Longest Power Outage | Storm Damaged Calving Pen & A Trip To A&E

I this video we deal with the aftermath of a storm where we have no power, A Badly damaged wall in our calving pen and I long night in A&E
I stressful few days
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[@IloveMK]

Wow, Plumber, Electrician, Heardsman, Carpenter, Driver, Father, Husband, is there anything you can not do? Nice bit of work well done.

[@samleigh7817]

You wouldn’t be wanting to call people out for little things like that, the cost would kill you. For those that remember He-Man cartoons, for the modern age “BY THE POWER OF YOU TUBE!”

[@grahamstubbs4962]

@IloveMK Yeah he's the boy. He's also considerate enough to not post videos about his space or antarctic exploration adventures.

[@IloveMK]

@@grahamstubbs4962 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@karolschulz48]

You forgot attentive son. That is how you define a farmer.

[@janetdupree6353]

Midwife?

[@henrybeatley6167]

Hi Adrian, l'm not a farmer, just a civil servant working for the courts service in Dublin. However I would like to say how impressed I am with the way you and the other farmers I follow cope with whatever faith throws at you. Best wishes to you and all the farming community.

[@dwayne5686]

Come on ppl get Adrian to 100k followers man deserves it 😊

[@roomullan3050]

Do you know Adrian, you’re a bloody hard worker, like all farmers. That’s why I never buy foreign foods. Bless you all

[@gaijintendo]

"In my lifetime, 30 years [laughter edited out]" slick editing. Slick.

[@AM-ej9lh]

DOH! As in Farming lifetime, do you get it

[@gerrycomiskey4679]

😂my god

[@gordanmilne7034]

Your ingenuity work ethnic and ability to overcome adversity are inspiring.

[@AM-ej9lh]

Adrian, could you go with a foundation, insert a steel upright, pour a mass concrete wall to replace the block wall.

[@JohnSAgri]

Great video of the cow calving and talking through the stresses of farming Adrian. Thanks for showing us it all! Sometimes the wider public don't realise what farmers go through day to day so fantastic to see it all!

[@francismcwade7922]

Adrian you have to get your own Generator.

[@stephenkelly2067]

You have amazing warm personality which makes your channel such a success

[@user-ji7cr2nh6x]

That is master class in animal husbandry. Such an education to a non farmer.

[@ronaldlucas5360]

You ability to do so very many different jobs help you save money and keep things going on.

[@patricklipsius8380]

We had a PTO shaft straight through the wall on the vacuum pump. This way we could still milk when the power went off again

[@neilritchie4035]

Well Adrian. I could sort you out with a couple of Prestressed Wall Panels for that wall & psd slabs for the loft!! Locally!! 😂 Great videos, keep up the great work.👍 👌

[@tommitchell1826]

its amazing no matter how long people are calving cows they still panic when they have to use calving jack not in ur case adrain

[@forexguy]

Adrian, you are a mighty bit of stuff! Experience, you take everything in your stride. What a difference your microphone makes. Continued success.

[@limerickman8512]

I remember my uncle back in the 80's lost power over three weeks. Our both homes are End of a line and country side was full of down powerlines. He had a PTO connected to his vacuum pump with an old tractor to operate his milking machine. He turned the tap to the main water supply (as well water needed electricity to operate) to cool the milk. Milk was sent to the Creamery every morning back then. Also was lucky that it was winter as the milk remain cool over night from the evening milking. How times changed since then. Most big dairy today will need back up generators because of all the electrical needs. Our timber stove for cooking along with main water allowed us to keep living at home, but the rush to do school work before we lose the light. My father was lucky that his milking parlor was on a different line as we lived 2 km away from the farm. We had to gerry rigged the TV to operate on the tractor battery, which the tractor was used to go to the farm/creamery so the battery got charged and swapped daily with the spare tractor battery.

[@simonsweeney5708]

Fantastic video , hope your wee girl gets better soon soon 👍

[@ianshannon8098]

As my dad would say, she didn't feel it going in, but she felt it coming out. And we had twins. Keep up the good work.😊

[@stephenkelly2067]

Buy yourself a generator best investment u ever make up in North years ago we used have alot strikes yes generator are expensive but such a relief and reduces so much stress. As for that wall if I was you i shutter it it be life time job saves plastering money and great wall push against with loader for faster cleaning off pen

[@williamwood816]

Here in Nova Scotia ,snow storm here . We have had 27 inches of snow so far

[@donbentley250]

So much respect to you and every farmer out there for all the things you do. 🐄

[@mj3026]

I wish I knew what I was doing like you do , the money it would save me, thank you for another brilliant video 😊

[@user-mjg1067]

Adrian I can see you are running on the fumes of empty, I also see how much you love what you do, I wish you and your family the best, now go get some shut-eye.

