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Conmaicne Mara · 17-08-2013 08:23PM

jersey101 wrote: »

if you put roundup on a weed licker will it just kill the weeds or grass and all??

The idea is to lick when the weeds are higher than the grass, as roundup will harm/kill most everything it touches. It will certainly kill grass.

jersey101 · 17-08-2013 08:24PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

The idea is to lick when the weeds are higher than the grass, as roundup will harm/kill most everything it touches. It will certainly kill grass.

Ah now i know, didnt know how the lickers worked.
Thanks

whelan1 · 17-08-2013 08:25PM

Muckit wrote: »

Is that part of a field that's poached Whelan? Hard to make out from photo. No doubt you'I do a rousin' job on it when you get a chance

its part of a field i want to reseed, runs along the river. not sure if its a spring or water leak, wasnt this wet last year and water pressure hasnt reduced... council sewerage line also runs along there... dug and let it into river today... will wait a few days and investigate

leg wax · 17-08-2013 08:47PM

whelan1 wrote: »

needs some work

whelan any chance we could see a pic with your leg and thigh in it just so we can get a scale of the problem;););)

Muckit · 17-08-2013 08:49PM

you want to wax it or wha? :pac:

whelan1 · 17-08-2013 08:51PM

leg wax wrote: »

whelan any chance we could see a pic with your leg and thigh in it just so we can get a scale of the problem;););)

i will give you an idea, water went in over the top of my wellie:o wont post a pic as it will go arseways, was saying it to my da a few weeks ago how wet it was and he said it was a spring, showed him yesterday and he was:eek::eek: strange as its right beside the river and there is a dry track between it and the river

leg wax · 17-08-2013 09:01PM

whelan1 wrote: »

i will give you an idea, water went in over the top of my wellie:o wont post a pic as it will go arseways, was saying it to my da a few weeks ago how wet it was and he said it was a spring, showed him yesterday and he was:eek::eek: strange as its right beside the river and there is a dry track between it and the river

only wanted the thigh but will look at the arseways no problem, i am not a gynaecologist but i will have a look:)who wants to look at drainage problems on a sat night.

vanderbadger · 18-08-2013 09:51AM

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used crash barriers to close off bits of yard, local fencing contractor used 8ft treated posts to hold them up

bob charles · 18-08-2013 09:53AM

hard to beat crash barriers for such a job, What are they costing nowadays

moy83 · 18-08-2013 09:56AM

Nice job vander . What heigt is it to the top of the third barrier from the ground ? They wont clear it anyhow !

vanderbadger · 18-08-2013 09:57AM

bob charles wrote: »

hard to beat crash barriers for such a job, What are they costing nowadays

paid about 25 for them, that was local, they are a bit dearer on donedeal

vanderbadger · 18-08-2013 09:59AM

moy83 wrote: »

Nice job vander . What heigt is it to the top of the third barrier from the ground ? They wont clear it anyhow !

hopefully not anyway, it would be under 6ft anyway as i can get my head over the top one

bob charles · 18-08-2013 10:07AM

vanderbadger wrote: »

paid about 25 for them, that was local, they are a bit dearer on donedeal

does that mean they are missing of the side of the motorway some where around Ennis:D:D

Are they the 16ft ones. for the ground they cover they are well worth 25

vanderbadger · 18-08-2013 10:12AM

bob charles wrote: »

does that mean they are missing of the side of the motorway some where around Ennis:D:D

Are they the 16ft ones. for the ground they cover they are well worth 25

nah they are 11ft6" i think, i think they may have come Tipp direction originally when nenagh bypass was done alot of old ones replaced, so i was told anyway :rolleyes:
i hadnt ever used them before, couldnt get over the weight of them, ideal for a making a pen or anything like that

bogman_bass · 18-08-2013 11:48AM

how are they attached to the posts?

vanderbadger · 18-08-2013 11:58AM

bogman_bass wrote: »

how are they attached to the posts?

big coach screw and heavy square washer, the barriers are already holed so where they overlap you can stick in coach screw

whelan1 · 18-08-2013 06:00PM

leg wax wrote: »

only wanted the thigh but will look at the arseways no problem, i am not a gynaecologist but i will have a look:)who wants to look at drainage problems on a sat night.

