BLACK SATURDAY -- A CONTRACTORS TALE OF WOE

in this video we talk about a day called black saturday tho its more like 3 days of bad luck but black saturday is what we called that series events. its all about what went wrong on us over the 3 day period starting on a thursday and finishing on a saturday, we also talk a little bit on other things that went wrong over the years and some other little stories.
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[@Mrgreendragon3]

we were lifting silage in the A.I. station in sligo back in 1988 , lads from donegal came down to lift 150 acres with two kidd double chop harvesters and two 121 muir hill tractors driving them , anyway the previous year a calf had died and one of the staff disposed of the calf into the dung pit thinking nothing of it , the dung was spread in the following weeks but the calf was never spotted and the grass grew up around it , fast forward to a lovely july day flying along with the muir hill singing and he hit the calf and put it up through the harvester !!!! we spent about 4 hours trying to cut the bugger out in the sweltering heat and you can just imagine the smell .......... the following year i was drawing in silage for another contractor and he was just after taking delivery of a new holland 339 harvester the all yellow one equipped with electrics the lot brand new out of the box and costing a small fortune back then , she was the talk of the country and a lot of lads came to watch her cutting that firsts day . , he was a s proud as punch of this new harvester , anyway we were lifting about 15 acres for a sheep farmer just outside of sligo and we had put in the last load and john had folded the harvester up and we were getting ready to hit the road when the farmer came out bitching and giving out that he left too much grass on the back sward and to go around again , john was bulling but what could he do he wanted to get paid so he fired up the 8210 and harvester and sent her into the back sward and hit the rim of a car that was lying there and put it up through the lovely new harvester !!!!!! he was like a lunatic and the harvester was in shite , it broke all round it , i never forget the trip up the north that night trying to locate parts and get her going for the next day ...................

[@Sull576]

The fathers a natural in front of a camera. Good to see new faces with dialogue

[@Bambinohead1]

The Tom Pemberton and ginger warrior of Ireland!🇮🇪 What's your father's first name btw? A great man to tell a story!! That 24min only seemed like 5min. Very interesting video. Ye should do a chat video like this once a month!👍👌 Picking up stuff with harvesters is a shocking thing to happen to any contractor.

[@dorianwhite4933]

hahahah yeh i agree with the tom pemberton and ginger warrior :D

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

my fathers name is derek, trying to come up with a suitable nickname haha, we are going to make a regular thing of these sit down chats next on the list is either throwback thursday or our history with TB

@@FARMERPHIL3690 After that story he could be called de-wrecker.

[@regaskin]

Very interesting man to listen to and knows what he's talking about. Tae to be drank indeed. Nice to see the old machinery photo's and videos.

[@johngeraghty4789]

Great video been there every contractor has black days always when theres a panic things start going wrong

[@mrnate4280]

Days like that make you appreciate the good ones all the more ;)

[@SAB_Agri]

Great old tales Phil and nice to see your father getting used to the camera more 👍👍👌

[@Tommy-vh7xj]

Very interesting listing to your father and seeing the old yoks working great video cheers

[@brendacassidy6616]

Great video phill I love your father in the videos.Its nice to see father son bonding on the vids

[@patodwyer721]

Great video Lads. Father Phil is an encyclopedia of knowledge and understanding, as he says, you learn something new all the time. Great to be recording these old stories.

[@stoutguzzler6360]

glad ya got the tea this time!!!

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Good story good dad it sounds like every day farm life to me which is great life nice hearing from you guys

[@patwatters8205]

When I heard you talking about no power in 2720 and eventually having to take the tank off,it brought back memories....in mid 1990,s I had a 2640...same trouble,new filters new lift pump.After blowing back through the fuel line to the tank it would be ok for about 15 minutes..So had to bite the bullet and take off the tank and clean it out,not a nice job...Friend of mine had 3690,same trouble as yours,ended up breaking it. The joys of machinery....

[@MrMjdi]

Very interesting Phil. Love the stories about the gear and the farm. More of these videos if possible 👍Your Dad is comfortable out on camera.

[@aidanquinn5498]

That’s classic, the auld boy knows the ropes

[@jascollinscork]

WoW men Fantastic stories there!!! Your Da has a unreal memory!!! Or is it just the worst one are easier to remember 🤔😀 more of these style chat👌🏻 just one question..... why the hell stick with Massey if the give soooo much bother??€€€€s??

