Brought back into use after 24 yrs. Can you beat that?

[Scrambler]

I needed something to sow some AB9 wild flower mix. My Vaderstad is a box drill so is not great for just 20 kg of seed, and the slug pelleter wouldn’t be very accurate, so I dug this out of the back of the barn. It’s sat there untouched for 24 years.
I swept some of the dust off and greased it, kept my fingers crossed and it worked perfectly.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

The lazy twunt down the road hasn’t worked for all my life, but I saw him picking up a discarded crisp packet the other day. For a split second I thought “good on you” , but then remembered he wouldn’t help anybody if they were on fire.

If there was an Olympics for laziness, he would aim to come fourth just so he didn’t have to climb the medal winners podium.

 

[Frankzy]

The lazy twunt down the road hasn’t worked for all my life, but I saw him picking up a discarded crisp packet the other day. For a split second I thought “good on you” , but then remembered he wouldn’t help anybody if they were on fire.

If there was an Olympics for laziness, he would aim to come fourth just so he didn’t have to climb the medal winners podium.

It's quite a funny story but I think I'm missing some context here...

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I know, not machinery related, but it just seemed to ring a bell with me!

 

[Chae1]

The lazy twunt down the road hasn’t worked for all my life, but I saw him picking up a discarded crisp packet the other day. For a split second I thought “good on you” , but then remembered he wouldn’t help anybody if they were on fire.

If there was an Olympics for laziness, he would aim to come fourth just so he didn’t have to climb the medal winners podium.

I'm really curious to why he picked it up then?

Sorry.

 

[Scrambler]

Wow, that soon went off on a tangent. Must be some sort of record in itself.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I know, sorry.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I'm really curious to why he picked it up then?

Sorry.

It was right outside his gate. I wouldn’t be surprised if he threw it into next doors garden.

Anyway, apologies for derailing the thread.

 

[cousinjack]

It's quite a funny story but I think I'm missing some context here...

No... I don't get it either !

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Shall I just delete it? Maybe I should. Then nothing would make any sense!

Move along!!

 

[Henarar]

The lazy twunt down the road hasn’t worked for all my life, but I saw him picking up a discarded crisp packet the other day. For a split second I thought “good on you” , but then remembered he wouldn’t help anybody if they were on fire.

If there was an Olympics for laziness, he would aim to come fourth just so he didn’t have to climb the medal winners podium.

how many years is that Pete ? just wondering what the new target is ? I know its more than 24 years

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Nearly 50. I know, I don’t look it.

it was just the “hadn’t worked for decades” thing that struck a chord with me.

 

[mixed breed]

I needed something to sow some AB9 wild flower mix. My Vaderstad is a box drill so is not great for just 20 kg of seed, and the slug pelleter wouldn’t be very accurate, so I dug this out of the back of the barn. It’s sat there untouched for 24 years.
I swept some of the dust off and greased it, kept my fingers crossed and it worked perfectly.

firing up some old tired piece of tack and putting it to work is, I find, a real thrill.. (that's most days at our place) what I mean is often those old things that owe us nothing do us the best service ?

 

[oakleaf]

I needed something to sow some AB9 wild flower mix. My Vaderstad is a box drill so is not great for just 20 kg of seed, and the slug pelleter wouldn’t be very accurate, so I dug this out of the back of the barn. It’s sat there untouched for 24 years.
I swept some of the dust off and greased it, kept my fingers crossed and it worked perfectly.

Used the same drill myself in the 1990's also. Did a fine job too. However we moved ours on rather than stick in the back of shed.

 

[oakleaf]

I did use an old JF single chop for cutting rushes that hadnt seen action for quarter of a century now l think about it.

 

[rob h]

We ran a 3 m one with a piggyback linkage on a Lely power Harrow for years.good simple light drill it needed to be as it was a long way back

 

[Wuffler]

I know, sorry.

A heart warming story Pete. You're saying he was a lazy git, wouldn't it be ironic if he had picked up a discarded packet of Walkers crisps! Anyhoo it struck a chord with me...D minor.

 

[AnyOldName]

I needed something to sow some AB9 wild flower mix. My Vaderstad is a box drill so is not great for just 20 kg of seed, and the slug pelleter wouldn’t be very accurate, so I dug this out of the back of the barn. It’s sat there untouched for 24 years.
I swept some of the dust off and greased it, kept my fingers crossed and it worked perfectly.

Just for curiosity’s sake, what tractor was it on 24 years ago?

 

[Wellytrack]

Actually after a few years of being asked if I had a Tedder. (I haven’t) I remembered my father had one tucked away in front of an also tucked away pickup baler.

Kuhn trailed in Bamford yellow.

Replaced a tire tube, blew up two more tyres, replaced two tines and 4 bolts. Greased and off it went. Scatttered about 150 acres faultlessly.

Was away since 1994 so 25 years.

Sorry no photos, might get one from storage though.

 

[Wellytrack]

I did use an old JF single chop for cutting rushes that hadnt seen action for quarter of a century now l think about it.

Ahh the old single chop. When 5 acres was a bloody long, fupping hard day’s work.