Thorpes Pic's

[nashmach]

Thanks lads. There's a place for the auld triple k still so!

 

[thorpe]

Last of the 2025 Winter Tillage campaign that passed in front of my camera lenses
Not many days you also get a chance to get 4 different New Holland / Ford 70 series in front of the camera, so more than happy with the results even if the light was fading very quickly

 

[Big Vern]

That NH is working hard on that drill....

 

[Big Vern]

Have been well up in 5he north east at Redcar for a couple of days, sadly to attend funeral of an ex arm6 pal,
How ever ou5 the back of the hotel was this line of beauties hitched up to the fishing fleet mainly fordson majors and super majors and a lone dB 996, all have been fitted with home made PTO winches .... Amazing


Edit. Sorry thorpe I put this here by mistake it should b in today's photo. Don't want to hijack you4 5hread

 

[thorpe]

A few spuds being lifted back in October and November

 

[Big Vern]

Is that castlecor potatoes thorpe who where in FMJ last month hell of a set up

Edit. Asi now look at said article again I might suggest you took them pictures in the mag???

 

[thorpe]

Is that castlecor potatoes thorpe who where in FMJ last month hell of a set up

Edit. Asi now look at said article again I might suggest you took them pictures in the mag???

The last three photos are of Ballyvodock Farms based in Midleton. The other 7 are of Castlecor Potatoes. Both 2 highly impressive growers with some smashing gear and I really like getting both of them in front of the camera lenses during the year.
I actually didnt know they were in the FMJ last month. I havent picked up the FMJ, Classic Tractor or Profi for a little while. Must look into that

 

[Big Vern]

The last three photos are of Ballyvodock Farms based in Midleton. The other 7 are of Castlecor Potatoes. Both 2 highly impressive growers with some smashing gear and I really like getting both of them in front of the camera lenses during the year.
I actually didnt know they were in the FMJ last month. I havent picked up the FMJ, Classic Tractor or Profi for a little while. Must look into that

I'm fairly sure tiz the same photo. As u say a steady outfit

 

[thorpe]

The opening salvo from Beet 2025-2026 when conditions were not too bad compared to current operations

 

[Big Vern]

Those last pictures of a trailed harvester take me back, good old days in the 80s hauling fodde4 beet away from a single row arman salmon? Beet harvester with 2 wheel drive 690 and an 8t Norton... Oh we had hours of fun... We had extra lights fitted every where.. and several lengths of chain.

 

[thorpe]

Some the last photos of 2025 and first of 2026

 

[Big Vern]

Some sprayer that

 

[thorpe]

Some sprayer that

The photos do not do it justice. Highly impressive machine, covered some ground whilst I was there. Hope to catch it again in the spring hopefully

 

[Arthur]

The photos do not do it justice. Highly impressive machine, covered some ground whilst I was there. Hope to catch it again in the spring hopefully

Is that the Coolmore one, looks the same.

 

[thorpe]

Is that the Coolmore one, looks the same.

Not the Coolmore one. East Cork machine

 

[Bog Man]

Not the Coolmore one. East Cork machine

Last summer I met two of them on the Wexford ring road.

 

[Blue Ray]

Last summer I met two of them on the Wexford ring road.

There's two of those Horsch self propelled sprayers within a few miles of me.

 

[thorpe]

A little more Beet and the first snaps from the slurry season

 

[thorpe]

Some beet being lifted and slurry going out when conditions allowed

 

[thorpe]

Some more slurry from the last few weeks

 

[thorpe]

Some the last beet of the 2025-2026 season being lifted, some beans, barley and potatoes going in, some Spring weather had finally arrived and for the first time in a while the mood lifted