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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #5612
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    bob charles wrote: »
    ah Jasus lads look at her age, most of you lads will be done for interfering with a minor.

    This will shut ye up, I'm not much older:D


  • #5613
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Ah will ye shush! I've just been left a delivery of a pallet of calf nuts, 70 bags for me to unload and stack in the shed the evening:(
    Will leaving it in the sun for a few hours do anything to it? I'm not going to start it in that heat!

    :eek:NUTS DONT DO WELL IN THE SUN, CAN BE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR


  • #5614
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    hugo29 wrote: »
    bob have ya ever heard of the saying about the mantle piece and the fire


    rodeo.gif


  • #5615
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Ah will ye shush! I've just been left a delivery of a pallet of calf nuts, 70 bags for me to unload and stack in the shed the evening:(
    Will leaving it in the sun for a few hours do anything to it? I'm not going to start it in that heat!

    best get it moved straight away, sweaty work;)


  • #5616
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    This will shut ye up, I'm not much older:D

    Me neither. I have a nice pond here if you want to come for a dip :D


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  • #5617
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    lakill Farm wrote: »
    Me neither. I have a nice pond here if you want to come for a dip :D

    Prob a sheep dip.......:P

    Ok, I'm off to move these bags, build up my biceps so I can throw a few punches:D
    Will alternate every ten bags with jumping into the milk tanker to cool off.


  • #5618
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    bob charles wrote: »
    ah Jasus lads look at her age, most of you lads will be done for interfering with a minor.

    what ya mean by that, i dont classify 38 as being old, id say a lot of people on here are not 40 yet,
    anyway i am like a fine wine, i get better with age;)


  • #5619
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    hugo29 wrote: »
    what ya mean by that, i dont classify 38 as being old, id say a lot of people on here are not 40 yet,
    anyway i am like a fine wine, i get better with age;)
    42 here and looking for another full bottle,cork fell out along time ago:(


  • #5620
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    hugo29 wrote: »
    what ya mean by that, i dont classify 38 as being old, id say a lot of people on here are not 40 yet,
    anyway i am like a fine wine, i get better with age;)


    I had an "Alfie" moment a few weeks ago, made me feel right old:(. onwards and upwards, there are only 52 Saturdays nights in the year


  • #5621
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Anyone ever use a standard round bale handler (no hydraulic in/out) on a front loader for silage bales? Would it be a disaster?


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  • #5622
    simx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    Muckit wrote: »
    Anyone ever use a standard round bale handler (no hydraulic in/out) on a front loader for silage bales? Would it be a disaster?

    Works ok just leave extra space between bales to allow for the angled ends


  • #5623
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Sitting under my favourite tree in the garden coffee in hand cows out. Not to self put chair in during night as crow **** on it

    Tank at back of parlour full pondering if any local youth would like to take out a few loads??


    This spot is too nice


  • #5624
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭dzer2


    Muckit wrote: »
    Anyone ever use a standard round bale handler (no hydraulic in/out) on a front loader for silage bales? Would it be a disaster?

    Used one for years need to get handy at letting bale off its a must that the bottom row are straight and in line. then the tricky part getting the first lifted row on leave the bale on the yop of the bale underneath slightly to the side you want it to roll and pullback lively the top bale will roll over if it doesnt a small push will do the job. I made a hydraulic one last yr material cost about 60 euro all told I had a small ram and pipes. I made the quick attach plates from 12mm plate. I had to buy the tines and the sleeves which were 70 euro as I intended to sell it. In the process of making another one at the moment.


  • #5625
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭dzer2


    delaval wrote: »
    Sitting under my favourite tree in the garden coffee in hand cows out. Not to self put chair in during night as crow **** on it

    Tank at back of parlour full pondering if any local youth would like to take out a few loads??


