The Wet Weekend

Sharpshooter82

So what little jobs did ye lot get done today around the yards that you couldnt do with the fine weather. I managed to fix a welder (at last) and the power washer and since the washer was out i treated the tractor to an auld wash. Even treated herself to an evening at the cinema :D

iverjohnston

cut out a section of a the mower bed and welded in patch. to fix where a bent blade and disk chewed a hole in the top of a the bed. if Monday is dry she Will be put to the test.

Sharpshooter82

a dirty stone was it

iverjohnston

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

a dirty stone was it

Bar Steward of a stone !

Muckit

Laid a timber floor for inlaws

moy83

Muckit wrote: »

Laid a timber floor for inlaws

Thank god my inlaws are dispersed between the aran island and wales so I dont get caught for any of that ****

Sharpshooter82

*stretches and yawns* morning all at least these wet days let ya catch up on some sleep. Needed that :rolleyes:

1chippy

spent the day making up a new calf creep area/calf handling area. it should work a treat.. i'll have to get another day to finish it. Theres always a never ending list of stuff to be done at this time of year in preparation for the winter.

Muckit

1chippy wrote: »

spent the day making up a new calf creep area/calf handling area. it should work a treat.. i'll have to get another day to finish it. Theres always a never ending list of stuff to be done at this time of year in preparation for the winter.

Sounds good. Pics please! :-)

1chippy

Muckit wrote: »

Sounds good. Pics please! :-)

Here you go

Sharpshooter82

Nice job chippy

blue5000

looks good chippy, the woodwork still stands to you! Is the blue sheeting stockboard?

1chippy

blue5000 wrote: »

looks good chippy, the woodwork still stands to you! Is the blue sheeting stockboard?

No they are insulated steel panels that were used in sections of curtain walling that i was replacing. whatever sort of steel is on the blue side its an absolute b*tch to drill. They are all powder coated too so should be easy for cleaning. Expect to see a whole lot more of them in my little projects. Im putting the smaller ones in as base boards on feed barriers and ive a couple of doors to throw together aswell. im putting up a concrete meal bin and lining the insides with them aswell so, lots to do when things are wet.

caseman

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

So what little jobs did ye lot get done today around the yards that you couldnt do with the fine weather. I managed to fix a welder (at last) and the power washer and since the washer was out i treated the tractor to an auld wash. Even treated herself to an evening at the cinema :D[/quote

drank cans of cider at rock festival in local village.
Great to get away from farming for a weekend.

Sharpshooter82

caseman wrote: »

drank cans of cider at rock festival in local village.
Great to get away from farming for a weekend.

I hear ya barking. A break can be as good as a holiday

sea12

I got the sheep dosed for fluke, got the straw home and put away in shed. I was happy with that. Time to watch the match today.

caseman

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

I hear ya barking. A break can be as good as a holiday

Barking mad with cider.

Muckit

1chippy wrote: »

Here you go

God if that creep isn't full of nice happy calves you can throw your hat at it. It should be super cosy for them. How do you plan to clean it out? Is that sheeted barrier fully bolted to wall or hinged somewhere

just do it

Nice work chippy, some thought gone into that

bob charles

I usually spend most wet days doing jobs that take twice as long to do, that should have being done on a dry day. :rolleyes:

The old saying was - what you got done on the wet days determines how much you get done on a dry day. pretty true

1chippy

Muckit wrote: »

God if that creep isn't full of nice happy calves you can throw your hat at it. It should be super cosy for them. How do you plan to clean it out? Is that sheeted barrier fully bolted to wall or hinged somewhere

Theres 2 creep doors and i am going to cut a larger door out of the back wall. cleaning will be a bit of work.
I'm hoping to make up for it with the time i'll save with dehorning, ive a dividing gate going inside that will be worked into the crate so vaccinating and dehorning should be safer and faster.
Its not stockboard, they are steel panels i have recycled from a curtain walling job. they are 1" thick with serious steel in them. i have a load of uses for them now round the yard.

Blue Holland

What wet weekend? Mad thunder and lightning Friday night but no rain, got few mm last night alright wash in the fert i was spreading sat.

Sharpshooter82

Blue Holland wrote: »

What wet weekend? Mad thunder and lightning Friday night but no rain, got few mm last night alright wash in the fert i was spreading sat.

Ah ye southern boys always get away with the soft rain

nashmach

Blue Holland wrote: »

What wet weekend? Mad thunder and lightning Friday night but no rain, got few mm last night alright wash in the fert i was spreading sat.

And going by the forecast you would think we were going to be washed out of it :rolleyes: