Best buys?

[Nithsdale]

I'm sure far more people die whilst crossing the road.

Or driving cars...

 

[GTB]

You're far safer on a quad than a defender going somewhere it shouldn't.

 

[exmoor dave]

You're far safer on a quad than a defender going somewhere it shouldn't.

Yeh been there......got the wrote off t-shirt

Hence alot more walking now

 

[GTB]

Yeh been there......got the wrote off t-shirt

Hence alot more walking now

I would just go out and buy one, that's what I used to do. he soon came round when he saw how useful something was.

 

[exmoor dave]

I'm sure far more people die whilst crossing the road.

Haha! The old man doesn't go anywhere to need go cross a road

Or driving cars...

Nor does he have a driving licence!

 

[GTB]

Nor does he have a driving licence!

What? How does he take stock to the mart?

 

[exmoor dave]

I would just go out and buy one, that's what I used to do. he soon came round when he saw how useful something was.

Budget is new rifle this year as well as a few bits and pieces earlier in the year.
Also kept alot more ewe lambs back and extra rent on new ground so my toy fund is fair empty.

 

[exmoor dave]

What? How does he take stock to the mart?

He doesn't anymore, I've been doing it the last 15 yrs

Prior to that it was either tractor and trailer or haulier.
Local market is 8 miles away.

It's silly really but he's just always had someone to drive him around or used the tractor!
Been taken to school in the link box many a time

 

[Nithsdale]

Haha! The old man doesn't go anywhere to need go cross a road



Nor does he have a driving licence!

He's miby glad after the state you got a land rover into, after thinking it was a delorean and launching it

 

[GTB]

He doesn't anymore, I've been doing it the last 15 yrs

Prior to that it was either tractor and trailer or haulier.
Local market is 8 miles away.

It's silly really but he's just always had someone to drive him around or used the tractor!
Been taken to school in the link box many a time

Not many adults that can't drive these days. I have an aunt who had some sort of lazy eye as a teenager and she never bothered to learn either. She couldn't go anywhere without someone to drive her. Once she got to a certain age she was too scared to learn to drive and that was it.

 

[exmoor dave]

Not many adults that can't drive these days. I have an aunt who had some sort of lazy eye as a teenager and she never bothered to learn either. She couldn't go anywhere without someone to drive her. Once she got to a certain age she was too scared to learn to drive and that was it.

He's 77 so I doubt he's going to bother now

 

[exmoor dave]

He's miby glad after the state you got a land rover into, after thinking it was a delorean and launching it

I was fudging lucky, I shudder everytime time I go past that spot

 

[GTB]

He's 77 so I doubt he's going to bother now

I don't blame him. If he's got away with it until now why bother?

 

[Joe S]

I want one though

To be fair though I can get the Landy nearly everywhere I want too, if it's too wet to drive the fields I walk.

Stock every where at the mo is fairly near to a road or lane.
Even the moor has a good road through the middle then hard tracks all over the place over the top, access down the combes and cliffs is on foot, could get a quad down there though.

Do like cruising round with the radio on.....and the heater going

Just do what my cousin did, went to the mart with a load of sheep he was fed up of the old quads that my uncle had...he went and bought a brand new quad, put it on my uncles account and took it home in the floatWhen he got back my uncle saw it ''Who's is that??'' ehh your ''what?? I haven't bought one'' ehhh yeah you have

 

[Becs]

I was given a gundog dummie vest https://www.hilost.co.uk/store/p210/Firedog_Dummy_Vest_Trainer.html which was brilliant at lambing time as I could put gloves, lube, lambing ropes etc in the pockets and sling it on when out checking the ewes on the quad. It meant that once I caught a ewe that needed assistance, I had everything easily to hand. Great in the lambing shed too for keeping everything together when doing tailing and castrations too.
Other thing I'm pleased I bought was the cattle brush in the cow shed http://www.fearing.co.uk/cattle/cattle-health/brushes/standard-cattle-brush - I love watching the cattle enjoying a good scratch!

 

[MF135]

The best thing that I always have with me is an old newspaper delivery bag. It's Thick material and you can put all your tools in it and put it over your shoulder.

 

[Lovegoodstock]

Not bought, but an auto cluster wire that links to the float, is the best and easiest thing for a lamb with a head back, so much easier than bought ropes/ wires, even a big swollen head in a tight ewe lamb makes a 5/10 minute job into 10 second job, perfect thickness and rigidity

 

[Woolless]

Not bought, but an auto cluster wire that links to the float, is the best and easiest thing for a lamb with a head back, so much easier than bought ropes/ wires, even a big swollen head in a tight ewe lamb makes a 5/10 minute job into 10 second job, perfect thickness and rigidity

Not sure what you mean? Could you post a photo, please?

 

[Lovegoodstock]

Will do when partner has time to do it as im useless at posting photos. But it replaces those thin ropes to put over legs and behind head for lambs with leg or head back. Nothing dramatic, but as used to lamb a lot of ewe lambs that were on the tight side, now just lamb 500, we always have swollen heads in some sort of numbers, those ropes work fine but just take more time, at 2 am when have to go see a cow calving or pen 20 freshly lambed ewe lambs those 5 mins saved are a god send, its just a black thick wire, probably 3mm diameter, nothing flash at all, just it simply is the perfect thickness to use and so much easier to slip over head than rope

 

[exmoor dave]

Will do when partner has time to do it as im useless at posting photos. But it replaces those thin ropes to put over legs and behind head for lambs with leg or head back. Nothing dramatic, but as used to lamb a lot of ewe lambs that were on the tight side, now just lamb 500, we always have swollen heads in some sort of numbers, those ropes work fine but just take more time, at 2 am when have to go see a cow calving or pen 20 freshly lambed ewe lambs those 5 mins saved are a god send, its just a black thick wire, probably 3mm diameter, nothing flash at all, just it simply is the perfect thickness to use and so much easier to slip over head than rope

I know what you mean, you can buy them as proper lambing tools.
A previous partner (a vet) had one, the black wire holds it shape