FB Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Well i've called him, he was up around 7ish getting ready, few technical issues that he has got sorted now. Off to see him later in the afternoon after he has managed a few furrows! ;D I'll get some pics but he can do the explaining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 cant wait to see this :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Tell me the location and I might come along as I need a good laugh day out :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 cant wait to see marky ploughing trough or something ha ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Mmmm........... This should be moved to what made you laugh today :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Mmmm........... This should be moved to what made you laugh today :D I'll look at the pictures then pass judgement Barry :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 you pessimists the lot of you!! Good luck Marky. Wish I had somewhere to have a go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Where r the pics ??? Furrows as straight as a dogs hind leg is a saying we used to use. Go on Marky boy put us all to shame.Hope he,s not got to much green to turn under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 well i didnt get to see him, he had to finish early due to a techincal matter! :D He's got some pics though to amuse yourself before he posts them up, here 2 pics and a video :D and what he wears when driving! and heres a short movie that hat is just great :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 nice hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Well... what a day.... Just got in... I'll upload the pics to PB in a few mins... and I'll give you all something to laugh about :D Pig in poo poo is all I can say just now Oi... what's wrong with my hat... I thought all Master Ploughmen wear those style hats... at least that's what the bloke in the shop told me... he said I was lucky to get the last one as well... it was a bit dusty thinking about it... and they were sniggering when I left the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Well... what a day.... Just got in... I'll upload the pics to PB in a few mins... and I'll give you all something to laugh about :D Pig in poo poo is all I can say just now Oi... what's wrong with my hat... I thought all Master Ploughmen wear those style hats... at least that's what the bloke in the shop told me... he said I was lucky to get the last one as well... it was a bit dusty thinking about it... and they were sniggering when I left the shop What IS it sticking up all over that hat? You look like the old photos of the ladies having their marcel waves set. All that is lacking is the wires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Can only be described as "nobbly bits" Susan really :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I thought you were going ploughing ??? Thats a linkbox \ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 didn't reliese "Dennis from Grunty Fen" was still around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I thought you were going ploughing ??? Thats a linkbox \ \ Sod it... noi wonder it wouldn't "dig in" :D didn't reliese "Dennis from Grunty Fen" was still around :D watch it Mr :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 very professional looking marky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Love the hat!! Shame that there was no working pictures. Ben you have let us down!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Love the hat!! Shame that there was no working pictures. Ben you have let us down!! I've got a few Kev... I'll pop them up after tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Love the hat!! Shame that there was no working pictures. Ben you have let us down!! wasnt my fault!, i was out in the morning and when i went there in the afternoon he had broken the plough and went home!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Ok... so.... here's the story... I gets up at 6.30am ready to go... Fanny had been "readied" the night before... so it's out of the garage.... ROPS up and bolted upright.... flashing light on... bosh... I'm away... Now the plough (kindly lent to me by Steve who works for me).. is at Over... which is about 6-7 miles from my house... Halfway there my head is throbbing... it's blooming freeeeeeezing... so I swings into work (also at Over) to pick up my titfer (tat) ... oh... and to let the girls in the warehouse laugh at what a t*t I look on my tractor Anyway... I gets to Steves field drop off my link box (which I always carry)... back up to the plough.... SOD IT... my tractor is CAT II linkage... the plough (an early 3f ferguson plough thats not been used for years and year... and looks pretty well new) is a CAT I... open my toolbox... guess what... numpty boy here has left the CAT I ball ends at home :'( :'( - Oh.. and the toplink is too wide... as CAT II is 10mm wider than CAT I... So... it's a quick trip round to work... ditch fanny in the carpark... get in a van and back home... I locate my balls (no smutty remarks please).. get out the grinder and take 5mm off each side of my toplink end... Back to work... ditch the van... back on Fanny... back to Steve's field... balls in... hitch up and I'm away... The field is in Dry Drayton... not far by the A14.. but about another 6 miles via the back roads... On the way there... the plough is bobbing up and down on the linkarms in transport mode... then bang... tinkle tinkle... GOLLY GOSH I think to myself... what the hell was that... I pull over to take a look... Disaster... the wheel on the last furrow has broken the bolt with all the bobbing up and down and now it's dangling down and touching the road.... I shorten my toplink as much as it will go... and it's still only an inch off the ground.... so I get some rag from my toolbox and tie it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 So... I eventually get to the farm about 9.30am after all the messing around... I meet the farmer who tells me the ground is ROCK hard... we have had no real rain here for weeks... and the land is VERY heavy... So I get to setting out... I lengthen my toplink... right out... scratch out a headland both ends of the field... Now being the bright spark I am (thought I was ) ... I see the lines in the stubble... great thinks I... no need for marking out any more... I'll just chugg up a line... must be level with the hedges if I follow the drill lines... So... here I am after scratching my first furrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Then the problems start... The ground is so hard the plough just wont pull in... worse in a tramline... it's like flipping concrete... the farmer son comes over... even stands on the last furrow... but it just won't pull in at all... - What a mess :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 when you dont want rain its there and the other way round eh mate, looks like you got a little done anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I know says the farmers son... (actually it was his grandson I believe).... lets try up the other end of the field... So we go the other end and try... Nope Still rock hard... :'( Then the farmer comes along... Oooo noooooo you wanna plogh it the other way he says... I dunno why I drilled it that way... we always plough up and down.. not across... try that... So... a bit of tinkering with some settings... levelling up the plough in the ground (when it eventually went it)... toplink adjustment... added weight from one of Fannys front weights (tied on in a heath-robinson fashion)... and I'm away... It't not good going... everytime I cross a tramline the plough just rides up out of the ground Then Mrs F turns up with my Ploughmans lunch... and takes the p*** out of my "banana furrow" as she calls it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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