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Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

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  • #8942
    jimmy G M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭jimmy G M


    Plenty of this yesterday and today .. and tomorrow and Monday by the looks of it. Should have 200 bales in by then. Never realised the exhaust pipe was such an obstruction until this photo.


  • #8943
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,417 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Well?
    Farmer bought calves from a dealer in early Feb, Part of the deal was that they would be vaccinated (for I dont know what) dehorned and replace any calf that died. They were from multiple farms and 1 calf died soon enough on arrival. 1died a while after and another will probably die, they were a poorly group of calves. Ended up buyer dehorned calves himself and dealer fecked him around. So he is out a large vet bill, wasnt given a calf in replacement of first dead animal and dealer is being a prick....................that is the question answer is alot longer


  • #8944
    Grueller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭Grueller


    jimmy G M wrote: »
    Plenty of this yesterday and today .. and tomorrow and Monday by the looks of it. Should have 200 bales in by then. Never realised the exhaust pipe was such an obstruction until this photo.

    Its not. Just that the camera picked it as the focus of the photo.


  • #8945
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,292 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    All you folk farming flat land, it must be depressing only being able to see as far as the nearest hedge.... :D


  • #8946
    jimmy G M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭jimmy G M


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    All you folk farming flat land, it must be depressing only being able to see as far as the nearest hedge.... :D

    Ah it has it's ups and downs..........:D


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  • #8947
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,120 ✭✭✭visatorro


    Had 12 solid hours sleep last night. Can't sleep tonight. Can't win. Nothing on TV either.


  • #8948
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,828 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Daisy (not F&F Daisy) had a bull calf (RHS) this afternoon. Hardly had a chance to look at him since as I was flat out tilling & rolling feckin bird seed.


  • #8949
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,417 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Base price wrote: »
    Daisy (not F&F Daisy) had a bull calf (RHS) this afternoon. Hardly had a chance to look at him since as I was flat out tilling & rolling feckin bird seed.
    bird seed or grass seed?


  • #8950
    A cow called Daisy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭A cow called Daisy


    Base price wrote: »
    Daisy (not F&F Daisy) had a bull calf (RHS) this afternoon. Hardly had a chance to look at him since as I was flat out tilling & rolling feckin bird seed.

    :eek: :eek:


  • #8951
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    visatorro wrote: »
    Had 12 solid hours sleep last night. Can't sleep tonight. Can't win. Nothing on TV either.

    Those twins not teething and keeping you awake?! :)


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  • #8952
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    my son was helping a contractor for a few hours yesterday & the other guys warned him that the fellow they going to was literally a pita for asking questions & that they usually pump him with lies,

    in for grub & he starts,

    "your're young ##### from over ##### way? "
    "yep"

    "are ye still milking ?"
    "yep"

    "milking many this year?"
    "last 1 calved early april, they're all milking now"

    "ye still have the sheep?"
    "yep"

    "lamb down many this year?"
    "7 empty all the others lambed"

    he quickly moved on to interrogate the next victim

    (BTW, junior takes after his mother :rolleyes:)


  • #8953
    Kevhog1988
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Kevhog1988


    Rare day off today so i went to Appleby Fair for the day. Not half as good as ballinasloe and i didn't actually see a horse being sold at all.


  • #8954
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,417 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Noticed some of the furze bushes are dying, must be from drought. They had been in flower. First fox glove of the year picked here today


  • #8955
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,292 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    theemigrant wrote: »
    Rare day off today so i went to Appleby Fair for the day. Not half as good as ballinasloe and i didn't actually see a horse being sold at all.

    Did you "grab" anything??? :D


  • #8956
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,120 ✭✭✭visatorro


    Muckit wrote: »
    Those twins not teething and keeping you awake?! :)

    They have their moments!


  • #8957
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Too much Belgian beer makes Kovu something something...


  • #8958
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,417 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Kovu wrote: »
    Too much Belgian beer makes Kovu something something...
    Tut tut... off now to spray my second knapsack sprayer of weeds this morning.