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

in general they don't give much bother just one of them weeks where everything went wrong at once

[@goldfire1676]

GREAT ONE lads and one asks why do we do it to ourselves and then we do it all over again lol

[@georgedoorley5628]

seen a john deere silage harvester and complete silage crew idel for 2 hours one night where a fuse blew and was found but another fuse was put into a e mpty slot beside where it should have gone whilst checking out the fuses ..............was sorted by john deere fitter on his laptop 50 miles away ........

[@antonyfarming]

Great stories it's sound like you had a bad couple of years glad it's all good now Great video Phil and father👍👍

[@johnhanna9430]

What a handlin, must of been some repair bill that week

[@johnwmurphy]

Your channel is getting better and better love these videos great story's ☺🚜

[@johnnylyne8256]

Mighty video 👌😀and I had plenty black Saturday’s myself🙄😀

[@dodge7679]

Great video Phil and Daddy Phil...Jesus a lot of black cats must have been running wild up in Longford that year🐱🐱🐱

[@seanmoloney6137]

Unreal video Phil

[@causewayfarming4x494]

Good video

[@calumbourke4632]

Brilliant video Philip

[@aidan3320]

a great video keep them comeing

[@yogimech1]

Hi, My dad used to cut turf on hire in the 80s, bought a brand new Lamborghini 854dt and herbst sausage machine, first 4wd in the parish, tractor and machine arrived on a Saturday, twin wheels to follow a week later😐, got already, took to the bog, a good crowd of people to see the machine in action for the first time, cut the first row grand, lifted the machine, went to turn around, back wheel broke the ground, down she went for 2 days....Joy's of it. Should have waited 4 da twins to arrive.

[@johnw13473]

Used to have terrible fuel problems with ower 2720 had to fit a bigger out let from the tank. still have the tractor but it hardy gets used now.

[@georgedoorley5628]

big baffel in tank made it hard to clean out also ...............

[@aaronlennoncorcoran7042]

Please make this a series very interesting to listen to. Maybe u could talk about the time your milking herd got cleaned out with tb

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

we will be and that's next on the agenda

[@josephomahony5582]

Joe o mahony from cork father Phil very honest man about massy tractor

[@martincourtney4147]

Interesting video.. tell your father that Johnny Courtney form barnaderg tuam says hello.. he knows him from the vintage days.

[@darrenf7]

Good honest lads. I'm enjoying your videos farmer Phil and father phil keep them coming

[@MASSYMADMAN]

Great video

[@js911100]

Another good video 👍🏻

[@Masseyx]

Another brilliant video.

[@seanmcguigan346]

That's enough to break any man. Heart like a lion

[@meathfarmer6234]

Very interesting listening to your dad Phil.Great videos every week.Leinster Farm Machines I'd my local big toy shop.🤗🤗Live couple mile from it.

[@patrick0connell772]

Jesus that was enough to make ya pack it in he must be patient man

[@Blindboy86]

Awesome vid he some man to tell a story. Should do some more of these it went to fast

[@f12145]

Great to listen to ye. and I always thought it was just us that got bad Brakers whit machinery 🙈

[@jjdeere2650]

Great stories, well I know it wasn't great at the time, looking forward to more of those chats👍👍

[@magsprettejohn2160]

I grew up on a farm and my dad was a Farm Contractor, I bet if he was still alive he would be sympathising with you over Black Saturday. The sun shines and everyone wants you at the same time. Hard work, long long hours and machinery that is working against you.

[@nickhill3362]

Very enjoyable vid,if that bad luck carried on it would certainly put a massive strain on a business 😱

[@gerrydays1909]

Great video 😀😀😀😀👍

[@brentsmith5647]

Fantastic people love the videos they do brilliant work thank you very much❤️👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@charliegus6910]

Great stuff lads well done 02 was torture you could start a series on that year ask him about 85

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

i will indeed

[@MrMike353]

Top class video Phil. I really enjoyed the stories from the father and he,s damm good at telling them. Knows his stuff on the repairs, Is he a mechanic?

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

no he never trained as one but learned all he knows from working away at stuff

[@MrMike353]

@@FARMERPHIL3690 Thanks for the reply. Some people just have it and don,t need any schooling for it. Im just after watching the Farm walk video and it was another top class video and very informative. Keep up the good work.

