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TexX ewes - which Tup to use?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nithsdale" data-source="post: 6992428" data-attributes="member: 17508"><p>No pictures from that lot I did on Friday... they were worse than they looked. Did an hour before lunch and was ready to give up and put them back in the field! I gave them another chance after a decent break and I got a really good run and fairly got through them. Then the last handful were crap again. It was raining by time I had finished so put them into a nearby field... where they had to stay until yesterday morning. They've had Dysect now and are back to the hill. That'll keep them covered upto weaning. There had been prolonged heavy rain over the weekend with a lot of firey heat. The grass is rocketing now! Silage fields have bulked up markedly and I'm fairly confident we are on for a usual crop - even if it will be a few weeks late.</p><p></p><p>Haven't been as active on the fencing front the past couple years, and any job we had been doing was repairs/maintenance to old fences etc... but I've finally got started on a big stretch of the hill dyke which causes headaches with cattle rubbing on and ewes jumping. It's never been wired before, but that will change! Got all the posts in today, wire will go on tomorrow </p><p>[ATTACH=full]887739[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]887740[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]887741[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Yep, that's the (2nd hand) new loader tractor. Very pleased with it so far. </p><p></p><p></p><p>When we were shearing on Friday brother thought he'd do a few just to help get them done. The 2nd handpiece has always run a bit rough (that's why it's the 2nd handpiece) but he was moaning it was really bad. After 5 or 6 sheep he put it back in the box complaining his hand was throbbing/tingling and sore. His words were that handpiece is f**ked, get yourself a new one.</p><p></p><p>So who am I to argue with a green light like that <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite20" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]887742[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I was very close to buying a Lister Outback, or Supershear Viper... but I kept to what I know and decided I was probably best sticking with an oil bath, so it's a Horner (Beiyuan) Suregrip. I've traded in the Lister Golden and the older Lister with the overlapping forks for it. It's a tiny little more bulky in the hand than the Lister Golden (might just be the flock grip?) but feels OK... I'm not shearing again until hopefully Friday (keeping an eye on these thunderstorms and trying to plan getting them home dry), so it'll just have to look pretty for a couple days before I can get her heated up and see what I think. Just need a solid drive next... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>All the gear, but no idea</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nithsdale, post: 6992428, member: 17508"] No pictures from that lot I did on Friday... they were worse than they looked. Did an hour before lunch and was ready to give up and put them back in the field! I gave them another chance after a decent break and I got a really good run and fairly got through them. Then the last handful were crap again. It was raining by time I had finished so put them into a nearby field... where they had to stay until yesterday morning. They've had Dysect now and are back to the hill. That'll keep them covered upto weaning. There had been prolonged heavy rain over the weekend with a lot of firey heat. The grass is rocketing now! Silage fields have bulked up markedly and I'm fairly confident we are on for a usual crop - even if it will be a few weeks late. Haven't been as active on the fencing front the past couple years, and any job we had been doing was repairs/maintenance to old fences etc... but I've finally got started on a big stretch of the hill dyke which causes headaches with cattle rubbing on and ewes jumping. It's never been wired before, but that will change! Got all the posts in today, wire will go on tomorrow [ATTACH type="full"]887739[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]887740[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]887741[/ATTACH] Yep, that's the (2nd hand) new loader tractor. Very pleased with it so far. When we were shearing on Friday brother thought he'd do a few just to help get them done. The 2nd handpiece has always run a bit rough (that's why it's the 2nd handpiece) but he was moaning it was really bad. After 5 or 6 sheep he put it back in the box complaining his hand was throbbing/tingling and sore. His words were that handpiece is f**ked, get yourself a new one. So who am I to argue with a green light like that :ROFLMAO: [ATTACH type="full"]887742[/ATTACH] I was very close to buying a Lister Outback, or Supershear Viper... but I kept to what I know and decided I was probably best sticking with an oil bath, so it's a Horner (Beiyuan) Suregrip. I've traded in the Lister Golden and the older Lister with the overlapping forks for it. It's a tiny little more bulky in the hand than the Lister Golden (might just be the flock grip?) but feels OK... I'm not shearing again until hopefully Friday (keeping an eye on these thunderstorms and trying to plan getting them home dry), so it'll just have to look pretty for a couple days before I can get her heated up and see what I think. Just need a solid drive next... :rolleyes: All the gear, but no idea [/QUOTE]
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