What do you tractor boys n girls like for your “in field” tea

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glasshouse

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lothians
MX7 said:
Off topic.
Why doesn’t the “Farm Contractor “
magazine mention farm staff in their articles,
it’s implies staff are just taken for granted. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
I know staff are not heroes but it would be nice for their efforts to be acknowledged, as ones staff are ones greatest asset especially the larger the business.
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In nz farmers mags, a photo of a tractor working will also include a bit about the driver.
In uk they dont feature.
Then some farmers here talk to workers like tHey were still in the 15th century
 
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glasshouse

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Location
lothians
Two Tone said:
In 1992 (a harvest very similar to this one, being hot a dry to start with then wet), I was asked to go and help another Suffolk Farmer out with his harvest, our own having been completed. We had a NH TF42 and it was up against 2 JD1188’s.

Every day at 6 o’clock, everybody working on that farm got Fish and Chips to keep us going until we knocked off, usually between midnight and 1am. It worked, never have Fish and Chips tasted so good! But no stopping to eat them - we ate on the move.

The first day, I just followed the JD’s around. We were all on CB, so on day 2, I asked if I could lead and go first.
From then on, every 4th round, they had to pull over and let me overtake them again!

A week passed and by that time another JD came to help and also a NH TX36.
This was costing the farmer a fortune in Fish and Chips each day! Not just for the 5 Combine drivers, but all the Tractor and trailer drivers.
He came and sat with me for a round and said that this harvest was costing him a fortune, but was glad for the help.
He said that if any of the drivers threw any more grain off the back, he would “boot their arses off the farm!“
I said I hoped my TF wasn’t losing much, to which he replied “Your TF isn’t losing a drop. It’s my JD’s that are losing it!”
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Typical moaning farmer, five combines working and he moans at the cost of chips.
Must have been a huge place
 
fermerboy

fermerboy

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Location
Banffshire
Two Tone said:
In 1992 (a harvest very similar to this one, being hot a dry to start with then wet), I was asked to go and help another Suffolk Farmer out with his harvest, our own having been completed. We had a NH TF42 and it was up against 2 JD1188’s.

Every day at 6 o’clock, everybody working on that farm got Fish and Chips to keep us going until we knocked off, usually between midnight and 1am. It worked, never have Fish and Chips tasted so good! But no stopping to eat them - we ate on the move.

The first day, I just followed the JD’s around. We were all on CB, so on day 2, I asked if I could lead and go first.
From then on, every 4th round, they had to pull over and let me overtake them again!

A week passed and by that time another JD came to help and also a NH TX36.
This was costing the farmer a fortune in Fish and Chips each day! Not just for the 5 Combine drivers, but all the Tractor and trailer drivers.
He came and sat with me for a round and said that this harvest was costing him a fortune, but was glad for the help.
He said that if any of the drivers threw any more grain off the back, he would “boot their arses off the farm!“
I said I hoped my TF wasn’t losing much, to which he replied “Your TF isn’t losing a drop. It’s my JD’s that are losing it!”
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Near neighbour who makes a few hundred acres of silage always used to do a chippy run when the contractors where in.
One year it was crap weather, rain every day nearly and the contracting gang were often just getting a couple of hours late in the day, so it dragged on a bit.
Sure the farmer said it cost him over £2/ac in chips alone to do silage that year.
 
Netherfield

Netherfield

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Location
West Yorkshire
Sunday, a large piece of thick rib, boiled spuds and carrots, gravy and yorkshire puds.
Monday, what was left of the meat with salad and jacket potato.
Tues, Bacon and egg quiche with salad.
Weds, Leg or shoulder of pork spuds and leeks.
Thurs, Chicken joints, roast spuds.
Fri, Fish and chips.
Sat, Pie be it meat and potato or hot pork pies and mushy peas, or sometimes sausages , a lot depended on what wanted clearing up out of the farm shop.
 
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glasshouse

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Location
lothians
Netherfield said:
Sunday, a large piece of thick rib, boiled spuds and carrots, gravy and yorkshire puds.
Monday, what was left of the meat with salad and jacket potato.
Tues, Bacon and egg quiche with salad.
Weds, Leg or shoulder of pork spuds and leeks.
Thurs, Chicken joints, roast spuds.
Fri, Fish and chips.
Sat, Pie be it meat and potato or hot pork pies and mushy peas, or sometimes sausages , a lot depended on what wanted clearing up out of the farm shop.
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Shutup
I am drooling
 
Cheesehead

Cheesehead

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Kent
When doing the hay or the straw we used to get sandwiches brought out. Though since we changed to round bales it stopped.:cry:

At lambing time it is decidedly best to keep the mouth shut and on days of the week ending in Y to stay out of the house as long as possible.:bag:
 
davieh3350

davieh3350

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Livestock Farmer
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Pitlochry some time, Möðrudalur Iceland other time
When I was in Canada I always made sure I got the pumpkin pie under the back wheel of the tractor, then disced it under to destroy all trace of it. Ghastly stuff!:wtf:

I was stupid all those years ago. If I’d left it, she would’ve known that I didn’t like it and maybe given me cherry pie instead:hungry:

a cold bacon sandwich was one of the best things I was ever brought out. Beans were always heated in the can on the exhaust manifold
 
Cheesehead

Cheesehead

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Kent
davieh3350 said:
When I was in Canada I always made sure I got the pumpkin pie under the back wheel of the tractor, then disced it under to destroy all trace of it. Ghastly stuff!:wtf:

I was stupid all those years ago. If I’d left it, she would’ve known that I didn’t like it and maybe given me cherry pie instead:hungry:

a cold bacon sandwich was one of the best things I was ever brought out. Beans were always heated in the can on the exhaust manifold
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With the new tractor while making work hard or while it completed a regen I notice the exhaust gets close to 94c I want to know when someone is going to make an add-on coffee machine or water jacket to make a cup on the go.
 
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DrWazzock

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Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
Generally based around ham. Ham and tomato sandwiches, ham and lettuce, sometimes cheese and tomato. Sometime a wedge of pork pie. And some plum bread thickly buttered. And plenty of fluids, either tea or squash.
 
CPF

CPF

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Arable Farmer
I was out Contract combining one day for a local farmer when he came across asked ,if I would like fish and chips and a drink. I said yes please we are just off down the chippy . When I sent him the Invoice for the combining there was a reduction of for the Price for the fish and chips and the can of coke .
 
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