Re: Calmsden Farm Adventure
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:31 pm
I have hay, straw and stables.....
And now I have a pair of horses!!! I have no idea what I'm doing with horses, all I know is you put food in at one end and avoid the other end? This will be a learning experience for me.
What, they need riding? EVERY day? I'm learning on the job, apparently there's 4 speeds and steering, but I don't think this is the right way...
I'm going to need to keep the gate closed, although they seem to like the stables, and are capable of jumping over it anyway.
I love it when Emily calls, because her name pops up on my phone. I'll see if I can squeeze my big tool in your tight entrance and sort out your cultivating.
Weather not looking great....although its not sticking (yet).
Clifford's grass doesn't look too healthy. So, he needs my help. BUT in order for me to address the issue, I need to technically be in ownership of the land. So we have a complicated 3-way conference call with the bank manager, and I can borrow the money to temporarily buy the field, sort it out, then re-sell it immediately back to Clifford.
Cracking on with cultivating job #1 before sorting Emily out. Missed a bit.
I THINK the silly oversized tractor WILL fit, but there's not much hope swinging the back end of the massive cultivator round though.
I smacked that gate post about 37 times during the sugar beet harvest, I am not sure how much more it can take!
Loader tractor to the rescue! If I lift up one corner, then inch it forwards with the other tractor....
Whilst very gently inching it forwards, I must have accidentally stood on the tail of my dog, who was lying next to the heater vent by my feet. She yelped and sat up quick, knocking the throttle pedal and the tractor lurched forwards BUT also made it through the gate! It must have some flexibility in it, phew! I won't need to worry about getting it out again, they'll collect it after I've finished.
The snow is persistent, I have plenty of winter jobs to be getting on with.
Although the pressure is off, so I nip home for some lunch. Lucky I did, I'd left the washing on the line. Its now as stiff as hardboard.
After extended tummy tickles, my dog has forgiven me for stepping on her tail.
Rolling Clifford's field. I don't make any money off this job, but hopefully that grass will perk up again and he'll want it mowing again.
3 trees worth of wood on its way home. I'm looking back every 5-10 secs to make sure its okay...
...And while doing so, a wall jumped out and flipped the tractor onto its side! Fortunately I'm okay and can get out.
Could have been worse! Luckily the trailer just happens to have a crane, so I use it to flip myself upright again.
Would you believe lightning struck twice? This time, a weird gate at the sawmill jumped out at me.
That's it for another year for these tools, so they can go in the big shed, which is quite awkward to get in/out of.
Loader tractor at full stretch. Fortunately it can lift 3 bales off.
Fed the horses on the way the shop to pick up these! My felling conditions say to re-plant what I replace. But I've been sponsored by a few local companies to plant more trees, so I'll plant 20 saplings for the 8 I've chopped down. I wonder how long they'll take to grow to full height?
Losing the light now.
During planting, I spotted another felled tree I'd earlier missed. So I dragged all the kit out again.....This time I'll try the log fork. Its not as precise and difficult to see what's going on from the cab. I don't think I could do this again if I tried, I've managed to balance the log exactly in the middle, on top of 2 bars of the trailer.
Oooh nice! But I can't afford it. Its a 12m drill, bargain price compared to new price of ~£160k. But alas, I can't afford it.