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Farming Chit Chat III

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  • #2252
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Porsche for Bob to impress the ladies with ;)

    http://www.donedeal.ie/vintagemachinery-for-sale/porsche-tractor/5918058
    somehow I think he ll hold on to his money


  • #2253
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    TITANIUM. wrote: »
    They would deserve it I tell ya. The neighbour had opened a bale an all for um by the time I got down god bless him.
    And there they were, munching away to beat the band.

    That's just gonna encourage hem to come back :D


  • #2254
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    That's just gonna encourage hem to come back :D

    Thats what I said to the neighbour, they'll have a path reddened down to him.


  • #2255
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    TITANIUM. wrote: »
    Thats what I said to the neighbour, they'll have a path reddened down to him.

    Bottle of whiskey at Christmas for that man :D or a silage bale instead


  • #2256
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    Just wondering do ye have much problems with fellas opening gates and moving animals in middle of the night.theres a crowd at it in our country and its a pure pain in thea##e


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  • #2257
    Sharpshooter82
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    keep going wrote: »
    Just wondering do ye have much problems with fellas opening gates and moving animals in middle of the night.theres a crowd at it in our country and its a pure pain in thea##e

    Last Halloween we had all our sheds opened in the main yard and about 20 cattle found their way Onto the road during the night. Nasty shock next morning driving down the road


  • #2258
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    keep going wrote: »
    Just wondering do ye have much problems with fellas opening gates and moving animals in middle of the night.theres a crowd at it in our country and its a pure pain in thea##e

    Jesus never lad. Is it there own stock there moving?


  • #2259
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    what sort of dick goes around opening gates, ye do have awful carry on going on up the country id say, god wasted 80 minutes of my life watching the purge talk about a stupid family


  • #2260
    Boaty
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    Sounds like you need locks.


  • #2261
    jersey101
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    Happened here for a few years where the paddock wires got cut once a month. It stopped now but ye couldn't be out all night waiting to catch lads, ye would get no work done.


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  • #2262
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    Good morning Whelan1 !!
    Just thought I would beat you to it. Its easy enough as we are an hour ahead here.
    Same routine with me-- up at 5:30, cup o tea and out the gap to milk.


  • #2263
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Good morning Whelan1 !!
    Just thought I would beat you to it. Its easy enough as we are an hour ahead here.
    Same routine with me-- up at 5:30, cup o tea and out the gap to milk.

    Ooops just realised wrong thread.


  • #2264
    whelan1
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    had a cow calved last night that calved on 12 december last year, she didnt waste any time, only 1 left to calve now:D


  • #2265
    freedominacup
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    Reading herd test this morning so everything crossed:rolleyes:.


  • #2266
    whelan1
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    Reading herd test this morning so everything crossed:rolleyes:.
    good luck with that


  • #2267
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Reading herd test this morning so everything crossed:rolleyes:.

    Good luck freedom, sure everything will be fine


  • #2268
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    jersey101 wrote: »
    Happened here for a few years where the paddock wires got cut once a month. It stopped now but ye couldn't be out all night waiting to catch lads, ye would get no work done.

    Hard to believe people go around doing such things


  • #2269
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Sprocket gone on the auger in the parlour this morning, cows werent too happy.


  • #2270
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    td5man wrote: »
    Sprocket gone on the auger in the parlour this morning, cows werent too happy.

    Is it a big job to fix


  • #2271
    iverjohnston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭iverjohnston


    td5man wrote: »
    Sprocket gone on the auger in the parlour this morning, cows werent too happy.

    If you have alfa type augers , and are stuck, I have the makings of a system lying about spare . You could have the the sprocket if needed .


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  • #2272
    td5man
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    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    Is it a big job to fix

    No not if i had anew sprocket.
    Its just take off the chain , the sprocket is is one of the tapered ones.


  • #2273
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    iverjohnston wrote: »
    If you have alfa type augers , and are stuck, I have the makings of a system lying about spare . You could have the the sprocket if needed .

    They're orby augers. Hopefully cookstown or alfco will have one.


  • #2274
    iverjohnston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭iverjohnston


    Bit of a brain-storm on my behalf, mine are indeed Orby. If your stuck pm me.


  • #2275
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    td5man wrote: »
    No not if i had anew sprocket.
    Its just take off the chain , the sprocket is is one of the tapered ones.

    Hopefully you won't have much down time


  • #2276
    whelan1
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    valve was leaking on tyre on new holland yesterday, tyre man was passing and fixed it about an hour later i was walking across yard and there was a big bang,i i was saying fook it tyre is after blowing out now :mad: turned out oh was setting off bangers


  • #2277
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    whelan1 wrote: »
    valve was leaking on tyre on new holland yesterday, tyre man was passing and fixed it about an hour later i was walking across yard and there was a big bang,i i was saying fook it tyre is after blowing out now :mad: turned out oh was setting off bangers

    The inner child :D


  • #2278
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    whelan1 wrote: »
    valve was leaking on tyre on new holland yesterday, tyre man was passing and fixed it about an hour later i was walking across yard and there was a big bang,i i was saying fook it tyre is after blowing out now :mad: turned out oh was setting off bangers

    he must of taught you were gone away for a few hours and was going having some fun :)


  • #2279
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Thanks for the good wishes, all clear thankfully.


  • #2280
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    got a call this morining neighbours cattle broke into ours , a local lad was setting off fireworks last night, they are really spooked, just going to leave them for a day or two to settle, hate halloween


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  • #2281
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    TITANIUM. wrote: »
    Jesus never lad. Is it there own stock there moving?

    Ah no, they are troublesome crowd that would be trying to get me out of land or get at other neighbours over different issues.yera ye dont know the half of it, just iwas talking to a buddy about it and I said I should sell up and move but he said they are every where.


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