thanks for your help, found the leak,, was a water pipe that was put down with a mole plough years and years ago:rolleyes: my da knew the general area of the pipe so it was a matter of digging... have a stopper on it now, think i earned my pint of cider.. cheers and thanks for your input:D

bob charles · 18-08-2013 06:40PM

vanderbadger wrote: »

nah they are 11ft6" i think, i think they may have come Tipp direction originally when nenagh bypass was done alot of old ones replaced, so i was told anyway :rolleyes:
i hadnt ever used them before, couldnt get over the weight of them, ideal for a making a pen or anything like that

There is probably a guy selling them around nenagh saying they came of the Ennis bypass job:D:D

Muckit · 18-08-2013 07:51PM

vanderbadger wrote: »

hopefully not anyway, it would be under 6ft anyway as i can get my head over the top one

Will you put another row on top of the two row one? It'd only tempt a wild one to skip over it the way it is and then there's more roarin and cursin! :pac:

Odelay · 18-08-2013 08:31PM

Muckit wrote: »

Will you put another row on top of the two row one? It'd only tempt a wild one to skip over it the way it is and then there's more roarin and cursin! :pac:

How big are the elephants you have? :pac:

vanderbadger · 18-08-2013 08:44PM

Muckit wrote: »

Will you put another row on top of the two row one? It'd only tempt a wild one to skip over it the way it is and then there's more roarin and cursin! :pac:

well in that particular spot there has never been a fence, cattle rarely around there and if they are there they are running between 2 sheds and none have ever bothered with it, big drop behind those trees so think the 2 lines will be grand

Conmaicne Mara · 18-08-2013 08:54PM

bogman_bass wrote: »

how are they attached to the posts?

vanderbadger wrote: »

big coach screw ...

Talk about being tuned out, just after watching an episode of Sherlock (very good by the way) and came in here and saw the first quote... me thinking internet forum post then seen Vanders reply, talk about bewilderment :pac:

dar31 · 18-08-2013 09:09PM

Before

After

poor farmer · 18-08-2013 09:27PM

Are you sure that's the same field.

dar31 · 18-08-2013 09:47PM

poor farmer wrote: »

Are you sure that's the same field.

Ya had to check twice before I put them up
First two were taken a year and a half ago when I bought the place last one was taken last week when it was reseeded
We are into cleaning the worst of the ground now only 3ac left to clean which is worse again sort of ground you would lose the digger in....... Next year

Bodacious · 18-08-2013 11:16PM

liking this calf more everyday, from a lm x dam, have kept 2 BB calves from her as cows already but this devon calf is big, rangy and stylish animal

Kovu · 18-08-2013 11:20PM

Bodacious wrote: »

liking this calf more everyday, from a lm x dam, have kept 2 BB calves from her as cows already but this devon calf is big, rangy and stylish animal

She is one stylish animal Bodacious. Those orange heifers are always in demand around here. We have 3 of them ourselves (1 heifer, 2 cows) and they are the most consistent breeders we have. Never used cottage devon myelf but find when these oranges are crossed with a CH again they have lovely white cattle.

Bodacious · 18-08-2013 11:45PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

She is one stylish animal Bodacious. Those orange heifers are always in demand around here. We have 3 of them ourselves (1 heifer, 2 cows) and they are the most consistent breeders we have. Never used cottage devon myelf but find when these oranges are crossed with a CH again they have lovely white cattle.

she had a yellow heifer from Limkiln Bosco (KIB) last year but id prefer this calf and yeah if I keep her she would get easy calving limo first time and char thereafter as she should throw whites

nashmach · 19-08-2013 12:17AM

dar31 wrote: »

Ya had to check twice before I put them up
First two were taken a year and a half ago when I bought the place last one was taken last week when it was reseeded
We are into cleaning the worst of the ground enow only 3ac left to clean which is worse again sort of ground you would lose the digger in....... Next year

Fair play Dar, I'm sure you thought it would never be done!

Did you get a mulcher in or just track digger the lot?

bob charles · 19-08-2013 01:03AM

We are back reclaiming lad this morning after a two year lay off due to weather. A couple of decent weeks and we will finish the work we done in 10 and 11. No bulldozer for me to play with this time

, it was worth the cost just to play on her for the day. animal of a yoke. My work is just rushes and drainage so will grab a few pics

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