Farming ChitChat Ploughs On To Five

farmersfriend

visatorro wrote: »

better half is a primary school teacher, she said there is a mother in her school who puts her two kids on the school bus in the morning, hops in the car and drives around after the bus the make sure they get to school. same in the afternoon when kids are goin home,,, bit extreme imo!

Kinda defeats the purpose.

Feckthis

Have calves here going mad licking buckets and pallets. What are they lacking?

naughto

Feckthis wrote: »

Have calves here going mad licking buckets and pallets. What are they lacking?

Grass

darragh_haven

Whats the height of a JCB 412 or a Volvo L60. I need to know for the eaves height of a covered silage clamp

Reggie.

Ah just in. Spent the last 4 hours on a 3 ton hydraulic spoon

arctic8dave

darragh_haven wrote: »

Whats the height of a JCB 412 or a Volvo L60. I need to know for the eaves height of a covered silage clamp

412 is 9'6'' & l60 is 10'6''

ganmo

Feckthis wrote: »

Have calves here going mad licking buckets and pallets. What are they lacking?

could be behavioral or mineral
are they licking stones?

darragh_haven

arctic8dave wrote: »

412 is 9'6'' & l60 is 10'6''

3.5 meters will be enough so. Thanks

_Brian

Feckthis wrote: »

Have calves here going mad licking buckets and pallets. What are they lacking?

I don't think its always that they're lacking in something... calves by their nature are curious and have an insane urge to suckle at anything they can.. If they're thriving and looking good I wouldn't go throwing money down their throats..

Damo810

.Kovu. wrote: »

There used to be 18/19 of us on a 14 seater in my school. We sat on bags or on top of other people:D By sheer luck we never got caught by an inspector.

I remember we went swimming in primary school once, bus was madly over packed, bus driver shouted "this bus fits 14 adults so it should hold 21 of you little yokes"

Does anyone wear a seatbelt on a bus anyways? Even if there is a checkpoint people rarely stick them on?

Kovu

Don't forget First Time Farmers at 10!

simx

.Kovu. wrote: »

Don't forget First Time Farmers at 10!

Oh yes, a nice looking blonde girl milking cows is my idea of a dream some day

Kovu

simx wrote: »

Oh yes, a nice looking blonde girl milking cows is my idea of a dream some day

I was blonde once......for about 24 hours:pac:

Muckit

First time farmers on sky 135

Damo810

.Kovu. wrote: »

I was blonde once......for about 24 hours:pac:

Budding new Boardsies romance :pac:

ganmo

.Kovu. wrote: »

I was blonde once......for about 24 hours:pac:

did it fall out? :P

Kovu

Damo810 wrote: »

Budding new Boardsies romance :pac:

Nah, it's spinsterhood for me:D

ganmo wrote: »

did it fall out? :P

Dyed it a different colour the next day! Red I think....or was it blue..

simx

.Kovu. wrote: »

I was blonde once......for about 24 hours:pac:

Ah but your not a friesian cow woman , milking feckin limos in a field. Ha

Zr105

darragh_haven wrote: »

3.5 meters will be enough so. Thanks

Give plenty of room! You never know when that 412/l60 could turn to a 416/l90 on big tyres....
There is literally nothing worse than having to f**k ar*e around in the roof of a bloody shed trying to push grass... Been there done that and would be one thing i definitly wouldn't go back to in the morning...

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

Nah, it's spinsterhood for me:D



Dyed it a different colour the next day! Red I think....or was it blue..

Were you trying to put a union jack in your hair

Damo810

Zr105 wrote: »

Give plenty of room! You never know when that 412/l60 could turn to a 416/l90 on big tyres....
There is literally nothing worse than having to f**k ar*e around in the roof of a bloody shed trying to push grass... Been there done that and would be one thing i definitly wouldn't go back to in the morning...

Whats the advantage of putting a roof over a pit anyways? Is it just to keep the pit face dry?

darragh_haven

Damo810 wrote: »

Whats the advantage of putting a roof over a pit anyways? Is it just to keep the pit face dry?

This is planning conditions of a construction project I'm working on. Its near a built up area with expensive houses a short distance away. No ventilation allowed in the shed. Trying to contain odours..... planners are great people

Zr105

darragh_haven wrote: »

This is planning conditions of a construction project I'm working on. Its near a built up area with expensive houses a short distance away. No ventilation allowed in the shed. Trying to contain odours..... planners are great people

I'm sorry what?? Thats a joke.... In that case tell them you need 5m over the top of a 5m high pit, at which point they'll realise the big shed is uglier than the potential smell!

Zr105

Damo810 wrote: »

Whats the advantage of putting a roof over a pit anyways? Is it just to keep the pit face dry?

None really... Well some like to store straw on top, and also for self feeding set ups its handier as less mucky, but to me its a waste of a) shed space, b) money.... And all it does is annoy the lad on putting in the silage

darragh_haven

Zr105 wrote: »

I'm sorry what?? Thats a joke.... In that case tell them you need 5m over the top of a 5m high pit, at which point they'll realise the big shed is uglier than the potential smell!

Given a max height of 7.5 m at the apex from the finised floor level. 3 meter high walls, add 3.5 meter for fitting a machine in on top of the 3.0m of silage up to the eaves. 6 meter wide roller door at the front...... as I said, lovely practical people.

