Farm Photos

[Ron19]

[fezzy]

My little one in our rubber and our new E-tan outside the in laws house.

Your new E-tan. I notice the decent, basic RT140 engine.. Can I ask where it was built?

Could you please include it here for the Etan enthousiasts amongst us?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665153-etans-images-of-them-in-thailand/page-33#entry8150015

Hey Dancealot . It was built to a couple of different specs so it was 195,000 bt just for the chassis and motor . The wooden bed and fold down sides cost about 30,000 and the labour for 4 guys for 4 days was about 9,000 I think. The guys that built the chassis are located about 50 north of Sukhothai in a small village that I don't remember the name but I can go and get their phone number if anyone wants it I the future .

I have gone into full detail breakdown on the the forum in farming under farm trucks . If you can't find it I'd be more than happy to list all the costs associated for you mate. Here's my latest new toy Tak Tak , Rot Thai or Iron Buffalo call it what you may , 10 horse kubota motor and rice paddle wheels and a set of off road rims and tyres and chassis, delivered for 70,000 bt . Haggled him down 3,000 , Thais are too save face to haggle not me I'm an Ozy and it's coming out of my wallet so it's part of the fun and purchasing process , bahaha .

Enjoy my fellow TV people , I've got to go I've got 100 new rubber babies to dig in and blisters to get .

Garry

[fezzy]

My little one in our rubber and our new E-tan outside the in laws house.

Your new E-tan. I notice the decent, basic RT140 engine.. Can I ask where it was built?

Could you please include it here for the Etan enthousiasts amongst us?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665153-etans-images-of-them-in-thailand/page-33#entry8150015

Hey Dancealot . It was built to a couple of different specs so it was 195,000 bt just for the chassis and motor . The wooden bed and fold down sides cost about 30,000 and the labour for 4 guys for 4 days was about 9,000 I think. The guys that built the chassis are located about 50 north of Sukhothai in a small village that I don't remember the name but I can go and get their phone number if anyone wants it I the future .

I have gone into full detail breakdown on the the forum in farming under farm trucks . If you can't find it I'd be more than happy to list all the costs associated for you mate. Here's my latest new toy Tak Tak , Rot Thai or Iron Buffalo call it what you may , 10 horse kubota motor and rice paddle wheels and a set of off road rims and tyres and chassis, delivered for 70,000 bt . Haggled him down 3,000 , Thais are too save face to haggle not me I'm an Ozy and it's coming out of my wallet so it's part of the fun and purchasing process , bahaha .

Enjoy my fellow TV people , I've got to go I've got 100 new rubber babies to dig in and blisters to get .

Garry

[Ron19]

More dragon fruit on the way.

[Dancealot]

Small Kubota L3450 headlight. Waiting for the power to comeback on.

[Goompa]

OKRA , or some call " Krajib " .

This is the seed pod after leaving it to dry on the plant , not a very good specimen I agree , but something we intend to grow on the farm .

[slapout]

fried okra, is hard to beat as a veggie at dinner time. or stewed with fresh tomato and of course add to soup, gumbo, etc, every garden should have a couple rows of okra just to remind us of our roots, The same may be said for the lowly turnip also

[samuijimmy]

"Lady finger".... is another name for Okra ! ^^^^

latest crop at my local hydroponic farm looking good ... one lettuce did me two meals....

Now he has grapes blooming too.....

The bleating sheep still not arrived yet! .....delays still in construction.... but it is coming along!

Edited July 26, 2014 by samuijimmy

[khwaibah]

fried okra, is hard to beat as a veggie at dinner time. or stewed with fresh tomato and of course add to soup, gumbo, etc, every garden should have a couple rows of okra just to remind us of our roots, The same may be said for the lowly turnip also

Fried okra, black eyed peas and collard greens. Now your talking and eating.

[Ron19]

Corn season is on again up here .

Edited July 26, 2014 by Ron19

[David48]

Sammi ... I'm confused.

Is that your Hyrdo Farm ... or one on the Island that you like to visit?

[Ron19]

Local eggfruit crop. (purple elongated variety)

Edited July 27, 2014 by Ron19

[samuijimmy]

Sammi ... I'm confused.

Is that your Hyrdo Farm ... or one on the Island that you like to visit?

Sorry to have you confused David, It's one of the local Samui Hydroponic farms, near me, that I like to visit.... It's nice to talk to someone who understands "industry jargon" once in a while, and just to see how innovative he is in trying things in our local climate... he does a lot of research before trying stuff.... for a Thai his English is very good too!

Some things work, other things don't.... at least trying is better than doing nothing! .... right ! ?

[rice555]

Sammi ... I'm confused.

Is that your Hyrdo Farm ... or one on the Island that you like to visit?

Sorry to have you confused David, It's one of the local Samui Hydroponic farms, near me, that I like to visit.... It's nice to talk to someone who understands "industry jargon" once in a while, and just to see how innovative he is in trying things in our local climate... he does a lot of research before trying stuff.... for a Thai his English is very good too!

