farming bargains / deals

Dozer1 · 06-04-2018 9:55am

he had 3 for sale all sold now,
I'd imagine they'll have more in time

Alfie1 · 06-04-2018 10:48am

This might be of interest to some of the Cork members https://www.atkins.ie have their 23% vat amount off sale again :cool:

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lab man · 06-04-2018 11:33am

tractorporn wrote:

Ah sh1te have you any comeback?

Naa they gone with the wind I'd say

longgonesilver · 06-04-2018 12:53pm

Dozer1 wrote: »

was in the market for a new fence tester, chanced this one from ebay from the US 64 euro delivered to the door took about 10 days to get here, 143 euro in the coop, saved nearly the price of a bale of silage

https://www.coopsuperstores.ie/Gallagher-Smartfix-Fault-Finder-0761190

Did you get charged vat by customs or did it slip through?

Dozer1 · 06-04-2018 2:59pm

Slipped through to my surprise, even with customs it would have been cheaper than here

blue5000 · 25-04-2018 3:56pm

Lidl have work trousers (and shorts:rolleyes:) for €11. If you look there might be a box of O rings left from last week as well, I think they were €4.

Say my name · 10-05-2018 1:27pm

There's magnets for holding welding jobs in lidl today 4.99.
The trouble is with magnets you can't just buy one as another one sticks to it.

blue5000 · 10-05-2018 4:39pm

blue5000 wrote: »

Lidl have work trousers (and shorts:rolleyes:) for €11. If you look there might be a box of O rings left from last week as well, I think they were €4.

Shorts on special offer 8.99 this week, or you could cut the legs off last week's trousers;).

Nekarsulm · 10-05-2018 5:30pm

They had sets of 3/8 drive sockets last week. Great value at 9.99.
Bough them last year, and they are as good quality as any mainstream brand.

whelan2 · 10-05-2018 6:45pm

Alot of lads won't buy tools etc in aldi/lidl. I find them great

charolais0153 · 10-05-2018 6:48pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Alot of lads won't buy tools etc in aldi/lidl. I find them great

Cant remember laat time i was in a lidl\aldi. Hate the way its all lidl and aldi stuff rather in tesco and supervalue there is a choice

_Brian · 10-05-2018 6:53pm

charolais0153 wrote: »

Cant remember laat time i was in a lidl\aldi. Hate the way its all lidl and aldi stuff rather in tesco and supervalue there is a choice

Serious saving for us shopping on Aldi compared to Tesco/SuperValu. €50-€70 a week saves for four of us. That includes meat and some wine/beer.

Fruit and veg we try and buy in a veg stand or shop.

_Brian · 10-05-2018 6:55pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Alot of lads won't buy tools etc in aldi/lidl. I find them great

They are good for most work, very heavy seized stuff might be too much for the wrenches and sockets but I just use impact sockets and a torque wrench for tight stuff, they cane from Aldi too.
Have a compressor and airlines in the garage too.

Nekarsulm · 10-05-2018 7:19pm

charolais0153 wrote: »

Cant remember laat time i was in a lidl\aldi. Hate the way its all lidl and aldi stuff rather in tesco and supervalue there is a choice

It's nearly a shock to go into any of the local supermarkets now.

The shop in our town, which is some class of a UK based group called Today's Extra ( they bought it when the Centra owners went bust) has cream crackers at 1.80 per packet and Lidl is 63 cent.

Lady Haywire · 10-05-2018 9:27pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

It's nearly a shock to go into any of the local supermarkets now.

The shop in our town, which is some class of a UK based group called Today's Extra ( they bought it when the Centra owners went bust) has cream crackers at 1.80 per packet and Lidl is 63 cent.

That part of Fresh Today- Ellis' stores?

_Brian · 10-05-2018 10:05pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

That part of Fresh Today- Ellis' stores?

Jesus.
I went into a fresh today store in Virginia tombuy veg at Christmas.
They have a meat counter.

