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Genghis Cant

To the victor, the spoils! The best team won no doubt about that.

The drive for five starts now :-)

Base price

Genghis Cant wrote: »

To the victor, the spoils! The best team won no doubt about that.

The drive for five starts now :-)

Yes it will and hopefully Mayo will be back in the mix. I missed Mayo this year with their flair and the threat that they posed.

Genghis Cant

Base price wrote: »

Yes it will and hopefully Mayo will be back in the mix. I missed Mayo this year with their flair and the threat that they posed.

http://www.edenderrygaa.ie/news/seamusdarbyreturnstooffalytrainingasdublinclaim4inarow

Much bigger threat on the horizon :-)

Lady Haywire

Reggie. wrote: »

Was the mower green. Surely to jaysus you noticed that

Ah Reggie, you put too much faith in me!

longgonesilver

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Ah Reggie, you put too much faith in me!

I bet you could tell us the colour, make and model of the tractor that was at the start of the weather forecast yesterday.

Lady Haywire

longgonesilver wrote: »

I bet you could tell us the colour, make and model of the tractor that was at the start of the weather forecast yesterday.

You'd be surprised!! Me & machinery do not get on. Every time I try to remember something it just falls out the other ear it goes in :pac:

Bullocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

You'd be surprised!! Me & machinery do not get on. Every time I try to remember something it just falls out the other ear it goes in :pac:

Some people just aren't machinery people. You're certainly a stockperson. It would be an interesting thread to see how many of us are machinery minded or not.
I'm middle of the road regards machinery but my father and brother would like a tractor for everyday of the week (if I start counting we migh'nt actually be far off it!)

lakill Farm

thinking of extending out a few bays of a shed and covering it in clear roof sheeting. The plan would be to use the area as a crush and holding pens for the crush.

Whats the lifespan of that clear polycarbonate sheeting? ? and anyone know the price of the box profile that matches in with cladding per meter in lenght

Odelay

lakill Farm wrote: »

thinking of extending out a few bays of a shed and covering it in clear roof sheeting. The plan would be to use the area as a crush and holding pens for the crush.

Whats the lifespan of that clear polycarbonate sheeting? ? and anyone know the price of the box profile that matches in with cladding per meter in lenght

Stuff put up in 98 have been rotting off the last few years so would be 15-20 years at most.
Don't make any plans until you price it first:0

lakill Farm

Odelay wrote: »

Stuff put up in 98 have been rotting off the last few years so would be 15-20 years at most.
Don't make any plans until you price it first:0

Ye it’s expensive.

plan would be to do one full bay in it above where the headgate and scales. And then 2 out of 5 on each bay.

15/20 years isn’t great but is it

charolais0153

lakill Farm wrote: »

Ye it’s expensive.

plan would be to do one full bay in it above where the headgate and scales. And then 2 out of 5 on each bay.

15/20 years isn’t great but is it

I wouldnt say youd gave to do a full bay with it. Ypud be surprised how mych light comes through one o two of them

lakill Farm

charolais0153 wrote: »

I wouldnt say youd gave to do a full bay with it. Ypud be surprised how mych light comes through one o two of them

Ok. Never used them here before always stayed away from them because of what I seen in older sheds.

So maybe 2 in each bay?

Lady Haywire

lakill Farm wrote: »

Ok. Never used them here before always stayed away from them because of what I seen in older sheds.

So maybe 2 in each bay?

Charolais is correct, some amount of light through one, provided they're kept clean!

wrangler

lakill Farm wrote: »

Ok. Never used them here before always stayed away from them because of what I seen in older sheds.

So maybe 2 in each bay?

I find that they last longer on the sides of sheds than the roof if you're sheeting the sides.
Suppose it only works if the sheets are facing south......punched sheeting lets in a good bit of light too...again if it's facing south

lakill Farm

wrangler wrote: »

I find that they last longer on the sides of sheds than the roof if you're sheeting the sides.
Suppose it only works if the sheets are facing south......punched sheeting lets in a good bit of light too...again if it's facing south

Wasn’t going to sheet the sides.

Odelay

lakill Farm wrote: »

Wasn’t going to sheet the sides.

White on the inside of the sheeting helps with the light too, better that the normal light grey.

TheFarrier

The modern clear sheeting is supposed to hold up much better than the older stuff, having said that a mate of mine that does sheds and that full time reckons if you’re doing a full section of roof, you need to double up the sheets to last any length of time

Odelay

Christ, it's frightening the number of loolahs applying to run for Irish President and Sinn Fein haven't even announced their candidate yet.

