Things u can not do without

buffalobilly

Thing u can not do without on farm. I find that the pro washer is one thing I could not do without but when I bought it I did not think I would use it that much. Also a forklift for back of tractor mighty handy tool and not too expensive either. So what have u got that makes life easy and does not break the bank.

bob charles

lots would say water on here.

I would say sunshine, a stick, the dogs and health

redzerologhlen

Grass.

sea12

My I phone and probably the power box. Fierce handy

Dunedin

sea12 wrote: »

My I phone and probably the power box. Fierce handy

In general terms the front loader - and specificly the 5 foot bucket. From scraping the yard to fencing. ......

Conmaicne Mara

Madra, good pens, better fences. A lack in any of them and a person won't be in sheep long.

1chippy

The auld man.

just do it

Roadway and paddocks

whelan1

phone, but that works both ways, many times i want to throw it away
my dad
my health- friend of mine back on chemo this week:mad:

grazeaway

1chippy wrote: »

The auld man.

+1

RaggyDays

The cheque book, without it farming would be very profitable

PMU

bale-twine

mick145

My hammer, wire cutter and saw.
Oh and of course the bag of feed

jfh

Quad bike was prob the best thing that we got for a while.

Muckit

Patience

Manoffeeling

Positivity

Muckit

Manoffeeling wrote: »

Positivity

:pac: :pac: :pac: :pac:

bob charles

Manoffeeling wrote: »

Positivity

realism:)

reilig

A small bit of common sense!

whelan1

my milk cheque
and my kids

grazeaway

Food, water, fresh air ...etc

From a farming side,
The electric fence
Front loader
Gates, gates and more gates

Mulumpy

The Missus

kevthegaff

The pub

zetecescort

a front loader
a small (10x6) tipping trailer
tractor mounted cement mixer

westwicklow

Vise grips for pliers,
pliers for a wrench,
a wrench for a hammer
and the hammer’s everything else!!
(Corb Lund)

Juniorhurler

Mulumpy says wife and kev the gaff says pub. If you have one you won't have the other.

stanflt

penicillin
flunixin
gnrh drugs and estrumate

tail paint

technology

diesel

strip grazing equipment

benchmarking

icbf

boards.ie

Manoffeeling

bob charles wrote: »

realism:)

Positive realism or negative realism!

siblers

Power checker for electric fence

hoseman

Health,Friends,Neighbours

whelan1

my bed....... good night

severeoversteer

a plan B

PMU

friend has one of the electric fence gates that opens automatically at 7.00 in the morning.cows are in the yard when he gets up.

jomoloney

health, family, especially my wife, friends & neighbours


every thing else is inmaterial and can be replaced

td5man

PMU wrote: »

friend has one of the electric fence gates that opens automatically at 7.00 in the morning.cows are in the yard when he gets up.

What time does he get up at ?.:-P

Viewtodiefor

PMU wrote: »

friend has one of the electric fence gates that opens automatically at 7.00 in the morning.cows are in the yard when he gets up.

Have one of these too, brand is ouldfella!
Suggested it too him he wasn't impressed!

Conmaicne Mara

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Have one of these too, brand is ouldfella!

I think I saw them in the Journal, solar powered but can give trouble periodically.

pakalasa

Quiet cattle. Wild ones dont cost any more, but break your heart.

aidanki

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Have one of these too, brand is ouldfella!
Suggested it too him he wasn't impressed!

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I think I saw them in the Journal, solar powered but can give trouble periodically.

td5man wrote: »

What time does he get up at ?.:-P

any links sounds v useful

Muckit

aidanki wrote: »

any links sounds v useful

You might find yourself humming that song 'I'm covering my ears when you speak when your words mean nothing I go la la la'

Sam Kade

PMU wrote: »

friend has one of the electric fence gates that opens automatically at 7.00 in the morning.cows are in the yard when he gets up.

Why not just leave the gap open If they are coming into the yard by themselves they are either hungry or he is piling on ration to them.

whelan1

would you not be better getting them yourself? for noticing heats etc

Sam Kade

whelan1 wrote: »

would you not be better getting them yourself? for noticing heats etc

Exactly, you would spot a lot going out to the field for them that you wouldn't see in the yard.

delaval

Called Batt-latch. We set timer for half hour before milking, cows come at their own pace so less lame. One guy starts milking and when other arrives collects stragglers.
Solar powered and gives no trouble. We would use also to move cows during the day or night.
Have 2 of them would not be without one, however we would manage without one!!!

case 5150

my girlfriend can talk to her about probs which a listening ear is all you want

delaval

whelan1 wrote: »

would you not be better getting them yourself? for noticing heats etc

Tail paint????

whelan1

delaval wrote: »

Tail paint????

what about having to open next paddock etc, prefer to see cows coming in better to see whats going on, but thats just me

Sam Kade

delaval wrote: »

Tail paint????

Tail paint is only an aid to heat detection you still have to watch for other signs.

delaval

Sam Kade wrote: »

Tail paint is only an aid to heat detection you still have to watch for other signs.

We rely 100% on it

Sam Kade

delaval wrote: »

We rely 100% on it

You must be doing diy ai so, I would have to see them bulling or another sign as the cost of ai is expensive when you don't do diy.

aidanki

delaval wrote: »

Called Batt-latch. We set timer for half hour before milking, cows come at their own pace so less lame. One guy starts milking and when other arrives collects stragglers.
Solar powered and gives no trouble. We would use also to move cows during the day or night.
Have 2 of them would not be without one, however we would manage without one!!!

ah I see

the circuit breaks and the spring springs back and hangs itself nicely, so that it is not trailing along the ground