Are the General public completely oblivious to the dangers of large farm machinery?

Kidds

Member
Horticulture
Yesterday my missus had to reverse her car to turn it around. Where she was reversing I regularly back my pickup and triaxle around the same spot to give an idea of how "tight" it is.
She carefully gave the roll of land drain lying on the floor about 10' of clearance so she didn't hit it and drove her car into the ditch instead.
Her car is one of those diddy DS3 Citroens.
 

D14

Member
Few years ago now but I went to service the combine where we'd left it and arrived to see a bloke stood on top of it. He'd folded down the steps at the rear and then climbed up into the engine bay and then ontop of the grain tank and cab. He was taking pictures of the scenery and wanted a vantage point. I explained the dangers of doing what he'd done and he was just completely oblivious of what could of happened.
So I rang the insurance and asked if we were covered in the event of somebody falling off and then said we needed to remove the ladders from the back :scratchhead: to avoid any litigation and still to the day on the annual review the question is asked where we store the ladders on the combine because of the call I made years ago.
 

JP1

Member
Livestock Farmer
Cyclist are here to stay , there are some arrogent ones I will say , just like there is arrogent car drivers , how many cyclist have killed anyone , I see the carnage on the m4 Everytime I go on it to see what idiot car drivers can do, my friend of mine was killed training for a charity bike ride by an impatient car driver , it's quite a regular event to see a car driver deliberately drive at a cyclist to try and force him off the road , all this hatred needs to stop on both sides or more cyclist will get killed
The difference is cyclists and pedestrians are very vulnerable so it's hardly surprising they can be more demonstrative when some t1t in a car, van or truck intimidates them or approaches too fast or too close

Like the comment from the tanker driver higher up the thread about the pedestrians when "they just stood in the road" rather than jump up the verge when someone was coming towards them, well actually they have a right to use the road too
 

JP1

Member
Livestock Farmer
Yesterday my missus had to reverse her car to turn it around. Where she was reversing I regularly back my pickup and triaxle around the same spot to give an idea of how "tight" it is.
She carefully gave the roll of land drain lying on the floor about 10' of clearance so she didn't hit it and drove her car into the ditch instead.
Her car is one of those diddy DS3 Citroens.
You daren't comment or even raise an eye brow I bet
 

Ffermer Bach

Member
Livestock Farmer
I don't ride a bike, partly because I am lazy, but also because I don't feel safe, we as a country need to start putting in proper cycle lanes, with a curb and demarcation between the road and the cycle path, not a line painted on the side of the dual carriageway as we have here!
 

Highland Mule

Member
Livestock Farmer
I don't ride a bike, partly because I am lazy, but also because I don't feel safe, we as a country need to start putting in proper cycle lanes, with a curb and demarcation between the road and the cycle path, not a line painted on the side of the dual carriageway as we have here!

The A9 has that along most of its length from Perth to Inverness (around 100 miles). Very few cyclists use it, and most prefer to drive on the main carriageway so they can hold the cars back and cause accidents, frustration and environmental damage - all whilst feeling smug about themselves.
 

Jsmith2211

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Somerset
The A9 has that along most of its length from Perth to Inverness (around 100 miles). Very few cyclists use it, and most prefer to drive on the main carriageway so they can hold the cars back and cause accidents, frustration and environmental damage - all whilst feeling smug about themselves.
Yep. Here they do the same thing. And one bright spark thought he'd cut me up while I was pulling 10t of stone... Idiot was lucky I was going slowly as that trailer doesn't have good brakes at all. What has to go through someone's head to think its a good idea for someone on a bike to cut up a 155hp maxxum pulling a large trailer full of stone?i think the person above saying about Darwin might have a point.
 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
contrary to your opinion Strava compensates for lost time as soon as the bike stops moving
Wasn't my opinion it was the cyclist who insisted on trying to ride past me. He stated he could NOT stop.
I had to physically block his path to prevent him from spooking the cattle.

If he had gone past how would I have claimed off his insurance with no way of identifying his vehicle?
Same as if someone is jogging on the road , we could all have numbers plates on our jackets I suppose , are you worried the cyclist may do damage to your tractor if he runs into it
Joggers don't vere across the road at the last minute when they see something they don't want to travel through.
They don't go straight through stop signs at speed.
They don't run in groups of 20 or 30 holding up the traffic.

of course he is Derrick does not want a scratch on his shiny green tractor:(
I don't want to be pulling lycra off the tyres!
 

steveR

Member
Mixed Farmer
A few years ago I was driving the telehandler
towards Hereford when a cheeky cyclist managed
to catch me as I went by him and hold on the back for about a mile up the hill.I was half tempted to to try out my brakes as they were pretty sharp. :D

Saw that in India years ago, a cyclist grabbed hold of a passing truck and was "towed" down the road several miles! Taxi driver told me that this is common, and "yes it is very dangerous as some riders had been killed"!
 

steveR

Member
Mixed Farmer
Devon
Summer holidays
Flash large cars
Grass leaning out of hedgerows
=
Middle of road
Grass might tear a hole in side of car
Can't reverse
Fudgewits!

