jmd Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 15 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: Had a wander over to the coast at Lytham yesterday with Gemma, called in at Pembertons Farm shop (although Tom wasn't about his dad was, Tom Pemberton farm life on you tube) for a late breakfast, £4 for bacon sausage and egg butty that was cooked in front of you was spot on 👍 then headed down into Lytham, nice couple of miles on the prom walking off breakfast, a crying shame on way back to car though, that this 1060 would have been a tidy thing by the looks of it but salt now taken hold and she getting crustier than a crabs arse...... Me and Joanne go for a walk along the front at lytham a bit Paul with the dog and seen the tractors a few times like you say a shame they been left to rot i can't say it looks like they moved for a fair while. I might have to sample a butty next time on root 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 17 hours ago, jmd said: Me and Joanne go for a walk along the front at lytham a bit Paul with the dog and seen the tractors a few times like you say a shame they been left to rot i can't say it looks like they moved for a fair while. I might have to sample a butty next time on root I know what you mean John, they didn't much seem to have moved since we were last there, only maybe the 1060 i was looking over as tin can over exhaust seemed to be a bit more used look rather than just rusty.... It's worth a call at farm shop, bet it's only a mile and half from the windmill, some of the steaks on the butchers counter looked good but downside was cooked sandwich options didn't have black pudding amongst the options...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 20 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: been getting used to some serious tech, like a bloody space ship inside , prob not use half of it either, Straight fuel or is it half and half Sean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Yesterday my mate called in for a few hrs and finished welding this back together , got the angle on the top of main beams so any grain that comes over the top should fall off as no flat surfaces . Also cut and drilled a thicker bit to bolt along the bottom ,just got to get a thick bit of rubber to put along bottom as a ware strip 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 When i got back to farm yesterday afternoon i got lawnmower on a table on washed it down underneath as i have got to get the streering sorted out cogs are bit worn and jump if turning quickly ,was able to hold up in air on jcb to wash underneath 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: Straight fuel or is it half and half Sean? straight fuel mate, cars are getting better, but for leccy, the basic infrastructure isnt there ,i very nearly went for a VW id 3 ,sort of golf size all leccy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Agri Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Just under 5 acres of Autograss raceway mulched up with the Meri last couple of days. Slow old going at 0.50kph thank god for audio books is all i can say!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 12 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: straight fuel mate, cars are getting better, but for leccy, the basic infrastructure isnt there ,i very nearly went for a VW id 3 ,sort of golf size all leccy. Better being straight fuel... Better than having to worry about charging, charging points and also the expense of battery if of future failure. Country not set up for electric vehicles yet on long term journey. Short runs eg milk floats and factory tugs etc were ideal but the infrastructure and even the basic timescales on charging still don't warrant an everyday electric vehicle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Valley Axe Man said: Better being straight fuel... Better than having to worry about charging, charging points and also the expense of battery if of future failure. Country not set up for electric vehicles yet on long term journey. Short runs eg milk floats and factory tugs etc were ideal but the infrastructure and even the basic timescales on charging still don't warrant an everyday electric vehicle Exactly why i didnt bother , we are apparently going all electric by 2028 at work , wont happen, will kill us best they can buy are hardly any load in the back,950kg , which is barely what the basic safety kit weighs, so second van just for the stores to do the job , but for two ends thats 4 vans and a total range of wait for it 60 miles, if they are lucky the area we cover is 60 miles out let alone back as well 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smithy Posted March 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2023 Apart from be very cold last night i had a better evening than i did the day time .As a member of the Suffolk Farm Machinery we had a visit to a farm yard where members of the Suffolk Bunch (classic tractor) keep some of there tractors ,hope photos are ok but was dark and not a lot of space to get around them 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack390 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Bit of snow down here for once! