CLIMBING A SILAGE MOUNTAIN WITH THE VOLVO L90!!!.... John McClean | FarmFLiX

[@bleddcymru0146]

Fair play to open up a bit about mental health. Good on ye.👍👍

[@farmflix]

Always good to talk!

[@spreader4]

Good man ,takes courage to open up as you did and lay it out there for all to see ,fr me it hit the mark and for that i thank you ,keep up the excellent work which we all enjoy .

[@farmflix]

Cheers Pete

[@pj-fn1dv]

Fair play for talking about mental health

[@farmflix]

Talking is not something to be afraid of

[@patrick0connell772]

Strange times John Goodman to be straight out about the bad days had them days too no shame in it thanks again for the videos

[@farmflix]

Always good to talk!

[@magsprettejohn2160]

Hard to admit that some days you are struggling, but very brave and important of you to say it out loud, there's no shame in it. Huge respect to you. Am going through my FarmFLix videos, you meet some great characters and have such a laugh. Question I always want to ask is when you are interviewing someone doing road work in their tractors have you ever felt a nervous passenger?

[@farmflix]

Honestly... No. Complete trust in these guys BUT did become very aware of the fact it's only a bit of glass keeping us safe when the window popped in the Fendt sat beside Johnny Boggs one evening!

[@magsprettejohn2160]

@@farmflix yes that was a bit of a shock when the screen went, made me jump too.

[@benjaminbauer4883]

That black kit looks clean !!!!!!!

[@farmflix]

Mint!

[@steverichardson7263]

Couldn’t agree more John about ramps always sets my road rage off.

[@farmflix]

GGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!

[@pleoidort]

You're completely right about the motorway.

[@farmflix]

Just good manners!

[@6900pilot]

The backdrop of that stubble field is stunning. Green and red for me the way a fendt is ment to be.

[@farmflix]

Hard to beat the good scenery!

[@samhull1053]

Would you be interested in coming to france and see our fleet and french farming?

[@farmflix]

Absolutely, might be 2021 but send us some details through the website contact page

[@MrE30]

John your correct about merging onto the motorway, the only time I merge slower is when there’s a 40 footer and I slip in behind it and around.

[@farmflix]

Good call E30!

[@johnwandersonagain]

Very enjoyable video there lads.. Mint all round

[@farmflix]

Cheers John

[@mederry]

Beautiful content right throughout, well done👏👏

[@farmflix]

Cheers

[@markwright3161]

I've just looked up the highway code and the 2 bits that jump out about joining from slip roads are, -- "give priority to traffic already on the motorway " and -- "check the traffic on the motorway and match your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane " Some take the first to mean 'give way' to traffic on the motorway. I disagree with that because you can't fulfill the second if you're giving way to everything in lane 1. I think you should pace yourself to slot into a space and that traffic on the main carriageway should make it easier for you to join, so move into lane 2 so you have a clear lane or ease off a bit to let a safer gap to open up for you to slot into when they can't change lanes. If I'm driving on a motorway (although I don't do it that often) I will try and move over for merging traffic as it's the safest option for everyone when it can be done. Observation and reducing risk regarding what you see is a huge part of advanced driving like that that 'IAMRoadSmart' and 'RoSPA' teach, and this should be the minimum. These would fail you if you failed to react to merging traffic on a motorway by, for example, moving right by a lane to help them join safer. Too many drivers think you have to give way on a slip road as can be seen in UK dashcam compilations (I have watched quite a few of them :) ), with the over cautious stopping at the end of sliproads, and the self entitled on the carriageway blocking merging traffic from joining in front of them, both potentially deadly actions to pull. As you can probably see, I get easily frustrated with incompetent drivers too. :)

[@farmflix]

John says when he did his HGV instructor trainging he had to move to the right in preparation / expectation of vehicles coming down the ramp even before he could see them

[@markwright3161]

@@farmflix Makes sense because if anything overtakes or comes alongside when joining it's going to be there for a long time, longer than slip roads would allow, so moving over 'early' removes the risk of that happening. I could see cars getting annoyed though on 2 lane motorways if there isn't anything joining, but it doesn't take much to do that for some of the road users today. :)

