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For sale second hand Alto Poseidon pressure washer petrol (built by Hugh Crane Ltd). Honda engine for reliability and power. Professional machine for tough use. High pressure pump with brass cylinder head and ceramic pistons. In very good order come complete with turbo lance, 15m pressure hose, 20m hose and fittings £525 + delivery. WSK50 plastic Louvre shutters unused 14 available £15 ea or £140 the lot + delivery. Contact 01953 888138, 07593 627913.

Belle Skidsteer 4ft 741 Model 1321hours. Bucket and grab. £3,500 plus VAT Tel. 07803 988986 N Yorks.

Large quantity plastic grower hoppers, various sizes. Offers. Tel. 07803 988986 Suffolk.

Quantity (approx 50) plastic ad lib feed hoppers, various sizes from weaner to finisher. Have not been near pigs for 4 years. Any reasonable offer. Oxford area. 01865 351957.

40 William White farrowing crates, good condition, £70 each. 16 as new. Surrounds £40 each. Bruce Quarton 01653 628055.

12 fenders for farrowing huts some are Booth with flip down fronts in good condition £30 each, also juice barrel sow drinkers with hole cut at each end £20 each, 3 metal cattle water tanks £65 each. Beds/Cambs border 01767 650884, 07796 118532.

Wanted load cells for Hampshire 2000 wet mix system. Tel: 01579 382102, 07877 802547.

26 Challow weaner chalets with hurdles, 1 Masterburner 750 incinerator, 5x1 tonne ad lib feeders, 30x½ tonne ad lib feeders, 1x3 tonne sow roll feed trailer, 2x5 tonne Rowland bulk auger feeder trailers. Contact 01608 683295 or 07779 248004.

For sale wheat and barley straw in square quadrant size bales (80cm x 90cm, approx 4 bales per tonne). Located ex farm North Lincolnshire adjacent to M180 motorway and Immingham docks. Tel: 01469 540371.

For sale Enviropig building big pen 45. Complete building, fully slatted. Each pen holds 200 pigs from 7kg to 40kg. The whole building holds 2000 pigs. Ten rooms in building, five rooms per side. Absolutely spotless as only 4 years old. Entire contents, including feed system plus 15 ton new silo. Also 4 farrowing houses which hold 144 farrowing crates. Unfortunately all flooring has been sold also some of the crates. Includes total feeding system - 144 droppers and conveyor. Also 12 ton silo in very good condition only 4 years old. Location Somerset. Contact - 07710 935979.

Landrace-X weaners usually for sale, from small number of sows, wormed before sold, movement papers available, from £25. Tel: 01409 211395 or 07855 296256.

 

Working Assistant Unit Manager This position would enable an experienced stock person to take on managerial responsibilities on a 300 sow unit, located in North Yorkshire. Day to day running of breeding unit (ESF Dry Sow Housing) and weaners to 30-35kg is required. With overall esponsibility for off-site fattening unit for above progeny to Bacon Weight. A large well situated farm house with full central heating and log burner is available on breeding unit. Contact Number: 07792 532359, 01287 650529.

Stockperson required on 230 sow high health indoor multiplication unit in Essex. Variable jobs including serving, farrowing, milling own grain grown at farm, selecting gilts for multiplication and selecting pigs for own farm cutting room approx. 60 animals per week. Experience preferable, but not essential. Training available on site. Contact James on 07970 756731 or 01371 870256.

Qualified experienced stockperson We have a vacancy for a pig stockperson with several years experience of working on a breeding and finishing unit. The unit is a 350 sow unit and has a computer feeding system, slatted floors, automated cleaning and at present expanding the farrowing section. The farm is 15 minutes from the M4 motorway and situated on the border of England and Wales. If appointed you would be joining a team of four people, working on the unit. The position is suitable for a married or single man and accommodation would be discussed on application. All applicants would need to speak and write English to a good standard. Please send full CV to: Barbara Jones, Derek Howard Jones Farming Ltd., Harvest Home, Bryngwyn, Raglan, Usk NP15 2JH, South Wales, GB or email Harvesthomethehill@yahoo.co.uk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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