Are you going to the ploughing this year?

Reggie.

Dunedin wrote: »

Didn't see John Deere either

John deere haven't had a stand there in years

Reggie.

rangler1 wrote: »

Was on the grounds at 8 yesterday, went cross country, which was lucky as there was 2or 3 accidents on the route I should have been on, took an hour and a half to get out of the green car park yesterday evening, apparently another accident.
Any one at the party on the Macra stand after 6......you wouldn't want to be driving after it
Not near as busy passing our house today as Tuasday morning. interesting to see what the figures say for today.
heading down now, had to deliver lambs this morning

Left yesterday a 4 myself. Thinking I should be ok but the traffic was mental. The guards changed all the routes yesterday evening

Reggie.

dzer2 wrote: »

On The road now

See you all there.

No ya won't

mfceiling

Traffic? Leaving Dublin now

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

Traffic? Leaving Dublin now

Vicarstown...stopped...oh dear!!

Base price

We arrived just before 8 yesterday morning and left at 7pm. Took nearly an hour to get out of the green carpark. Legs walked off me.
Didn't buy a new tractor or wellies
Only thing I was impressed with was the timber carving of the grim reaper and the twenty odd foot agitator.
I thought the hereford stand was good compared to most of the other breed stands.

Timmaay

mfceiling wrote: »

Vicarstown...stopped...oh dear!!

Just turned off for sradbally after Vicarstown, took 15 mins, how far away am I now? This isn't what I need, disaster of a morning, left late, and need to be home to milk at 6...

Reggie.

Timmaay wrote: »

Hmmm and I'd planned on pricing an upgraded.

Can't tell if your taking the piss or not .

Timmaay

Reggie. wrote: »

Can't tell if your taking the piss or not .

Pricing is different to buying! Your not a landini fan so?

Timmaay

Just passed a field with bales of hay that have obviously been sitting there for a week or so. And I thought Laois farmers were good!

mfceiling

Timmaay wrote: »

Just turned off for sradbally after Vicarstown, took 15 mins, how far away am I now? This isn't what I need, disaster of a morning, left late, and need to be home to milk at 6...

45 mins from vicarstown

Reggie.

Timmaay wrote: »

Pricing is different to buying! Your not a landini fan so?

Surrounded by them here

What wanna know

Western Pomise

Western Pomise wrote: »

Have never gone to Ploughing but may well go next yr,if bringing kids under 5 have they decent stands with the small farm toys?...still a kid at heart meself too:)....also to see Cattle,sheepdog trials,fashion stuff for OH, and check out various random stands would you really need to make two days out of it...if travelling from well up Whest.

Bump:)....what ye reckon for next year?

Reggie.

Western Pomise wrote: »

Bump:)....what ye reckon for next year?

Cops telling me that it will be a disaster for the traffic plan in Tullow as it's a terrible spot for routes. Gonna miss it next year cos of it

bogman_bass

davidk1394 wrote: »

We'll go look at a few machines and a few women.. a young farmers paradise so it is.... ooh and richie kavanagh !!

great to see our young farmers are getting past the awful stereotypes :rolleyes:

Stinicker

Reggie. wrote: »

Cops telling me that it will be a disaster for the traffic plan in Tullow as it's a terrible spot for routes. Gonna miss it next year cos of it

Nothing can ever compare to the hell that was New Ross in 2012, Tullow is too far east and will be a nightmare and somewhere in Tipperary sandwiched between the M7 and M8 would be ideal.

Didn't go myself this year as was wrecked after Kerry in the All-Ireland and everything that went with it.

I wonder why don't the NPA just buy a large lot and have a permanent site for it sometime and build some actual infrastructure like the Hannover Showgrounds in Germany. They could have an event conference centre and maybe built it with convenient rail and road access.

MfMan

One problem from attending this year, couldn't find the car when I returned to the car park, which was a large, fairly featureless field full of vehicles. Took me ages to locate it and there were loads like me.

Feckthis

Just home after pricing everything I wanted. Had a very enjoyable day. Very good and well organised this year had no problem getting in or out. Shook enda kennys hand and had a good laugh at the card players with 5 friends around them pretending not to know each other . Think I'll be going for the jourdain barriers as they looked good.

Feckthis

Timmaay wrote: »

Just passed a field with bales of hay that have obviously been sitting there for a week or so. And I thought Laois farmers were good!

