Lord Ferguson Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Looks like a bit of a pigs ear to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Here's the instructions \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 this is going to sound stupid but whats kale then??? never heard of that before unless its another name for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Well... I know it as a veg Sean... little used nowadays... but it WAS popular... from the brassica family I guess... I guess we should assume it was cattle food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Well... I know it as a veg Sean... little used nowadays... but it WAS popular... from the brassica family I guess... I guess we should assume it was cattle food Is from the cabbage family isn't it? \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm sure you can use it as sheep feed...... \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Here's the definition.... 'Curly-leafed member of the cabbage family which grows in loose bunches. The strong-tasting leaves are rich in vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium and iron; frequently eaten boiled or used as garnish.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I've heard of it ..... can't think were though. But what springs to mind is the Cabbage family. But im pretty sure it was on the Simpsons for whatever reason..... they were making a model man out of it i think ..... may have got that completely wrong but thats what springs to mind. Weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRACTERROR Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I will ask Alan Tichmarsh ,I have his number somewhere,believe it or not we were in southern Ireland last year and ther was a demolished farm near where we were stayin and we saw one of these ,I hadnt a furkin clue wot it was ,so cheers ,I can now put my Father in Law out of his misery and a small pic for NH2 courtesy of Tracterror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Now there's a tractor...... Thanks for posting mate...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 My grandfather had one of these! I never saw it being used for cutting kale, but it made a great bale carrier once we had hacked off the rocker arm in the middle and removed the associated gubbins. We got a toplink off a Massey 35 digger and modified it with a section of box iron and a hair trigger. A very young spn would come down the haggard with a load of bales on't back, stand on the sidebrake just before hitting the elevator, spin the steering wheel, reach back, smack the trigger, the toplink would release, spilling the bales in front of the elevator, drop the hydraulics to lower the buckrake, thus resetting the toplink, and straight back out the gate I came in, and away back to the field for the next 25 bales. All this without touching the clutch! I got very skilled at placing the bales exactly where I wanted them after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRACTERROR Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Now there's a tractor...... Thanks for posting mate...... no probs bud few more to follow next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 kale ! yeah drilled loads of the stuff, mixed in with stubble turnips , cows go mad for it , but a complete barsteward trying to move the electric fence for them every day ! once all the leaves are stripped , just the stalk is left looks familliar to sprout stalks , bugger to plough in mind . the last dairy farm i worked on grew approx 30 acres of the stuff, makes a good break crop from grass all the time take the silage from it , plough , drill the kale , for winter feeding , plough ready for maize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 My grandfather had one of these! I never saw it being used for cutting kale, but it made a great bale carrier once we had hacked off the rocker arm in the middle and removed the associated gubbins. We got a toplink off a Massey 35 digger and modified it with a section of box iron and a hair trigger. A very young spn would come down the haggard with a load of bales on't back, stand on the sidebrake just before hitting the elevator, spin the steering wheel, reach back, smack the trigger, the toplink would release, spilling the bales in front of the elevator, drop the hydraulics to lower the buckrake, thus resetting the toplink, and straight back out the gate I came in, and away back to the field for the next 25 bales. All this without touching the clutch! I got very skilled at placing the bales exactly where I wanted them after a while. Thanks Stan.... I find myself closing my eyes and imagening all that... must have been quite a scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 kale ! yeah drilled loads of the stuff, mixed in with stubble turnips , cows go mad for it , but a complete barsteward trying to move the electric fence for them every day ! once all the leaves are stripped , just the stalk is left looks familliar to sprout stalks , bugger to plough in mind . the last dairy farm i worked on grew approx 30 acres of the stuff, makes a good break crop from grass all the time take the silage from it , plough , drill the kale , for winter feeding , plough ready for maize Did you ever use the cutrake then Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Drilled a lot for pheasant cover around field margins, then let the sheep strip it down. They make a far better job than cattle at getting rid of the stalks. Very nice in a bit of scotch broth.( Both sheep and Kale ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Did you ever use the cutrake then Marcus no i have never used one mark, seen something simmilar working but not a fergie one. the only fergie one i have seen was at a 'yesterdays farming' event Drilled a lot for pheasant cover around field margins, then let the sheep strip it down. They make a far better job than cattle at getting rid of the stalks. Very nice in a bit of scotch broth.( Both sheep and Kale ) lot of kale for phesant cover round here graeme , along with maize up till a few years ago ,my nan used to cook kale for sunday dinner & is still available in some supermarkets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 you can zero ,strip graze harvest it on to the turnips we used to strip graze that and as you said marcus a pain to electric fence it we used to top one strip and fence on the topped strip so the leaves diddnt earth the fence and used a topper because we would be months cutting with a hand siphe the size of field we strip grazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 well you learn something new every day eh, thats prob the stuff round some of the feilds down this way arround pheseant season ect, always though it was just over grow weeds ect, round the feilds, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenryk Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I still grow it as a garden vegetable - curly kale. Very good for the winter months when there is not too much available in the way of fresh greens. You cook and serve it like cabbage. It tastes good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 by a strainge coincidence we have just had curly kale for tea with the shepards pie, and theres me never heard of it before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 there's many things like that sean . was reading an article in trucking mag once & this haulier was running the M5 bristol >exeter everyday, can't say i'd ever seen his trucks ,but from then on i saw 2-3 of them everyday afterwards \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 yeah it happens that way doesnt it mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenryk Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Bit like John Deere's It is enough to make you shut your eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Drilled a lot for pheasant cover around field margins, then let the sheep strip it down. They make a far better job than cattle at getting rid of the stalks. Very nice in a bit of scotch broth.( Both sheep and Kale ) Exactly what is says on page 16 of this weeks farmers guardian and there also colour pictures if anyone not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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