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by iw_shawn
Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:30 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: What is your silage operation?
Replies: 16
Views: 3475

Re: What is your silage operation?

Playing on Autumn Oaks DFMEP. I’m using a pull type chopper for grass, triticale and corn. I run the chopper, and I use Auto Drive to haul the wagons back to the tower silos.

Once I get more cows and land I will probably upgrade to a self propelled chopper.
by iw_shawn
Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:21 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: No-till Vs. P/F
Replies: 9
Views: 1736

Re: No-till Vs. P/F

No-Till in certain soil types is a trade off where the lost income in yield is off set by a greater reduction in the cost to preform the tillage. Drought prone windy area’s with sandy soil no-till is hands down more profitable due to reduce top soil erosion. In wet climates with clay soils breaking ...
by iw_shawn
Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:22 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Autodrive vs Courseplay
Replies: 25
Views: 6030

Re: Autodrive vs Courseplay

I use Auto Drive and Courseplay together, AD does all the transporting, CP the field work. It took me awhile to figure AD out, but once you have a network set up it is just so much more versatile. My favourite feature is you can send a worker to a field and AD will start the CP task. I haven’t tried...
by iw_shawn
Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:17 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: What's your tractor lineup right now?
Replies: 184
Views: 22337

Re: What's your tractor lineup right now?

Playing on Eiersholt, on spring year 4, 9 days seasons, dairy & BGA focus with areable crops in rotation. Had these 4 since the start.. JD 6230R (114hrs) Case 7200 Pro (106 hrs) Big Bud 450 (54 hrs) JD T560 combine (~50hrs) Year 2 added Mack C19 dump truck (57 hrs) Manitou tele-handler (22 hrs) ...
by iw_shawn
Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:37 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Season length poll
Replies: 55
Views: 9576

Re: Season length poll

I like 9 day seasons at 5x speed. I play on 4x maps, Eieresholt currently (Spring 4th year) and find it possible but challenging to get all the work complete during the year. I’m focused on dairy farming (~300 cows) and running the BGA, I have silage and hay operations running mid spring through ear...
by iw_shawn
Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:45 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Planter fertilizer opinions poll
Replies: 8
Views: 992

Re: Planter fertilizer opinions poll

In game I go for none. The planter I’ve been using has a liquid fertilizer tank, but it is to small and empties well before half the seed is gone. I find it easier to fertilize with a dry spreader, or slurry/digestate then to constantly refill the planter with liquid fertilizer. Playing with Seasons...
by iw_shawn
Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:46 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Courseplay
Replies: 35
Views: 7221

Re: Courseplay

In the advanced options there is a combine self-unload option. When the combine is full, it will stop and drive to the nearest trailer on the field and unload itself. I find it works nearly flawlessly now.
by iw_shawn
Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:44 pm
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Cows have stopped producing milk
Replies: 17
Views: 2794

Re: Cows have stopped producing milk

Perbjorkhem wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:56 pm 2 periods before calf, the stop giving milk. Don't buy all the cows at the same time.
I found it didn’t matter, the cows don’t get pregnant at the same time anyways. I have a few that are 2.5 years old that still aren’t pregnant, but some that got bred when they were 2.
by iw_shawn
Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Log Length Control With Wood Harvesters
Replies: 4
Views: 4737

Re: Log Length Control With Wood Harvesters

I found it is the “V” button, it’s just not showing the length in the menu.
by iw_shawn
Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Log Length Control With Wood Harvesters
Replies: 4
Views: 4737

Log Length Control With Wood Harvesters

It’s my first time using the wood harvesters in FS19. In the F1 tool tip menu it is not giving me a control to select the cut length of the logs.

I’ve changed my key bindings quite a bit, does anyone know what the function is in the key binding menu for cut length?
by iw_shawn
Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:20 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: GE Force Now- A PC answer for Console Players FS 19?
Replies: 18
Views: 3006

Re: GE Force Now- A PC answer for Console Players FS 19?

I don’t see myself getting this now, my computer can still run the game alright.

For the next version of FS $5/month (even double or triple that) is a lot cheaper then building a new gaming PC.
by iw_shawn
Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:23 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: 3 USA Maps
Replies: 40
Views: 6869

Re: 3 USA Maps

The amount of complexity and opportunity on a 4x map is so much greater than a non 4x map. Now that I've had some time to properly digest the scope of the one I'm currently on I would definitely never go back. With that said, all I've seen are 4x USA maps, are there Euro maps of similar size? I usu...
by iw_shawn
Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:32 pm
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Are maps meant to be scale or 1:1?
Replies: 15
Views: 2862

Re: Are maps meant to be scale or 1:1?

The area in the Millenial Farmer map isn’t their entire farm.
by iw_shawn
Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:19 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: Oilseed radish with seasons
Replies: 24
Views: 3384

Re: Oilseed radish with seasons

I will plant radishes on fields that will be corn or soybeans the following year, if good weather leaves some extra time late autumn. I need to have all my wheat and canola planted first though. I do not see the point of leaving ground fallow. The slight yield gain would never pay the loss of lettin...
by iw_shawn
Wed Jan 08, 2020 5:16 am
Forum: [EN] General Discussion
Topic: FS 19 Seasons: Are horses worth it?
Replies: 23
Views: 22960

Re: FS 19 Seasons: Are horses worth it?

Horses are just expensive hay burners in modern life. You should have to pay upkeep to keep them.