[@thomasallen8128]

Really enjoyed this

[@JackGalwayPhotography]

Some fleet! That 110-90 sounds mint

[@farmflix]

Epic

[@josephinring]

John is right about the motorway, when joining you should match the speed of the traffic in the left lane or drive faster, nobody will run into the back of you if you are faster than them. Also it’s common courtesy to move from the left lane into the right lane if it’s safe to do so to allow room for cars to merge from the left. 👍

[@e.cfarmphotography1095]

I have filmed out the back of are Volvo XC90 and it is seven seats and you just sit in the back seat and you can still have the seat belt just open the boot and film so totally legal love the videos 👍

[@farmflix]

What's the XC90 like off road? Ever drive it over mowed grass?

[@conorfleming6580]

John why does Gorthill have all their fleet black?

[@jamieshields9521]

Have agreed with you John driving on the road n letting cars merge, not sure with rim colours but like black out farm equipment definitely sets them apart from other contractors. Great vid fellas, now take a break go camping n have a bbq to release some stress.

[@farmflix]

Camping does not sound like a stress relieving activity! lol

[@ArchersView]

v.Nice fleet of black machinery!! Good video 👌

[@farmflix]

Sweet fleet

[@ROADRUNNER5S5]

When was this filmed boys? August 2019 ish?

[@harrycornthwaite8361]

ROADRUNNER5S5 probably in the last couple of weeks

[@jackrobinson4101]

Aye think it was about august time last year

[@farmflix]

First of August 2019 yeah

[@ardcostcontracting9488]

Silver rims look right smart on a JD john.

[@farmflix]

Even better on a black fendt :P

[@OutTheRoad12]

Haven’t been home since, good see a few shots of the Limavady area. Great to see the behind the scenes. Also, being a dairy farmer in NZ, have enjoyed watching the stockyard episodes

[@farmflix]

Good stuff! Will have to look you up if we ever get as far as NZ

[@liamfanny9802]

Great video lads,,does j Boggs not do Harvest🤷‍♂️?

[@liamfanny9802]

Combine etc🤷‍♂️

[@farmflix]

They sold the combine harvester

[@nigeldempsey150]

I think IV a good contractors to give a ring lad in wexford called Suttons all new Hollands and 2jcbs on pit one lifting 7drawing

[@farmflix]

Wexford is a nice part of the world

[@nigeldempsey150]

@@farmflix are u interested

[@FiatGaming-ve3tz]

Good video nice 110 sounds 👌

[@farmflix]

Hard to beat a 110 for bark

[@FiatGaming-ve3tz]

Yes 🤘

[@zachwarburton8987]

nice Navara good vid I can already tell

[@farmflix]

She's a bit of a boat to turn compared to the discovery!

[@FlatoutDecals]

Savage John 👍

[@farmflix]

Cheers FOP

[@jamesmcmahon7091]

Red rims lads

[@marcmcilveen8796]

Jonny’s right!! Read your Highway Code!!

[@padraicmcgu]

Car on the motorway has right way, it is up to the car on the slip road to match there speed and slot in.

[@farmflix]

Still bad manners when the right hand lane is empty

[@kevinbehan]

I’m down south in Kildare and work for a tillage farmer that bales a lot of hay and straw and haylage. It would be ideal for what you’re looking for but I know the boss wouldn’t be interested as I know he likes to keep his business low profile

[@farmflix]

Kevin you just broke my heard :(

[@kevinbehan]

I can ask to see what he thinks

[@iainbrims3776]

Go to trucker Ned Kelly and you will find it’s not up to the driver to let you out onto the motorway, in fact he makes a point of not letting people out.

[@farmflix]

Guess Ned has never been stuck on the ramp himself when the right hand lane is free?

