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Livestock/General Farming photo thread ***READ MOD NOTE IN POST #1***

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  • #8912
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    New addition to the fleet.
    Any takers?


    Minded like a baby.
    One lady owner owner from new.
















    And two loonatic sons.


  • #8913
    Brown Podzol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Brown Podzol


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Spotted this on the road this morning. Showing my age as I remember using one, hadn't seen one in years

    Anyone know what it is and have ye used one?

    Is it a steerage hoe?. You need more pixels or a cleaner windscreen.:D


  • #8914
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Spotted this on the road this morning. Showing my age as I remember using one, hadn't seen one in years

    Anyone know what it is and have ye used one?

    Not a steerage hoe. Ordinary scuffler for beet?


  • #8915
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Would you be in Thurles area? And 40+

    Not a million miles from Thurles. Not 40+, was just worked too hard too young! Being told at the age of 9 to get into a 14 ton trailer, in the dark to find stones as an Almer Salmon escalator fcuked in beet, doesn't bring back fond memories.!


  • #8916
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    New addition to the fleet.
    Any takers?

    Is it an international? I'd say moy would take it for parts! :-)


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  • #8917
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Muckit wrote: »
    Is it an international? I'd say moy would take it for parts! :-)

    An old BMC mini. Grandmother owned it. Say its around 50 yr old


  • #8918
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Muckit wrote: »
    Is it an international? I'd say moy would take it for parts! :-)

    Moy wouldnt be a hoarder for machinery but his father on the other hand is a devil for it . :D


  • #8919
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    moy83 wrote: »
    Moy wouldnt be a hoarder for machinery but his father on the other hand is a devil for it . :D

    She's a real head turner. :D PTO still moves and the back wheels move too and gear box is intact but engine is in ribbons


  • #8920
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,684 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    She's a real head turner. :D PTO still moves and the back wheels move too and gear box is intact but engine is in ribbons

    Ah she would drive that krone baler no bother


  • #8921
    Odelay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,032 ✭✭✭Odelay


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    New addition to the fleet.
    Any takers?

    Not interested in taking her but would love to see more pictures of it please.


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  • #8922
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Brown Podzol wrote: »
    Is it a steerage hoe?. You need more pixels or a cleaner windscreen.:D

    Steerage hoe for sugar beet. Sorry bad pic but seat, steerage handle and steel all in good order. My brother and I made a lot of money with one of these. We eventually got an auto steer hoe but spray took over shortly after.


  • #8923
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Steerage hoe for sugar beet. Sorry bad pic but seat, steerage handle and steel all in good order. My brother and I made a lot of money with one of these. We eventually got an auto steer hoe but spray took over shortly after.

    There used to be one around way back. I never had the pleasure and only have a child's memory of it working. The seat rang a bell. My memory of it was of a much more substantial machine.


  • #8924
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    freedominacup wrote: »
    There used to be one around way back. I never had the pleasure and only have a child's memory of it working. The seat rang a bell. My memory of it was of a much more substantial machine.

    Funny I thought the same at first but remembered it was usually on a 135 or a 65 here. I was often sent flying with brother turning too short


  • #8925
    Brown Podzol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Brown Podzol


    We did the weeding with a hand held hoe. My two brothers and I tinned and weeded. 5 to 6 acres was enough to keep us busy for the summer long from the age of about 8 and then pulled by hand. When the machinery and sprays came Father gave it up, said there was no money in it. If there wasn't hardship it couldn't be profitable.:confused:To be fair I think free dried pulp was available back then, so much per acre of beet grown.


  • #8926
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Brown Podzol wrote: »
    We did the weeding with a hand held hoe. My two brothers and I tinned and weeded. 5 to 6 acres was enough to keep us busy for the summer long from the age of about 8 and then pulled by hand. When the machinery and sprays came Father gave it up, said there was no money in it. If there wasn't hardship it couldn't be profitable.:confused:To be fair I think free dried pulp was available back then, so much per acre of beet grown.

    After steerage hoe July would be spent weeding by hand. Some lads went to the bog we went at beet but no one slept in of a morning


  • #8927
    GrandSoftDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭GrandSoftDay


    Topped this place yesterday. Hadn't been cut or sprayed with 10 years I'd say and was gone out of control with rushes and thistles. I'll lick it in a months time and spread gran lime and fert on it. Pure neglect to have it the way it was, the ground isint that wet there at all so should get a good result. 136A9CA7-120E-4B4D-ACEB-0C519648DD2C_zpszjfps2rw.jpg


  • #8928
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    will you bale the rushes off it or just let them rot down? They might stop the grass from coming on


  • #8929
    GrandSoftDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭GrandSoftDay


    Muckit wrote: »
    will you bale the rushes off it or just let them rot down? They might stop the grass from coming on

    They are fairly mulched up after the topper so they will rot away. Didn't cut them very short anyway because all I wanted was green regrowth that will take in the spray. I'll let the cows in before the end of the week to eat whatever grass is there before I lick it.


  • #8930
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    Wife not going to be too happy when she gets home


  • #8931
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,684 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Wife not going to be too happy when she gets home

    There's still time to fix it :D


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  • #8932
    ellewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭ellewood


    Reggie. wrote: »
    There's still time to fix it :D

    Yea like thats going to happen:D


  • #8933
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,684 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    ellewood wrote: »
    Yea like thats going to happen:D

    Give the man some credit :)


  • #8934
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Reggie. wrote: »
    There's still time to fix it :D

    Or he could make her a nice roast chicken dinner.:P


  • #8935
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,684 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Or he could make her a nice roast chicken dinner.:P

    Ah the poor chicky......... She's only trying to clean herself.


  • #8936
    Odelay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,032 ✭✭✭Odelay


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Or he could make her a nice roast chicken dinner.:P

    She's in the pot already! Trying to tell you something!


  • #8937
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    Reggie. wrote: »
    There's still time to fix it :D

    Are you right in the head


  • #8938
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    ellewood wrote: »
    Yea like thats going to happen:D

    You know your men, don't you. ;)
    The biggest job I had today, was to look surprised when I came home and saw what they had done.


  • #8939
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Or he could make her a nice roast chicken dinner.:P

    Well we are having chicken Kiev tonight for dinner... I'm afraid to ask.


  • #8940
    Charliebull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,487 ✭✭✭Charliebull


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Wife not going to be too happy when she gets home
    ellewood wrote: »
    Yea like thats going to happen:D
    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    You know your men, don't you. ;)
    The biggest job I had today, was to look surprised when I came home and saw what they had done.

    So how long you pair been married then


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  • #8941
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,684 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Charliebull wrote: »
    So how long you pair been married then

    Long enough it seems


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