Big A

I've had that happen as well, they go down with a hell of a bang when that happens don't they, soon welded it up again

it was loud all right, its the offset verge mower it happened to not the hedger it looks a bit like the frame is twisted as all the weight pivots on a big pin at one side, not so sure how its going to fix \

went away early to start verge mowing, council phoned to say that we need to speed up as the grass is getting long, thing is thay told us not to start on the usual date as it wasnt worth cutting, dont really think its my fault.

than the rain came on and it slowed me down consideribly, then the gearbox snapped 2 of the bolts which attach it to the frame, so packed up and headed home only for the bl***y lifting frame to snap and the mower landed in a heap on the road > now i cant go tommorow till ive tried to fix it

yesterday, selling my ford 7840 at the machinery sale :'( was sad to see it go, mind you i can always look forward to the next tractor we get home.

apart from a mess on my bench there is my cattle crush that im putting the final toches to before sending it away to see about casting it.

all going to plan i hope to have some available for spalding and toytrac.

happy birthday will

hopefully these pics do the trailer more justice

what a sh** day

oil pump on the renault packed in

need to remove wheel of renault but the axle stands are missing and someone stole my jack.

pto stopped working on the ford

power washer stopped working

local neds(chavs) have thrown our wheelie bin in the river and burnt the one at our rented out house

bag of seed barley wasnt tied properly and quite a lot of it run out when i lifted it up

i forgot i had the dentist tommorow, need to take antibiotics before i go, but i forgot to go for them, now no pharmacys open and wont be open till the time of my appiontment

swung my car door open in a rage and bashed it on a wall

and to top it off the only field that all the neighbours can see, the sowing looks shocking, missed bits everywhere and i cant understand why.

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anyone know when the t series sets are being released?

just sorted out my camp site, going down wednesday night and coming home sunday night, and if its anything like last year most of the time will be in the beer tent :P

i think its the first or second weekend in november \

anyone making the trip to the royal highland at ingliston, edinburgh this year?

its on the 19th till 22nd june.

if you and jez are going to penrith i'm definatly going so i can see the farms in the flesh

raining quite heavy here, so much for sowing the last 10 acre of barley this week

just one pic, rolling yesterday, try and get more pics when it drys up to get the last 10 acres rolled

you'l wish you never said that Bill ;D you could always come and pick stones

some day i will get her tidied up and get the duals and the discs on, you never know i might call on your services for a driver

Nice to be out in the fields again I bet Andy? The farm I worked a few years back had a 4m Sumo behind the discs, tight wad boss would spend out on a better one, have to say on the heavier ground it was a pile of crap especcally in a dry year. Wasn't all that bad on the sandier ground to be honest.

yeah its great to be busy in the fields, sumo definatly does more when the ground is sandy or if it is disced in front of the harrow, although i do notice a difference if i leave it up, there is definatly more soil in the centre of the harrow.

What about the nash Andy doesn't she get a job any more ???

was hoping to have the girlfriend discing with the nash but shes been too busy , the nash used to do all the sowing with the drill only.

Got to agree it seems to be going up by €20 a tonne every 2 weeks over here - no point in cereal/beef/milk prices going up if fertiliser/spray and diesel are all increasing still only the same bottom line - hence why I cannot understand some people going mad buying machinery

your not the only one thats thinking that

my mate ordered fert for sowing winter barley after harvest and it was ?450 per tonne he got told to order plenty as it could be up to ?550 by harvest :o

Nice pics Andy........Good to see the ol' Fordy still ploughing away........ :)

Is that a Sumo press on the front of the Renault mate?

sure is mart

F***ing kids from the village have pulled down another 1 of our stone walls, going to have to spend a while rebuilding it before i can get the field sown >

Sorry didn't look closely enough at the plough  :D any problems getting spares like boards and bits and pieces yet

That trade seems to be fair - I'll swap you a hand propelled stone fork for it

no deal

no problem getting parts, spaldings seem to carry all the parts we need at good prices.

hopefully get newer plough next year and a stone fork

Nice tidy job of ploughing there - is that a 3f Lemken

Also what are the discs - Ransomes or Dowdeswell

Get that bucket off the front of the Renault I am looking for one of those Tanco buckets :D

plough is a 3f ransomes, discs are parmiter (i think)

i'l do you a deal you buy me a new stone fork and you can have the bucket :D

the old man ploughing

the old man cultivating the end rigs, and discing later on