[@pierceol966]

It a bit ironic Adrian that the very thing that is generating our electricity now is also the very thing that will cause it to go out(the renewable energy the wind) you had a tough few days glad every one and every thing is ok

[@oisinkierancoyle5518]

You’re never short in the round lick buckets Adrian and that’s a good thing 🪣

[@randybutler4772]

Well it is good you both could laugh as the power was restored. Sometimes in life it just doesn’t get any easier. Thank you for sharing.🐄

[@finbarreburn5112]

Our 'Solidarity Protest' on Thursday night last for our French, German and Dutch Colleagues/ Farmers was merely a shot over the bows for things to come, 'All for One One for All' #WatchThisSpace 👌 Excellent Vlog

[@gerrymulligan2602]

Better hear calfs roaring that wife 😂😂 fair play ya show.good and bad in farming can't belive power.out that long we had p t o set up for pipe line back in day milking as young lad love rearing calfs alot work keeping eye on them

[@declanconway2903]

You know what they say. Be careful what you wish for. Great video again.

[@morrigans_cottage]

Christ they were some storms we had! My cottage had no power for almost a week but thankfully no worse damage than that! Glad to see your place made it through as well! Love the little baby cows!

[@Iangalvin12]

If you got some cavity block and drilled rebar into the foundation filled the cavity’s solid then throw a few angle clips at the top it might be an easier fix when you go at it.

[@shaneprior]

I've said it before, some man for one man, keep at her Lad!

[@PBmurray71]

Hate the wind too and that was a nasty storm .We fared better here in carrickmccross not losing any power.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

I got the generator just the other side of Carrickmacross, and the lad was staying there was no real issues in that area. Ya’s were very lucky

[@jimpolk]

That was a tough week. Great job keeping your wits about you. My best to you and the Mrs and I hope the little one is much better.

[@aineclancy4847]

My dad put in system in that ran from the pto of the tractor, hanged the belt on machine motor, west Clare so power cuts were regular from October to march

[@rolfwhite2563]

Replace the wall with mass concrete now you have to pull it down. Won’t weather the mortar like has already happened with the existing wall.

[@ianhaggart1438]

Good vid sir.... 👌 your a busy man indeed.. On the generator and it just sitting most the time... have a look at a diesel welder with the electric output you want.. 340v,240v and 110v +the welding ability is the way to go. . Just by a decent secondhand one and you'll be using it more than you ever thought 😉.. my one runs up to 300 amp for stick welding but only has 110v but it's staying way to handy and I'm looking at w Lincoln welder as a multi purpose tool. 😊.. stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@georgemorrison6689]

30 years Farming!!, so a take it you were not in farming for the first 20 years of your life 😂, the wind has been really strong and your right Adrian you never know how much damage your going out to find and it was coming from a bad area, good job on the heifer very professional you made it look easy, Lasses are growing, thought you would have had them on the mucking out job, power going off is always a worry we are like you it very seldom goes off here so when it does your in a blind panic, enjoyed your video good luck to you all

[@Dan_8712]

We rarely have issues with power but we still have a pto driven generator. The potential headache without it would be a nightmare. Even the thought of it would make your stomach turn.

[@vxnova1]

There are milking machine setups that have diaphragm pump and vaccum pump that can be driven by the pto, Then a small generator to run the pulsators and lights etc,

[@ciaranconeely8579]

Great video Adrian. I think it's great to show the realities of calving cows and that to the wider public for a number of reasons 👍👍👍.

[@cormacdonnellan8374]

Brilliant video lovely to see the excitement around calving and all the family involved. To be fair a hugely talented man you are can put you hand to anything. That farm a huge credit to you.

[@Mark-lz8yv]

Great video I would put in a suttered wall this time

[@paulineheaney6945]

What a great video Adrian.. ur a man of many many talents. Hope you never ever have to face so much pressure like that ever again.. Hope ur Mum and Dad are doing okay. Take care, God Bless 🙏

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Hope you’re keeping ok Pauline after your loss you mentioned before. Take care 🙏

[@farmerslife2612]

That was a lovely video of you cow and calf to

[@richardmarshall5960]

Great video. What a nightmare, loosing power on a dairy farm for many hours! Have you ever looked into solar panels with a battery backup? Might be you could put in a system for your house that would pencil out or pay for itself after a certain number of years. Big bonus would be if you loose power again, you would have the backup.

