Hi all
Some more pictures of our house and ongoing project next door the old stable block and cart shed was built in 1750 and converted into part of the house in 1960
The cassies and cobbles that were taken out lay in a pile in the garden I have used them to make a path that will blend in with character of the house when the garden is finished hope you like
Hi All
Update on my house as you know we stay in the old post office house we found something that went with our theme
We were at the local supermarket and we found these bird feeders now we have a phone box and post box in the front of the house and the back
Also pics of Kiri and Kara at Lairds Loch
Hope you like
Hi
Nice find
make it reliable rub of the flaky rust give it a good wash down and paint it with owatrol oil it will look very good and will be one of the few that have been kept original
But it is your so it is your choice
George S
Hi all
Another challenge for the year 2016
I have started on the garden next door the cottage used to be the stables and coach house for the post office as you know we stay in the old post office house and it was built in 1730
As you can see we have made a good start the next phase can begin now that we have moved the telegraph pole out of the way hope you like
Hi Matt
I like the Westwoods I have one query is your trailer unbraked
It looks like one that a friend took as part payment for a debt it is made in China and is made for transporting a jet ski and is only made to carry 6 Cwt
Hope I am wrong
George S
Hi All
Upgrade on the garden
Planted a beech hedge using merry tiller with drill plough to slacken of the ground also had a trial of making drills for make believe potatoes, hope you like
Hi All
More of my garden new grass has now been cut twice the repaired grass is coming along fine
I have taken all the apples of the new trees only kept three on one tree for a trial feast HA HA
Hi All
Last year i worked and sowed grass seed on Blair's garden
One year one now that it is established we are starting to form the next part of the plan,digging out the flower beds believe me it is very hard.
Started ploughing then started to dig out trench for a beech hedge with a digger it was the only way to go
Hope you like
Hi All
My next rally is on Sunday and the theme is pigs and potatoes I am taking George and the drill ploughs
m also thinking about entering my tractor shed for tip of the year but I have started to tidy it up as I cannot find my tape measure Ha Ha
Here are some pictures taken at rally on Sunday it was well attended the weather was good and the company was good there were twenty horticultural exhibits
The last picture is of a mayfield tool-bar it is all there but little rusty it will be altered to fit my merrytiller
Hi All
My next rally is on Sunday and the theme is pigs and potatoes I am taking George and the drill ploughs
m also thinking about entering my tractor shed for tip of the year but I have started to tidy it up as I cannot find my tape measure Ha Ha
Hi All
We have now been a year in our house we have been updating the garden the old tree was rotten and could have blown down so it had to go
As it was our silver wedding anniversary we received some more plants I will be replacing the tree with two apple trees one called the bloody ploughman one called discovery more on this story later
Hope you like
The Fife Plooman
Hi
The Gutbrod and rotovator is a nice piece of kit
If you are rotovatoring in earnest make a shallow pass then I usually rotovate half the width this is easier on the clutch until you get a set of hubs all the best
Hi
Give it a good clean down with Jizer or Gunk
let it dry and paint it with Owatrol oil it is air dried
oil and will keep it fine
George S
Keep your eye on fleebay the frames do appear
Hi Showman
When I got the drill ploughs they were painted and as at the time I was not going to work them. but before I go to the rally they will be cleaned and oiled
George S
Hi John
This will look well at the rally the theme being potatoes
A Ferguson Elf with planter,a Gutbrod 1032 with Rotavator,a Gutbrod 1032 with drill ploughs and an Anzani iron horse with a potato lifter and a ransome MG with a plough
Hi All
Here are some pics of us trying to make something of the rubbish grass we have
I am training an apprentice to to the hard work
We tried double tines then tried single tines with wheels plus 56 lbs weight the latter seems best
Will update as we go along
Hi All
If you are ploughing the inside edge of the front wheel must be in line with the inside edge of the rear wheel this allows the tractor to run true.?
But when you are drawing furrows or drills for potatoes
The middle of the front tire must be in line with the middle of the rear wheels
If the middle to middle of the front tires read 24 inches you can set your ploughs at 24 inches, ect
The Gutbrod tractor has sliding rear axles so that you can move them to line up with the front ones
The gutbrod tool bar comes with two ridgers
If you are doing it up for show you can add three and see how it looks
PS one of our shows this year the theme is potatoes when I fix mine up I will post some pics
George S
Hi All
It looks as if you all had a good time,nice to share ideas and come away happy if you come in first or last you are all winners and friends to the end
Ps Norman
You will still need one or two more trips to Scotland to learn the craft
Wee tip when ploughing the finish
The last four furrows raise the depth inch each time then last furrow make little bit deeper this gives the plough some ground to hold onto and will not slip over as you describe otherwise well done to you all
Frae the Fife plooman
