Valley Axe Man Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 5 hours ago, smithy said: Well done Paul and I will wish you a happy birthday again on here allow I now it was last week , I expect yourself and mb86 have been eating the top half The rack of weights is my end Smithy, plenty to get a good bite of.... think Martin got a chunk from the mid riff area 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 2 hours ago, mb86 said: Judging by the size of the top bit of the cake I think there is plenty to feed a few dozen more in those two bits you refer to smithy. I don't know exactly whom the cake was based on Martin but has to said who ever it was was ready for milking 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Valley Axe Man said: I don't know exactly whom the cake was based on Martin but has to said who ever it was was ready for milking And she is a high yielder. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Its that time of the year again when I get a few chickens ready for friends and family so my freezer truck comes out ,I section of a corner of my barn and hang a tilt around it to contain the feather's and to keep us a bit warmer , also knock up a quick tent on a trailer so I can have all the birds in the barn on the day saves going back and fourth to the shed , last picture is nearly the finished bird ,wont show you what comes next as it might put you of your Christmas Lunch and yes it smells a bit MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL Smithy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 We used to keep some broilers when I was little to sell at Christmas, I used to hate it having to sit and ploat them, I can still smell it now 40 years later! Merry Christmas to you and yours Smithy, and to all the other like-minded weirdos on here! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 blimey smithy, no hotpoint twin tub to soak them in,makes plucking a lot easier mate i was told it was a mandatory suffolk chicken keeping bit of kit by my grandad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: blimey smithy, no hotpoint twin tub to soak them in,makes plucking a lot easier mate i was told it was a mandatory suffolk chicken keeping bit of kit by my grandad we used to dunk Geese in hot water (after killing) to get feathers out ,the super market ones are probably done in water but it can make them go a bit yellow ,cant beet a hand Plucked bird trussed up well to make its Breast stand out yes it is mandatory to keep a few chickens in this bit of Suffolk Norfolk they tell me they keep Ducks something to do with there feet or so I am told. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 hour ago, smithy said: .....cant beet a hand Plucked bird trussed up well to make its Breast stand out..... Sounds like my birthday cake Smithy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 hour ago, smithy said: we used to dunk Geese in hot water (after killing) to get feathers out ,the super market ones are probably done in water but it can make them go a bit yellow ,cant beet a hand Plucked bird trussed up well to make its Breast stand out yes it is mandatory to keep a few chickens in this bit of Suffolk Norfolk they tell me they keep Ducks something to do with there feet or so I am told. i remember plucking 2 geese at work one year,the two guys i worked with got given them,and given my past i got the duty,white feathers everywhere, boiled the water in a bucket. we always dunked the chickens as well, not for very long mind, just made it easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Getting a few vintage tractors and cars a ready for bit off Christmas run 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 4 hours ago, trigger82 said: Getting a few vintage tractors and cars a ready for bit off Christmas run Get some pictures please , merry Christmas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Locked up farm and got home to wait for santa , oh nearly forgot I have to stuff the chicken before falling asleep on settee 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Serviced the chainsaw as it was running a bit rough I fitted a seal kit in carburettor and it now runs lovely , I tried it out on some big bits I had laying around then got out the splitter and filled the trailer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Sorted out some rubbish today and pretended it was November 5th 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Also been working on my mates Nuffield as the water pump has gone , got old one off ok just got to press off the pulley on old one and press it on new one 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Going to display at this show 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 11 hours ago, smithy said: Also been working on my mates Nuffield as the water pump has gone , got old one off ok just got to press off the pulley on old one and press it on new one Good to see your making a bit of progress with your mate Eric's waterpump Smithy, looks like it'll be a warm start to the New Year in your house with that trailer load of firewood that you've got split, i got a couple of hours on my 802 yesterday so nearer to getting the crank seal in, just the coupling for the hydraulic pump and the bottom pulley to pull off and then can swap the seals. couple of other little bits to do on rebuild too but nowt that can't be sorted 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Thanks Paul ,we will burn a bit of that wood but most of it the wife bags up and sells at farm gate but we definitely wont go cold in are place your tractor is a lot cleaner than the one I am working on what ever I touch on Eric's is covered in black oil and sawdust and your workshop is a lot brighter than mine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, smithy said: Thanks Paul ,we will burn a bit of that wood but most of it the wife bags up and sells at farm gate but we definitely wont go cold in are place your tractor is a lot cleaner than the one I am working on what ever I touch on Eric's is covered in black oil and sawdust and your workshop is a lot brighter than mine Nothing wrong with that Smithy, keep a bit and sell a bit all goes to put the food on the table, Cheers a lot of the muck came off with a good wash before i put in in the shed to make a start on her. but some bits are still an oily mess that i couldn't get the pressure washer to. Aye the lights are good in the shed too, bit drafty but not a bad place to spend a few hours with the radio on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Oil seemed to be coming out of the rocker-box cover so I lifted the lid and found the gasket had moved and curled up letting out oil , I have a new one in stock so will fit it for my mate in next few days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Local butcher to me used to fatten some stock on some grassland where he lives about 2 miles away from mine , a few days ago he pulled into my yard and said he was moving and got one or two bits of gear I could have for free if I could move them this year , first thing is a Brian Legg fuel bowser which is ok ,only single skin but ok for around yard/farm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Went back next day and got this trailer floor is still solid might not be 100% road legal at moment but still could be handy around the farm ,also free 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Then went back again and got this bale transporter ,tires are perished and hydraulic hoses need changing and maybe a weld or two on side gates but I am sure it would move a few bales if I tidy it up ,again it was free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 He also said if you want it take the New Holland hay-turner so I did , again with a few hrs spent on it I am sure it would do a days work , he has a few new tines for it when he finds them in his shed which he will pass on ,again it was FREE . Might take this down my mates as we do his field of hay and he is the wrong side of a low bridge to me so its a 40minute trip around for us , he has a few old tractors two of which I share with him ,so I am sure he would use it to save me running around as much 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 So at the moment they are all sitting in my yard , till the wife tells me to tidy up 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.