nick
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No I was on about the cleaning. The tractor is probably not worth much less.
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No I was on about the cleaning. The tractor is probably not worth much less.
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greenhorn
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did great job on it. have thought about resprayin it but was afraid of blocking the grill wit paint!
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Nah. Cleaning will be free in all honesty. Done for both our enjoyment as we share it.
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Getting it cleaned down properly first would be my concern. Cleaning the corrugated surface wouldn't be easy. Also the inner edges of the holes will be impossible to clean properly.
A fine spray should avoid any blockage. Multiple runs.
Mesh would have to be taken off the bonnet too.
Could be done though and its something that I will probably do.
tractorted
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Did mine a few weeks back without any hassle but I suppose it'd be easier to do compared to the Deere.
Great job Cork
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I take it he got lead Indegestion shortly after:gun_bandana:
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Ha ha, that's the army training coming out in you.
The machine gun might be over kill in the back garden.
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Ha ha, that's the army training coming out in you.
The machine gun might be over kill in the back garden.
Ha ha. I'm not averse to shooting lots of things but I couldn't bring myself to shoot a fox for no reason. They are such a fine looking animal.
Granted, if they were attacking poultry etc of mine, I would shoot them with no hesitation.
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You need to see them working as a pair to steal lambs off a ewe with twins to really drive you to shoot them.
Smart animals, but I've often come in at night after looking at the young lambs and wishing I could wipe them out.
The urge for genocide lessens when you have no young lambs.
ithastopay
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A fox is a tillage farmers friend, birds are less likely to land in crop where there is a fox knocking about.
Slighltly off topic but in a similar way do any of ye find that crows are less of a problem attacking wrapped bales where there are buzzards?
Slighltly off topic but in a similar way do any of ye find that crows are less of a problem attacking wrapped bales where there are buzzards?
AYF
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Was a pair of Buzzards sat on two bales opposite each other in a field I was carrying past, field was empty about two rows around them..... then nothing but crows!
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Went to see Camden Fort in Crosshaven today. Very interesting.
Its one of two forts which were first built in the 1700's to protect the harbour of Cork by the English.
It is the second biggest harbour in the world.
The site amounts to 45 acres and is being refurbished over time by a time of brave volunteers. Hugely interesting people to talk to, many of which have had military careers.
65% of the fort is underground. Fort Davis is the corresponding fort on the East side.
It had huge gun placements. The guns were removed a long time ago. It remained in British control until the 1930's. They wanted it back at the start of WW2 but weren't allowed.
Today was the last day open to the public for this year. It will reopen in May but can be opened to private groups of 12 or more between now and then.
Best €5 I have spent in a long time.
It had two quays for access by boat. It also had a special tramway for moving heavy loads from ships. There was a special launching shoot for loading torpedoes.
There are a series of Billets (soldiers sleeping quarters), each of which had its own exhibition. From WW2, the Lusitania, Irish forces abroad, Irish members of the British army etc etc.
The picture of all the armaments is a collection gathered by a Mr. Smith. He was present to go through all the articles. He was the last of a long series of Smiths who had served with the British army. There was even a Zulu spear and a bayonet used by his ancestor fighting at the battle of Rorkes Drift.
The big looking revolver in the picture is a rocket gun. Originally designed for firing ropes from one ship to another at sea even in gale force winds.
It was later used by marines to fire grappling hooks in the Normandy landing.
The magazine is under ground. This is where they used to store gun powder. It is accessed by a tunnel under the fort and by an impressive spiral staircase.
The walls of the tunnels were built with granite from Wicklow and the vaulted ceilings were built with bricks from the Monard brickworks at Youghal.
The floor of the tunnel was clay so no sparks would be created.
The floor of the magazine even had a leather carpet and was temperature controlled to keep the powder dry and safe.
Some of the tunnel had a parquet timber floor made from Canadian Oak. It was all stolen over the years, mostly for firewood. Its present day value would be about €250k.......