Some things work, other things don't.... at least trying is better than doing nothing! .... right ! ?

Hello All, sorry to go off pictures as such, but could you post some pic of his nute system

and as if he buys meady made of if he mixes his nutes from bulk chems?

Thanks, rice555

[samuijimmy]

Sammi ... I'm confused.

Is that your Hyrdo Farm ... or one on the Island that you like to visit?

Sorry to have you confused David, It's one of the local Samui Hydroponic farms, near me, that I like to visit.... It's nice to talk to someone who understands "industry jargon" once in a while, and just to see how innovative he is in trying things in our local climate... he does a lot of research before trying stuff.... for a Thai his English is very good too!

Some things work, other things don't.... at least trying is better than doing nothing! .... right ! ?

Hello All, sorry to go off pictures as such, but could you post some pic of his nute system

and as if he buys meady made of if he mixes his nutes from bulk chems?

Thanks, rice555

"nute system" not sure what you mean here Rice.... not a term I am familiar with!!!! But I assume you mean the fertilizer, "nutrition" perhaps is what you meant ?

It is in soluble form of fertilizer .... and probably varies at stage of growth it is circled around by small pumps... Technically it is not "organic" and never sold as such, but I know other than the fertilizer he uses no chemicals for pest or decease or weed control what so ever... If a crop fails, which happens in wet season sometimes, the lettuce is sent down the road to the local pig farm...

Back to photos now!

How about some corn plants! (in a field)

[rice555]

Hello All, saumijimmy I was wondering about his supply tanks, returns and

and if he has an automatic nutrient dosing and pH adjustment system?

I've been growing everything besides corn and beans in coir using nutes/

nutrients/fertilizer that I weigh out and mix up, also using a EC meter to adjust

for each crop.

Your corn looks fine, was the hydro farm's corn a success?(555)

rice555

[samuijimmy]

Hello All, saumijimmy I was wondering about his supply tanks, returns and

and if he has an automatic nutrient dosing and pH adjustment system?

I've been growing everything besides corn and beans in coir using nutes/

nutrients/fertilizer that I weigh out and mix up, also using a EC meter to adjust

for each crop.

Your corn looks fine, was the hydro farm's corn a success?(555)

rice555

ummm I will head down their tomorrow and get more photos of tanks etc....nothing fancy about them.... probably photos here in farm photos somewhere!

I know he has bags of various soluble fertilizers, magnesium etc... But I have not been around when they do the mixing... etc .... No doubt he would have an EC meter to make adjustments to the fertilizer mixes.... as needed...

It's really only the lettuce that grown hydroponically.... maybe Italian basil (can't remember off the top of my head ) His toms and corn are in pots.... with soil / compost...

Toms were not looking too happy last week, they were showing signs of blossom end rot.... said he needed to get some calcium....

I will see tomorrow and report back ..... with a few more photos.... before "we" get into trouble about being off topic!

[Dancealot]

Meanwhile....

[Ron19]

Neighbours chillies coming along fine.

[samuijimmy]

Meanwhile too, getting ready to start up the harvester ...

[samuijimmy]

OK down at the Hydroponic farm this morning, I got a few more images of the set up.... all pretty simple really....

I looked at the Aquaponic and Hydroponic thread, but that looks like over kill, for a commercial grower..... This system uses roofing sheets and plastic for flow of fertilizer mix, recycled from the catch basin below.... He has improved the whole system by sending back to filtration system rather than using small pumps for each bench ....

I think further discussion on this might be better on it's own thread.... "commercial hydroponics" perhaps? or well have Shaggy after us

Recycle catchment.

From the growing area falls into catchment tube...... (the troughs are the roofing sheets covered in black plastic....)

Perhaps a better shot?

The pumping/ recirculating station....

The big boss man.... !

Gets a lot of his supplies from Wesco.

If anyone wishes to make general comment, start a new thread or we'll be scrolling through all these pics again Perhaps I should have???

Edited July 29, 2014 by samuijimmy

[T_Dog]

[Thaiberius]

I've really enjoyed the pictures and comments on this thread - thanks to all.

[Dancealot]

Meanwhile too, getting ready to start up the harvester ...

I'm hearing harvester photo challenge, Jimmy.

[David48]

T-Dog ... I love that photo.

The toothless smile and those home made wheels!

[Ron19]

An emerging crop of corn with a good sugar crop alongside of it.

[David48]

^^ Nice photo there Ron ... and a Selfie ...

[samuijimmy]

Meanwhile too, getting ready to start up the harvester ...

I'm hearing harvester photo challenge, Jimmy.

well watch out, cos here I come.....

[rice555]

Hello All, thanks samuijimmy for the hydrofarm pic's.

Nov. 2013 serranos, same plants a few days ago, even

with the rains, no mud, no weeds.

rice555

[cobbler]

Is this the best looking back end of a harvester youv ever seen or what ?

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