Tractor Mad? Not this one....
Posted
14 March 2008 12:45
by
hasty exit
Well we are still here ~ haven`t been blown away yet. Infact I was expecting worse. We have previously experienced the kind of storm which leaves you lying in bed listening to the roof of the house creaking. When gale warnings are issued I always park my car behind my Dads house ~ his tiles are held on better than mine.
The loader tractor has died........again. It is no surprise really. It is legendary in our locality. A classic case of `the repair man has never experienced a model quite like yours` I have wanted to push it into the nettles for years but the Environment Agency won`t let anyone do that now so the idea is to put it back together and sell it via Classic Tractor as a restoration project for someone with time and skills. Anyone interested in a Marshall 804 as a challenging project? Meanwhile the parts have arrived this morning so it looks like a challenging weekend, hopefully it will be eased by having the radio volume cranked up to max. and a constant supply of mugs of tea. Oh yeah, and a working tractor ASAP. If you have ever wondered why there is no Marshall lookalike tractor on our clothing designs, this one is why!
My elderly 32yr old horse is starting to fall apart which just proves that there are somethings in life that you can do absolutely nothing about. The vets have been great and we have decided that whilst he is happy we will just let him carry on. He charged in from the field last evening and is still seriously enjoying his food so I can`t ask for much more at this stage. 25yrs is a long time to have any animal and he will leave a big gap gap in the place when he does go.
Crusty the recovering calf is now quite literally crusty ~ with ringworm. She is responding well to the Tea Tree, Lavender & Juniper oil cream which is actually suitable for people with excema and psoriasis but we seem to use an alarming amount of it on the cattle to very good effect.
The forecast is not great for the weekend ~ the muck is still sitting there waiting to go out. Lets hope for a dryer week next week. 