There was even a couple of posters with knot diagrams especially for [MENTION=135]Bog Man[/MENTION]
I think Greenpeace actually sunk the Lusitania - it burnt 840 tonnes of coal per day
Its one of two forts which were first built in the 1700's to protect the harbour of Cork by the English.
It is the second biggest harbour in the world.
The site amounts to 45 acres and is being refurbished over time by a time of brave volunteers. Hugely interesting people to talk to, many of which have had military careers.
65% of the fort is underground. Fort Davis is the corresponding fort on the East side.
It had huge gun placements. The guns were removed a long time ago. It remained in British control until the 1930's. They wanted it back at the start of WW2 but weren't allowed.
Today was the last day open to the public for this year. It will reopen in May but can be opened to private groups of 12 or more between now and then.
Best €5 I have spent in a long time.
It had two quays for access by boat. It also had a special tramway for moving heavy loads from ships. There was a special launching shoot for loading torpedoes.
There are a series of Billets (soldiers sleeping quarters), each of which had its own exhibition. From WW2, the Lusitania, Irish forces abroad, Irish members of the British army etc etc.
The picture of all the armaments is a collection gathered by a Mr. Smith. He was present to go through all the articles. He was the last of a long series of Smiths who had served with the British army. There was even a Zulu spear and a bayonet used by his ancestor fighting at the battle of Rorkes Drift.
The big looking revolver in the picture is a rocket gun. Originally designed for firing ropes from one ship to another at sea even in gale force winds.
It was later used by marines to fire grappling hooks in the Normandy landing.
The magazine is under ground. This is where they used to store gun powder. It is accessed by a tunnel under the fort and by an impressive spiral staircase.
The walls of the tunnels were built with granite from Wicklow and the vaulted ceilings were built with bricks from the Monard brickworks at Youghal.
The floor of the tunnel was clay so no sparks would be created.
The floor of the magazine even had a leather carpet and was temperature controlled to keep the powder dry and safe.
Some of the tunnel had a parquet timber floor made from Canadian Oak. It was all stolen over the years, mostly for firewood. Its present day value would be about €250k.......
There was even a couple of posters with knot diagrams especially for [MENTION=135]Bog Man[/MENTION]
I think Greenpeace actually sunk the Lusitania - it burnt 840 tonnes of coal per day
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I was down there years ago and I new about the Torpedos protecting Cork Harbour .There was huge effort put into defending the Country and less effort into feeding the people when push came to shove .. Develera getting the Harbours back in 1938 saved Ireland a lot of hastle and cost the British dearly in the second world war . My mother saw the entire British fleet in Bantry Bay in the 1930,s when british Battle Ships waved the rules . Cobh is one of my favourite towns in Ireland but I would moor my old yacht in Crosshaven .
Titan 8820
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Back in the early 1970's my dad took me and my brother and 2 french exchange students who were staying with us down into the depths of Fort Carlise (now Fort Davis) which as stated is on the opposite side of the harbour.
We spent all day exploring what seemed like miles and miles of underground passages.
It was a totaly unofficial visit of course as there was strictly no access to the public but he knew the area well having grown up around and even gone to school inside the fort.
It was a fascinating place and you could see , smell and feel the history all around you.
I think Campden is an even bigger fort.
We spent all day exploring what seemed like miles and miles of underground passages.
It was a totaly unofficial visit of course as there was strictly no access to the public but he knew the area well having grown up around and even gone to school inside the fort.
It was a fascinating place and you could see , smell and feel the history all around you.
I think Campden is an even bigger fort.
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I was down in camden about 2 years ago on the unofficial tour. Very big spot and lots of underground tunnels too, well worth a visit. They were working on restoring it at the time, must go back sometime and check out their progress. Hats off to the volunteers carrying out the work, a lot of effort has gone into it.
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A selection of random agri pics from my couple of years in the East of Scotland.
I worked with a company who grew seed potatoes on contract with growers for supply to UK, Egypt, Syria etc.
Great farming country and great farmers. a 5 furrow reversible and 200hp tractor would have been big equipment there. Not the same scale as farming down in England but a better standard of farming in my opinion.
