Raised horses for close to 30 years, and was never a concern. Drag the field/pasture with a chain drag to brake up and spread the manure yes, roll the field never.

This is what we did in August when things were at there driest. This allows water and nutrients to go down deeper to the roots and promotes more grass growth and deeper root system. Deeper roots makes healthier soil.

How to Use a Subsoiler - YouTube

vilguy said:

We bought a TED20 last year for farm work. Much fun I tell thee.

They are pence to buy and a real charm to work with

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Now that is the answer i was after! shown the missus and she looked at me with suspicion but i think she is convinced!

Theres plenty for sale down your way mate. and the owners club is a bit like landyzone, very helpful

look at friends of ferguson