noel

Nice to see the old JCB's. We had one exactally the same as that but in slightly better condition ha ha! It required a certain degree of skill and bravery to drive it, to keep her going straight you had to constantly move the steerling wheel left to right and my favourite bit was the brakes, one you used them you had to go in the opposite direction to release them. Was never a dull moment in that thing. cheers Noel

I've been to Cooley, nearly every year since i was no height!!! Its excellent and definately worth a day out!!! Would it not be a good venue for some of the Farm Toys sellers to attend? The next model show im aware of is in November would be nice to see/buy some models/conversations at Cooley. Noel

@ mx-driver Could you Please post more pics of your setup. Looks imprssive!!! Thanks Noel

excellent job. very well done!!! keep up the good work Noel

Im not one for cutting a branch here and one there ha ha! When i hear the sound of the chainsaw running, i cannot help myself ha ha! I've got my mum and aunt convinced now that it looks a lot better with its new look ha ha! cheers Noel

was planning for a nice quiet day, but saw my mum and aunt strugglying at pruning a tree. So i went and took the chainsaw to it. Got a bit carried away as i normally do with the chainsaw and lets say there is about a 5 inch stump left out of a 20ft tree ha ha! no problem looking after it now. Noel

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO Im in that picture, the one with the different coloured stripey jumper ha ha! cheers Noel

Hi, Can anyone identify these wheels? http://www.toptractor.co.uk/enlargepicture.asp?imagequery=287 would they be Trelleborg wheels? Im thinking off modifying a conversion i have and am after the real wheels not resin if possible. Thanks Noel

I enjoyed the show, i though traveling from Newcastle was bad until i was talking to Garret and a few others. People came from as far as Waterford!!! Anyway, i cannot wait till the next show!!! Keep up the excellent work Ricky. Cheers Noel

I was at the show today, first one i've attended and it was EXCELLENT. Met SMALLCLASS and RICKY from farm models and a few others. Was blown away with there stand!!! and even more amazed to see the new UH models. I bought a Redrock Silage trailer from farmmodels stand, the fella there (sorry if you see this, cannot remember your name) twisted my arm ha ha!. THANKS Thats a Redrock and Kane i have now!!! just a Frazer left to get. I also bought a Farm master conversation with front double wheels and buckrake for ?45. As i was looking at it some kid tried to buy it, so i bought it ha ha! Wish i had more money with me ha ha! What did everyone think of the show? cheers Noel

hopefully should be there on Friday. Stuck in Spain at the moment and fingers crossed i can get everything finished and home tomorrow night. will be nice to meet people, though i don't know too many on the forum. Noel

You got there before me ha ha! Nice writeup, should attract more people to the show, roll on Friday Noel

very impressive looking setup. I wonder what acerage they would cover per hour! I remember we had a bad winter a good few years ago and couldn't take the tanker into the fields, so we got some fellas in with the umbilical cord system, if i can remember correctly they were charging over ?100 per hour back then!!! not cheap, would need to make sure you have them in BIG fields to make it cost effective!!! thanks for putting pics up Noel

am lost for words..............

excellent shed. If you dont mind me asking, what did you make the roof from? Im VERY interested in making my own Farm Layout and need any advice. thanks Noel

i've just picked up this thread and you seem to be doing quite well on the Farm. I started by milking Dairy cows when i was about 13/14 (25 now) loved it, got to know most of the cows, though i was always more interested in the machinery, slowly but surely i got to master each one. The farmer i worked for had Fiats. Started off in the 88-94 and was the newest tractor on the farm. Allways wanted to drive the BIGGER 180-90 fiat and one day out of the blue i got asked to spread slurry using it and a 1500 Gallon Star tanker with sluddigator. Can remember it to this day. To cut a long story short, the farmer is building you up to the bigger machinery. Its a lot of responsibility!!! Believe me i have got myself into some very sticky situations and its beacuse of my experience i managed to get myself out of them. Unfortunately im no longer working on the farm as the farmer in question sold up, but i do help him out in the summer when hes bailing etc for horsie people ha ha! Best job i ever had!!! Enjoy it while it lasts!!!!!! Noel

looks excellent, cannot wait to see close up pics Wish someone would make a Taarup 622. Noel

woooo thanks for all your advice everyone!!! Gonna take it slow and not rush. When i get more of an idea what i would like i will let you all know. Am looking forward to the show, might get some ideas. smallclaas check your PM Thanks Noel

the show in Portrush NI is not on till Friday 6th April. cheers Noel

first off all i apologise if this is in the wrong forum. Im planning on building a Model Farm, particulary a silage setup, with a open clamp, a few implement sheds and a field or 2. I have drew a good few layout plans but have scrapped them all. I don't know a good size of board to start off with as im limited to space. Biggest would be 6x6. Does anyone have any suggestions on layouts or photos that i could take a bit of imspiration from. Where would be the best place to get grass like carpet for the fields? thanks Noel

please excuse this silly question. Im planning on going to this show and would like a bit more info. Who's attending, will there be a chance to buy scratch built implements and sheds there? any pics of last year's show (if there was one) thanks Noel

first class job. I don't know how you people make these! Absolutly outstanding!!! Wish i had the know how to do this Noel

god, Greenmount still doing that safe tractor driving course. I remember doing it a good few years ago (9 or 10), at the time they were using case's a few 5140's and cannot remember the smaller models. 2 Days of fun though and learnt a bit. Well worth doing. Noel

very nice!! slurry seems to be going on a bit on the heavy side? this was one of my favourite jobs on the farm. Remember doing it in frosty mornings, up from 5:30 and spreading right through the day if ground conditions were ok. Noel

thanks for your kind welcome! I've sent martin a PM many thanks Noel