New Member from Down Under

[Macanuts]

Gidday all, new member here from the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. I run a small macadamia farm with around 800 mature trees, on 25 acres. Currently I have three tractors. A very old David Brown 880 Implematic, that came with the farm when I bought it 14 years ago. Since then I've added a Kubota BX2350 with which I mow, and importantly, mount my macadamia harvester. The David Brown was used for slashing (bush hogging I think you guys call it), but because of its age, being 2wd, and becoming somewhat unreliable, I have recently bought a Kubota MX5100 (geared) to do the slashing duties. I have a mix of ground, some flat and some quite steep, and I wasn't that comfortable using the DB on the steeper parts of my land, thus the purchase of the MX5100 (4wd). I've been a reader of this forum for quite a few years - it's a wonderful resource - but finally decided with my recent tractor purchase, to register, as there are a few things I would like to discuss with some of the many knowledgeable people on this board.

Cheers Macanuts.

 

[Thomas]

:welcome: to TBN...enjoy.

 

[oosik]

Good morning - welcome to TBN and the forum.

 

[Macanuts]

Thanks for the welcome Thomas and oosik.

 

[mddorange]

:welcome: Macanuts. It's about time you joined so that we can get to know you.

How about some pictures of that old tractor as well as some of you farm?

 

[rekees4300]

:welcome: mate ...Would also like some pictures of your macadamia harvester. Those nuts grow on trees, right?

 

[Macanuts]

This is the macadamia harvester mounted on the BX2350. Will get some pics of the other tractors in coming days

 

[mddorange]

Thanks for the very interesting pictures. We sure don't see anything like that around here.

 

[rekees4300]

This is the macadamia harvester mounted on the BX2350. Will get some pics of the other tractors in coming days

Thanks for the pictures. Looks like a giant street sweeper. :thumbsup:

 

[TBN Support]

:welcome: Thanks for joining! :tractor:

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Cobber and welcome to TBN from Tassie.

Enjoy the site.

 

[Macanuts]

G'day Cobber and welcome to TBN from Tassie.

Enjoy the site.

Cheers Wagtail, thanks for the warm welcome

Macanuts.

 

[Macanuts]

:welcome: Thanks for joining! :tractor:

Thanks Catherine.

 

[UpstateSC_Papi]

:welcome:! Interesting setup you have. Is that a tree nut?

 

[Macanuts]

:welcome:! Interesting setup you have. Is that a tree nut?

Yep. Macadamias are native to my area, and are a forest tree, although commercial orchard trees bear little resemblance to the natives. Commercial trees are hybrids bred (propagated) for yield and nut size. My particular trees were bred in Hawaii - another significant macadamia growing area - and their commercial designation is H246. Most trees planted today in Australia are "A" varieties bred locally. The "A"s have a much shorter lead in time - around 5 years till significant yields, whereas the "H" varieties are around 10-15 years before they really produce nut.

 

[UpstateSC_Papi]

Yep. Macadamias are native to my area, and are a forest tree, although commercial orchard trees bear little resemblance to the natives. Commercial trees are hybrids bred (propagated) for yield and nut size. My particular trees were bred in Hawaii - another significant macadamia growing area - and their commercial designation is H246. Most trees planted today in Australia are "A" varieties bred locally. The "A"s have a much shorter lead in time - around 5 years till significant yields, whereas the "H" varieties are around 10-15 years before they really produce nut.

Very nice! I'm just trying to get two lowly pecan trees to grow in my yard! :ashamed: