nashmach Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Well yesterday I was at the local ploughing match in the freeeeeezzzin cold but it was worth seeing one of the local characters at "work" - for that alone it was worth paying the ?5 to go in. He used to stop every foot and he nearly managed to lamp the only telephone post in the field . When he had the middle up he was down on his hands and knees trying to put shape on it . Some nice gear there - including a nice E27N with cab and linkage also a Deutz like in Classic Tractor this month and an immaculate IH 784 complete with Dowdeswell DP8 belonging to Ian Wilson from Wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainswomble Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Got stuck on a hill with our six wheeler tanker. Went to pull away, having two bites at the clutch and ---BANG--- !!!!!! got showered with bits of clutter from the rooftop storage spaces, the first aid kit leapt off the dash complete with mounting screws and then no drive at all. "kin front propshaft U/J had snapped. :o :'( The only good thing about it being that I was recovered by Mick Gould commercials from Flimwell with a monster of a Peterbuilt recovery truck. 40' long, three axles at the back, 100 ton underlift, 625 horsepower Cummins engine, red metalflake paint, chrome and lights everywhere, twin chrome exhausts and a "Jake Brake" on the engine which scared the crap out of a woman in Rotherfield. You should have seen the motorists faces when confronted by this vee--hicle (Swhat the Americans say). One woman scraped her Chelsea tractor along a wall three times before she finally got out of our way. Bet she was chuffed to bits!! [ Mick Gould comes from a farming background, his dad still has a farm at Wadhurst so we had plenty to talk about on the way home. He also was tractor mad as a kid and had Britains toys. He vaguely remembered me from the days in the late seventies when I used to deliver machinery to his fathers farm, so the day wasn't totally bad after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/32 farmer Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 i know mick gould wher you from britainswomble pm if you want good day then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 just finished work after spending all day repairing a 1200 pair cable that the gas board decided to spike ,right through the center,in plymouth, only 400 lines out : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainswomble Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 i know mick gould wher you from britainswomble pm if you want good day then Nothing to hide so here goes. I'm from Uckfield. used to work for a firm Called Sussex Tractors Ltd, I now work for United Petroleum. I knew of Mick when he had his workshop on his dads farm many years ago. Didn't know him personally though. Spect your mate from Locks has been dragged in by him too. I'm still waiting for a Lock's. driver to introduce himself to me. Spect I'll bump into him one day. Spose you know the recovery truck I was talking about. Apparently he's waiting for a new one to come over from America shortly. Whats your story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyboy Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 spent the day going round the building site recovering all the materials and fencing that had been tossed about all over the place on saturday morning, SERIOUSLY WINDY everyone on saturday morning sent home on safety grounds, scary!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCF Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Took my Geometry exam today, not as bad as I thought it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Took my Geometry exam today, not as bad as I thought it would be. Well done Tim... I bet you've passed it fair and SQUARE As for me... I ain;t done nuffin today to be honest... got a HUGE dose of "can't be assed disease" at the moment.. mus be the weather... Tomorrow though... off for a day out with wing commander Ben Holmes... to the Toy Fair in Londinium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/32 farmer Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 frezzing my nackers off micks boys brought me home from essex one or twice a few years ago nice bloke allways helpfull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Same as Steve ... Other than that packing most of my diorama away making space for the new shed. I had to bubble wrap all of my Schleich animals because they scratch so easily and the ears on the cows just snap off. So that took a while and then lounging around in my pyjamas trying to think of ways of making money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 spent most of today driving our JCB Farm Master 416s loading 3 of our spreaders up, think we done nearly 500 tons today. Spent a couple of hours this afternoon on a spreader just to make a change :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCF Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Got two more exams out of the way, then home early for a bit of tractor drifting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Hedging...boring,cold,wet...not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMurF Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Today i ave been welding up a neighbours plough and this evening i have been tileing soon be finished the kitchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 spending a day in the office before i go out yet again on a survey :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Catching up on "fings" in the office... and generally doing nothing else really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Catching up on "fings" in the office... and generally doing nothing else really Pretty much the same here this afternoon, feet up on the radiator watching whats going off in the yard via CCTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Pretty much the same here this afternoon, feet up on the radiator watching whats going off in the yard via CCTV. lazy northerner.....opps is that racist : now prepared for a survey 30 miles from the office with no hope of me returning after :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Catching up on "fings" in the office... and generally doing nothing else really The usual then Marky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Fencing - cracking day for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Fencing - cracking day for it Was it not a bit cold John? Otherwise was nice and sunny today...... Was it electric fence mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Was down to the shirt - soon work up a sweat knocking posts in etc. It was post, net and barb. Should get this bit done tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Was down to the shirt - soon work up a sweat knocking posts in etc. It was post, net and barb. Should get this bit done tomorrow. Aye right enough mate I know what you mean......I remember fencing last Summer......I was shattered with the heat, between the heat of the day and the heat of the job...... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Today just had lectures on Crop Production & Forage Crops then had the rest of the day off to catch up with assignments, spent the evening with a new girl i've met, going well! Then Telehandler training all day tomorrow Then back for the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCF Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Finished my last exam today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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