  • #8959
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Tut tut... off now to spray my second knapsack sprayer of weeds this morning.

    I'm in a boat on a lake. This seemed like a great idea last night.


  • #8960
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,420 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Bikes loaded, heading for canal at Newry.


  • #8961
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,699 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Kovu wrote: »
    I'm in a boat on a lake. This seemed like a great idea last night.

    Alone?


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  • #8962
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Alone?

    Now I'm not that silly! Two mates here with me as well :)


  • #8963
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Just finished up with the local Macra festival. I'm a broken man


  • #8964
    CHOPS01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 797 ✭✭✭CHOPS01


    Learnt a good lesson this evening. Don't bring out a piece of machinery not used in 12 months without oiling and greasing in advance !
    Off I went with the topper shur wasn't the drive shaft seized and I couldn't open it out.Got my pint of tractor oil and persisted for half an hour running it over the knuckles and down inside the shaft. Result anyway got it freed out and got 2 acres of rough ground cleaned off.
    Happy out now


  • #8965
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    CHOPS01 wrote: »
    Learnt a good lesson this evening. Don't bring out a piece of machinery not used in 12 months without oiling and greasing in advance !
    Off I went with the topper shur wasn't the drive shaft seized and I couldn't open it out.Got my pint of tractor oil and persisted for half an hour running it over the knuckles and down inside the shaft. Result anyway got it freed out and got 2 acres of rough ground cleaned off.
    Happy out now
    To make next year easier on yourself powerhose and grease it all when your finished with it this year .
    Did you get the hang of the revs and speed alright ?


  • #8966
    CHOPS01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 797 ✭✭✭CHOPS01


    Bullocks wrote: »
    To make next year easier on yourself powerhose and grease it all when your finished with it this year .
    Did you get the hang of the revs and speed alright ?

    Started out in second but thought she was under a bit of pressure especially with some heavier rushes so dropped back to first and kept the trottle a bit stronger and went the finest. As the saying goes "nice and easy does it"


  • #8967
    Waffletraktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Waffletraktor


    CHOPS01 wrote: »
    Learnt a good lesson this evening. Don't bring out a piece of machinery not used in 12 months without oiling and greasing in advance !
    Off I went with the topper shur wasn't the drive shaft seized and I couldn't open it out.Got my pint of tractor oil and persisted for half an hour running it over the knuckles and down inside the shaft. Result anyway got it freed out and got 2 acres of rough ground cleaned off.
    Happy out now

    Next time get a strap or 2/rope. Take off the shaft. Tie both ends to something solid with the above the gently tighten on the strap until it pulls free. Guess a Hayes wire strayer could be used also.


  • #8968
    CHOPS01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 797 ✭✭✭CHOPS01


    Waffletraktor wrote: »
    Next time get a strap or 2/rope. Take off the shaft. Tie both ends to something solid with the above the gently tighten on the strap until it pulls free. Guess a Hayes wire strayer could be used also.

    Was almost getting ready to do that when I got it. Thing is lesson learnt so there won't be a next time !


  • #8969
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,828 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    CHOPS01 wrote: »
    Was almost getting ready to do that when I got it. Thing is lesson learnt so there won't be a next time !
    We always remove and store the shafts (tractor end) in the old dairy over the winter. If you have several implements then add a label to identify which shaft belongs to which implement. Liberally coat the male part with grease and use it to lubricate the female part before storing the male half iykyim.


  • #8970
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,292 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Was chatting a neighbour this morning. He, along with a bunch of other blokes went deep sea fishing over the weekend.
    Everyone was pretty ok, except one lad who was violently seasick the entire time.
    He puked till there was nothing left, then puked some more. .
    Hanging over the railing, exhausted, and the Skipper asked him, "you're pretty ill; did you throw up a brown thing yet?"
    "No" says her man, "I didn't, what would that be?"
    "That'd be your ar*e hole" says the Skipper !


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  • #8971
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Stop with talk like that!!


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