Signs you are dealing with a 'Rooter'

Suckler

If anyone follows Farmer Phil on youtube/Insta, they had a post last week that reminded me of this thread. He was looking at restoring or scrapping an old Nuffield tractor. It was stuck in the middle of the field where I'm guessing it died. It wasn't today nor yesterday it stopped there. Could never figure out lads leaving machinery stuck in the middle of the field.

Odelay

Jb1989 wrote: »

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But there’s still plenty of thread on that tyre!!

Thargor

What?

orm0nd

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

Don't use it and it'll last forever.

We were digging a grave and it was tough going, sticky mud. Guy in the hole was getting it butty with a newish shovel.

There was a council worker leaning on a half worn shovel and your man asked him for it.

With the different shovel he was going hammer and thongs at the digging.

The cc worker shouts down to him.

" Take it easy for God's sake you are giving the shovel bad habits"

laoch na mona

I was throwing some tools into the car to go put some guttering on a shed and was confronted by both my rooter and non rooter traits.

I've a reel of extension lead thats about the same age as myself thats been driven over at least once (before I ever got it) which was in the boot next to my safety goggles and gloves. a bit f an od duality I might blow a fuse but my eyes and hands will be well minded

carrollsno1

laoch na mona wrote: »

I was throwing some tools into the car to go put some guttering on a shed and was confronted by both my rooter and non rooter traits.

I've a reel of extension lead thats about the same age as myself thats been driven over at least once (before I ever got it) which was in the boot next to my safety goggles and gloves. a bit f an od duality I might blow a fuse but my eyes and hands will be well minded

Long pants, long sleeve and all anti static when working around gas. If theres an explosion were up **** creek regardless of what were wearing.

whelan2

Was going over the road to outfarm around 10AM, neighbouring farmer flashed me . Bit of small chat, then was it raining earlier? It was raining from 8am to half 9. Would be great to be getting up at 9.30am. Me up since 5.30

trg

whelan2 wrote: »

Was going over the road to outfarm around 10AM, neighbouring farmer flashed me . Bit of small chat, then was it raining earlier? It was raining from 8am to half 9. Would be great to be getting up at 9.30am. Me up since 5.30

Makes you look more like a rooter than him/her though!

whelan2

trg wrote: »

Makes you look more like a rooter than him/her though!

He was heading to the shop for fags

Aravo

Suckler wrote: »

If anyone follows Farmer Phil on youtube/Insta, they had a post last week that reminded me of this thread. He was looking at restoring or scrapping an old Nuffield tractor. It was stuck in the middle of the field where I'm guessing it died. It wasn't today nor yesterday it stopped there. Could never figure out lads leaving machinery stuck in the middle of the field.

Seen they were doing slurry recently in taughmaconnell in Roscommon. They said it was a 1hr drive in jeep and 2hr drive in tractor. To me that length of drive is pure madness. Can't see how that pays.

Figerty

Aravo wrote: »

Seen they were doing slurry recently in taughmaconnell in Roscommon. They said it was a 1hr drive in jeep and 2hr drive in tractor. To me that length of drive is pure madness. Can't see how that pays.

Fixed the seat in the mini digger last week.. I have the machine 15 years and decided to bite the bullet and sort it..
I discovered the last fella didn't replace the gas spring... nooo....... just cut a hole with an angle grinder.. then stuffed is wooly hat in the hole to stop the seat bouncing up and down..
The gas spring cost 65 Euros. Not a great picture but you get the rooters idea...

whelan2

Ha, we've a football under the seat of our tractor

Figerty

whelan2 wrote: »

Ha, we've a football under the seat of our tractor

That's a pneumatic air cushion.. great idea.. proportional shape top the weight. You could be on a winner there...

Butcher Boy

whelan2 wrote: »

Ha, we've a football under the seat of our tractor

So have we in the TM 125.

Sheep breeder

Suckler wrote: »

If anyone follows Farmer Phil on youtube/Insta, they had a post last week that reminded me of this thread. He was looking at restoring or scrapping an old Nuffield tractor. It was stuck in the middle of the field where I'm guessing it died. It wasn't today nor yesterday it stopped there. Could never figure out lads leaving machinery stuck in the middle of the field.

Now there is rooters for you, doing everything in the dark and would break an anvil. The kids get a great laugh out of how rough the place is and his great jersey calves.

orm0nd

Sheep breeder wrote: »

Now there is rooters for you, doing everything in the dark and would break an anvil. The kids get a great laugh out of how rough the place is and his great jersey calves.

