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Extreme cold weather from Feb 25th on, and now St. Patrick's Day on...

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  • #602
    Tomjim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭Tomjim


    any word of a thaw


  • #603
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,660 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Tomjim wrote: »
    any word of a thaw

    Sunday


  • #604
    CHOPS01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 795 ✭✭✭CHOPS01


    CHOPS01 wrote: »
    Tractor wont start here presumably because of the cold. Do i keep turning her over or what !
    Sorted


  • #605
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,660 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    CHOPS01 wrote: »
    Tractor wont start here presumably because of the cold. Do i keep turning her over or what !

    What type of tractor.

    Id leave it alone for now. Battery could be under pressure.


  • #606
    Neddyusa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭Neddyusa


    Looking like north of a Galway Dublin line no thaw till next week.
    Further south it could thaw over Saturday.
    Forecasters not too sure.

    Have 11 inches on the flat here and some drifts up to 3 foot this morning. No water in or out.
    Sheep shed is open to east and snow blown in on top of pens three full bays back from the door.

    Not looking forward to tonight/tomorrow. ..


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  • #607
    George Sunsnow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭George Sunsnow


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Not too bad if youu're heading out on holidays but being delayed coming home is a bummer... Any updates from George Sunsnow?

    Sorry for lack of posts
    Scrapers froze this morning
    Had drained machine but forgot one unit
    It all blocked with ice

    Update everywhere getting this blizzard by tonight
    Lightning forecast in east and south so there could be power cuts
    Front may stall in eastern half for 24 to 36 hrs
    Potential for a foot to 2 feet in parts of the east especially Dublin and Meath south through Wicklow Wexford Carlow Kilkenny Waterford
    Looks like no decent warm up except far south
    Northeasterly to follow Monday with more snow showers

    Short term very hazzardous tonight and tomorrow
    Below freezing throughout


  • #608
    squinn2912
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,379 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    My tractor won't start either. Oul man put it and the lorry in front to block feeding passage for cows. Just spent an hour trying to tickle the lorry back round her to jump start her when I eventually got it out the lorry got stuck in snow. Charging a battery now to try it. People with happy snow men photos are making me hate anyone outside of farming! I know too far!


  • #609
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    3 non starters here this morning. Car started fine but feck all use with the depth of snow. Land Rover had diesel frozen I'd say. Eventually got it going. Have the digger battery in the utility room giving it a bit of TLC a quick charge. Wanted tractor to scrape snow off feeding apron around cow shed but I'll do without it now.


  • #610
    jimmy G M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭jimmy G M


    foxy farmer wrote: »
    3 non starters here this morning. Car started fine but feck all use with the depth of snow. Land Rover had diesel frozen I'd say. Eventually got it going. Have the digger battery in the utility room giving it a bit of TLC a quick charge. Wanted tractor to scrape snow off feeding apron around cow shed but I'll do without it now.
    squinn2912 wrote: »
    My tractor won't start either. Oul man put it and the lorry in front to block feeding passage for cows. Just spent an hour trying to tickle the lorry back round her to jump start her when I eventually got it out the lorry got stuck in snow. Charging a battery now to try it. People with happy snow men photos are making me hate anyone outside of farming! I know too far!

    Buy a good set of heavy duty jump leads. Will cost around €70 but invaluable on days like these. Diesel engine take a fair bit of power to get going hence the need for heavy duty. (Sorry I know useless advice to ye at the moment if ye cant get moving)


  • #611
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Heater plug isn't something we have to use a lot in this country, so could easily be forgotten about. Use it!


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  • #612
    Angus2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭Angus2018


    Preparation was key here. The warnings for this weather came over a week ago so I had plenty of time to prepare for the worst.

    All pipes and drinkers frozen this morning bar the pumphouse which I left a heat lamp on in so have water there. I just moved in the troughs I had filled a few days ago to each pen. Lifted up the water tanker with the tractor and filled them all to the top again after they had a good drink. Got that filled up again and ready for tomorrow if I can get out in the blizzard. Bedded all the sheds and made sure everyone has enough silage.

    Friday is looking bad!


  • #613
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,345 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Water frozen in n shed.
    It’s harvested water in a tank. Didn’t bother thawing drinkers. I split the line at the tank and thawed the end of the tank with a fan heater. Used length of hose to fill half barrels, that will do for the moment.


