F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

Water John · 15-04-2018 10:50AM

Ah don't be at him. He's just out in the fresh air, trying to clear a foggy head, after last night.

Reggie. · 15-04-2018 11:36AM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Good clean out and not much damage. For such a tidy operator you'll have to pay more attention to your hedges and gaps. I was expecting you to have them immaculate.
There more like something I'd have.

You on about the crowd barrier?

White Clover · 15-04-2018 11:39AM

Is the double chop going Reggie?

TITANIUM. · 15-04-2018 11:46AM

Reggie. wrote: »

You on about the crowd barrier?

Ya and there's another piece of an old gate thrown beside it. Very unreggie like.

Reggie. · 15-04-2018 11:58AM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Ya and there's another piece of an old gate thrown beside it. Very unreggie like.

They are serving a purpose. There is wire there in that corner and a 30 acre silage field behind. When I let off the calves last year they took off galloping. Two mowed straight through the wire fence as in guessing they didn't see it. What followed was Reggie chasing 2 calves through a 30 acre field for roughly 2 hours. Hence why the barrier and old gate went up. Not doing that **** again this year

Reggie. · 15-04-2018 12:05PM

White Clover wrote: »

Is the double chop going Reggie?

No idea. It's been sitting in that field about 10 years

Lady Haywire · 15-04-2018 12:06PM

Reggie. wrote: »

They are serving a purpose. There is wire there in that corner and a 30 acre silage field behind. When I let off the calves last year they took off galloping. Two mowed straight through the wire fence as in guessing they didn't see it. What followed was Reggie chasing 2 calves through a 30 acre field for roughly 2 hours. Hence why the barrier and old gate went up. Not doing that **** again this year

But it'd be great training!

Reggie. · 15-04-2018 12:08PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

But it'd be great training!

An overweight Reggie in wellies doesn't look good after 2 hours hardship

Lady Haywire · 15-04-2018 12:14PM

Reggie. wrote: »

An overweight Reggie in wellies doesn't look good after 2 hours hardship

Buy a few saler calves and you soon won't be overweight!!

Waffletraktor · 15-04-2018 12:20PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

But it'd be great training!

Sounds more like it'd be bloody hilarious tbh.

Reggie. · 15-04-2018 01:03PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Buy a few saler calves and you soon won't be overweight!!

Salers are banned from my farm and FILs farm after we were both nearly killed by a freshly calved cow one time, never seen aggressiveness like it.

TITANIUM. · 15-04-2018 06:17PM

How do lads train lambs to a creep feeder, we've always locked um into a shed or a yard with ration and when they get hungry enough they'll start to eat. But that's normally for when we've the lambs weaned. How do lads get um eating out in the field when there still on the ewes?

whelan2 · 15-04-2018 06:24PM

Pink primroses growing in a ditch

MeTheMan · 15-04-2018 07:05PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

How do lads train lambs to a creep feeder, we've always locked um into a shed or a yard with ration and when they get hungry enough they'll start to eat. But that's normally for when we've the lambs weaned. How do lads get um eating out in the field when there still on the ewes?

We start them early. We'd be feeding the ewes anyway so we just put a creep feeder beside the troughs. While the ewes are eating they venture in. You'd see a few of them eating with the ewes too but get nudged out. once they discover the creep feeder the rest tend to follow eventually. At the start they eat very little, but it's good for rumen development later on.

Be a harder task if you weren't feeding the ewes aswell. We find they take to the roofed creep feeders quicker because they would go in for shelter and discover it that way, but they aren't much use later on when 5 lambs would fill it and there's 50 lambs waiting to get in.

charolais0153 · 15-04-2018 07:24PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

How do lads train lambs to a creep feeder, we've always locked um into a shed or a yard with ration and when they get hungry enough they'll start to eat. But that's normally for when we've the lambs weaned. How do lads get um eating out in the field when there still on the ewes?

Cooked lamb crunch with plenty molasses to get themh started

Base price · 15-04-2018 10:10PM

Happy days here tonight amiss this ****e weather that we have had for the past 6/7 months. Youngest is home from a marine survey today and is now on the whatsapp thingie (in the livingroom) chatting to eldest working in Melbourne. I'm not eavesdropping but it's nice to hear his giggles/laughter here in the kitchen

I'll sleep well tonight knowing both are OK.

Base price · 15-04-2018 10:17PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Cooked lamb crunch with plenty molasses to get themh started

I'm very partial to cooked lamb with a sprinkling of herb crunch

carrollsno1 · 16-04-2018 01:48PM

Ballpark $500,000, in the yard since thursday, 3 days of people checking and calibrating, met another sound irish lad fitting a tank to it, 3 reps from 2 different companies giving the run down on it and were still not 100% on the workings of it.
Rain forecast for sunday bit of dry seeding until then and full steam ahead from monday on.

