Gav836

Our 3 bulls, 2 are Limousin and one is a Stabiliser, can't remember the 4 or 5 breeds in him though Austin Balmoral Clinton

A few livestock pictures, first last years heifers, the whole herd is due to start calving about mid-late Feb. The rest of the cows The remainder of last years calves that haven't gone onto the kale yet

The destoner, 1999 Grimme CS1500 The big sprocket here could do with seeing a dentist....... ....as could 3 of these ones, they should look like the one on the bottom right

A few pictures from this week so far. With it being wet I've started to overhaul the spud gear ready for planting, only thing with a clean bill of health is the Grimme planter, the destoner is rather sick needing two new hydraulic motors and numerous sprockets, chains and bearings, the ridger just needs wearing metal changed. 6920s on Reekie ridger Grimme GL32B planter

That sounds like the guy, beard too from memory

I didn't get too involved with it other than sampling the burger van and taxi service, all I know is that he does a lot of fencing work now, spends more time on that than with the livestock

Well it was very wet but a good turn out, needed two trailers in the end as 50-60 farmers turned up, even one from Cheshire

Not got back to it yet mate, spent all yesterday cleaning up the yard ready for the EBLEX meeting and farm walk today

Can members please check the topic below before posting in here, most of the popular colours are listed there already http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=16838.msg438500#new

Tried that...normally they shatter with force I smack them with, don't want to damage the shaft though thats the problem so cutting it completely off is going to be a delicate job

A really stubborn bearing on the stone seperator's cross conveyor, I've thrashed it, I've heated it, I've cut half way through it and the blasted thing still won't come off the shaft

Today I have been starting the pre-season overhaul on our Grimme Combi-Star.......oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, I thought I'd seen some worn sprokets but these are something else :o

Don't worry Sue, we're having a crackdown on that and other infringements of forum rules at the minute so it won't be around too long Users of text talk, you have been warned

Welcome back! Yet another one who's left the green flock I see Sounds like a good and busy job that you've got yourself

He needn't ask in my case, with you though its a definate area of question :D

I certainly didn't.....I was playing with a new Dowdeswell plough at the time, reporter was quite tasty though :P :D

Cheeky g!t!!!!! :D I'm probably going to be ploughing that day but there's no way I'm missing the offer of hot food if I can help it

We're actually in the Farmer's Weekly this week with our out wintering of cattle program if anyone is interested (link below) and have an open day this coming week for the same thing. All in the name of saving money on the all expensive feed http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/22/113841/reducing-winter-feed-costs-is-possible-as-open-day-will.html

Fairly busy as weather allows ploughing for this years beet crop and spring barley. Still have a lot of beet in the ground at the minute. Yes we have the Ropa here, not very popular with us though as it leves the ground muddy, wet and unworkable down the headland they are tipped on. Got the old cleaner and Hanomag coming next time though as the fields are unreachable by lorry

Couple of others, first is of the first calf of the season born the weekend of the snowfall here in November, called Snowy Second is of cab dog in his sleeping quarters during the day

All are pictures off my phone hence the quality \

A few more of his first visit to us in the autumn when he brought his mate with him with a 54 plate machine and JD and Bunnings trailer.

Just a few pictures of our beet contractors kit parked up in our yard the other day, brand new this season 58 plate Verveat and his Claas Ares and trailer

Broad beans, 99% sure on that as there is a farm not far from here growing them and harvesting them like that

Sod that, should have hit it harder, might have got a new plough sooner then :D