Farming Chit Chat II

Conor556 wrote: »

Wasnt 2 bad, 2morrow will be a balls, poetry and all dat sh#t

Id love to know what sort of stuff they were smoking when they writ that stuff!

I remember my LC, I wrote about Mardi Gras 2006 so not all that long ago! Trying to compare Dances with wolves and Pride and Prejudice was not much fun, then trying to work King Lear in was just atrocious. I have the handwriting of a doctor too so I think they just gave up half way and awarded my enthusiasm.

pakalasa wrote: »

It's exam weather alright. I have the week off work, so most time is spent doing work on the land that I couldn't do these last few years.
Took out the old fingerbar that I haven't used in 10 years or so. Used it to cut briars around the hedges and pushed them back with the loader. Was getting through great work until the pto shaft split on the fingerbar mower.

a Fingerbar mower, i remember walking around the meadow fields a long time ago with a rake pulling the excess meadow away from the end board as the auld man sat comfy in the seat driving around cutting:D
i think its still in one of the sheds

Fingerbar mower was in action a good few times last summer down here... just for cutting thistles / nettles more than anything... all ye fancy lads up the country with yer toppers... ye dunno what hardship we have down here

I don't think I'll be using it any more tho... between it only cutting about the width of a lawnmower, and it constantly getting cloged at the top... :mad:

Username John wrote: »

Fingerbar mower was in action a good few times last summer down here... just for cutting thistles / nettles more than anything... all ye fancy lads up the country with yer toppers... ye dunno what hardship we have down here

I don't think I'll be using it any more tho... between it only cutting about the width of a lawnmower, and it constantly getting cloged at the top... :mad:

hence the need for a young fella to walk behind it with a rake,:D

quadboy wrote: »

Will yearlings eat grass that has gone to seed, one field hasnt been eaten since last november and has gone wild

They'll eat some and just trample the rest..
Maybe strip grazing would minimise the waste but they do waste a good bit of that kind of feed..

td5man wrote: »

Teagasc man at the last farm walk said a mower was better than a topper for topping ;-)

Agreed, if you set a topper low enough to do a proper job, its inclined to scalp the ground in places unless your fields are very level, also recovery is way quicker after a rotary mower, a disc mower is also better than a drum mower

Just saw my loader flying up the road, neighbour must be at bales.He had it all day yesterday and brought it back full, not!!!

delaval wrote: »

Just saw my loader flying up the road, neighbour must be at bales.He had it all day yesterday and brought it back full, not!!!

My father was/is like that . He would give anyone anything he had , once people know you are generous in that way , they will get in the habit of always leaving it back empty or needing fixing .

moy83 wrote: »

My father was/is like that . He would give anyone anything he had , once people know you are generous in that way , they will get in the habit of always leaving it back empty or needing fixing .

I wouldn't be known for my generousity but this guy is really special. He woud give you all he had unfortunate thing is he has f all

Is it not the whole helpful neighbour thing that farmers were renowned for not so long back. I would have no problem lending anything to anyone once they didnt do the dog on it, break it and do the same if i was in a similar position. If it annoys you that its coming back empty; say it and it will either come with ssomething in it or hopefully they wont borrow it again. I know there are arses out there who will try to take advantage but as the last few years have gone on less and less people seem to help each other out. money isnt everything.