Today at work

[pine_guy]

Yup, one good afternoon will do it now, but could do with some sun as quite flat in places and green starting to grow through.

Just leaves the straw. Some might of round baled today, but didn't have a baler booked as was supposed to rain at 4 and didn't arrive till 7.

 

[pine_guy]

keep snatching a bit when you ,.......thats all you can do

The combine has had a lot of niggles this year, but would still be waiting for a contractor if I didn't have it. Got a call today asking to cut some. Said I'd phone when I got my own.

 

[Mursal]

Latest we cut in the past was first week in October and the combine had to be assisted to get round.
Lads would be reluctant to go cutting now its so wet, if they didn't know the ground.
You could be there for a while .........

 

[R.B.H]

Today started ploughing, not me driving

 

[Philip Watkins]

Today started ploughing, not me driving
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Getting your money's worth out of those boards

 

[BredRedHfd]

Getting your money's worth out of those boards

An old boy used to say they were just starting to plough right when the mice were nibbling away at the edges....Though I think Roland may have had an odd nibble at one of those!

 

[Speedstar]

Managed to get out with the combine, once round the field and it rained
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Is it ever going to stop raining this year

I hope so , things are mess on the grain harvest up here

 

[pine_guy]

Latest we cut in the past was first week in October and the combine had to be assisted to get round.
Lads would be reluctant to go cutting now its so wet, if they didn't know the ground.
You could be there for a while .........

I've cut late sown barley that went in after grass in late October and it came off a dream, didn't get the straw till February though. All depends what the weather does. Same year I cut 40 acre for a neighbour after the contractor parked up and wouldn't come back. I never got stuck, but was not what I call fun. Bet there was some soil in the straw as the field was full of ruts.
But it is heavy land where this guy that called yesterday, so think I'll be going on a reconnaissance mission first.

 

[Phil P]

I hope so , things are mess on the grain harvest up here

Luckily I've finished my own and I'm just cutting for other people, but looking at some spring barley that's still out round here it's not looking good for a lot of people!
Not to mention trying to get stuff sown, we've written of re-seeding some grass land we have! Looking like it's going to be wheat now if it drys up enough.

 

[Willie adie]

sale at UA huntly

 

[roscoe erf]

feeding in september this weather arrrrrgh

well we know who top dog is in this herd

 

[Wombat]

I hate this weather, oh well soon be starting again for next year

Note to self next year don;t believe the weather forecasters as they have no clue.

 

[Steevo]

feeding in september this weather arrrrrgh

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well we know who top dog is in this herd

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I can see a horse....but no dog!

 

[Pan mixer]

Apart from finding a bomb - see another post, it is dusty here.

It says straw rake on the side not UXB finder.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Converting a pile of old gates

Into this

Joined a 10ft and 4ft together just need to do another 2 sets like that and conjure up some kind of bifold hinge to fill the 27ft gap still there [emoji848]

 

[Pilgrimmick]

Converting a pile of old gates
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Into this
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Joined a 10ft and 4ft together just need to do another 2 sets like that and conjure up some kind of bifold hinge to fill the 27ft gap still there [emoji848]

And some sort of jockey wheel to support the weight!

 

[Dave6170]

Converting a pile of old gates
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Into this
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Joined a 10ft and 4ft together just need to do another 2 sets like that and conjure up some kind of bifold hinge to fill the 27ft gap still there [emoji848]

Look in the not quite a bodge/engineering thread i made a bi folding hinge that i seen on here a while ago.

 

[Shutesy]

Apart from finding a bomb - see another post, it is dusty here.

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It says straw rake on the side not UXB finder.

Spent my day staring at exactly the same machine as you out of my back window, till it started raining half an hour ago was just starting to dry nicely as well!! Are the tines on your rake relatively new? Having quite a few snap on mine but most are original tines from when it was new in 2013 (we bought it 2nd hand in 2016) and are about worn out i think. Head that newer tines are supposedly better?

 

[Bobthebuilder]

And some sort of jockey wheel to support the weight!

Was thinking of just putting a wire rope on a shackle from middle gate up to higher point on end of shed as ground is sloping so no good for jockey wheel

 

[holywell farmer]

Some photo's of the last day on the grass silage for 2017

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The star of the day the MF 6255 on a 12 ton trailer as the other 2 tractors were away carting spuds


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Great fleet