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I’m going to knock a few in at my yard as it’s in same village so ground should be similar. I do domestic fencing for a living so done plenty post & rail in gardens & other domestic fencing but that’s been hand digging the post holes which would be far too expensive & time consuming to hand dig...

Thanks for the replies lads. Makes sense to knock a few in at home as it’s the same village the ground should be similar. I know the ground is hard & stoney so need to take that into account with how much can be done. I’ve been thinking of offering the customer the choice of paying a day rate...

Hi. I’ve been asked to price up a job erecting some electric fencing for a horse yard. They want posts putting in supplied by them. I can borrow an old parmitter post driver for knocking the post in but I’m unsure how to price it. Roughly how many posts should I get done in a day? Having never...

Thanks lads something to think about. I think I'll give customers both options for them to think about. Posts every 4 or 5 meters. I'm guessing they have mains fencing as there's a lot of ribbon around the place. Would you say wire is a better option than ribbon? I want to please the customer...

Agree fully Willie horses can't help but lean / push against any fence they can. Same as eating the rails you would think sometimes they don't get fed by the amount of timber they consume. The customer wants a fence that's going to last but also cheap to erect but as we all know those two...

Hi lads. I've been asked to replace some post & rail fencing around some paddocks at horse yard. Originally customer asked for post & 2 rails in keeping with what is already in place. Now they looking for cheaper options. I've done post & rail etc but most of the work I do is domestic rather...

As I've said I don't farm or even truly understand subs. Obviously government has its own agenda but if a farm (or any other business) can't make a profit it will go under. As I see things maybe people/ businesses do benefit from farmers getting subs but I still believe any business should...

Im no dairy farmer or any other so have never understood this. How do you daily lads stay in business if buyers pay you less per litre than cost of production? Apologies if I'm wrong but do you actually loose money for the milk you produce or is that boll*x ? I understand farming is long term...

With this clipex gear what sizes are the intermediates ? Are they made of angle iron or have they another profile to them ? I mainly do domestic fencing although I'm starting to more agricultural so looking at various types of fencing. I've seen some rate this clipex but others say it's rubbish...

If you go ahead with your shed post some photos please as I have one to build soon. As mentioned already measure corner to opposite corner then again with other corner to get a true square. If you need to find a 90degree right angle measure 3,4 &5 in what ever incraments you prefer working with...

Thanks guys Now I understand why it's not liked. It must be hard knowing you can't stop it from going to seed before harvest meaning year on year it gets worse

not in farming but have always been close to it as I grew up next to my Grandads farm. I've worked on a couple but few years back now. Up until recently I'd never heard of black grass but I regularly hear or read about how it takes over & is impossible to get rid of. Could someone please tell...

I agree if a company is offering email replies they should at least reply to them. I'm a small fencing contactor who's always looking for more work. If I ignored all the emails I receive I would loose a % of the work I take on. The problem is how do you know which are genuine enquires & which...

I don't farm. (Have worked on a couple in past) I don't really understand how subs are awarded or who does or doesn't get them "but" & this is where I get shot to peaces. Why should farmers get paid subs when others don't? I run a small fencing & landscape business & I don't get anything unless...

As above it may only be 2WD but the little tractor is pretty good. Only time I've used the diff lock was pulling some small tree/bushes up. I would say it was due to being fairly light it didn't have the weight to pull them. Used for towing topping etc never worried about it but being honest I...

Thanks lads. Barley corn is where I thought it would be worth. Coximus I'm based in north Oxfordshire & tractor is at my yard there. More than welcome to have a look if interested in it. It has diff lock but only 2WD. Though of putting it on eBay but TBH I've never been a fan & don't really...

Thinking to sell my little old Kubota. It's ZL2201 (Zen Noh) it's the same model as a uk spec L245. It's a good runner & in good original condition with 3pt linkage & uk spec PTO (clockwise) with 3 speed PTO. Hi Lo range with creeper gear. It's fairly large as far as compact tractors go. Could...

I'll get a photo tomorrow as don't have any. Thanks

I've tryed putting a filter strap on the actual flywheel & turning it that way but no joy. I agree that bolting it to something solid will help although to start with it was in a frame but I still couldn't move it.

I'm about to start putting together a sieve/ grader to run soil etc through in order to sort stones or whatever out. I got the engine etc & welding the frame etc should be easy enough My question is not understanding hydraulics very much I'm not sure if there's any difference between a ram...