  • #614
    josephsoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭josephsoap


    Drinkers all frozen in the sheds here too, should I try warming them with a heat gun would it get the water flowing again?


  • #615
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,282 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    George Sunsnow wrote: »
    Sorry for lack of posts
    Scrapers froze this morning
    Had drained machine but forgot one unit
    It all blocked with ice

    Update everywhere getting this blizzard by tonight
    Lightning forecast in east and south so there could be power cuts
    Front may stall in eastern half for 24 to 36 hrs
    Potential for a foot to 2 feet in parts of the east especially Dublin and Meath south through Wicklow Wexford Carlow Kilkenny Waterford
    Looks like no decent warm up except far south
    Northeasterly to follow Monday with more snow showers

    Short term very hazzardous tonight and tomorrow
    Below freezing throughout
    So will Louth miss the worst?


  • #616
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Sure it's just abit of cold, better than that driving rain, why the hell are you bringing us back in at 1pm!


  • #617
    greenfield21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,180 ✭✭✭greenfield21


    whelan2 wrote: »
    So will Louth miss the worst?

    I hope so,louth coco suspends gritting services till 3pm tomorrow. What's that about, shortage of salt?


  • #618
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,282 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    greenfield21 wrote: »
    I hope so,louth coco suspends gritting services till 3pm tomorrow. What's that about, shortage of salt?
    It's fairly bad here at the moment


  • #619
    TommyHilfiger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭TommyHilfiger


    Take care farmers out there farming the best of times is hard fighting against the elements .


  • #620
    CHOPS01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 795 ✭✭✭CHOPS01


    Reggie. wrote: »
    What type of tractor.

    Id leave it alone for now. Battery could be under pressure.

    MF 265
    Left it alone for 10 mins came back and she kicked in after 2/3 turns
    Thanks


  • #621
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    Muckit wrote: »
    Thank God herself was busy during the summer. Logs coming in handy now

    Well fair play to her. I was starting the fire here and asked herself to to go out and split a few starters. I'd swear that woman feels no cold.


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  • #622
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,711 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Still sick. No water. Pipes frozen. Tractor won't even turn, let alone start.
    Water back but will try to thaw pipes in an hour. Cattle should have silage eaten by then. Got tractor going with extra car battery, an old varta I got from a scrap yard for the fencer. I did some yeee hawwwing when it went.


  • #623
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,660 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    TITANIUM. wrote: »
    Well fair play to her. I was starting the fire here and asked herself to to go out and split a few starters. I'd swear that woman feels no cold.

    Will ya get that woman some clothes


  • #624
    L1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭L1985


    Lads farming is nothing but misery today. The Three water lines are gone now including the one to the house.....tractor started thank god as I've been starting her regularly. Everything is just hardship and it's Baltic. We havnt even had the worst of it as only about 4cms landed but it's going heavy out there now.....really dreading tomorrow.....the cattle we have still out are fine thou-not a bother on them as they are right at the house I can see them and they are happy out! I don't like snow.....


  • #625
    greenfield21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,180 ✭✭✭greenfield21


    The media are really milking this weather


  • #626
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,660 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    greenfield21 wrote: »
    The media are really milking this weather

    Course they are. Something to chat about


  • #627
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,818 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Reminder to charge your phones in case the electricity goes off.


  • #628
    einn32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭einn32


    Tough day today. One water source free so used it to fill up troughs. Hot water too. Fed calves with milk from tank and milk replacer. Got scrapers going in all sheds. Then thawed the milking machine on one side with hot water and blow heater. Wedged the place with silage. Amazing what you can do with lads working together and helpful neighbours. In now beside fire waiting for the storm.


  • #629
    A cow called Daisy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭A cow called Daisy


    Are we still meant to go in to house at 4pm and stay there until tomorrow?
    Who's going to milk the few cows, feed calves etc etc:rolleyes:


  • #630
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Just a small thing on drinkers. Aswell as defrosting the pipe up from concrete and metal fittings, open the top cover. The slightest thing will catch the float. Go handy, but l chipped away an amount of frozen crap that was stopping float.

    Could save a lad any amount of hardship


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  • #631
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,345 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Ya gotta keep warm.. -2 then whatever windchill here at the moment..
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