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Buford T. Justice XIX

Sometimes you just have to laugh.

Finished a tag inspection this morning and was walking down the field after the cows to check the calves in a pen in their field. Was walking and talking to the guy about how bad the Mullinahone tags are for breaking at the top and the other side falling out after a bit. We walked another few steps and saw a tag on the ground, just after falling out of one of the cows and just showed him the tag.

'Must order another one so' says me:rolleyes:

roosterman71

Nekarsulm wrote: »

You could try increasing the angle of the arm towards the ground, to "get under" it more.

I was shaving the field to be honest. I can throw up a picture tomorrow when the grass is gone off it if ye want.

patsy_mccabe

roosterman71 wrote: »

Mowing grass that was grazed last April is zero craic. Feckin mower keeps blocking up on the outside drum. Strange thing is it only happens going one way! Going up the field would sicken yer hole, but swing around and come back down it would fly it. I presume it's the way the grass is lying or something is the cause

Going up takes more power, so less power going to the mower. Going down hill and way more power for cutting.
Neighbour here had the same problem with baler. Open knots going down hill and not one going up hill. I reckoned the extra power to baler down hill was jerking the knotter too much.

Nekarsulm

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Sometimes you just have to laugh.

Finished a tag inspection this morning and was walking down the field after the cows to check the calves in a pen in their field. Was walking and talking to the guy about how bad the Mullinahone tags are for breaking at the top and the other side falling out after a bit. We walked another few steps and saw a tag on the ground, just after falling out of one of the cows and just showed him the tag.

'Must order another one so' says me:rolleyes:

At the mart on Monday night, and a lad had a dozen fat lambs in one of those trailers with the galvanised wire mesh sides.
Three out of the twelve had their ears ripped and the tags missing, caught in the mesh as he drove along.
The lad that designed it never kept sheep...

roosterman71

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Going up takes more power, so less power going to the mower. Going down hill and way more power for cutting.
Neighbour here had the same problem with baler. Open knots going down hill and not one going up hill. I reckoned the extra power to baler down hill was jerking the knotter too much.

Field was flat. By "going up" I meant going in a certain direction. Up towards the road and down to the gate :-)

Tonynewholland

roosterman71 wrote: »

I was shaving the field to be honest. I can throw up a picture tomorrow when the grass is gone off it if ye want.

I’d a class non conditioning mower that used to do similar sometimes. The swathing wheels at the back were the problem on mine.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Good article on the importance of dairy.
https://twitter.com/gingerbreadmiss/status/1303637770456510464?s=19

patsy_mccabe

roosterman71 wrote: »

Field was flat. By "going up" I meant going in a certain direction. Up towards the road and down to the gate :-)

Well. There's that theory out the window!

roosterman71

Tonynewholland wrote: »

I’d a class non conditioning mower that used to do similar sometimes. The swathing wheels at the back were the problem on mine.

I've messed about with the wheels alright. Should they be close to the hat or away as much as possible? Would making the swath narrower be better. I've them opened out to the fullest

Tonynewholland

roosterman71 wrote: »

I've messed about with the wheels alright. Should they be close to the hat or away as much as possible? Would making the swath narrower be better. I've them opened out to the fullest

I found closer to the top hat the better mostly but I would also just take it off at times.

Mooooo

15 fecking swallows around the dairy, surprised as it tough there were less adults than normal earlier in the year. Glad to see em flying around but wouldn't mind if they fecked off now!

farmersfriend

Coastguard helicopter after passing over us, never seen it down so low,

jimini0

farmersfriend wrote: »

Coastguard helicopter after passing over us, never seen it down so low,

There it is

patsy_mccabe

farmersfriend wrote: »

Coastguard helicopter after passing over us, never seen it down so low,

Don't wave at it. I made that mistake one day out near the shannon. They were flying low at the time. They came back and circled around me. Felt like a right wolly. I just walked away. What else could I do?

farmersfriend

Anyone know where u can get milking gloves in small, can't get them anywhere

Buford T. Justice XIX

farmersfriend wrote: »

Anyone know where u can get milking gloves in small, can't get them anywhere

Magenta direct might be worth a shout. I tried ordering gloves from them earlier this week in large but they only had smaller sizes. Looks like a bit of pressure coming on PPE again.

farmersfriend

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Magenta direct might be worth a shout. I tried ordering gloves from them earlier this week in large but they only had smaller sizes. Looks like a bit of pressure coming on PPE again.