Potato and fruit growing are like a religion over there. There were years that seed potato growers bought farms on the back of tattie (potato) harvests - those times are gone I think.
The East coast of Scotland has the highest sunshine hours of the whole UK. Dundee (where I lived) was famous for the 3 "J"'s;
Jute (huge Jute mills made ropes, bags etc from Jute imported from India)
Jam (a great region for fruit production, the Tay berry was invented in Dundee when a Blackberry and Rasberry were crossed. Named after the river Tay)
Journalism (DC comics, famous for the Beano and Dandy is based in Dundee).
One grower near Montrose had a number of Fendts back before they became fashionable. He also had an airtec sprayer.
Seed potatoes were generally desiccated with Sulphuric Acid (very rapid burn down) to prevent ingress of blight. This was carried out by contractors. Demounts on MB tracs and self propelled sprayers generally did this. CSC (now part of Irish giant Agrii) had a lot of this business.
The largest export market was Egypt. All sent in 50kg bags on hand built pallets.2-3000 tonnes on each boat. Pictures of them grouped in portside warehouses before the boat is loaded.
I worked with a company who grew seed potatoes on contract with growers for supply to UK, Egypt, Syria etc.
Great farming country and great farmers. a 5 furrow reversible and 200hp tractor would have been big equipment there. Not the same scale as farming down in England but a better standard of farming in my opinion.
Potato and fruit growing are like a religion over there. There were years that seed potato growers bought farms on the back of tattie (potato) harvests - those times are gone I think.
The East coast of Scotland has the highest sunshine hours of the whole UK. Dundee (where I lived) was famous for the 3 "J"'s;
Jute (huge Jute mills made ropes, bags etc from Jute imported from India)
Jam (a great region for fruit production, the Tay berry was invented in Dundee when a Blackberry and Rasberry were crossed. Named after the river Tay)
Journalism (DC comics, famous for the Beano and Dandy is based in Dundee).
One grower near Montrose had a number of Fendts back before they became fashionable. He also had an airtec sprayer.
Seed potatoes were generally desiccated with Sulphuric Acid (very rapid burn down) to prevent ingress of blight. This was carried out by contractors. Demounts on MB tracs and self propelled sprayers generally did this. CSC (now part of Irish giant Agrii) had a lot of this business.
The largest export market was Egypt. All sent in 50kg bags on hand built pallets.2-3000 tonnes on each boat. Pictures of them grouped in portside warehouses before the boat is loaded.
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More from Scotland. Just random pics of not so common operations.
[MENTION=3098]laoisfarmer[/MENTION] the challenger is discing in straw following the harvest of over wintered carrots. The carrots grow well up there and the cold soils act as a coldstore over winter.
[MENTION=3098]laoisfarmer[/MENTION] the challenger is discing in straw following the harvest of over wintered carrots. The carrots grow well up there and the cold soils act as a coldstore over winter.
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Went to Egypt to see the seed potatoes in use. The grow them on the banks of the Nile and use flood irrigation to water them.
All very old fashioned farming methods. 2 crops of spuds per year.
The water has Brown Rot there so they have to import fresh seed every year.
Had a tour around the villages near Cairo to meet the farmers, very much off the tourist trail. Extremely welcoming people. Flew in for 2 days, saw the pyramids as the plane lifted away from the airport.
The picture is their version of a Claas Lexion.
All very old fashioned farming methods. 2 crops of spuds per year.
The water has Brown Rot there so they have to import fresh seed every year.
Had a tour around the villages near Cairo to meet the farmers, very much off the tourist trail. Extremely welcoming people. Flew in for 2 days, saw the pyramids as the plane lifted away from the airport.
The picture is their version of a Claas Lexion.
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jd-baz
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Wow cork,that last picture there of the 70A new holland and the overum would be a sight id love to see,pure porn to me.....
Was it on the farm you were working on or did you just see it locally?
Presume thats a challenger is pulling a dowdswell disc?looks like one.
Some nice outfits in the other pics too,mb's and the xylon's.
You spend long there?