Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.

Farmer Roy · Aug 7, 2020

Doing some wet weather office work & im getting distracted.
My wife commissioned this painting for my birthday a year or two ago
I just love it . . .
it just speaks straight to me & I can instantly relate to it / feel connected to it / know what it’s all about

fgc325j · Aug 7, 2020

Farmer Roy said:
https://www.facebook.com/230328897073575/posts/2847885658651206

Good looking bunch of cattle

cows sh#t me to tears · Aug 7, 2020

Only got to 8°c here today. Wind chill was much worse. National news said a place in Tasmania got to -14.2°c the coldest temperature ever recorded in the state. That temp was even colder than Casey station in Antarctica which was -12°C ....

Farmer Roy · Aug 7, 2020

cows sh#t me to tears said:
Only got to 8°c here today. Wind chill was much worse. National news said a place in Tasmania got to -14.2°c the coldest temperature ever recorded in the state.

holwellcourtfarm · Aug 7, 2020

Farmer Roy said:
thinking about it, that $3K might have been for a pair, but it was 3 or 4 yrs ago & I couldn’t be arsed looking back to find out, tbh.
However, a quick google finds this, before ringing my tyre dealer

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but yes, tyres ARE expensive here, along with most machinery, utes & tractors.
The thing is, when you are contracting, planting a crop for someone else, or even just doing your own planting, you dont have the luxury of shopping around for the cheapest tyre or taking your time. Its just get it fixed as quickly as possible, as its a time critical operation . . .

admittedly a long time ago now, but I was working on a farm locally here in my mid 20’s, we were running a Versatile articulated 4wd tractor of about 345 hp, on duals ( so 8 tyres, on 38” rims I think ), as the main farming tractor. It was about 5 years old & needed a new set of boots. They ended up trading it in on a brand new equivalent size Versatile for about what it would have cost to put new tyres on the old girl . . .
I clearly remember the discussion with the boss at the time

Quick look here finds this:

Farmer Roy · Aug 7, 2020

As I said, tyres are expensive here

Your vehicles & tractors seem much cheaper also

even your “red” diesel is cheaper than our “off road” fuel

Yale · Aug 7, 2020

Farmer Roy said:
As I said, tyres are expensive here

Your vehicles & tractors seem much cheaper also

even your “red” diesel is cheaper than our “off road” fuel

That’ll be our unfair advantages.....

Henarar · Aug 7, 2020

Yale said:
That’ll be our unfair advantages.....

yep, only as it should be, give them something else to whinge about

fantastic place the UK is, the way farmers are looked after is incredible

Farmer Roy · Aug 9, 2020

At first glance, this snake looks incredibly ambitious.

However, the fox proved to be the true aggressor here and the python had other plans.

The fox attacked and bit down on the snakes lower jaw, so the python retaliated and wrapped itself around the fox's head, eventually suffocating the fox.

When the photographer found these two, the snake was still trapped inside the jaws of the fox. Mr. McGrath had to use a screwdriver to pry the fox's jaw open and release the snake.

The snake was injured but made a full recovery.

#nimrewind August 30th 2019

#natureismetal

holwellcourtfarm · Aug 9, 2020

Farmer Roy said:
At first glance, this snake looks incredibly ambitious.

However, the fox proved to be the true aggressor here and the python had other plans.

The fox attacked and bit down on the snakes lower jaw, so the python retaliated and wrapped itself around the fox's head, eventually suffocating the fox.

When the photographer found these two, the snake was still trapped inside the jaws of the fox. Mr. McGrath had to use a screwdriver to pry the fox's jaw open and release the snake.

The snake was injured but made a full recovery.

#nimrewind August 30th 2019

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The lesson being: be careful who you take on. Not everyone smaller than you is weaker or more stupid!

TelesnaAg · Aug 9, 2020

My new hobby is coming along, not ideal spraying weather as its cold, i dont run hardner either as the crap will kill ya and ive bought a proper mask.

Slowly getting through alk the CTS parts. Have a sand blaster guy coming in a month or so to do a heap of gear, ill wash and under coat on the same day.

Hope to hear about farm finance this week with some luck.

Grass clover and cereal growing well.

Ant...

Farmer Roy · Aug 10, 2020

TelesnaAg · Aug 11, 2020

If the chick has never seen a crop fail and they are on average 40% above national average

Whats goin on with your farm Roy? Should be raking it in.

I am no fan of CSG.

My shire is csg free, not Gunnedah shire like mining they love it.

Ant...

Lowland1 · Aug 11, 2020

Farmer Roy said:
At first glance, this snake looks incredibly ambitious.

However, the fox proved to be the true aggressor here and the python had other plans.

The fox attacked and bit down on the snakes lower jaw, so the python retaliated and wrapped itself around the fox's head, eventually suffocating the fox.

When the photographer found these two, the snake was still trapped inside the jaws of the fox. Mr. McGrath had to use a screwdriver to pry the fox's jaw open and release the snake.

The snake was injured but made a full recovery.

#nimrewind August 30th 2019

#natureismetalView attachment 899998

I was called to check on the result of a tortoise v flail mower contest this morning. Looks like the mower won unfortunately.

Lowland1 · Aug 11, 2020

What’s really upsetting is that in over 20 years here on this farm it’s the first one I’ve seen

Henarar · Aug 11, 2020

full of eggs to

Lowland1 · Aug 11, 2020

Henarar said:
full of eggs to

I know if he had run over a warthog or impala it wouldn’t have mattered but tortoises are pretty harmless. The driver was quite upset as well.

Deerefarmer · Aug 11, 2020

I like your attitude
I see some people who will intentionally hit wildlife if they get half a chance to do so, whether in a tractor or their car, really irks me when harmless wildlife killed intentionally

Lowland1 · Aug 12, 2020

Deerefarmer said:
I like your attitude
I see some people who will intentionally hit wildlife if they get half a chance to do so, whether in a tractor or their car, really irks me when harmless wildlife killed intentionally

We fight a running battle with wildlife last night I had to chase a herd of 70 impala away from a field but we chase away and don’t kill we have 45 watchmen whose job is to keep wildlife out of the crops sometimes unsuccessfully but we are very lucky to be living amongst it all. However I hate ducks if I could napalm them I would.

cows sh#t me to tears · Aug 12, 2020

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