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  • #1232
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Cut paddocks yesterday evening ,Tedded after milking ,today after dinner and again about 11 in morning and rake and bale in afternoon.if weather changes will bale this evening
    Buck it, chances of rain has increased for this evening through tomorrow. Home in an hour to decide


  • #1233
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Second split being knocked at the moment, mowing should be finished by 4 or 5. Picking up tomorrow afternoon or Saturday morning. (contractor dependant)


  • #1234
    Deepsouthwest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Deepsouthwest


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Second split being knocked at the moment, mowing should be finished by 4 or 5. Picking up tomorrow afternoon or Saturday morning. (contractor dependant)

    It's drizzling/light showers in Schull, hope ur avoiding that over ur way.


  • #1235
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    It's drizzling/light showers in Schull, hope ur avoiding that over ur way.

    Clear on the rain/drizzle front so far. Very foggy. But the boss man will make any call on it. Ill do what im told


    Edit at 15:28 - Mist and drizzle has landed. Bollix. You could have kept it over there for a while DSW


  • #1236
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    How long would it take 4 bags of cut sward 24/2.5/10 to run trough the grass? Would 50 days be fine after the cold wether we had? Cheers

    It's new grass & grew like fcuk too.


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  • #1237
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,985 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    How long would it take 4 bags of cut sward 24/2.5/10 to run trough the grass? Would 50 days be fine after the cold wether we had? Cheers

    It's new grass & grew like fcuk too.
    isnt it 2 units per day? so 96 units would be 48 days?


  • #1238
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    whelan2 wrote: »
    isnt it 2 units per day? so 96 units would be 48 days?

    Cheers Whelan. Double checking I have my units right.


  • #1239
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    How long would it take 4 bags of cut sward 24/2.5/10 to run trough the grass? Would 50 days be fine after the cold wether we had? Cheers

    It's new grass & grew like fcuk too.

    I tested grass that I thought was going to be high N was grand .


  • #1240
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    It's been drizzling here since lunch time :(

    5UThUq.jpg


  • #1241
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Bull into it and make sure it happens.

    I don't get you on the first statement ???

    Funny. Ye brag on about the brilliant grass growing of Irish weather and the bitch about it when it doesn't play ball!

    Some are never happy!

    :)

    Truth be told '85 and '86 got me thinking about leaving a damp climate.


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  • #1242
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Funny. Ye brag on about the brilliant grass growing of Irish weather and the bitch about it when it doesn't play ball!

    Some are never happy!

    :)

    Truth be told '85 and '86 got me thinking about leaving a damp climate.

    I'd say your the only one taking Boards seriously. We're only having a chat, perhaps something missing where you are


  • #1243
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Funny. Ye brag on about the brilliant grass growing of Irish weather and the bitch about it when it doesn't play ball!

    Some are never happy!

    :)

    Truth be told '85 and '86 got me thinking about leaving a damp climate.

    '97 would have made you nostalgic for the grand dry summers like '85 and '86. That said they were two epics.


  • #1244
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    I'd say your the only one taking Boards seriously. We're only having a chat, perhaps something missing where you are

    Maybe I should get out more??


  • #1245
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Maybe I should get out more??

    Oh I'd say you get out plenty enough !


  • #1246
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    freedominacup wrote: »
    '97 would have made you nostalgic for the grand dry summers like '85 and '86. That said they were two epics.

    In '86 I had 110 acres of wbarley on conacre that I couldn't harvest, and 42 acres of wwheat that was ploughed down. I was quiet for a few years after that.
    Made it back in '89 when I was getting £1 for small square bales from dairy farmers. Feckers stole a lot of them!

    Have those really bad years gone away with climate change?


  • #1247
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Maybe I should get out more??

    Lol


  • #1248
    Cow Porter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭Cow Porter


    Back to topic I suppose.........

    Cut in afternoon today, will Ted tomorrow depending on day and Rake in evening hopefully if rain threatening tomorrow night, chopping sunday


  • #1249
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Anyone seen weather? Planning to cut 30 ac tomorrow a d pick up Monday morning


  • #1250
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Anyone seen weather? Planning to cut 30 ac tomorrow a d pick up Monday morning

    You'll be alright gg, we're taking the rain out of the clouds before sending them east ;):D


  • #1251
    trixi2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,539 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    Contractor started knocking this evening will be picking up sun and Mon all going well


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  • #1252
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,955 ✭✭✭visatorro


    Greengrass1 wrote:
    Anyone seen weather? Planning to cut 30 ac tomorrow a d pick up Monday morning


    same here. I'm always nervous cutting because it's me that wants it cut early. older generation would nearly wait until July. so if it rains I'm in for a bollocking.