TITANIUM. · 16-04-2018 02:37PM

Guys I have a 92 Ford 6610 that the clutch is nearly gone in, I got it adjusted back in September but tis nearly worn out now. I was going to go and get the new clutch so that the mechanic could throw it in for me some evening. But apparently you have to open um up to see what type of clutch is in it before you can get one. Is there any way to tell which type it has at the moment? I use the tractor everyday and would have to take off the front loader so I don't want it sitting in the shed waiting on a clutch. Maybe some of the Machinery gurus here can help, as I'm about as a snooze button on a smoke alarm when it comes to fixing machinery.

blue5000 · 16-04-2018 02:55PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Guys I have a 92 Ford 6610 that the clutch is nearly gone in, I got it adjusted back in September but tis nearly worn out now. I was going to go and get the new clutch so that the mechanic could throw it in for me some evening. But apparently you have to open um up to see what type of clutch is in it before you can get one. Is there any way to tell which type it has at the moment? I use the tractor everyday and would have to take off the front loader so I don't want it sitting in the shed waiting on a clutch. Maybe some of the Machinery gurus here can help, as I'm about as a snooze button on a smoke alarm when it comes to fixing machinery.

I think you'll have to bite the bullet and split it. I think there is either a 12 (?) inch or 13 inch clutch plate in them. Are you still using the loader every day? A NH dealer should have both sizes in stock, maybe ring them before you split?

orm0nd · 16-04-2018 03:05PM

blue5000 wrote: »

I think you'll have to bite the bullet and split it. I think there is either a 12 (?) inch or 13 inch clutch plate in them. Are you still using the loader every day? A NH dealer should have both sizes in stock, maybe ring them before you split?

google brings up the Luk 43492 kit

https://d3gojimemmbesn.cloudfront.net/data/qtp/ul/catalogues/1490346981b60c4ccfd1f622d3bec74d77febb247b/pg-1900x1900-225.jpg

that would be a 13"

ganmo · 16-04-2018 03:46PM

Order both? And return the one ya don’t use

TITANIUM. · 16-04-2018 03:47PM

blue5000 wrote: »

I think you'll have to bite the bullet and split it. I think there is either a 12 (?) inch or 13 inch clutch plate in them. Are you still using the loader every day? A NH dealer should have both sizes in stock, maybe ring them before you split?

Give me a 16lb sledge and a few cans of Monster and I'll give it a shot. I doubt the tractor would be much use by the time I'm finished with it. Ya I use the loader every day, I suppose I'll have to wait I've the cows out. Or else buy a new tractor. Christ I'd love a new tractor, something shiny and expensive for me to break

Reggie. · 16-04-2018 03:47PM

blue5000 wrote: »

I think you'll have to bite the bullet and split it. I think there is either a 12 (?) inch or 13 inch clutch plate in them. Are you still using the loader every day? A NH dealer should have both sizes in stock, maybe ring them before you split?

As blue said have both ready to go in the dealers of ya can. Then just run in for the one ya want

I says · 16-04-2018 04:47PM

Seen the best yet two young fellas cutting up a windfall tree not a stitch of PPE and cutting opposite each other.If a chain went or kickback the two would be in a lot of bother.

patsy_mccabe · 16-04-2018 07:38PM

I says wrote: »

Seen the best yet two young fellas cutting up a windfall tree not a stitch of PPE and cutting opposite each other.If a chain went or kickback the two would be in a lot of bother.

In the company I worked for before, the safety manager asked me could he borrow my chainsaw as he wanted to cut up a tree at home. Ironic but i'd lend it to anyone else, one of these awkward types, if you know what I mean.

Odelay · 16-04-2018 07:53PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

In the company I worked for before, the safety manager asked me could he borrow my chainsaw as he wanted to cut up a tree at home. Ironic but i'd lend it to anyone else, one of these awkward types, if you know what I mean.

Ahhhh jeeees I would give to you but it's not starting. Sorry bud.
Anyone that asks whom I'm not comfortable lending to I mention the nonexistent sized bearing, bust hoze etc.

whelan2 · 16-04-2018 08:09PM

Odelay wrote: »

Ahhhh jeeees I would give to you but it's not starting. Sorry bud.
Anyone that asks whom I'm not comfortable lending to I mention the nonexistent sized bearing, bust hoze etc.

Had a lad looking for a lend of our digger the other day. He said he could drive it himself as he'd watched loads of you tube videos.... he didnt get it.

Muckit · 16-04-2018 08:39PM

Dirty oul night out there. Found a stray easter egg in back kitchen after l came in so I'm comfort ating now. Ah chocolate

charolais0153 · 16-04-2018 08:48PM

Muckit wrote: »

Dirty oul night out there. Found a stray easter egg in back kitchen after l came in so I'm comfort ating now. Ah chocolate

Eggs dont last till easter Monday in our house. They end up throwing them out in some house

F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

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