[@GavinGTINI]

Limavady crop farmer would have to be the Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil people. Would be cool to see them with all their big Claas gear

[@farmflix]

Will have to look them up

[@louisflanagan1405]

What happened to the jaguar drivers neck

[@isaacmcilwaine1209]

Broke it in quad accident

[@farmflix]

www.farmflix.tv/video-details/loft-johnny-boggs-ep28

[@louisflanagan1405]

Sound job @farmflix really well done on showcasing the dangers of quads

[@wallm1206]

Ye may go down and film mark Troy's 990 jaguar!!

[@farmflix]

Yeah John will call in with them sometime, been years since he's filmed Mark

[@wallm1206]

@@farmflix deadly cant wait for that one so!!!

[@jamesdunbarfarming2200]

Just wondering what is your job

[@farmflix]

Making episodes for FarmFLiX!

[@margaretflynn3745]

Do you want to come to my own silage next week

[@majellamcgrath1631]

Good vid

[@farmflix]

Cheers

[@MadsHattr]

Right about merging on the motorway, drives me mad.

[@farmflix]

Yes Kenny!

[@pj-fn1dv]

Good video. DIY haircut?

[@farmflix]

Last year, no he paid for that one!

[@ROADRUNNER5S5]

Black rims look good nowadays

[@farmflix]

Black on black tho???

[@ROADRUNNER5S5]

@@farmflix nice and different, dont see a lot going around

[@FIAT-TURBONewHolland]

Boggs pride of fleet must be 110 red rims for fendt I see his plant all time red looks bit sharper

[@farmflix]

Definitely need a contrast colour :P

[@pauldoherty9708]

Black on Black 👍🏻

[@farmflix]

Mmmmmm

[@aaronosheaarchery]

Strictly speaking nobody has to move over to let people off the ramp. The broken line at the exit means 'give way'. Its a junction. The traffic already on the road has the right of way. You expecting people to move over is more to do with manners, not the actual rules.

[@Dmc-si9io]

Ye should film broighter gold rapeseed oil with there massive class

[@wendyrowland7787]

The single farm payment is complete EU nonsense. We need to go back to the system that was in place before we joined, which was the annual price review which set a standard price for qualifying produce that the food industry had to pay. We need to bring back the milk marketing board too. I think it is up to you farmers to shout long and hard at your various devolved governments, but we need a UK wide policy. Payments just for farmers, not speculators.

[@farmflix]

Good call Wendy

[@nigelclats6970]

Unfortunately,until Dairy farmers learn to actually sit down together as they did here in NZ,ie,Fonterra,they will always be price takers at the mercy of supermarkets,who have always used milk and bread as loss leaders The difference here is that Fonterra set the price per kg/milk solids.

[@johncold6855]

Mark troy had one of them. he now has a 990 but grassmen were talking to him

[@farmflix]

Yeah John has met Mark before

[@markfaulknerphotography]

I filmed the second cut at that yard... small world lol

[@jackrobinson4101]

Some yard wasn't it lad

[@markfaulknerphotography]

@@jackrobinson4101 powerful lol

[@farmflix]

Norn Iron is too small!

[@thomasobrien5467]

Red rims all the way

[@farmflix]

Absolutely

[@raymondfinnegan6497]

You can come to my farm feeding stores to beef

[@farmflix]

Where you at Raymond?

[@raymondfinnegan6497]

FarmFLiX co Monaghan

[@TaylorJackson-ke8bp]

Red rims

[@farmflix]

Or silver ;)

[@johnhamilton2675]

I put 500 acres into my pit it's a small pit but its really tall

[@7810ftw]

red rims

[@farmflix]

Good call

[@jackmclaughlin3941]

Red

[@MASSYMADMAN]

Has to red rims for me

[@farmflix]

Agreed

[@nigelclats6970]

Another mong loading on the incorrect side

[@farmflix]

In your opinion mong :P

[@Alexr-uf3zn]

Same side combines load from

[@marcusnyman9868]

no nh no like

[@farmflix]

You're a hard man to please Marcus :P

[@gavinmccue4057]

Red rims

[@farmflix]

Yes Gavin!

[@sam-ov1mx]

Red

[@farmflix]

YAS

[@aaronm1239]

Red rims