Lady Haywire

Was out for a walk and there's 4 different mowers going around here! Plus met another fella with one on the back of the tractor :pac:

dzer2

Mowed 12 acres this evening going to bale Wednesday.

Mac Taylor

One of my LMxFR cows calved yesterday and she would do any dairy man proud with the bag of milk she has.


I am wondering should I milk her off a bit or leave her alone.

Grueller

Mac Taylor wrote: »

One of my LMxFR cows calved yesterday and she would do any dairy man proud with the bag of milk she has.


I am wondering should I milk her off a bit or leave her alone.

I have one or 2 like that. I never milk them. The calf will do that time enough.

laugh

World ploughing champion at the airport.

gozunda

TheFarrier wrote: »

The modern clear sheeting is supposed to hold up much better than the older stuff, having said that a mate of mine that does sheds and that full time reckons if you’re doing a full section of roof, you need to double up the sheets to last any length of time

Had some clear sheeting which deformed during the heatwave with damage around the areas attached to supports, discoloration and warping...

Mac Taylor

Grueller wrote: »

I have one or 2 like that. I never milk them. The calf will do that time enough.

Thanks Grueller, that's what I was thinking but the auld man was mad to go milking her!!

_Brian

Jeep window frosted over, definitely we’ll onto Autum now

L1985

Mac Taylor wrote: »

One of my LMxFR cows calved yesterday and she would do any dairy man proud with the bag of milk she has.

I am wondering should I milk her off a bit or leave her alone.

We have a few like that- we sometimes put a second calf on them ? Does depend on her temperament thou!
If you don't, just keep a close eye on her calf for scour as I'm sure you know! We wouldn't ever milk them off

Reggie.

_Brian wrote: »

Jeep window frosted over, definitely we’ll onto Autum now

Yeah good bit of ground frost this morning

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah good bit of ground frost this morning

At football last night it got cold very quick and dark

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

At football last night it got cold very quick and dark

Yeah was tedding yesterday. After about 5pm the drying was gone from the day

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah was tedding yesterday. After about 5pm the drying was gone from the day

But no dew till 9pm. I cut the lawns and what a nightmare. they are usually cut weekly and about 8/10 boxes off the push mower and take 45/60 mins

Cut them yesterday and borrowed dads ride on and had 24 ride on bags of grass and took 2.5hours.

I actually have a clamp of grass after it

On santa list this year is a ride on, Ms Lakill has being informed

_Brian

lakill Farm wrote: »

But no dew till 9pm. I cut the lawns and what a nightmare. they are usually cut weekly and about 8/10 boxes off the push mower and take 45/60 mins

Cut them yesterday and borrowed dads ride on and had 24 ride on bags of grass and took 2.5hours.

I actually have a clamp of grass after it

On santa list this year is a ride on, Ms Lakill has being informed

My ride on is 17 years old and while it needs a few belts it’s in good condition for another few.

But after mowing the lawn yesterday I sat down with a cuppa and researched a few robotic mowers, for the price I’d never buy a ride on again, my front and back lawns are completely separate so I’d need to investigate that situation.

€3k will get you a top end robotic mower while it would only get a modest ride on

TITANIUM.

Anyone know of the top of your head how to convert compound fertiliser to tonnes of N? For this Carbon navigator?

lakill Farm

_Brian wrote: »

My ride on is 17 years old and while it needs a few belts it’s in good condition for another few.

But after mowing the lawn yesterday I sat down with a cuppa and researched a few robotic mowers, for the price I’d never buy a ride on again, my front and back lawns are completely separate so I’d need to investigate that situation.

€3k will get you a top end robotic mower while it would only get a modest ride on

I split the front lawn in half with a driveway when I bought here . So that's 2 sections.

Then I have 2 sections on the road. I mow from one neightbours to the others. its about 350 meters and with the ride on last night it was 2 full rounds and its a 42 inch deck.

So yes the robots look great but I don't know if I would like it out on the edge of the road, although a lad only told me last week, if they are robbed they are no use to anyone else

Dads last castlegardin was 15.5hp 38 inch and no bother with it for the 14 years. 2 batteries and oil changed yearly. He traded it 2 years ago and got 2k against the bigger 22hp 42inch cut castlegarden. Its twin cylinder B&S engine. it hardly revs at all , but as you said it was €4500

gozunda

lakill Farm wrote: »

But no dew till 9pm. I cut the lawns and what a nightmare. they are usually cut weekly and about 8/10 boxes off the push mower and take 45/60 mins

Cut them yesterday and borrowed dads ride on and had 24 ride on bags of grass and took 2.5hours.

