1000 euro

blue5000

If you had a spare 1,000 euro to spend on the farm what would you buy? I know if anyone asked me what was the best value I ever got from a 1000 it was on putting in paddocks.

Right now I reckon a scales for weighing cattle would be what it would be spent on, but with a lot of thieving going on maybe some money spent on security or freeze branding would be no harm.

So if you had a grand to spare what would you buy?

GERMAN ROCKS

a hydraulic mchale bale handler for front of 860

whelan1

just paid €970 for alarm system for house... alot of go boys around here... going away for a few days so hopefully money well spent - if i had €1000 would put it in to roadways around the farm

leg wax

i bought 2 new tyres for the front of the tractor today so i would put it towards new ones for the back.

jerdee

my own flask for straws so hopefully my air guy would stop using my bought
in straws on neighbours dairy cows......

whelan1

whelan1 wrote: »

just paid €970 for alarm system for house... alot of go boys around here... going away for a few days so hopefully money well spent - if i had €1000 would put it in to roadways around the farm

would probably spend the €1000 on more special needs assistance for my nephew.. sorry for being repetitant.. spent afew hours with him today and it would be mnoey well spent

iano93

Reseeding, grassland management, further paddocking...All about best utilizing grass..

bob charles

Can I add one or two zeros to the amount you said, you get F all done nowadays for a 1000:(

BeeDI

bob charles wrote: »

Can I add one or two zeros to the amount you said, you get F all done nowadays for a 1000:(

But not easy to have €1k to spare never mind €10k:o
If ya have kids ans stuff .......... spare € even in good prices, is well earned.
Hear what you are saying though. Thing is to allocate the €1k to something which gives a return.

I'd spend it reseeding, you would get a bit done, if you didn't have to put in drains etc, before hand. Fastes way in stock farming to see a return in my eyes.

Richk2012

Its gas to think that today you would be hard pushed to buy 2 continental bull sucks for 1000 :eek: ....

Farmer Pudsey

Richk2012 wrote: »

Its gas to think that today you would be hard pushed to buy 2 continental bull sucks for 1000 :eek: ....

That is one thing I would not buy however if I had a grand to spare I trade the spreader and get a hydrulic shut off one

kevthegaff

a cattle box second hand, always anoying the brother for a loan of hes:mad:

dar31

bob charles wrote: »

Can I add one or two zeros to the amount you said, you get F all done nowadays for a 1000:(

to true,

redzerologhlen

blue5000 wrote: »

If you had a spare 1,000 euro to spend on the farm what would you buy? I know if anyone asked me what was the best value I ever got from a 1000 it was on putting in paddocks.

Right now I reckon a scales for weighing cattle would be what it would be spent on, but with a lot of thieving going on maybe some money spent on security or freeze branding would be no harm.

So if you had a grand to spare what would you buy?

Half a decent suckler cow :P:pac::pac:

lab man

leg wax wrote: »

i bought 2 new tyres for the front of the tractor today so i would put it towards new ones for the back.

new one!! not new ones!!

charlie haughey

would buy me a good few hours on the high stool having the craic

107

http://www.jebbtools.ie/.Weldmate-Multi-184HF-TIG-ARC-PLASMA_05169.htm

Welds from 0.3mm to ~7mm , cut 12mm all in one box - useful for repairs ?

http://www.jebbtools.ie/.16-ton-Pipe-Bender_LD-B02161.htm - pipe bender for making cow guidance systems etc ?

1chippy

Reseeding and fence 25 acres
drinkers to all above
to buy 30 sucklers
repairs to existing slatted shed
build new slatted shed


at this stage it just feels like i collect and deliver money.

Kovu

What my father did with the rough half of it, knocked a ditch between a hill & pasture, loads of trees in it for firewood, spread hayseed for him on it Sat morning. So we gained a small bit more percentage in grazing land and easier access to the meadows below. Next POA is to take out a broken ditch above that hill and reseed it all. It's not marshy land, just near our well-pump which is 127 feet down, gain more grazing and again easier on him. May put up a bit of wooden fencing at that to allow a paddock for calved cattle.
In the long run, at the current high prices, I think investing money gained on cattle is better invested into improving the current farm.

Dunedin

whelan1 wrote: »

- if i had €1000 would put it in to roadways around the farm

1000 euro wouldn't do much roads unfortunately.............

foxylock

Fencing, fencing and more fencing......... damn you sheep!!

49801

think id chance tractorgps.co.uk for grassland fert and spraying....
make it easier to get jobs finished in the dark:mad:

5live

49801 wrote: »

think id chance tractorgps.co.uk for grassland fert and spraying....
make it easier to get jobs finished in the dark:mad:

Handy alright. Just starting to get used to mine. Just keep an eye on non white polywire, not much fun cutting it off the wheels of the tractor in the dark:(.

4 250gallon JFC water troughs with ball valves for my 1k. More or less finish my water supply upgrades:pac:

lakill Farm

1st €1,000 - New cattle crush gate and crush

2nd €1,000 - a weight scales for the cattle .

3rd €1,000 - Up grade a few gates and water drinkers

4th €1,000 - Install some method of moving water from a fresh stream and piping to water drinkers and sheds

5th €1,000 - Either a fodder beet pulper for next winter or 2nd hand agitator

then about another €50k to finish the sheds and yard

49801

5live wrote: »

Handy alright. Just starting to get used to mine.

did you go for the tractorgps.co.uk system? how you finding it?

would it be good enough for spraying grassland?

Muckit

More permanent fencing

JOAT

49801 wrote: »

think id chance tractorgps.co.uk for grassland fert and spraying....
make it easier to get jobs finished in the dark:mad:

Got one myself a few weeks ago. Takes a bit of getting used to alright but will definitely pay for itself as I used to be driving much too close when spreading fertiliser.

did you go for the tractorgps.co.uk system? how you finding it?

would it be good enough for spraying grassland?

Ya i would say it should be ok. Maybe set the width to slightly narrower than your working width to be sure.

5live

49801 wrote: »

did you go for the tractorgps.co.uk system? how you finding it?

would it be good enough for spraying grassland?

No i went for the Trimble EZ 250. I was worried about satellite signals as some i got on demo only picked up a few satellites. The Trimble picks up 8-9 and the Topcon 11-15 and that has a huge bearing on accuracy and constant signal access

johngalway

Muckit wrote: »

More permanent fencing

Same as that.