Zr105

darragh_haven wrote: »

Given a max height of 7.5 m at the apex from the finised floor level. 3 meter high walls, add 3.5 meter for fitting a machine in on top of the 3.0m of silage up to the eaves. 6 meter wide roller door at the front...... as I said, lovely practical people.

Wow! That'll be a handy pit! You really do have to wonder.... So do ya have to plan to put tents with gas extraction systems over the fields next for when spreading slurry? sounds like the next ludicrous thing they come out with! Id be going spreading the slurry on the closest field to the houses just for that....

darragh_haven

Zr105 wrote: »

Wow! That'll be a handy pit! You really do have to wonder.... So do ya have to plan to put tents with gas extraction systems over the fields next for when spreading slurry? sounds like the next ludicrous thing they come out with! Id be going spreading the slurry on the closest field to the houses just for that....

I was expecting a punchline when I was told about it..... but all I got was stone wall silence...... oh. This guys slurry storage tank has to be covered too, its part of an AD plant on his farm. (The project is in Northern Ireland, so we're safe)

Reggie.

darragh_haven wrote: »

I was expecting a punchline when I was told about it..... but all I got was stone wall silence...... oh. This guys slurry storage tank has to be covered too, its part of an AD plant on his farm. (The project is in Northern Ireland, so we're safe)

Safe for now

AntrimGlens

Darragh, was it your crowd that did McKavanaghs AD plant?

Tokyo

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/fatheroffive-57-dies-in-tragic-farm-accident-30561491.html

Another sad farm related death yesterday....

darragh_haven

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Darragh, was it your crowd that did McKavanaghs AD plant?

No. Haven't any project with that name attached. The closest project my company would have to you would be Toomebridge or Glenavy. (Presuming your in Antrimn)

whelan2

waited at bus stop this morning and eldest lad was allowed on, some other kids further down the road where not allowed on, same as yesterday. Bus eireann are a joke

Damo810

whelan2 wrote: »

waited at bus stop this morning and eldest lad was allowed on, some other kids further down the road where not allowed on, same as yesterday. Bus eireann are a joke

Why are they not allowed on?

whelan2

Damo810 wrote: »

Why are they not allowed on?

59 kids 53 seats on bus....

lakill Farm

going to my first ever all Ireland final . just bought the tickets legit

As im from Westmeath its probably going to be my only chance

Im off to support Barry Kelly:D

darragh_haven

There is about 10 meters of fushia bushes on my site. Can I cut it this time of year. I want to make a "hedge" of it. Also can you cut slips of fushia and plant it?

I said

lakill Farm wrote: »

going to my first ever all Ireland final . just bought the tickets legit

As im from Westmeath its probably going to be my only chance

Im off to support Barry Kelly:D

Used to be foster and Allen the only 2 westmeath men to play in an all Ireland final

ABlur

darragh_haven wrote: »

There is about 10 meters of fushia bushes on my site. Can I cut it this time of year. I want to make a "hedge" of it. Also can you cut slips of fushia and plant it?

Yes its open season for hedges since 1st sept and yes that red menace will grow if you plant slips.

whelan2

Just watching the news, very sad pictures from cork :mad:

ellewood

lakill Farm wrote: »

going to my first ever all Ireland final . just bought the tickets legit

As im from Westmeath its probably going to be my only chance

Im off to support Barry Kelly:D

If that very nice man has a bad game on Sunday, really he's a lovely man and the best ref in the world, but if he has a bad game u might see some lads heading to ask him what hes doing like the mayo
fan the last day with a half dozen security lads dragging him off the field twas funny

dzer2

lakill Farm wrote: »

going to my first ever all Ireland final . just bought the tickets legit

As im from Westmeath its probably going to be my only chance

Im off to support Barry Kelly:D

Enjoy it the atmosphere should be electric. Will be up around croker before the match if you want to meet for a scoop;)

_Brian

dzer2 wrote: »

Enjoy it the atmosphere should be electric. Will be up around croker before the match if you want to meet for a scoop;)

As a kid I went to many finals, both football and hurling. Never realised how lucky I was. My dad had a few all Ireland golds himself so always found access to tickets.
It's a magic place to be enjoy it.

on the river

dzer2 wrote: »

Enjoy it the atmosphere should be electric. Will be up around croker before the match if you want to meet for a scoop;)

Ya can't beat a good scoop before a game really gets the craic going.

Charliebull

on the river wrote: »

Ya can't beat a good scoop before a game really gets the craic going.

Find it's always better if you start the night before

ellewood

Charliebull wrote: »

Find it's always better if you start the night before

So that's tonite so wohoo...

Genghis Cant

_Brian wrote: »

As a kid I went to many finals, both football and hurling. Never realised how lucky I was. My dad had a few all Ireland golds himself so always found access to tickets.
It's a magic place to be enjoy it.

From the great Cavan team of 47 to 52?
The golden age of Cavan football.

Reggie.

I'm soooo tired

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

I'm soooo tired

Whinge whinge whinge. :rolleyes:

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

Whinge whinge whinge. :rolleyes:

Ahem...... Piss off

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

Ahem...... Piss off

Here shut up you, I was seriously offended an hour ago when Sam said he thought I was a fella all this time :P