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Thomas Bird

Thomas Bird

@ThomasWBird

Partner in the family farm, Pinecroft Farms. Ridgetown OAC 2016. Olds College Ag Mech 2018. Planting/seeding/harvest equipment specialist at Premier Equipment.

Bright, Ontario Katılım Ekim 2013
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Thomas Bird
Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
@AdamJPfeffer Ag Express or Ag touch screen repair. You could also switch it out with a Gen 4 extended display if you have one.
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Adam Pfeffer
Adam Pfeffer@AdamJPfeffer·
Does anyone know if and who repairs these monitors? Corners are cracked and the touch functionally makes you think you’re drunk.
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Premier Equipment
Premier Equipment@PremierEquip1·
We're excited to kick off 2026 with our Precision Expos! Join us this January at one of several Premier Equipment Precision Expos. Learn from our various Premier Specialists about the latest in precision ag for hay & forage, planters, combines, sprayers, and more! Space is limited. To learn more and reserve your spot at one of our events visit premierequipment.ca/precisionexpo.
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Thomas Bird
Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
Cool video showing some of our awesome @PremierEquip1 customers in action! Proud to be able to help support them and their operations!
Bella Francisco@bellafrancisco_

This is Norfolk County. At the heart of Ontario’s Garden, Norfolk County is home to one of the most diverse and productive agricultural regions in the country. From row crops to horticulture, tobacco to greenhouse production, floriculture to viticulture, livestock to forestry, the work happening here is as varied as it is vital. Yet behind every acre is a network of dedicated individuals whose collective efforts often go unseen—but are crucial. From farmers—both generational and new—to agronomists, applicators, ag retailers, product suppliers, yard workers, and truck drivers, each person plays a crucial role in keeping the system moving. Equally essential are the thousands of offshore workers who leave their home countries each year to contribute their labour and expertise to Norfolk’s agricultural bounty. Their contributions are invaluable and deserve recognition. This project captures the rhythm of Norfolk agriculture from above—moments across the 2025 growing season that reflect the scale, pace, and beauty of production in our region. It’s a visual tribute to the people and processes that keep our rural economy thriving. So don’t only thank a farmer. Support Norfolk County agriculture through: • Buying local and in-season whenever possible. • Slowing down and sharing the road with farm equipment. • Supporting local AG retailers. (Clark’s, Fs Partners, Scotland Agromart, Sylvite, Underhills) • Having meaningful conversations with offshore workers when you see them in town. • Taking time to learn about the full spectrum of crops and commodities grown right here in your community. Agriculture is more than an industry in Norfolk—it’s a way of life, deeply rooted in land, labour, and legacy. Let’s do our part to honour and support those who make it all possible. A huge shoutout to the following operations who allowed me to share a glimpse of their story in keeping the world go round. Thank you to my team at Sylvite for the pointers and encouragement. This was purely an ambitious project fueled by my passion of AG for which I have not profited from. #ontag #canadianag #norfolkcounty

