chris.watson

3 hours ago, Gav836 said:

Currently trying to keep cool down in Essex while doing a two day forklift course........think someone’s turned the heating up down here!! 

Been like this down here for a couple of weeks Gavers mate. Looks parched doesn’t it mate.

4 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

look like tucannos to me smithy, prob practising for some air show on the 100 years thing, they used to do it down this way out of st mawgan or newquay, but they closed the fixed wing training and sent it up your way somewhere a few years back, nothing but choppers out of there now bar odd days when jets visit 

Claas tucannos Sean

8 hours ago, smithy said:

Mr Wrinch (don't think that is spelt right )

Yes, Richard wrinch, that’s the farm our cows go to.

On 6/27/2018 at 12:29 AM, smithy said:

Sunday morning before the road got busy I towed my mates caravan out from where we have built his log cabin as he has now moved into it , then Tuesday morning this lorry turned up to take it down to shotley as they have sold it to a farming family down there I think it is going somewhere near to where Chris Watson has cattle grazing

I’ll keep an eye out for that smithy mate, what was the name of the farmer it went to?

56 minutes ago, bluegreen said:

Shades of 1976 in my part of the fens, unbroken blue sky for three weeks and only one half decent shower in 5 weeks!!    The big boys with irrigation seem just fine, the small farmers must be very worried

Be an easy harvest Phil if it stays like this, but no cultivation’s until it rains I fear.

Hot in Essex Sean. There won’t be any second cut silage this year, it still looks as short as the day it was cut 6 weeks ago. Combines are rolling around here on Barley. Going to be a poor harvest grain wise, but the price is picking up nicely, but not so nicely if you have stock. For every winner there is a loser in this game. Be nice if it broke all records this year, then we can stop hearing.......”not as bad as 76”.

Looking out accross the farm at teatime it looked like the middle of December, you woudnt think it was the middle of March. Not a green shoot on the hedges anywhere.

19 hours ago, mb86 said:

Any snow or just cold Chris? The extremes in temp will certainly shock the beast, certainly don't envy anyone lambing or calving outside in this. 

Couple of inches of snow mate. Poxy stuff, I hate snow. Should be over the worst of it now.the wind last night was horrendous, everything was still alive this morning. Our vet reckons adult cattle are good down to -30, I hope we never see that temperature in this country.

Very cold down here in the usually tropical south. We are 2 thirds of the way through calving, but the 85 that are calving outdoors are producing better calves than the 110 calving indoors. Less pneumonia in the outdoor ones for a start. Problem now is it was 15 degrees here yesterday and today in the wind it's -7, this will shock livestock of any variety, and will do more harm than a prolonged cold spell. A close eye will be needed on all the stock down here in the coming weeks. The 150 cows that are due to calve in the autumn have it easy I think on another point, farmer round here top dressed 700 acres of cereals 3 weeks ago, then the beast from the east came, and since he put it on we have had 50mm of rain.....ditch and river banks should green up nicely in a few weeks judging by the water coming out of the land drains around here.

Second that. Great pics, some nice kit there. 

Very nice Stan mate, very,very nice.

Very nice Paul mate. Detail is stunning.Our real one still has the odd small paddock to do every year. Great machine.

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Very nice additions Justin.

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9 hours ago, smithy said:

Thanks , yes need that door to get in to unlock the two main sliding doors next to it , need to keep it secure as I sometimes have to hide/store my latest models in there so the wife don't see them  . Don't let on but there is 3 I put in there in the last week or so will get pictures hopefully today  but don't tell anyone its are secret  

Nice door smithy, hanging baskets would finish it off nicely.

6 hours ago, smithy said:

Your mum let you go to the shop on your own gosh you must be a big boy now ,bet you had to put your vest and scarf before she let you out  

Oh yes mate, and I had to give her three rings on the phone to let her know I got there ok.

Mike always gets the love hearts Sean, only because you get my last Rollo.

1 hour ago, Tractorman810 said:

chris ,how many times do we need to tell you, monday nights is yourturn for  50p in the meter , thats it go to the naughty step please 

Sorry mate, it's my fault, my mum let me go down the shop and i spent it on sweets.

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15 hours ago, smithy said:

Nice to see the Case and McCormick models Chris its made my day  Thanks

Your welcome mate. I have at least 6 ih/ case models to get....hopefully there will be some at the Doe show.

29 minutes ago, b_emmons said:

Nice batch of red articulated tractors Chris

Thanks Brian.

16 minutes ago, justy 46 said:

Very good Chris .. All the reds bar the Masseys !!!

Cheers Justy,Masseys will be next mate, and there is a lot of them

19 minutes ago, 844john said:

that's more like it Chris, lovely sea of red there!

Cheers mate, glad you like them.