Mud on Roads ,Maize Harvest

[andybk]

just reading latest FB moan about mud on roads on IOW , farmer concerned was cleaning it up, so poster was a bit previous
, I understand completely the issues of maize harvest , but going forward i think we need to be more careful ,If a motorbike went through that on the post especially at night , would have been off for sure ,
someone is going to get hurt and next will be legislation ., Doesnt look good either getting enviro payments with fields of bare soil getting washed out down the road . not sure why more doesnt get undersown with clovers etc

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BEWARE MOTORCYCLES AND CARS on Military Road right now but according to the tosser driving the tractor with the bad attitude it’s ok for it to be there...

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[Mr Mackay]

just reading latest FB moan about mud on roads on IOW , farmer concerned was cleaning it up
, I understand completely the issues of maize harvest , but going forward i think we need to be careful , someone is going to get hurt and next will be legislation ., Especially in more populated areas

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BEWARE MOTORCYCLES AND CARS on Military Road right now but according to the tosser driving the tractor with the bad attitude it’s ok for it to be there...

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Seen quite a few here .
I am a non Maize dairy farmer ,and I tend to agree (but wouldn't I?!)
I can entirely sympathise with farmer struggling to get the crop off before the weather gets really impossible - but wouldn't it be an idea if in conjunction with council approval ,proper road signs really warning the public of a very dangerous surface , so they are prepared ??
The legalities of this are obvious I suppose ,is that why everything seems a bit fuddled atm?

 

[Brisel]

Farmer fined for fatal error over mud

A FARMER has been fined for failing to clean a muddy road which claimed the life of a Swindon businessman.

www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk

14 years ago...

 

[Kidds]

Local farmer spreads mud all over the road and causes a crash every year, has done for decades.

 

[Exfarmer]

Crawler tractors coming off wet fields can be extremely bad too!

 

[Werzle]

Farmers and contractors should have signs up and a bucket brush on the go even if its doing no good, once the field is cleared a tanker load of water needs spraying on the road to loosen the mud for the bucket brush. Most do this but a few do not and it causes no end of problems for the rest. In very very bad conditions tractors ought to unhook and swap to limit the mud brought out.

 

[JLLM]

Grain spilt on roads is just as dangerous.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Farmers and contractors should have signs up and a bucket brush on the go even if its doing no good, once the field is cleared a tanker load of water needs spraying on the road to loosen the mud for the bucket brush. Most do this but a few do not and it causes no end of problems for the rest. In very very bad conditions tractors ought to unhook and swap to limit the mud brought out.

Yes, as you say, the tanker of water makes all the difference.
Running back and forth with the brush removes some of the biggest lumps/a bit of loose but the rest just gets compacted down.
That tanker of water transforms the job,

 

[Nearly]

Yes, as you say, the tanker of water makes all the difference.
Running back and forth with the brush removes some of the biggest lumps/a bit of loose but the rest just gets compacted down.
That tanker of water transforms the job,

A bucket blade as well as a brush on another vehicle makes it look like you're trying.
Just a brush looked unable to clear the pics I saw on fb.
Unfortunately, at this time of year, dusk, afternoon milking and rush-hour all happen at about the same time.

 

[nonemouse]

It isn’t just mud, buffalo on the road locally wrote off 2 cars lastnight

 

[Bury the Trash]

tree branches from poorly manged roadside trees and big shrubs are as bad as anything falling arouns a blind bend in the windy days. or even justy through hevay out of balance.growth big like some oaks do then drop. could kill a motorcyclist the one sive seen

if you are a land owner or even a tennant for quick action,ie get the job done . you are a land manager its all part of it,the responsibility, and being a land manager is what a farmer is like it or not,

 

[Nearly]

It isn’t just mud, buffalo on the road locally wrote off 2 cars lastnight

Ready tenderised buffalo burgers available in the shop at the weekend?

 

[betweenthelines]

It isn’t just mud, buffalo on the road locally wrote off 2 cars lastnight

Well clearly the buffalo shouldn't have been driving

 

[Nearly]

I think it said the fire pixies were called to wash the road down.
Straight into the streams?

 

[Brisel]

It isn’t just mud, buffalo on the road locally wrote off 2 cars lastnight

Langthorne?

 

[nonemouse]

Ready tenderised buffalo burgers available at the weekend?

The owner of buffalo was wanting to shoot the one missing half a leg while it was on the road, police said he couldn’t discharge a firearm on the main road and insisted emergency vet was called

 

[kill]

Had a chat with a mate earlier on similar lines to this thread. His approach was its the contractors duty to include a road sweeper and signage within the contract and follow on from job to job.

I thought it sounded a little odd to start with but to tag on an extra few hundred pounds a day for the safety of other road users and exempt the contractor from possible prosecution is probably the actual best way forward.
A second hand road sweeping lorry probably a few thousand pounds and must be available in many a plant auction and possibly a profitable string to ones bow.

 

[lloyd]

Mud was the main front page article of the Hereford Times this week.

 

[Flatland guy]

Had a chat with a mate earlier on similar lines to this thread. His approach was its the contractors duty to include a road sweeper and signage within the contract and follow on from job to job.

I thought it sounded a little odd to start with but to tag on an extra few hundred pounds a day for the safety of other road users and exempt the contractor from possible prosecution is probably the actual best way forward.
A second hand road sweeping lorry probably a few thousand pounds and must be available in many a plant auction and possibly a profitable string to ones bow.

Usually around Lincs it is the farmer's problem irrespective of contractor. However if farmer has documented in the contract that the responsibility lies with the contractor, then it is but I doubt they will be as cost effective.

 

[Brisel]

Had a chat with a mate earlier on similar lines to this thread. His approach was its the contractors duty to include a road sweeper and signage within the contract and follow on from job to job.

I thought it sounded a little odd to start with but to tag on an extra few hundred pounds a day for the safety of other road users and exempt the contractor from possible prosecution is probably the actual best way forward.
A second hand road sweeping lorry probably a few thousand pounds and must be available in many a plant auction and possibly a profitable string to ones bow.

The farmer is liable - see my link to the tragic story above. I've worked for maize cutting gangs that have their own sweeper, charged at extra cost. I've even tankered water in on the more stubborn mud to help the brush clean it off.