I'd say Liv was delighted with her b/d present.

Sheep breeder

orm0nd wrote: »

I'd say Liv was delighted with her b/d present.

The kids showed us the video at lunch time, two of them to collect the heifer and in the dark as usual and the shed they put her into with the runt calves. Liv wanted a horse. A really rough yard.;)

Odelay

Jaysus lads, you should show us your own yards and how it can be done so well. Where is the link for me to follow?

Dinzee Conlee

Odelay wrote: »

Jaysus lads, you should show us your own yards and how it can be done so well. Where is the link for me to follow?

I should throw up a pic of mine - I was half afraid I’d get the car stuck the other day when I brought home a boot full of ration...

lab man

I cant understand the phil crowd for all the land and all the hire work they have done that they dont have a bit of tin for the machinery when my father bought his first tractor he also bought timber and galvanised for it to be put in

Suckler

Aravo wrote: »

Seen they were doing slurry recently in taughmaconnell in Roscommon. They said it was a 1hr drive in jeep and 2hr drive in tractor. To me that length of drive is pure madness. Can't see how that pays.

Interesting read.

https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/agri-business/how-this-contractortillage-farmer-became-a-youtube-sensation-40096167.html

White Clover

lab man wrote: »

I cant understand the phil crowd for all the land and all the hire work they have done that they dont have a bit of tin for the machinery when my father bought his first tractor he also bought timber and galvanised for it to be put in

They have a lot of stuff under cover. I think they have around 30 tractors plus all the machinery. It would take time to have housing organised for all of that in fairness.

White Clover

Sheep breeder wrote: »

Now there is rooters for you, doing everything in the dark and would break an anvil. The kids get a great laugh out of how rough the place is and his great jersey calves.

You're missing the bit where they're contractors too. There's a good chance that they're out spreading/moving slurry or dung during the day.
Its hard to be two places at once.

Kevhog1988

White Clover wrote: »

They have a lot of stuff under cover. I think they have around 30 tractors plus all the machinery. It would take time to have housing organised for all of that in fairness.

Theres very few outfits need 30 tractors.

White Clover

Kevhog1988 wrote: »

Theres very few outfits need 30 tractors.

That's their own business and no one else's.

Dinzee Conlee

Kevhog1988 wrote: »

Theres very few outfits need 30 tractors.

Ah, sure sometimes lads just like to have things...

You had more machines than I expected in the 'oldest machinery' thread Kev

FintanMcluskey

White Clover wrote: »

You're missing the bit where they're contractors too. There's a good chance that they're out spreading/moving slurry or dung during the day.
Its hard to be two places at once.

He earns money off his video’s, that’s the motivation to upload them. People are then going to question what they see in said videos.

At what point do you hire more help or look at your stocking rate?

He uploaded a video where he went on holiday with Liv, then proceeded to leave the hotel during the day to go to work and return in the evening.

Somethings got to give

CloughCasey1

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

He earns money off his video’s, that’s the motivation to upload them. People are then going to question what they see in said videos.

At what point do you hire more help or look at your stocking rate?

He uploaded a video where he went on holiday with Liv, then proceeded to leave the hotel during the day to go to work and return in the evening.

Somethings got to give

No such thing as bad publicity lads. As an auld lad said one time after he got the chimney relined......IF IT DOESNT DRAW SMOKE IT WILL DRAW TALK!

jaymla627

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

No such thing as bad publicity lads. As an auld lad said one time after he got the chimney relined......IF IT DOESNT DRAW SMOKE IT WILL DRAW TALK!

Youd think their was a fortune been made out of beef farming the way lads go to town on the chap, he"s after carving out a great little earner for himself and is blowing the likes of grassmen and farmflix out of the water re views on videos on youtube, the shiny outfits and new gear just dosent sell like farmer Phil and his endless tale of woe videos

orm0nd

lab man wrote: »

I cant understand the phil crowd for all the land and all the hire work they have done that they dont have a bit of tin for the machinery when my father bought his first tractor he also bought timber and galvanised for it to be put in

in fairness they seem to be a very genuine hardworking family, they're running a high labour , low cost system most likely making more profit than the guys giving 1500 for stores or 200k for tractors

I wouldn't live with their set up or most likely they wouldn't with mine.

Father Phil is a fountain of knowledge with a great memory, wouldn't mind sharing a pot of tay with him (or something stronger if he was that way inclined)

we come from the same era (well tbh I'd say I have a few more turns on the coil than him) & have similar memories.