I actually have a clamp of grass after it

On santa list this year is a ride on, Ms Lakill has being informed

Best job is a mulching mower. No need to collect grass or stop to empty. Cuts cutting time by two thirds

Reggie.

gozunda wrote: »

Best job is a mulching mower. No need to collect grass or stop to empty. Cuts cutting time by two thirds

That's the weapon of choice here. A big snapper

lakill Farm

gozunda wrote: »

Best job is a mulching mower. No need to collect grass or stop to empty. Cuts cutting time by two thirds

ran the mulcher on dads mower a few times years ago and I was told by the mother to pick the grass or leave it for someone else to do. The small mulched grass was being pulled into the house on shoes of the kids and the moss was starting to establish. And its treated like a lawn not a golf course so its not that she was over concerned what it looked like.

wrangler

lakill Farm wrote: »

ran the mulcher on dads mower a few times years ago and I was told by the mother to pick the grass or leave it for someone else to do. The small mulched grass was being pulled into the house on shoes of the kids and the moss was starting to establish. And its treated like a lawn not a golf course so its not that she was over concerned what it looked like.

+1 Mulcher's not great if you have traffic from the lawn to the house......works grand here though

Lady Haywire

The fcuk kinda size are yer lawns?! :pac:

Nekarsulm

lakill Farm wrote: »

I split the front lawn in half with a driveway when I bought here . So that's 2 sections.

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If you made a "corridor" from one side to the other with the boundry wire, wouldnt it find its way across?
You might have to put in ramps from the kerbing to the driveway.

No way I let it near the road, be stolen for sure.

ganmo

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If you made a "corridor" from one side to the other with the boundry wire, wouldnt it find its way across?
You might have to put in ramps from the kerbing to the driveway.

No way I let it near the road, be stolen for sure.

Some ppl put in tunnels

lakill Farm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If you made a "corridor" from one side to the other with the boundry wire, wouldnt it find its way across?
You might have to put in ramps from the kerbing to the driveway.

No way I let it near the road, be stolen for sure.

Ye my fear it would be lifted or a ****er hit it with a tractor or lorry passing.

I priced a few places earlier this year for a 17hp B&S castlegarden. Think ill invest in back end of the year. Had one lad come in at 2600 for it including a vat invoice

Reggie.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

The fcuk kinda size are yer lawns?! :pac:

Over .5 acre here

Lady Haywire

Reggie. wrote: »

Over .5 acre here

I get it because kids but jesus. The work of them!! I'd prefer a small bit of grass, few trees with a hammock/bbq, with a view into a nicely kept field.

lakill Farm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I get it because kids but jesus. The work of them!! I'd prefer a small bit of grass, few trees with a hammock/bbq, with a view into a nicely kept field.

over half of the grass cut here is along the road. Its safer for motorists and in time when I have the place even 1/3 right it will look something I hope

_Brian

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I get it because kids but jesus. The work of them!! I'd prefer a small bit of grass, few trees with a hammock/bbq, with a view into a nicely kept field.

Same here, plus trees. All in two sections.
I love gardening but life is busy so it’s hard to mow often as I’d like
Overall site is 1.2 acres.

Genghis Cant

_Brian wrote: »

Same here, plus trees. All in two sections.
I love gardening but life is busy so it’s hard to mow often as I’d like
Overall site is 1.2 acres.

Almost identical here and the house is completely to one side of the site. So lots of grass. I cut it mainly in April and May and then the geese get on top of it. Then I've only to cut one run around the headland to keep the electric fence right.
I've a small lawn at the front that I cut the whole season.

emaherx

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Almost identical here and the house is completely to one side of the site. So lots of grass. I cut it mainly in April and May and then the geese get on top of it. Then I've only to cut one run around the headland to keep the electric fence right.
I've a small lawn at the front that I cut the whole season.

This is how you look after a big lawn. Better fuel economy than a petrol ride on too.

IMAG0935 by Emaherx, on Flickr

Upgraded the mower this year, but it's had less use than I expected!

IMG_20180602_124502 by Emaherx, on Flickr

_Brian

emaherx wrote: »

This is how you look after a big lawn. Better fuel economy than a petrol ride on too.

IMAG0935 by Emaherx, on Flickr

Upgraded the mower this year, but it's had less use than I expected!

IMG_20180602_124502 by Emaherx, on Flickr

I considered similar behind maybe a small garden kabuto tractor, but it’s similar money to a robot that works on its own and I could be tending flowers or in the tunnel more.

Reggie.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I get it because kids but jesus. The work of them!! I'd prefer a small bit of grass, few trees with a hammock/bbq, with a view into a nicely kept field.

It's because of the geothermal piping in the lawn. That's why it's big