Without exception every piece of meat was from outside Ireland. Pork, chicken Turkeys, beef, sausages, the lot. I literally picked through the fridges and found no Irish meat.

We had a Trolly stacked with the Christmas fruit and veg, probably €120 worth. But I couldn’t shop with them. We just left the trolly there and left. Never ever go back !

Hard Knocks · 10-05-2018 10:11pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

That part of Fresh Today- Ellis' stores?

He’s a good few of them around

Lady Haywire · 10-05-2018 10:21pm

Wouldn't be in them too often, the cats have taken a liking to their catfood so was in one of them today. Lot of wholesale sort of stuff in the freezers. I'm a massive veg eater and was never too impressed with the freshness of their produce, much much better in Aldi/Lidl.

lakill Farm · 10-05-2018 11:32pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Wouldn't be in them too often, the cats have taken a liking to their catfood so was in one of them today. Lot of wholesale sort of stuff in the freezers. I'm a massive veg eater and was never too impressed with the freshness of their produce, much much better in Aldi/Lidl.

And he is mainly into veg

Nekarsulm · 11-05-2018 12:51am

Lady Haywire wrote: »

That part of Fresh Today- Ellis' stores?

No Lady, a completely different outfit.
A UK based firm which (I'm told) bought up a random selection of supermarkets that the Receivers were selling a few years back.
They have a slightly odd range of grocery brands, as they seem to get supplied from UK wholesalers.

Nekarsulm · 09-06-2018 12:35pm

With genuine Hayes wire strainers running near 100 euro, I took a chance on these Chinese copies off Ebay.co.uk
25 Sterling all in, posted to an address just over the border.

They seem to work perfectly.

Muckit · 09-06-2018 1:19pm

They look the job. Can u screw off the handle?

Nekarsulm · 09-06-2018 1:21pm

Yes ,it screws off.

Kevhog1988 · 12-06-2018 11:22pm

Can you send me the link to that nekarsulm??

Nekarsulm · 13-06-2018 12:45am

theemigrant wrote: »

Can you send me the link to that nekarsulm??

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hausen-Chain-Strainer-Monkey-Cattle-Wire-Fence-Tensioner-Pull-Stretcher/311873513463?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

There ya go.

squinn2912 · 13-06-2018 10:58am

What exactly do you do with that? Crank it up and leave the chain on the wire after unscrewing the handle?

Muckit · 13-06-2018 11:05am

squinn2912 wrote: »

What exactly do you do with that? Crank it up and leave the chain on the wire after unscrewing the handle?

Yeah basically pulls the chain tight. Then tie off wire and release tension. You don't always have to take off handle. Not a big deal but there are times lve found when its handy to do so and it makes it easier to store.

squinn2912 · 13-06-2018 11:12am

Looks a good job for one man to operate. If we're tightening wire normally lever it round a post and hold it with a bar with a wee gap cut out of it then nail it up. Might get one of those and see how it works. Thanks.

Nekarsulm · 13-06-2018 11:22am

squinn2912 wrote: »

What exactly do you do with that? Crank it up and leave the chain on the wire after unscrewing the handle?

No, after tightening and nailing the wire, you can "reverse " the strainer down the chain. Google "Hayes Wire strainers"

Muckit · 13-06-2018 11:29am

My father never had or used one of them. Twas all ms barbed wire then. Make a loop and lever it tight with crow bar. Drive staples in til they newrly came out the orher side of the stake!!

plenty of silage pits made in the corner of the field and had to be fenced off every year!!

I did a stint then one summer with a professional contractor. Had to unlearn all the 'bad' habits and picked up some new tricks.

When u are using Ht wire and have proper strainers, a chain wire strainer is a necessity IMO. I love fencing, always did. Have 2 hayes wire strainers. They were expensive but thry will do any fenci g l have to do and hopefully (please God) lll pass them on down to one of my lads. I still have the oul lads crowbar! But it's only used now to make holes!

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