Thanks a mil, just ordered some from them online ðŸ‘ðŸ»

Say my name

jimini0 wrote: »

There it is

Sometimes the marine rescue helicopters don't show on flightradar24.
If they don't you'll get them on marine traffic.

Like this one from Waterford airport going to Blackwater and down the coast to Curracloe earlier this evening.
(Click on the blue dot near tramore and go to past track).

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-6.5/centery:52.3/zoom:8

One flew over from Waterford here a while back and I was able to track them on MT up to Glendalough.

jimini0

Say my name wrote: »

Sometimes the marine rescue helicopters don't show on flightradar24.
If they don't you'll get them on marine traffic.

Like this one from Waterford airport going to Blackwater and down the coast to Curracloe earlier this evening.
(Click on the blue dot near tramore and go to past track).

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-6.5/centery:52.3/zoom:8

One flew over from Waterford here a while back and I was able to track them on MT up to Glendalough.

I had to delete marine traffic. Got a bit addicted found myself tracking a small fishing boat off Mexico. Was watching its movement for days. It used to go out 12 miles and spend a an hour fishing in the same place everyday. Thought they must have found the fish holy grail. But Turns out it was a supply boat that brought supplies to a drilling rig out at sea.

Say my name

jimini0 wrote: »

I had to delete marine traffic. Got a bit addicted found myself tracking a small fishing boat off Mexico. Was watching its movement for days. It used to go out 12 miles and spend a an hour fishing in the same place everyday. Thought they must have found the fish holy grail. But Turns out it was a supply boat that brought supplies to a drilling rig out at sea.

Poor man. :pac: And the CIA tracking your internet searching and they thinking you're some kinahan now waiting on his drug shipments.

whelan2

My dog had a run in with the post van today. She's had a week of it. Seems to be ok . Was an awful well out of her.

jimini0

Say my name wrote: »

Poor man. :pac: And the CIA tracking your internet searching and they thinking you're some kinahan now waiting on his drug shipments.

My drug boats don't use gps. They are submarines.
Its amazing the amount of boats and ships at sea. And the amount of planes in the sky. You could lose a few hours checking on their destinations.

ruwithme

whelan2 wrote: »

My dog had a run in with the post van today. She's had a week of it. Seems to be ok . Was an awful well out of her.

I wouldn't blame her. Those pesky post vans

Water John

jimini0 wrote: »

My drug boats don't use gps. They are submarines.
Its amazing the amount of boats and ships at sea. And the amount of planes in the sky. You could lose a few hours checking on their destinations.

Before Covid (apologies for the C word), a million people were in the air worldwide at any one time.

whelan2

Anyone else have a problem with recognising people with their masks on?

Water John

whelan2 wrote: »

Anyone else have a problem with recognising people with their masks on?

We could do like the PPE nurses and write our name in large letters on our chest.

ruwithme

Water John wrote: »

Before Covid (apologies for the C word), a million people were in the air worldwide at any one time.

Every cloud as they say john.long may that last

And they want us to believe the cow is the big polluter

Say my name

jimini0 wrote: »

My drug boats don't use gps. They are submarines.
Its amazing the amount of boats and ships at sea.

Yea I heard the Royal Navy were on your tail lately..

https://afloat.ie/marine-environment/marine-wildlife/item/47499-donegal-bottlenose-whale-stranding-might-be-part-of-much-wider-event

Limestone Cowboy

ruwithme wrote: »

Every cloud as they say john.long may that last

And they want us to believe the cow is the big polluter

Meh, I'd love a week away from the rain and the cows now. I don't see the silver lining.

ruwithme

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Meh, I'd love a week away from the rain and the cows now. I don't see the silver lining.

Nout stopping you. Haven't we a green list of countries