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Thomas Bird
Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
10,000 hrs and counting, still gets used everyday to feed cattle here at home 👍
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Drewby 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️
Trying to keep my emotions outta this one, but man. This is a tough pill to swallow. John Deere 13.6 lt. 1600 hrs on the engine. Been maintained as it should, and looks like it’s going to be getting a crate engine.. Out of warranty… i sure hope this isn’t the standard for late model equipment, if it is, we are in for a world of hurt… Local dealer has been awesome to us so far. No complaints there. Curious if we will see any help from the top or if we are going to be on our own with this one…
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Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
@drew4955 Yikes…not good. Can’t say we’ve seen any failures from 13.6L’s in our dealer org yet. Hopefully your dealer and Deere can help you out on it.
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Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
@agrivation1 @MarkLuymes Harder to find a 5spd FH drive on a class 7 machine, but getting to be more of them out there. Not that expensive of an option really. For anyone running an 8 row chopping head, we highly suggest it. High torque variable will do it, but it’s maxing out the limits of it.
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Steve Nichols
Steve Nichols@agrivation1·
@MarkLuymes For as long as the 5spd has been around I can’t figure why they aren’t more common. I’ve never been around one. Even on newer stuff. Must be a pricey option? Basically a powershift,correct? Have heard of a few fixed drives and adjust sprockets for corn head. That seems less fun
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Steve Nichols@agrivation1·
Combine doing combine things…. Can’t say I’ve seen it break right off like that before. Fixed a couple that the pin broke out of the plate though
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Shawn Schill 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Shawn Schill 🇨🇦🇨🇦@Shawridgefarm·
Recommendations for a liquid fertilizer system to go on on a air seeder with variable rate control, section control capable and isobus connected.
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Thomas Bird
Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
@CRNAfarmer2 JD 9770 STS would be a good machine, keep up on maintenance and wear items, and they will go for a long time
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CRNAfarmer
CRNAfarmer@CRNAfarmer2·
Budget build harvesting unit - Got to be easy to service and rebuild. Be able to handle 30-35' flex draper and 8 row head. What's your pick?
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Polaris McCracken
Polaris McCracken@DavidSchill2·
@Plantmore1 @JohnDeere 300 hr machine. This year so far.. Electrical gremlins Rear tire sidewall let go and could only get through Deere. 6 weeks downtime. Shaker cam shaft. Shaker pan connected and driven by Rivets. They let go. Clean grain return table cracks.
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Polaris McCracken
Polaris McCracken@DavidSchill2·
This X9 is the single biggest source of frustration and anger in my life. @JohnDeere should be ashamed of themselves.
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Pete’s Sweet Tweets
Pete’s Sweet Tweets@MaizeingPete·
New S7 800 has 9 pin can bus coupler to hook the header up on the single point connection. Do we need an adapter box and cord to hook the older style Geringhoff corn head to it? What’s the best source for it?
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Thomas Bird
Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
@farmerdan97 For small grains, soybeans, crops other than corn, an advanced powercast works good. Especially if you plan to run a 45ft header. A regular powercast tail board will struggle to spread 40ft on a good day.
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FarmerDan
FarmerDan@farmerdan97·
Does anybody know anything about Deere’s Advanced PowerCast Tailboard?
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Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
@kyledecorte If looking at a 2018/2019 machine, make sure all the PIP’s have been done to it. Maintenance wise, best thing you can do is keep the system rinsed out and use 80 mesh screens in the boom. Keep a couple spare nozzle bodies on hand. Once guys have one, you don’t see them go back 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Kyle DeCorte
Kyle DeCorte@kyledecorte·
Guys running exact apply sprayers all would never go back to traditional nozzle bodies ? Are there any watch outs or concerns ?
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Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
Asking $25,500 for the package
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Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
Anyone in #ontag looking for a nice small square baler? Have one that we would like to move. Comes with an 8 bale accumulator system and grab for loader tractor. Only reason for selling is getting out of making small squares. DM for details. Feel free to share.
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Thomas Bird
Thomas Bird@ThomasWBird·
@AdamJPfeffer Ag Express would likely be a good resource, they might be able to help you out
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Adam Pfeffer
Adam Pfeffer@AdamJPfeffer·
For any Raven experts out there, can these be repaired at all or once they stop sending and receiving CAN signals they’re cooked?
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Matt Underwood
Matt Underwood@14Ram·
Does anyone else with a chopping corn head run into residue patterns in the fall & following spring? Based on blade rotation, we end up with strips of high residue butting up to each other & bare strips from opposite side of the head. Any cures? JD 712FC for reference.
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John Kowalchuk🧢
John Kowalchuk🧢@kowalchukfarms1·
Can’t wait for #Plant25 and all the photos of fresh dirt and seed going in the ground! It’s been a long winter on X Any photo’s of plant 24 you want to share and I’ll repost to help cleanse the timeline a bit? I’ll start…
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