I genuinely think that I would find it impossible to farm in Devon or Cornwall, as the moronic visitors would do my head in within a month...

I did hear of one outfit who blocked off the small country lane they wwere using for access between the farm and silage fields so as to actually be able to work!
 

steveR

Member
Mixed Farmer
I blame Health and safety. People are so mollycoddled at work that when they are allowed out they can't or don't think for themselves.

Got a 21 yo student who is carrying out work for her dissertation here. I am happy to help as much as I can, she is polite and bright and doing a useful degree. Got some nous too, which is pleasing...

She needs to come and do some shallow test holes with a hand auger, 300mm deep. The risk assessment and H&S she has had to go through for this was barmy. Simplest way to do some of the work and tick the boxes, was to bring her Dad along...

Daughter One is working with several drilling teams on the A9 dualling project at the moment, and the H&S stuff is driving her crazy. Full PPE in temps of high 20s to mostly sit in her truck or cabin monitoring the data. Only thing that makes it bearable is the livestock and deer about!! ;) And some friendly local farmers, who appear pleasantly surprised they have someone working on their land, who understands farming, land and stock. I think that her telling the farmer, that one of the cows had been bulling yesterday, but was served late as she left the site was a winner... :ROFLMAO:
 
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Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
I genuinely think that I would find it impossible to farm in Devon or Cornwall, as the moronic visitors would do my head in within a month...

I did hear of one outfit who blocked off the small country lane they wwere using for access between the farm and silage fields so as to actually be able to work!
Fridays and Saturdays are the worst,and if the A361 is closed it's manic!
Milk tanker driver get vehicles parking up going for a walk right infront of the drawbar.

2 hours one guy had to wait for the strokers, I mean walkers to return!
 

Hfd Cattle

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Hereford
Wasn't my opinion it was the cyclist who insisted on trying to ride past me. He stated he could NOT stop.
I had to physically block his path to prevent him from spooking the cattle.

If he had gone past how would I have claimed off his insurance with no way of identifying his vehicle?

Joggers don't vere across the road at the last minute when they see something they don't want to travel through.
They don't go straight through stop signs at speed.
They don't run in groups of 20 or 30 holding up the traffic.


I don't want to be pulling lycra off the tyres!
It's bad enough seeing lycra...without having to touch it 😊
I've yet to work out why so called adult men get a kick out of dressing up in their grannies leotard to ride a bike !
 

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
Location
North West
I don't ride a bike, partly because I am lazy, but also because I don't feel safe, we as a country need to start putting in proper cycle lanes, with a curb and demarcation between the road and the cycle path, not a line painted on the side of the dual carriageway as we have here!
Council spent 10’s of thousands putting a cycle path along side the duel carriageways here, hardly ever see a bike on it though because they’re still on the duel carriageway. That is until they get to the traffic lights, then they use the pedestrian crossing so as not to stop 🤦🏻‍♂️
 

steveR

Member
Mixed Farmer
Fridays and Saturdays are the worst,and if the A361 is closed it's manic!
Milk tanker driver get vehicles parking up going for a walk right infront of the drawbar.

2 hours one guy had to wait for the strokers, I mean walkers to return!
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All of a sudden that farmer who removed the parked car on his drive with a degree of force becomes understandable!

Get some Yellow paint to create lines, and a few "Vehicles will be towed" signs knocked up ;)
 

steveR

Member
Mixed Farmer
Yesterday my missus had to reverse her car to turn it around. Where she was reversing I regularly back my pickup and triaxle around the same spot to give an idea of how "tight" it is.
She carefully gave the roll of land drain lying on the floor about 10' of clearance so she didn't hit it and drove her car into the ditch instead.
Her car is one of those diddy DS3 Citroens.

:ROFLMAO:

But obviously you were too cheap to have a camera fitted!! :LOL:

My missus will not drive our twin cab these days, in case she needs to reverse it...
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
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All of a sudden that farmer who removed the parked car on his drive with a degree of force becomes understandable!

Get some Yellow paint to create lines, and a few "Vehicles will be towed" signs knocked up ;)
The layby is 300 ft long, there were 2 vehicles in it. They didn't want to walk from the other end of the layby 🙄
 

Derrick Hughes

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Location
Ceredigion
The A9 has that along most of its length from Perth to Inverness (around 100 miles). Very few cyclists use it, and most prefer to drive on the main carriageway so they can hold the cars back and cause accidents, frustration and environmental damage - all whilst feeling smug about themselves.
Have you ever tried cycling a cycle path along a busy road , where do you think the trash off the road ends up , you could not carry enough tubes to keep you going
 

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