new dairy farmer magazine

whelan1

any one get it, think it only came out last week, just got it this morning, seems to be some interesting stuff in it

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

any one get it, think it only came out last week, just got it this morning, seems to be some interesting stuff in it

Ifj one?

delaval

td5man wrote: »

Ifj one?

If its that one its not worth buying. Really thought it was harmless

Muckit

If a person picked up one idea out of it, it'd be worth getting it and would more than pay for itself.


I liked the forcing gate that ur man made and had powered by the scraper.... brains for ya.

On the other hand couldn't understand how that lad in offaly made a 10 cow batch chute when his parlour holds 12!! He should have spent a bit more time with the pencil and paper

moy83

I often thought of putting together a suckler magazine . Think do these magazines make much dust ?

delaval

Muckit wrote: »

If a person picked up one idea out of it, it'd be worth getting it and would more than pay for itself.


I liked the forcing gate that ur man made and had powered by the scraper.... brains for ya.

On the other hand couldn't understand how that lad in offaly made a 10 cow batch chute when his parlour holds 12!! He should have spent a bit more time with the pencil and paper

These ideas are real old hat, on farms 20-30 years at this stage.
I agree good tips but hardly revolutionary

Muckit

moy83 wrote: »

I often thought of putting together a suckler magazine . Think do these magazines make much dust ?

I would think that being a magazine it would cost more than paper and you'd have big competition from the ifj.

Saying that you have advantages with a glossy mag. Glossy paper means better quality photos. Photos would be the key. A mag of classic tractor standard but about suckler and beef farmer case studies. Have section showing handy timesaving tips etc.

You'd want a lot of contacts, all over the country, a good team of writers and an excellent photographer.

Start out bi annually, then monthly. Target Millers, marts, co-ops, machinery manufacturers for advertising. You also want to distribute into n Ireland and uk.

The ifj would do their best to shut you down quick. Could be worth a punt though!

Muckit

delaval wrote: »

These ideas are real old hat, on farms 20-30 years at this stage.
I agree good tips but hardly revolutionary

But that's the thing delaval, they don't have to be revolutionary. No need to reinvent the wheel. The simplest and the cheapest ideas are the best ones.

You have travelled and brought ideas you've seen with ya. everyone may not have had the same opportunity. A €5 won't buy you a plane ticket to nz but it'l buy you this mag!

delaval

Muckit wrote: »

But that's the thing delaval, they don't have to be revolutionary. No need to reinvent the wheel. The simplest and the cheapest ideas are the best ones.

You have travelled and brought ideas you've seen with ya. everyone may not have had the same opportunity. A €5 won't buy you a plane ticket to nz but it'l buy you this mag!

Valid point. Not a yard in the country that doesn't have a tip for someone, but 2 pages about a Massey digger?


I'd recommend a subscription to The Dairy Exporter, NZ dairy publication as a really good Christmas present for any dairy farmer. That said not everything is transplantable to here

td5man

delaval wrote: »

Valid point. Not a yard in the country that doesn't have a tip for someone, but 2 pages about a Massey digger?

If they had to ask me about massey diggers, i could have told them enough to fill the whole magazine. :-)

delaval

td5man wrote: »

If they had to ask me about massey diggers, i could have told them enough to fill the whole magazine. :-)

Same here had a 50b super machine till I had to spend a load on the transmission

td5man

delaval wrote: »

Same here had a 50b super machine till I had to spend a load on the transmission

Had a B. H. Hxs. and an 860
Hxs had to be the best of them.
The 50b got a new hydraulic pump torque mounting bushes and a torque pump in the 5 years I had it.
There still making good money.

delaval

td5man wrote: »

Had a B. H. Hxs. and an 860
Hxs had to be the best of them.
The 50b got a new hydraulic pump torque mounting bushes and a torque pump in the 5 years I had it.
There still making good money.

The b's were great yokes, usually fairly clapped by the time they got on to farms though

td5man

delaval wrote: »

The b's were great yokes, usually fairly clapped by the time they got on to farms though

B wasnt a bad yoke especially if you took the backactor off and fitted a weight box.
The h i had went on fire one day when i was driving it doing £3500 damage.

whelan1

we had a 50b and a 50hx, the hx was so slow on the road, ya would nearly walk faster

keep going

Its kind of doctors waiting room reading isn't , but at the same time didnt we run just such a thread some time,.I thought the calving gate was good value in terms of animal treatment and time management at a busy time and thought the west cork man could have got badly caught out if it went against him but im not sure he had much choice.

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

we had a 50b and a 50hx, the hx was so slow on the road, ya would nearly walk faster

If you bought it locally i wouldnt be surprised. ;-)

whelan1

td5man wrote: »

If you bought it locally i wouldnt be surprised. ;-)

thought all 50hx's where like that on road, we bought a case with a loader as it would be quicker on road going to outfarm, then we traded in the 50hx for a jcb

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

thought all 50hx's where like that on road, we bought a case with a loader as it would be quicker on road going to outfarm, then we traded in the 50hx for a jcb

My hx was a flier on the road.
The hxs and 860 had 5th gear, which bypassed the torque and gave direct drive.