  • #1253
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    visatorro wrote: »
    same here. I'm always nervous cutting because it's me that wants it cut early. older generation would nearly wait until July. so if it rains I'm in for a bollocking.

    Have got that bollocking here either way ha.


  • #1254
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    visatorro wrote: »
    same here. I'm always nervous cutting because it's me that wants it cut early. older generation would nearly wait until July. so if it rains I'm in for a bollocking.

    Years ago when we were yoing lads the real row only started when we went to cover the pit.

    Boss man would be so particular that he couldn't be pleased. He'd nearly have a stroke if you didn't do exactly what he said. The rest of the year he'd be as cool as a cucumber.

    It got so bad that my mother would arrange an appointment to hav him away when we'd be covering the pit.


  • #1255
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Years ago when we were yoing lads the real row only started when we went to cover the pit.

    Boss man would be so particular that he couldn't be pleased. He'd nearly have a stroke if you didn't do exactly what he said. The rest of the year he'd be as cool as a cucumber.

    It got so bad that my mother would arrange an appointment to hav him away when we'd be covering the pit.

    i have that problem every year with the bossman...... until this evening. I don't know what got into him but i was the one driving on the pit covering.
    He wanted to leave the tires till the morning after we had the sheets and bags on. He went off moving cattle after the sheet went on and myself and my brother finished the whole thing...... The world is changing


  • #1256
    WheatenBriar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,170 ✭✭✭WheatenBriar


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Anyone seen weather? Planning to cut 30 ac tomorrow a d pick up Monday morning
    A little light rain overnight Saturday,then it should be ok apart from a few showers well scattered in the west mainly,might be very little further east?
    I'm in the same boat


  • #1257
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    i have that problem every year with the bossman...... until this evening. I don't know what got into him but i was the one driving on the pit covering.
    He wanted to leave the tires till the morning after we had the sheets and bags on. He went off moving cattle after the sheet went on and myself and my brother finished the whole thing...... The world is changing

    He probably gave up on ye after years of trying :D


  • #1258
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    WheatenBriar wrote: »
    A little light rain overnight Saturday,then it should be ok apart from a few showers well scattered in the west mainly,might be very little further east?
    I'm in the same boat

    The joys of living in the west. There was about 0.2mm in the Thursday overnight forecast across all the various websites/apps. What we ended up getting was a waxing and waning drizzle from Thurs 12 noon through to about Friday 3pm. Assuming it stays dry tonight I'll be shaking in the morning, raking in around noon with the baler following quickly behind. More "light" rain in the forecast here from 4pm tomorrow.


  • #1259
    WheatenBriar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,170 ✭✭✭WheatenBriar


    Reggie. wrote: »
    He probably gave up on ye after years of trying :D
    As my aul man said to me when we were little,forking dung onto the cover with our sprongs when he heard the grains of my fork dig into the plastic.... WHEAaaaaaTEN!!!!!!

    (I miss my aul man :()


  • #1260
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Years ago when we were yoing lads the real row only started when we went to cover the pit.

    Boss man would be so particular that he couldn't be pleased. He'd nearly have a stroke if you didn't do exactly what he said. The rest of the year he'd be as cool as a cucumber.

    It got so bad that my mother would arrange an appointment to hav him away when we'd be covering the pit.

    The Stanley knife is a dear friend. You wouldn't find a big enough piece of plastic to cover a child's cot here after the winter. No opportunity for pricking around with sh1t encrusted bits of plastic for walls or corners. One thing I can't understand. Silage making is big money. Contractors bills alone will be several thousand and yet when all the other money is spent fellas start messing with off cuts and dragging out last years bottom sheet from whatever corner it was fired into at the end of March. A properly sealed pit will have no waste but lads would rather have a foot of dung on top of the pit while "saving" money on the cost of covering the pit by this sort of messing.


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  • #1261
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    freedominacup wrote: »
    The Stanley knife is a dear friend. You wouldn't find a big enough piece of plastic to cover a child's cot here after the winter. No opportunity for pricking around with sh1t encrusted bits of plastic for walls or corners. One thing I can't understand. Silage making is big money. Contractors bills alone will be several thousand and yet when all the other money is spent fellas start messing with off cuts and dragging out last years bottom sheet from whatever corner it was fired into at the end of March. A properly sealed pit will have no waste but lads would rather have a foot of dung on top of the pit while "saving" money on the cost of covering the pit by this sort of messing.

    Couldn't agree more, new sheets every time


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