Today at work

[Kiwi Pete]

Consultants!

A fert company rep, to be fair on the guy, he probably couldn't even use consultant in a sentence but, he could recommend all sorts of products that would "make me more money" and his company sold all of them I toyed with him for an hour until he said that

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Thanks, I always try and pride myself on good workmanship and there's not many projects I won't have a go at . Mind it's easy taking things to bits though it's having the ability to put them back together where people fall down .

That fire appliance looks a bit flash...
Keep up the good work

 

[Peter]

Scenery on travel to farm. Finally stopped raining and planting getting into full swing. Suddenly turning very green. Apple blossoms popped open in the afternoon.

 

[Phil P]

That fire appliance looks a bit flash...
Keep up the good work

It's the oldest one in the fleet, they won't let us play with the new Oshkosh for some reason

 

[Kiwi Pete]

It's the oldest one in the fleet, they won't let us play with the new Oshkosh for some reason

If you could fly a few of us kiwi lads over there, we'd soon have it in need of servicing.. I'm sure ours has a sticker "road closed for motorsport" somewhere in view of the driver

 

[Phil P]

If you could fly a few of us kiwi lads over there, we'd soon have it in need of servicing.. I'm sure ours has a sticker "road closed for motorsport" somewhere in view of the driver

Ye they once wrote one of the barracuda's off racing down the runway with another engine!! Think more than one person got sacked that day.

 

[mar]

I catch all the runoff from mine and save it up. Plan on filtering any particles out and putting it on with the seaweed concoction and using it as a spring booster around the place. Older fields will get it diluted with seawater, newer pasture rainwater is the current plan.
A visiting consultant called my composting stuff "a waste product" I asked him to leave before I regained composure

What is your seaweed concoction consist of, do you put seaweed into water and let it rot and them dilute it with more water and spread it on the land. Years ago they would have gathered washed up seaweed and spread it directly on to the land, If I could get a handy way of loading it I would collect it

 

[Kiwi Pete]

What is your seaweed concoction consist of, do you put seaweed into water and let it rot and them dilute it with more water and spread it on the land. Years ago they would have gathered washed up seaweed and spread it directly on to the land, If I could get a handy way of loading it I would collect it

That's largely how I go about it.
I gather up the stuff that washes up in big storms and added a lot to my compost heap- about 5 trailer loads have come home now.
The red stuff is no good, it's slighly toxic to plants especially germinating plants (the two Simon's theory thread is along the same lines, phytotoxins??) or so I've heard.
The green stuff gets chucked onto the top of the heap and covered up next time I have the tractor going
The brown stuff I brewed up for a few months in a plastic tank, with air bubbling up and a daily stir. Then siphoned off the top and stored in a drum! The sludge out of the tank went in the garden compost with all the scraps and paua guts
I was planning on putting it out in the autumn but the weather is mental. Always too much of it!!! so I'll have a play in springtime.
Have a few hundred litres of compost juice and 200 litres of the seaweed stuff.
I'm planning to just grab an IBC of seawater for the older pastures as a mixer, have about 14 ha that wants some salt.

 

[Joe S]

Nice to see an open top tanker, been a long while since I seen one.

i wouldn't say nice, much prefer a vacuum tanker

 

[db9go]

Slightly different but these work very well so you can see at a glance the level in the tank from the outside (even across the yard!) and unlike a sight glass, won't go cloudy?

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How much are these

 

[Dman2]

Thanks! Photo's need adding to it according to the gf. You can tell I'm new to this as I didn't even think about the website

30% (maybe more if we gather some sheep...) discount to all TFFers, just bring a TFF mug as proof of I.D.

Should have said bring a TFF calender as proof

 

[Dman2]

Or a calendar!

beat me to it

 

[Dman2]

Took these yesterday morning while checking stock. it was a beautiful day

 

[mtx.jag]

Quick spin around the cattle,dry cows loving the sun..

Then off to do a quick rolling job few miles up the coast..turning out the farm lane and there is a funny squeak from the roller..
New wheel bearing please

Changed both sides and all back together,try again to go rolling after lunch

 

[Adeptandy]

Slightly different but these work very well so you can see at a glance the level in the tank from the outside (even across the yard!) and unlike a sight glass, won't go cloudy?

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And it will help with the weather......if its swinging its windy etc etc etc

 

[AgriLinc]

And it will help with the weather......if its swinging its windy etc etc etc

Unfortunately the designers were clever and designed it with a fixed guide wire on the outside!

 

[Nearly]

Well after a week of feeling sh*t due to a bad case of strep throat been taking it a little easier. Back up to speed now though so here's a bit of what's been happening.

Spent a couple of days sorting this mess out!
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Managed to do a deal on a new spreader after last weeks demo.
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Spent a couple of days on the sprayer, got a 2650 in bits with a lift fault ( I'll get pics later )plus a load of other bits and pieces which I can't be bothered listening!

And today it's #airportfriday and it's axels of one of the fire engines due to cracking at the end so they're of to be repaired. View attachment 520712View attachment 520714View attachment 520718

2 things spring to mind...
Who's your forklift driver?
What happens if there's a fire?

Good work.

 

[CrevisbigX]

Just been sent this not today but 19 years ago today buckraking back in 1998.and a very young looking me.

 

[AgriLinc]

How much are these

£150.00 +VAT Delivered
I've also created a proper listing for them with the spec and a video of how they work so I don't get into trouble with advertising in the wrong section!
https://classifieds.thefarmingforum.co.uk/listing/view?id=13045

 

[Philip Watkins]

.....
Who's your forklift driver?
.....

I was thinking those pallets need adjusting before they fall.