Ploughing today

[Mydexta]

@Will 1594

Do you have any pics from the day in question??

 

[Mydexta]

Correct Euan, this is one of Judy's photo's of the classic winner Steve Framingham, he looks to be a bit high on the middle of the start but cutting and turning a nice furrow now in the sandy land

I think he's tweaked his plough a bit and says it's made a fair bit of difference.
Also said he can't shake off this high crowns this yr no matter what he tries

 

[yorkie]

Think that proves the point if that is a class winner high crown and the 2 furrows don't match

 

[Roy Stokes]

 

[opininionated]

Think that proves the point if that is a class winner high crown and the 2 furrows don't match

To be the class winner it only has to be the best on the day, not perfect...

 

[John 1594]

When it comes to shining boards by working them, the soil has to be very tight and bodied. If soil sticks to the boards in the first yard of travel, the rest of the day will be soil on soil contact and the boards will receive no contact with moving soil.
As for difficult conditions, I can seldom remember a site free of problems and the winner invariably is the man who strives to overcome these problems rather than the one who blames his plough or the match organiser and chucks the towel in..
Give up John, you will never have the application or ability to become a match winner.

ah...while your here

would you care to post a pic of your latest modification

given how you berate "gardening"

i, along with many others, couldnt fail to notice the brand new rake you had mounted in your pole holder

have you got a shine on it yet?

 

[John 1594]

To be the class winner it only has to be the best on the day, not perfect...

or just someone from that particular county who currys favour wit the judges....................

 

[Will 1594]

3. Will go tommorow and take some of plots. They had some weather on them now but can still see what you want but finishes have been filled

 

[Roy Stokes]

ah...while your here

would you care to post a pic of your latest modification

given how you berate "gardening"

i, along with many others, couldnt fail to notice the brand new rake you had mounted in your pole holder

have you got a shine on it yet?

John, removing the straw before you start to plough is allowed, the further we get into this debate the more apparent it becomes that you have not a clue as to what is and isn't allowed, reading the rules is as important as polishing your plough before attending a ploughing match

 

[John 1594]

John, was it just your plot that had been topped by a 'muppet', and were all the other contestants blessed with a different soil type? If not, how did they fare under the same circumstance that you were under?
Perhaps @Roy Stokes could put some pictures of other contestants plots so that we could see how they coped with such adverse conditions?

There were 3 rows of plots...lower end reserved for the horticultural class

middle for the working class, upper end of the field for the posh men. The middle part of the field had been topped, all the plots had been set at an obtuse angle to the field boundary, leading to quite a bit of confusion at the start, as eveyone was running at a slight diagonal to the marking furrows between each row of plots

no suprises that all the prize winners were on the upper end, bar one

 

[John 1594]

There were 3 rows of plots...lower end reserved for the horticultural class

middle for the working class, upper end of the field for the posh men. The middle part of the field had been topped, all the plots had been set at an obtuse angle to the field boundary, leading to quite a bit of confusion at the start, as eveyone was running at a slight diagonal to the marking furrows between each row of plots

no suprises that all the prize winners were on the upper end, bar one

John, removing the straw before you start to plough is allowed, the further we get into this debate the more apparent it becomes that you have not a clue as to what is and isn't allowed, reading the rules is as important as polishing your plough before attending a ploughing match

So if needs be you would rake the entire plot before dropping a share in the ground

now come on, even i know your taking out of your arse now

 

[Roy Stokes]

or just someone from that particular county who currys favour wit the judges....................

You would have to do much more than curry favour to get anywhere with your current level of ability

 

[John 1594]

You would have to do much more than curry favour to get anywhere with your current level of ability

well i learnt a lot from your website obviously................

most of which you then told me was wrong!!!

 

[opininionated]

There were 3 rows of plots...lower end reserved for the horticultural class

middle for the working class, upper end of the field for the posh men. The middle part of the field had been topped, all the plots had been set at an obtuse angle to the field boundary, leading to quite a bit of confusion at the start, as eveyone was running at a slight diagonal to the marking furrows between each row of plots

no suprises that all the prize winners were on the upper end, bar one

Do you think your plot was in with a chance of winning if there had been a completely impartial judge on the day?

 

[Will 1594]

3. Will go tommorow and take some of plots. They had some weather on them now but can still see what you want but finishes have been filled

@Mydexta Tell me what you think of the work in the second pick with 135 and was bog standard plough He was just 13 starting out ploughing

 

[John 1594]

Do you think your plot was in with a chance of winning if there had been a completely impartial judge on the day?

No, nor were 75% of the pots in the middle row

opposite me was one lad with a JD, and someone walking behind him pushing the blocked straw out with a spud as he went along....

in the end, he decided his best option was speed and shallowness...to which he did effect some kind of job

 

[Roy Stokes]

So if needs be you would rake the entire plot before dropping a share in the ground

now come on, even i know your taking out of your arse now

Removing of the straw is allowed, how might I ask is that "talking through my arse"

I have read, either on here or face book that you enjoy baiting people and enjoy even more an angry reaction, however as with most people of a similar mind to yourself John, when the boot is on the other foot you don't like it one bit, you have claimed many things about your ability behind the wheel of a tractor on here over quite a few years, now we all know who has been talking through their arse, and the evidence is right here

 

[John 1594]

Removing of the straw is allowed, how might I ask is that "talking through my arse"

I have read, either on here or face book that you enjoy baiting people and enjoy even more an angry reaction, however as with most people of a similar mind to yourself John, when the boot is on the other foot you don't like it one bit, you have claimed many things about your ability behind the wheel of a tractor on here over quite a few years, now we all know who has been talking through their arse, and the evidence is right here

picture on the first page of this thread is enough to substantiate what i need to prove...as are the pictures of ploughing done at home, on good hearted land whats been looked after well

you cant make a monet out of a hessian sack...as is proved by the pics of everyone elses plots

there wasnt a "perfect" plot in the field that day, not a single one, some had high starts, others couldnt pee straight in the snow...the list could go on

 

[Roy Stokes]

well i learnt a lot from your website obviously................

most of which you then told me was wrong!!!

You will never learn from my website John, as you are too clever to even understand it, however when a complete stranger approaches me at a match and thanks me for the information on the website which has happened 4 times to date, it has made it all worth while.

 

[Mydexta]

@Mydexta Tell me what you think of the work in the second pick with 135 and was bog standard plough He was just 13 starting out ploughing

Nice straight furrows, but there's something not right as the back plough isn't matching up to the front.
It's paired front and back, rather than as it's been ploughed.
Looks like he's had bother getting in the ground for a start, was he using a Tripping top link???

I've seen a lot worse form
Lads 2-3 times his age, tell him to stick at it