That's good , I'll tell the tax man your coming over,I'll need to come over and pretend I'm one of the big guns then
That's good , I'll tell the tax man your coming over,I'll need to come over and pretend I'm one of the big guns then
We put big wheels on our old Harrington as I tipped her over a couple of time. Wheel came to just under the hatch so the ewe slid down past it. 2 of us sheared 15 or 16k a year through her for a good few years before I bought a shepherdease 2 man trailer with warrior back aids. 2 of us were getting quicker and were getting fed up waiting at the hatch for another sheep. Wee curtain is a great job for keeping horned ewes in. Mine went up north to a cub starting out and he's still going strong. Good luck with her. Sure beats dragging themAbout a month ago, there was a farm sale at Longtown market. Listed was a Harrington 3-man shearing trailer. Pictures up on website, it looked good - perfect for me, because it was actually a 2 man trailer with a 3rd stand on the left side of the rear clipping gate (I'm left handed).
So come sale day I had a rough price in my head I was prepared to go to... dad decides a day out would be nice so we set off for the 50min drive. Get there late, they are already selling the machinery. Dad joins the crowd around auctioneer as I look for this trailer... no sign of the damned thing! I come back over to where dad is to find him leaning against a Harrington crutching trailer.
I thought he was joking when he said he had bought it it's the same name, he says
£520. Missing it's ramp and has clearly been tipped - it's straight, but ball hitch was twisted and the metalwork scraped on the race where it's been dragged along tarmac
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All the bits are there... the grand plan is to convert it into a proper shearing trailer. But, between other jobs, it was clear I was not going to have time to do it before shearing this year.
We will try using the crutching hatch, and just drop the ewes onto the ground to shear. It's a big drop, but should (hopefully!) be OK. I'm not doing the tups out if it though
2nd hanger for my machine made (homemade copy of the Harrington one) and ramp for the rear.... she's looking good!
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It'll make more work for my neighbor who helps keep the ewes coming to us, but hopefully it'll cut down on catching and dragging the ewes for us - at 1 farm I was having to drag the ewes 10' uphill to my board. His hill ewes were fine, but the inbye ones it killed my back.
I have an itch to start shearing as it is... getting this ready has made me even more keen!
220 hoggs scheduled for the coming week, with 2-300 ewes the week after.
We put big wheels on our old Harrington as I tipped her over a couple of time. Wheel came to just under the hatch so the ewe slid down past it. 2 of us sheared 15 or 16k a year through her for a good few years before I bought a shepherdease 2 man trailer with warrior back aids. 2 of us were getting quicker and were getting fed up waiting at the hatch for another sheep. Wee curtain is a great job for keeping horned ewes in. Mine went up north to a cub starting out and he's still going strong. Good luck with her. Sure beats dragging them
That lamb nearest you looks a cracker ! And fit for Vivers !
Didn't know you worked with Rouge's
I would ! Either to use, or eat4 of the 6 lambs are Chev X Lleyn. That one is entire - tails and balls... I am very tempted to keep him
I would ! Either to use, or eat
4 of the 6 lambs are Chev X Lleyn. That one is entire - tails and balls... I am very tempted to keep him
Many lambs away yet?