[Hillview Farm]

 

This week has been a very exciting week! We have just bought a new truck and we pick it up today 
But most importantly I have just taken on a new farm!!! Going to need some grazing to get it back to its glory as its not been grazed for 2 years just had hay taken (although the grass is good at the mo i'm sure it can only improve)

So I thought i'd add a picture of the view from one of the fields

[Bionic]

It looks lovely 

[mowhaugh]

congratulations!

[Mammyshaz]

A double whammy! Congratulations 

[Sudanpan]

Wow - many congrats 


What's the truck? We are maybe thinking of getting one but there are soooo many out there!

[Hillview Farm]

Thanks all

Its an L200, they aren't great for real heavy off road work but they aren't bad for someone to potter around the farm in and pull a trailer like we want

[Rosemary]

Congratulations How many acres?

[smallflockshearing]

Congratulations!

There was a farm for sale near me recently, only ~130  acres, and I had a severe case of lust over it.  However, zero chance of raising the money, since I have no profitable farm accounts history to justify a business loan, and even if I could raise the money it would be a good few years of building up stock or adding to the loan to get stock in to start with, before there was any significant (ie liveable) income. 

With a large, busy family, I could not see a way to make it happen.

If you can do it though Hillview, I am mucho pleased for you.  And more than a touch envious...  ()

[Tim W]

Thanks all

Its an L200, they aren't great for real heavy off road work but they aren't bad for someone to potter around the farm in and pull a trailer like we want

I have an L200 , done 180k now and still going strong---I can tell you it is fine for heavy work. Mine pulls heavy trailers all day most days
paid £3k for it when it had done 80k and done very little to it since

[ZacB]

Looks idyllic 
Very envious

[SteveHants]

Looks good!


Was this the one you messaged me about before you put in your bid?

[Hillview Farm]

No we didn't go for it in the end. I was approached about this land not 2 miles from home and I've jumped at it!

Fully stock fenced with some really good quality grass. the ewe lambs move in next week I hope!

[Ladygrey]

Sounds and looks great!

Congrats! also we have an L200 and they are superb at heavy offorad work, far better than any landrover as they have a proper 4x4 and diff system

[moony]

Congratulations.

L200s are decent trucks, Hilux's are better but for heavy off road work nothing is a patch on a Landrover.

[Hillview Farm]

I stand corrected!  We took it off road yesterday and it was fab!