I see that too tut tut

RightTurnClyde

Great day, just home, stayed on site till 6:30. No delays in traffic straight out and home. Crowds weren't too bad today. Enjoyed the day

mfceiling

First time visitor and i'll tell you one thing...



I'll be back!!

Reggie.

mfceiling wrote: »

First time visitor and i'll tell you one thing...



I'll be back!!

That's the style. What ya purchase

Sam Kade

Anyone visit the ultimate cell stand snake oil salesmen :rolleyes:

agriman27

I was there today, thought it was a great day out lovely and dry underfoot ,great facilities car parks close by, loads of food on offer. Really encouraging to see such big crowds at it there is still some interest in the farming scene and it sends a great message of the importance of the industry

Feckthis

Sam Kade wrote: »

Anyone visit the ultimate cell stand snake oil salesmen :rolleyes:

See it but never went in

Sam Kade

Feckthis wrote: »

See it but never went in

They had a fish tank with gold fish hooked up to the exhaust to prove low emissions but the car wasn't running I asked them how it worked for them when it is a well known scam on the internet, didn't get a straight answer though.

road_high

Reggie. wrote: »

Cops telling me that it will be a disaster for the traffic plan in Tullow as it's a terrible spot for routes. Gonna miss it next year cos of it

Yea Tullow will be fine for the south east but access for further afield will be terrible. Traffic from the west/midlands will have to come down the awful N80 through Portlaoise, Carlow to Tullow which isn't great at the best of times.

road_high

Said it before and I don't know why they can't split the stands all up into like "Village" areas; say have a Machinery Village, a Forestry Village, a Lifestyle and Shopping Village and so on. It would make it a lot more manageable and enjoyable as you could focus on what you might be interested in, rather than the aimless wandering I seem to end up doing amongst throngs of people going nowhere in particular

Reggie.

road_high wrote: »

Said it before and I don't know why they can't split the stands all up into like "Village" areas; say have a Machinery Village, a Forestry Village, a Lifestyle and Shopping Village and so on. It would make it a lot more manageable and enjoyable as you could focus on what you might be interested in, rather than the aimless wandering I seem to end up doing amongst throngs of people going nowhere in particular

No there's an idea

Reggie.

road_high wrote: »

Yea Tullow will be fine for the south east but access for further afield will be terrible. Traffic from the west/midlands will have to come down the awful N80 through Portlaoise, Carlow to Tullow which isn't great at the best of times.

Rumour now that it going to stay where it is next year

dzer2

OH was speaking to one of the organisers and there is no decision yet. It could be October before it is confirmed.

road_high

Heard Tullow months ago but the event is gone so big now that access is critical, even though the M9 would be a big help there. Look at New Ross a few years back so I can see it sticking around that Laois/Athy area.

Reggie.

road_high wrote: »

Heard Tullow months ago but the event is gone so big now that access is critical, even though the M9 would be a big help there. Look at New Ross a few years back so I can see it sticking around that Laois/Athy area.

I think it was going to be Tullow but thr crowds this year id say have forced a rethink

OUTDOORLASS

And crowds mean more Euros.......for the organisers and the stall holders.

Sam Kade

MfMan wrote: »

One problem from attending this year, couldn't find the car when I returned to the car park, which was a large, fairly featureless field full of vehicles. Took me ages to locate it and there were loads like me.

The secret is to get a mental picture of your surroundings before leaving your car and of course car park colour and animal. If that doesn't work put a Hitler flag that would make it stand out I met a woman that didn't even know the colour of the car park she parked in, her friend had to drive her around to try and find it.

mfceiling

Reggie. wrote: »

That's the style. What ya purchase

A kerry dexter burger with chips and a coke!!

Feckthis

Sam Kade wrote: »

The secret is to get a mental picture of your surroundings before leaving your car and of course car park colour and animal. If that doesn't work put a Hitler flag that would make it stand out I met a woman that didn't even know the colour of the car park she parked in, her friend had to drive her around to try and find it.

As we were heading in I asked a stranger did he know what car park we just came from, he said green. The ould fella then said it was yellow we came from. Poor fecker I'd say he was pissed off looking for his car.

Nekarsulm

Sam Kade wrote: »

The secret is to get a mental picture of your surroundings before leaving your car and of course car park colour and animal. If that doesn't work put a Hitler flag that would make it stand out I met a woman that didn't even know the colour of the car park she parked in, her friend had to drive her around to try and find it.

or GPS on your phone.