honda 420es

exmoor dave

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Location
exmoor, uk
I dunno how the hell people keep sheep without one. The oul shepherds must have been fit or maybe the sheep were easier looked after. Only tool i cant do without. Stuck behind the jeep nearly every spot i go to


Hill farm and no quad here (or buggy), it's landy or legs.
None of the cliffs ground is accessible by any vehicle anyway....... although my landlords keep talking about digging out the coast path to make it disabled accessible with those electric buggies :eek:





Older I get the more I wish I had a quad thou :cry::LOL:
 

irish dom

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They used to have ground taken near us, often bought lambs off them, pure gentle men, our ewes lambing outside started today, picked a good week to start, hope not much snow comes!
I had my first lamb today. Not due till friday. Spent the day at a neighbours big lazy suff x hoggets. Tramps lamb in the middle of the field in driving rain and then run like hell when they see you coming. Try that with no quad!
You will be suprised how much shite weather they will stick if they get a suck. Always amazes me where a ewe will stand over her lambs in a bleak day. Its not nice for the poor hoor running after them though. Best of luck with them. Dont think there will be too much snow. Better weather coming end of week
 

irish dom

Member
Hill farm and no quad here (or buggy), it's landy or legs.
None of the cliffs ground is accessible by any vehicle anyway....... although my landlords keep talking about digging out the coast path to make it disabled accessible with those electric buggies :eek:





Older I get the more I wish I had a quad thou :cry::LOL:
Rather you than me. Would definitely keep the belly off ya
 

Sheep92

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Ireland
I had my first lamb today. Not due till friday. Spent the day at a neighbours big lazy suff x hoggets. Tramps lamb in the middle of the field in driving rain and then run like hell when they see you coming. Try that with no quad!
You will be suprised how much shite weather they will stick if they get a suck. Always amazes me where a ewe will stand over her lambs in a bleak day. Its not nice for the poor hoor running after them though. Best of luck with them. Dont think there will be too much snow. Better weather coming end of week
Hope so! Yea had 27 doubles and a single if they keep that up they wont be long at it! Best of luck with yours too!
 

Al R

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Livestock Farmer
Location
West Wales
FM the foot manual? Screw that! First 350 we had in 1998 was one, only had ES since and never a problem. We did have the ES/AT 500 too, AT was awesome for big loads but used more fuel if not pulling.
 

Jim75

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Easter ross
FM the foot manual? Screw that! First 350 we had in 1998 was one, only had ES since and never a problem. We did have the ES/AT 500 too, AT was awesome for big loads but used more fuel if not pulling.

Is that the height of laziness, can't even flick your leg a couple mm's. :whistle::whistle::LOL::LOL: Hired a ES and never again, jumpy/jerky if it decided it would go in gear :poop::poop:
 

ford4000

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Livestock Farmer
Location
north Wales
Very happy with manual 420 here, changed the first one due to back axle trouble, but present one has a different axle that looks better. Much prefer it to the new suzuki we've just had which needs reving much more...but does have a low box!
 

Nithsdale

Member
Livestock Farmer
FM the foot manual? Screw that! First 350 we had in 1998 was one, only had ES since and never a problem. We did have the ES/AT 500 too, AT was awesome for big loads but used more fuel if not pulling.


Used an ES for a lambing one year...

Fine bike for pottering about on, but damned annoying holding a lamb or 2 i couldn't change gear! Prefer full auto or a manual foot shifter. Plus, instead of paying the £350 extra for ES, I'd rather spend £200 on EPS...

Or as @GTB suggests - spend £300-£400 more then basic and get a Yamaha 700...
 

Nithsdale

Member
Livestock Farmer
A mate runs a can am and a Honda.
Can am is utter sh1te. Couldn't pull skin off a rice pudding!


Not the first time iv heard that.

Know a farm runs Hondas, last time changed for a CanAm. The old bike needs changed now, but it's the CanAm thats going! Also know a father and son contract shepherd team. They bought 2 new CanAms then binned them last summer at 10month old.
 

GTB

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Not the first time iv heard that.

Know a farm runs Hondas, last time changed for a CanAm. The old bike needs changed now, but it's the CanAm thats going! Also know a father and son contract shepherd team. They bought 2 new CanAms then binned them last summer at 10month old.
I had a drive of a Can Am around the dealers yard and wasn't even slightly tempted to buy one.
 

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