    This spot is too nice

    Send it over here need at least 10k gallons for agitating the main tank have emptied everyone's milking parlour tank in the area.:(


  • #5626
    hoseman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭hoseman


    simx wrote: »
    Works ok just leave extra space between bales to allow for the angled ends
    Second this,also found bales had to very solid to make the stacking easier,it does the job but when I changed to the ram one it was a big difference if I could afford one I would get the one which squezzes the bale at the sides.


  • #5627
    thetiredfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭thetiredfarmer


    Muckit wrote: »
    Anyone ever use a standard round bale handler (no hydraulic in/out) on a front loader for silage bales? Would it be a disaster?

    check the beginning of the general guntering thread there are a few photos on there


  • #5628
    Dupont
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Dupont


    Jasus that heat is hard to work in. Was taring today. Showed 34 in van and it felt like double that. Just getting the energy back now to go out and finish some jobs


  • #5629
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    lakill Farm wrote: »
    Me neither. I have a nice pond here if you want to come for a dip :D

    Sorry shes already spoken for


  • #5630
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    Very Sad. Two more farm deaths.
    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/two-children-lose-lives-in-separate-farm-accidents-29432167.html


  • #5631
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    hugo29 wrote: »
    ah naughto, will ya quit, i had just got over the last picture,

    Katrina Parrock. About 23, 4 All Ireland medals and numerous all stars. And that's just to mention the hurling.


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  • #5632
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    bob charles wrote: »
    ah Jasus lads look at her age, most of you lads will be done for interfering with a minor.

    No Bob, most lads will be done for interfering with themselves.


  • #5633
    Mulumpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Mulumpy


    Anyone know what temp milk will go off at in bulk tank. Had new relief milker in this evening and tank at 16 degrees when came home. Of all evenings going.


  • #5634
    Midlandsman80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭Midlandsman80


    Midlandsman80 wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Not sure if this is the right thread for this post...

    We have a few cattle to sell at the moment and I am unsure if I will go to the Mart or factory with them, ideally I would have the grass to feed them but we don't...

    What weight would you put on these?
    They are all 27 months and from a QA farm.
    They are BB from BF's and have been getting 3-4kg of meal the last 6-7 weeks plus grass. Ad lib silage and 2-3 kg of meal in the shed.

    We are not that long bringing cattle to this stage to any advice would be appreciated..

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    The Two blue bullocks made 1,360 and 1,390 in Tullamore Wednesday, happy enough seeing as how factory prices have gone in last two weeks.


  • #5635
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    Midlandsman80 wrote: »
    The Two blue bullocks made 1,360 and 1,390 in Tullamore Wednesday, happy enough seeing as how factory prices have gone in last two weeks.

    what weight were they?


  • #5636
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Mulumpy wrote: »
    Anyone know what temp milk will go off at in bulk tank. Had new relief milker in this evening and tank at 16 degrees when came home. Of all evenings going.

    Ugh, almost the same problem here, compression switching on and off every minute, no ice at all built up and the milk sitting at 16 degrees! Called the bulk tank repair man, who told me to powerwash all the dust out of the air side of the heat exchanger and let the ice build up for afew hrs. Have done that and got it down to 11 degrees now. I don't know what to do with the milk, to dump it or not (maybe 1300L!), the last time we got a fine for tbc it was 3.3c/l of the full months milk cheque, and warm milk causes tbc to rocket!


  • #5637
    Midlandsman80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭Midlandsman80


    were sold for us by local man and I work away so not got full detail other than the most important but I had estimates from local "experts" that they were 580-600kg prior to sale, only the was smaller for 22 out of their 27 months on the farm put some thrive on this the last few months. will let you know tomor when I see full details.


  • #5638
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Just finished throwing out a load fert for second cut, still warm, hope this thunder storms come


  • #5639
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    quadboy wrote: »
    Sorry shes already spoken for

    :confused:


  • #5640
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    :confused:
    Congrats to both of ye ! Will everyone on the F & F gat an invite for the day out ?


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  • #5641
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    quadboy wrote: »
    Sorry shes already spoken for

    Good man quad boy, that's great news, we will have to have a party


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