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Far more exclusive, Brian: the Massey wouldn't be seen dead with personalized number plates, for a start, or dozing in golf club car parks as an overpriced caddie. The Massey is to muscle man as the Bentley is to lounge lizard...
 
I suppose it's the agricultural equivalent to your Bentley, Brian - only far more useful! Full air-con, so many gears I lost count, compressed air seat, cd player, God knows what else.

And before anyone starts in on the 'I thought farmers were so poor' refrain, they don't buy them for cash! Farming economics in dairying are such that to stand still, you need more cows, with the same labour force (one plus one part-tme) to deal with them, bigger acreage to grow their food and therefore as no-one has yet invented more hours in the day, the machinery has to be powerful and sophisticated enouh to allow one man to do more per day.

I spent five hours yesterday rolling two of our biggest fields - probably about 35 acres in total - which will be cut for silage a couple of times later this season. And very neat and tidy the field look too!!
 
We have ploughing competitions near here. I've always wondered what on earth goes on at them.
 
If it's anything like the stuff they show on Eurosport then it's a must for any sports fan - always live from Riga or Bratislava or another obscure Eastern European city, have World Championships and all :)
 
The Irish National Ploughing Championships is a huge event, attracting similar crowds to Cheltenham (~50,000 a day).
 
:blink: Blimey! What's used, Gareth: is it mixed with plough-horse events and tractor events, or is it all mechanized, or wot? Just one day? It sounds as if it's taken very seriously. I only attended one, years ago, and found it very relaxing watching horses gently dragging their ploughs around on a sunny afternoon. Nice to go and see them later, too.
 
I've never been (city boy!) but from what I gather it's all mechanized, with a massive trade exhibition on top of the actual competitions.
 
Don't suppose anybody knows of a tractor for sale? Somebody from another forum runs a rescue on her farm and their tractor finally gave up the ghost and died today so she's in desperate need of a cheap tractor ASAP. Doesn't matter what condition, as long as it goes :D
 
Bollocks - don't believe a word they say, it's all bullshit designed to get a shag out of you before they dump you.
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@May 13 2006, 10:31 PM
Bollocks - don't believe a word they say, it's all bullshit designed to get a shag out of you before they dump you.
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Don't women/(ladies)!!! now! get the urge to Sh-g also, or is it just one way S/L
 
Ireland is hosting the World championships at the end of Septemebr in Co Carlow. All registered accommodation in the area is already booked out, so hard luck. The national championships will be on at the same time. You will miss out on the Farmerette and Queen of the Plough competitions and the horse, stubble and grassland classes.
 
The National Ploughing Championships here are a really really enjoyable few days. You should try it Gareth, good to get some country air into those congested city lungs of yours!!!
 
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