smithy Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Thats a lovely little pup ,will keep you on the go for a few months 👍, watch out for little sharp teeth 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 10 hours ago, SirTainly said: He looks like he's going to be a wonderful companion! Thanks he seems a quite content little fella really, next step will be to see how he likes or doesn't like being in the tractor... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 6 hours ago, smithy said: Thats a lovely little pup ,will keep you on the go for a few months 👍, watch out for little sharp teeth 😂 Cheers Smithy, aye he will be a little sod at times I reckon but seems quite content at present and likes sleeping alot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 He looks a grand little fella paul, you and Gemma will have your hands full now if he's owt like our young man 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Valley Axe Man said: Cheers Smithy, aye he will be a little sod at times I reckon but seems quite content at present and likes sleeping alot Bit like me 🤣 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Last week turning wet barley straw ,it got slightly wet again last night but hopfully wont need turning again .bit of water sitting in tramlines from the 44mm we had other saturday 20230810_080016.mp4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 This was last week ,could not get combine to top as just dug in ,had to go across slope to get back to top and cut a section all downhill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 My mate was having the same trouble last week 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 This is me on another field winter barley last Thursday ,this one was lot drier for wheels to travel 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 One of the lorries leaving farm loaded with winter barley ,we had filled this bay and took 2 loads out and refilled and then had to tip up corner where wheat normally go but had another lorry in and cleared most of that so time to get broom out and tidy up that corner 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Got into wheat late on saturday afternoon ,as i had been bailing for a customer first 20230812_164958.mp4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Into more wheat yesterday ,ground still bit soft but trailers running around ok ,got wife in one and granddaughter in the other one 4 mile trip each way ,nice bit of wheat ,we cut till 11pm last night to finish field we was on as rain was forcast and yes this morning it is a touch wet 20230813_195411.mp4 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmajor Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 He is super cute hell have the pair of you rapped round his paws ha ha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 9 hours ago, jmd said: He looks a grand little fella paul, you and Gemma will have your hands full now if he's owt like our young man Cheers John, aye think he'll be into all and Everything once he's a week or two older..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 11 hours ago, smithy said: This was last week ,could not get combine to top as just dug in ,had to go across slope to get back to top and cut a section all downhill I thought you might have a bit better weather than what we have here in the north west Smithy, but it looks very similar a bit moist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Good to see that you been able to get on a bit Smithy... But like John says you've similar weather to us of late..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 11 hours ago, jmd said: I thought you might have a bit better weather than what we have here in the north west Smithy, but it looks very similar a bit moist This last 4 or 5 weeks we have 2 dry days then a wet day , back on Friday July 14th it rained all day 20mm in total and stayed wet that weekend then Saturday 5th August we had 44mm which really made the ground soft and then these little showers like we had yesterday just add to it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: Good to see that you been able to get on a bit Smithy... But like John says you've similar weather to us of late..... Supposed to be dry here till about 3pm this coming Friday , hope to make a start around 11ish this morning , got a mate on standby to help out on trailers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirTainly Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Good luck, sounds like here too, just as things dry out, then another heavy/long bout of rain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 We got going again yesterday ,ground a bit soft but got better as day went on 20230815_164636.mp4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 My son 11 first time baleing silage second cut . He loves it VID-20230816-WA0018.mp4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Caught up with these beast recently, the new John Deere 9RX 640 with the fancy roof and impressive exhaust stack😎........have to admit it has finally overtaken the Quadtrac in the good looks stakes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Had these sent to me ,its on my field they have baled the straw that i turned VID-20230816-WA0001.mp4 VID-20230816-WA0002.mp4 VID-20230816-WA0003.mp4 VID-20230816-WA0004.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I cut a 1 acre field for a friend ,he feeds the wheat to his chickens ,he normally gets his Nuffield out with a water tank on a trailer for me to empty into but he not been well for a time so i got my major and weeks trailer out ,i can run it down to him at a later date 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Had a few late night now weather is better , Jasmine done a few evenings carting back to barn .I have finished my wheat now just got some spring barley to cut allow they talk of rain later today 20230816_204928.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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