The troops assembled at 9.00am and headed off to see what could be done. Darren and Robert went the long way (round Schultz Rd) to avoid driving their tractors across wet ground. We had five chains and two short, strong cables.
We put our heads together (at covid distance) and set up for an attempt. The first attempt failed. We decided to move the tow direction over a little. We also placed a lot of logs under the front end loader. I was able to put the loader down and lift the front wheels up.
We tried again - it worked.
It is very difficult to describe the feeling when the tractor started to move.
I had originally gone up there to get firewood,so I did.
After lunch, we checked the cows. One is quite sick. We tried to walk her to the yards. We were a long way away and she wasn't up to it.
We did manage to get her calf to the yards with the help of two cows and their calves. I did try to catch the calf, but it was too quick for me - not hard these days. We walked the two cows slowly and our target calf stayed with them.
Once there, time for a feed. It did look like he was hungry, and he was. He drank a bottle of milk. We went back at dusk and he drank another full bottle.Leia mais
“ Bugger” As they say in the Toyota ads. Then “da dah, look what we did”. Fixed the problem and felt great about it. Happens all the time here. Thanks for the photos. Nice to see you and your mates doing a “drag routine” Love the tractor action. [Paul and Trish]
Telling my son and granddaughter about your cows and what’s happening. Keep them in the loop. They now call your place the “Knapper Valley”. Has a familiar ring to it. [Paul]
27 de agosto de 2020, Austrália ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Whew! [Bev]
Telling my son and granddaughter about your cows and what’s happening. Keep them in the loop. They now call your place the “Knapper Valley”. Has a familiar ring to it. [Paul]