Harvest Virgin

[Bald Rick]

Grind it til you find it.

Works for gears & girls

 

[Jerry]

If it’s a mixed farm ignore the bit about cleaning windows. Any farm where livestock is present and cleaning windows will be frowned upon!!

Ahem...

I try and keep mine clean.....

 

[Derrick Hughes]

You bring a whole new meaning to “single track mind”.

My mind was on the harvest virgin

 

[Dead Rabbits]

I thought we were going to be sacrificing a virgin to please the harvest gods? Disappointed.

Wait till you are 18, then come over here and we will show you how harvest is done.

 

[Tim Howard]

1 You will need a good nights sleep
2 Plenty of drink.
3 Keep your eyes open and watch what others do.
4 Make yourself uesfull
5 If you've seen a bear with a sore head, well that's nothing against a farmer on a bad day at harvest time so you may need a thick skin.

Oh and good luck. Enjoy it.

 

[Hairy Bob]

Don't go down a hill loaded much faster than you can go up it empty. Use the same gear both ways if it's twisty, next one up if it's straight and good visibility.
Don't rely on the brakes to stop you on hills or bends.
Always be thinking "What if..." What if there's a horse/cyclist/boy racer around the corner? What if the driver in front brakes sharply? You want to be sure that you can stop before you get an idiot under your wheels.
If you're keen to learn, most folk will be keen to teach you, and the more you learn, the easier your life gets.
Get to know your machine, check it over every morning and read the manual while you have your lunch or a spare 5 minutes. Some might take the pee but you'll more than likely learn something.
Don't forget the golden rule "Never leave your dinner bag!" Always have plenty of food and water with you. Harvest time can mean long, dry, hot days and you'll do better if you're not hungry or thirsty.
Above all, look after yourself. Don't dive into something without thinking about how it can hurt you, you are the softest thing on the farm and most of everything else can kill you without noticing. Not trying to scare you but machinery can, and does kill and maim people every year. Don't become a statistic!

 

[Robert K]

Ongar! Are you Rob Kerr?

Yes I am

 

[chaffcutter]

Is he coming to work for you Rob?

If so he needs to be very careful whose advice he follows!

 

[Robert K]

Is he coming to work for you Rob?

If so he needs to be very careful whose advice he follows!

I know Edward through YFC and unfortunately he isn't working for us this year but maybe in the future

 

[Red Fred]

Don't put it in low multipower going down hill. Ooops, I just woke up in 1973....nurse! )

 

[deleted user 837354]

Dont boff the bosses daughter

Or if you do, make a good job of it.

 

[fiddler]

If you have cb’s or two ways in the tractors, and really want to pee your new boss off, turn the volume right down and then forget to turn it back up again. When you see the farm truck hurtling towards you at 120mph, it’s probably because no one can get hold of you.

 

[Hampton]

I know Edward through YFC and unfortunately he isn't working for us this year but maybe in the future

Sounds like you better lock up your daughters if he does!

 

[Renaultman]

Firstly you are 16, we assume you have passed a test otherwise zero road work not even crossing. Lastly take care, great care never walk under tipped trailers, remember everything out there is looking to hurt you, dont mean to be negative, have fun , join in , do not sit in the cab on the phone! Unless you are told to.
Dont forget the pranks, many old boys will try and pull tricks on the youngest, dont be offended it is just a right of passage, they had to put up with.

I was going to mention this, some bigger outfits can be a hard place to work. Don't be clever but don't take to much crap. As Baz Luhrmann said 'when you work out how, tell me'
Have fun, and to the older know it all's. You were 16 once, don't just stand and watch the lad struggle or even more deride his lack of knowledge or experience. give them a bit of a hand and advice. This is one of my biggest pet hates.

 

[Beef farmer]

I was going to mention this, some bigger outfits can be a hard place to work. Don't be clever but don't take to much crap. As Baz Luhrmann said 'when you work out how, tell me'
Have fun, and to the older know it all's. You were 16 once, don't just stand and watch the lad struggle or even more deride his lack of knowledge or experience. give them a bit of a hand and advice. This is one of my biggest pet hates.

You mean its frowned apon by you to send the newest team member down to the local dealer for a "long weight?"

 

[delilah]

Don't put it in low multipower going down hill. Ooops, I just woke up in 1973....nurse! )

Not just me then

As said, concentrate at all times, keep the fluids up, enjoy it. And be grateful you're not starting out 30 yrs ago, when the first job of the day for the pup was to be shoved up the arse end of the combine to find grease nipples in the pitch black ripping your jeans on the straw walkers in the process .

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Tell the boss that if it's coming off at 22% he can't expect the poor farmer to be baling behind the combine

 

[TheTallGuy]

You mean its frowned apon by you to send the newest team member down to the local dealer for a "long weight?"

Or a "Long Stand", imperial adjustable spanner, new bubbles for the spirit levels, tartan paint....

 

[Red Fred]

Take plenty of pictures if you can, without upsetting anyone or skiving off. I was too shy to take photos back in 1984, but I would so love to have a record of those old 7700s and the Massey 410 and the like at work. They soon become classics and you find you are 55 before you know it!

 

[Oldstyle]

Keep your phone in your pocket if your out of the cab and something happens it's no good of its in the cab. Keep a good water supply and take your time and you will be fine.