[@markleigh3]

Phil your dad seems nice he has good memory and knowledge and I didn't see any problem with him being on camera

[@theballyglassfarm2448]

Back in 1998 we drew 27 acres of silage with the massey ferguson 2720 and 2 massey ferguson 265 multipower with 35 km gear box

[@Fordman99.]

We had the same things in silage season 2019 we were a hour and a half from home and I was in a 1983 2720 and the other lad I was with was in a 1988 3650 and we had a 1996 class Jaguar 860 so first day was grand the second day after 2 loads the 2720 stopped with the same problem dirt or rust in the diesel so I everyday I brought a vice grip with me 😂 I had to take the fuel line going from the tank to the filter and blow into the fuel line with my mouth to try and free it up and then have bleed it and this was a regular Accurance and a Friday evening we had a 37 acre field just nearly done it and the throttle cable snapped on me so I ended up bale twine as a throttle cable 😂😂😂 and the back end oil filter clogged up on me from irregular service the same day and a day after all that a stone or something went into the feed roller and made shit of it I could hear a few knifes or something going into the trailer so that was her in shit and we had a second harvester so ever Since then we had no trouble so that’s the joys of drawing silage in this day and age in old machinery

[@MurphyFarming]

That sounded like a terrible year I feel sorry for ya

[@tractormad-vi8vu]

Your father is a true genius love the mechanicing story’s

[@TheStevegrainger]

Excellent. That's all I have to say 👍

[@reubendowling5236]

I’d say there were a few swear words said those few days

[@seanclarke5129]

Your dad must be the Jimmy Magee of contractors!

[@WayneMescal]

The fuse story 🤣

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day

[@lefthandontop426]

My god your father is some man he has some knowledge.

[@lukeosullivan3530]

Your father is really good at telling story’s I would if you do more adult talk with you your father and uncle

[@richardlooney4449]

Where /when did ye buy that 2720.? A neighbour had one , when he sold it I think it went up that direction ....

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

bought it off a local massey dealer but it come from scotland before that

[@mauricecahill3385]

As Pat Short would say...."Now that is good"!!! Fekn no holds barred as honest as ya like and telling it how it really is!!!!! Said it before Phil.... I could sit down and talk and drink tae with that man all fekn day!!!! Brilliant!!!

[@tractorvolgs1355]

Snap chat busy 😂

[@endamc79]

really enjoyed that Phil, the joys of silage contracting!! Thinking of buying a classic 3000/3100/3600 series dyna shift MF, could you ask father Phil what he would recommend please??

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

Any of the dynashift models were bomb proof. And the older 3670/3690 had an organic clutch which was hard worked when it got hot

[@endamc79]

@@FARMERPHIL3690 thanks Phil and I guess the 6290 bomb proof aswell seeing that yours has series high hours and still going strong?

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

@@endamc79 yes 6290 bomb proof but getting harder to get a good one

[@endamc79]

@@FARMERPHIL3690 plenty in France 🙂

[@seanmc6957]

Oh dear oh dear

[@tractorvolgs1355]

What's the best massey Ferguson tractor in your oppion

[@georgedoorley5628]

mf 135

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

6290 is hard bet

[@mrx1702]

Every day is black Saturday round there I reckon.

[@SasHa-hz6cd]

Farmer Phil I really enjoy Ur stuff loved Ur father's tale of woe, would b great 2b back working again with such section of work ye do,hurt myself and could never get back working..if Ur ever stuck for farm hand I'm only up rd from ye🤠

[@thomasobrien5467]

Where is liv when your house phillip

[@langanagri8144]

the engineer is hardly liam farrell ?

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

it is indeed

[@langanagri8144]

@@FARMERPHIL3690 he did the front hub if our duetz dx4.70

[@J-F01]

One question. Mf 3080 with AB engine. Are they good or not?

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

Father Phil said not.

[@greggroome2791]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪👍👍🙏🙏

[@annef8346]

Would a jf 900 take 16 foot of heavy first cut

[@mrhorsepower150]

It would at about1kph with your foot on the clutch pedal but would be very hard on it.Get an 1100 or a 1050

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

yes well able for it once you've enough horses in front of it

[@michaelrafferty373]

Who snap chat ya

[@patcostigan3287]

So the moral of the story is stay away from Massey

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Good story good dad it sounds like every day farm life to me which is great life nice hearing from you guys