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 5 hours ago, smithy said: Apart from be very cold last night i had a better evening than i did the day time .As a member of the Suffolk Farm Machinery we had a visit to a farm yard where members of the Suffolk Bunch (classic tractor) keep some of there tractors ,hope photos are ok but was dark and not a lot of space to get around them A few nice classics there smithy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack390 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Little birthday meal 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 just back from a meal for the other half's birthday(was actually Tuesday) , at our usual special occasions restaurant ,kuku, an Asian fusion tapas place, tomorrow is an evening out for a good friends 50th, followed by sunday lunch for a full family outing for the wife's birthday. how can a birthday last a week 😀😀😀😀 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 18 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: just back from a meal for the other half's birthday(was actually Tuesday) , at our usual special occasions restaurant ,kuku, an Asian fusion tapas place, tomorrow is an evening out for a good friends 50th, followed by sunday lunch for a full family outing for the wife's birthday. how can a birthday last a week 😀😀😀😀 I needed to gain browny points (get back into positive territory) with my wife after buying another Freelander, so took her out for 3 meals in the space of a weekend! So the moral is to make sure you bank those points Sean! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 32 minutes ago, AndyB said: I needed to gain browny points (get back into positive territory) with my wife after buying another Freelander, so took her out for 3 meals in the space of a weekend! So the moral is to make sure you bank those points Sean! always bank them up, gets me out of trouble for presents at xmas and a likes 😆😆😆😆 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack390 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Saw an interesting cubicle shed today whilst collecting firewood. All out of use now, but one in the same yard has a few ewes / lambs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 My mate nipped up farm yesterday to help out ,he had welded this together a few weeks back so gave it a first coat of paint will give it a 2nd coat one day next week ,the bar is going along the bottom as a ware edge ,it was this bit that i dropped on my left foot ,on the lookout for a thick bit of rubber to put along bottom behind that front edge . As for me i had abusy day sitting in armchair in barn eating jaffa cakes and drinking coffee watching my mate 🤣😂👍 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Day out yesterday to pick up a couple of bits off Nigel at Wheelies tractor spares, hellish collection of Nuffield and Leylands with a slack handful of Leyland based tractor pullers about and enough old donor tractors to keep a couple of thousand old Leylands in daily use it's a grand spot to rummage about in ...so then seeing as we were only 20 mins away from the East Coastal town of Filey we ventured down to the prom and had wander about, was a grand day if not a bit breezy, only thwarted by a squally shower just as we were sat having a coffee near the slipway.... Anyhow these boat launcher didn't really go unnoticed, 1060 in particular fitted with a rarer seat in the shape of a rest o ride.. an earlier attempt at a deluxe suspension seat and surprisingly they are fairly comfy..... pity this one's missing the actual vinyl seat cushion, but the suspension system was offered fitted with existing seat pan also, bit like the one I had on my super major ... And considering the salty conditions all 3 didn't appear to be into bad a shape. Heading home called in via a small detour to the village of Wetwang, the chippy there always used to be spot on and even though it be beck end of 5 years since we were last there, it's still a spot on chippy 👌 Edited March 25, 2023 by Valley Axe Man 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Looks a good spot there paul and fish & chips look tasty . them tractors do look in good shape ,the little Leyland , a mate of mine was salesman at Collings Brothers at Abbotsley until about 1 year ago ,i bought my Kuhn hay mower and a second hand 12 ton trailer of him while he was there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Agri Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Some old tin sheets I had put up on my bottom shed. Nothing fancy but keeps the weather out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Anderson Agri said: Some old tin sheets I had put up on my bottom shed. Nothing fancy but keeps the weather out Every little helps ,so i am told 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On friday i had my combine man call in to check over/service machine ,this rear beater belt had a few cracks in it would propably be ok for another year but its easer to change now than out in field so new belt been fitted ,other belts all ok ,he should be back monday to put everything back together and then change oil and filters 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Had a bit of a sort out on caps and woolie hats the other day there is 54 hats on the table all with agriculture names on them that i have collected up .I have given them away to be sold and money donated to 2 or 3 charities ,they wont make a fortune but every little helps so they say . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Took a call from Goody last week ,as i am limited on what i can do at moment he said he got a large collection of brocures to pick up in the spalding area so if he picked me up would i like to ride up with him on saturday to get them and also we could pop in for the first half of the M&M Auction and then go on to pick up his brocures ,had a few bids on items which someone went one more on but did get these 2 items .My granddaughter Grace (14) likes building things including flat packed furniture so i have given them to her to have a go at 😃 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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