Today at work

[Shovelhands]

Excellent, that sums the situation up nicely

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Talking of wet I found somewhere cooler to work last week

We sold the wood and pond to our neighbours many years ago and I agreed to desilt it one day. That day finally arrived.

It looks a bit better now

We just need to spread and reseed this lot to finish the job

 

[Bob c]

Talking of wet I found somewhere cooler to work last week

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We sold the wood and pond to our neighbours many years ago and I agreed to desilt it one day. That day finally arrived.

It looks a bit better now

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We just need to spread and reseed this lot to finish the job

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you found some water to put in it as well

 

[Chris Cook]

Halfway through August and finally the hot spell breaks. The rain has started around our head office and looking at the clouds in the distance they go from blue skies, white fluffy clouds to grey and hold on Mother it’s going to be a rough one. There is no denying it rain is needed in these parts.

Boss man is a happy chappy, harvest finished just in time and he has had a chance to get the big toys out . . . any excuse I say but apparently it was necessary! No good asking me really I drive computers!

Drainage is going really well, still very busy and still the work is still rolling in along with other bits and bobs.

The Lydney gang have cracked on well, nearly finished there, last few drains to go in, a few chambers and bit of titivating. Nothing but good reports from the client so chuffed with the job the lads have done. Still on for finishing ahead of schedule despite the extra works, top job guys and thanks for missing the utilities crossing the site.

The drainage team have been all around Tamworth and Hinckley, those lovely “whilst you are here” jobs are the ones I do like. As I have said many times before, its great that our clients are that happy with us they keep finding us stuff to do.

We have been helping with an irrigation problem near Abbots Salford, a bit of a pain this one, old pipe, old connections. Repair one the next one blows, repair that the next one blows and so on. We started to worry as the irrigation main crossed a main road and we were worried that we would start to need street works licenses, try getting one of those in a hurry! Decisions were being discussed whether it would be best to directional drill or open cut a new pipe in, luckily a camera survey showed that the pipe under the road was steel and the last connection was in the field the right side of the hedge. . . phew!!

Been a great week lads, have a great weekend and thanks for your hard work, ‘tis appreciated. If anyone is at a loose end don’t forget its Brailes Show tomorrow.

 

[Steevo]

Halfway through August and finally the hot spell breaks. The rain has started around our head office and looking at the clouds in the distance they go from blue skies, white fluffy clouds to grey and hold on Mother it’s going to be a rough one. There is no denying it rain is needed in these parts.

Boss man is a happy chappy, harvest finished just in time and he has had a chance to get the big toys out . . . any excuse I say but apparently it was necessary! No good asking me really I drive computers!

DIdn't realise you farmed as well!

 

[7610 super q]

Yesterday at work. Broke a habit of a lifetime, and combined on a sunny day. Down to 13.8 % at the end.

Mini tornado depriving me of some straw....

Later that night, 7810 conks out in the shed doorway ( don't tell DB John )
Decided to nudge it out the way with the telehandler, and speared a brand new tyre with the balespike. Perfect.

 

[Cuthbert]

View attachment 703362can anyone help found this on a farm track today and not sure what it is

Pivot steer

 

[Flat 10]

Yesterday at work. Broke a habit of a lifetime, and combined on a sunny day. Down to 13.8 % at the end.

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Mini tornado depriving me of some straw....

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Later that night, 7810 conks out in the shed doorway ( don't tell DB John )
Decided to nudge it out the way with the telehandler, and speared a brand new tyre with the balespike. Perfect.

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Like the sunshine in crapweathershire, the puncture not so much....

 

[Shutesy]

Yesterday at work. Broke a habit of a lifetime, and combined on a sunny day. Down to 13.8 % at the end.

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Mini tornado depriving me of some straw....

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Later that night, 7810 conks out in the shed doorway ( don't tell DB John )
Decided to nudge it out the way with the telehandler, and speared a brand new tyre with the balespike. Perfect.

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Doh!

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Time to ditch the diet and get fat again

 

[Pan mixer]

Wet day but got the sheep in and dry before shearing - a little late this year the man admitted....

 

[boyo]

Yesterday at work. Broke a habit of a lifetime, and combined on a sunny day. Down to 13.8 % at the end.

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Mini tornado depriving me of some straw....

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Later that night, 7810 conks out in the shed doorway ( don't tell DB John )
Decided to nudge it out the way with the telehandler, and speared a brand new tyre with the balespike. Perfect.

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Ohhhh - a change of combine? Whats up?

 

[boyo]

Bit of a @Phil P day today

Milked and fed calves

Made breakfast ( well ,i carried the milk from the dairy to the house )

Spreaders Arrived at 8.00am to cover some grassland ready for fodder rape

Spent most of the day in the yellow peril loading up. ( very pleased with it )

All was going well until a fairly smart lexus pulls in with a slightly annoyed man with a very very annoyed lady with pen and notebook in hand. It would appear one of the lads went a bit too close to the road

A nice piece of stone did a slight modification to the door pillar

In between loads i was trying to keep evil and kinevil happy with a dirt track around the tip. They now think their ready for fame and stardom! At leadt they were happy for the day and plam to be back there at first light

Finally had to walk to get cows as the feckers had used all the petrol

 

[Dman2]

So where`s the picture of the car after you repaired it?

 

[DRC]

I got radical today and housed my cattle .
Plan is to give the grass or what should be grass, a proper break . It actually rained today, so put some fertiliser on, and hopefully they will go back out soon to a decent bite.
Been feeding them out inring feeders, but they seem to scuff up all the grass around them and mess up the field , despite many moves. I also get the wheels on the manitou covered in muck, just when I need to load wheat. See what happens!

 

[Karliboy]

Went to work thi morning finished at lunch as the norm.

Checked on cows on way home. I normally get 2 sometimes 3 cuts of this little field for round bales then eat round the sides and once in the backend of year. this year
1 cut in end of May and this is all that’s grown back.
Oh well at least it’s raining.

Then had a trip up to allendale to
@Dales Agri Sales Agency to buy a little limespreader deal done
Then stopped here to take in the cracking view on way home and drive a awsome bendy Road. Nearly 300 mile round trip.

Now time for tea in pub and a few beers as other half is away on a birthday holiday

 

[betweenthelines]

On holiday in West Dorset this week, popped over the border into Devon on Tuesday to visit Seaton and enjoyed this.....
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Did I get it right? No butter was involved.

That's just SO wrong

 

[same crap different day]

View attachment 703532 View attachment 703536 View attachment 703540 I got radical today and housed my cattle .
Plan is to give the grass or what should be grass, a proper break . It actually rained today, so put some fertiliser on, and hopefully they will go back out soon to a decent bite.
Been feeding them out inring feeders, but they seem to scuff up all the grass around them and mess up the field , despite many moves. I also get the wheels on the manitou covered in muck, just when I need to load wheat. See what happens!

Been a tough year , are you still positive about a large sucker herd

 

[DRC]

Been a tough year , are you still positive about a large sucker herd

Ha ha. No chance. I’ll leave that to you!
As it’s turned out , I’d have been better just making fodder to sell this year.
What is it they say about enjoying their company !

 

[boyo]

So where`s the picture of the car after you repaired it?

As my mother quite often tells me ......" son you will never be a phil P