[@noeldaniel3137]

Great shine on them calves

[@gerryryan2142]

I got a generator 2 years ago. 27kva powers farm yard and dwelling house. The company I got it off of was spot on to deal with. Pay so much up front and they deliver the genny and give them 2 other post dated cheques and everyone is happy.

[@AD-hs2bq]

Quick thinking and creative solutions! You are fun to watch but sorry for weather challenges. You have a lovely farming community.

[@RetireMentalityChallenged]

Necessity is the mother of invention. I always appreciated those things I made that were purpose built and streamlined my work flow.

[@jasonziegler1400]

Glad you made it through the power outage. A generator is like an insurance policy, it's something good to have but hope you never need to use. Over here where I live in Pennsylvania if a butterfly flaps it's wings too hard our power will go out. The longest outage we have had was 8 days after a bad storm. Our power company has been working on trimming trees away from power lines and things have gotten better the last couple years.I'm not a farmer so I don't have livestock to worry about, but I have a small generator to keep my refrigerator and freezer going. Most dairy farmers around here have a PTO driven generator, to run there vacuum pumps and milk tanks.

[@stuartjgarland]

Great video Adrian, glad the wind didn't have a worse effect, love to hear a bit more about the generator you have for the house and the set up

[@HorseMalone]

There's always something Adrian. Donkey's years ago all the small dairy men in the Hexham, Northumberland area had an old Lister or Petter diesel that ran the milking machine when the power cuts were regular...Some had a little extra capacity for parlour lights or it was the hurricane lamp in winter. Sadly, them farms and the farmers are now all gone and turned into little housing hamlets for the newcomer townies who moan about cows mooing and sheep bleating.

[@bobuncle8704]

Sometimes it takes an event like this to show the advantage of an investment.

[@Kaned209]

Always thought that be a great spot for a loft. Handy for the straw beside the calving pens

[@belfastbornstephen]

Great stuff as usual Adrian, hopefully the worst of the weather is behind yous now. 🤞

[@FarmersSss]

We had a serious amount of storm damage in our area with power off all over. Like yourself, we very rarely are troubled with power loss but my father decided to buy a very good second hand PTO generator so we got that installed just a few weeks ago. Our power was off for 2 days and it's probably paid for itself already.

[@notapplicable430]

I bought a used diesel generator a couple of years back. It's a beast. Runs my entire farm and never breaks a sweat.

[@jameshussey4900]

Great video 👍

[@padraigking5185]

Good stuff

[@earlepriest2544]

Love it great video great content and great description totally brilliant thank you

[@samleigh7817]

Any thoughts on solar power on the shed rooves, they would at least run the lights and some sockets.

[@willyfindlay4398]

It seems to be getting windier these days. No power cuts but two trees down at my Mum n Dad's and three down at my Mother in laws. Good luck with the rest of the calving. Thanks for the video.

[@Rmac-eb2zb]

We have a generator as life time. Would be lost without it. Tractor driven 1

[@vincent19064]

Hey Adrian, I'm late getting to watch this video. We don't have a generator for when the power is out. We use the tractor pto to drive the parlour vacuum pump and a diaphragm milk pump, the pulsator control box has a 12V connection which connects to the tractor battery.

[@alancooke4430]

Great video Adrian. I used to work for a company that handled deliveries for a hire company, we would often deliver generators after storms. A number of times the power would come back on before the generator was even hooked up.

[@dronedairys7461]

Hi Adrian. I am only sitting down to watch your Sunday video now on Wednesday night I was flat out at the calving. I really enjoyed every second of that video well done with it. My power was off the same time as you, but luckily my cows were completely dry at the time. I hope the wee lassie is ok. Keep up the good work lad.

[@luckyshamrock7241]

Absolutely lovely calf color ❤️💯😊👍

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Best of luck with everything on the farm this week 👍👍👍

[@ilovetractors40]

Great video as always. Hope the wall is essey to fix. Can't wait to see that video

[@leepannett2086]

G'day Adrian. Great vid. We have a PTO driven generator, in our 16 aside, double up. Works great in power outages. Occasionally it just needs a run if it hasn't been needed. Great investment. Cheers from Victoria, Aus.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

What KVA is your Generator if you don’t mind me asking? And does it run the cooler simultaneously or separate

[@leepannett2086]

Hey Adrian. From memory it's 40 or 50 kva approx, easily powered by a 90hp tractor. No we can't run the refrigeration for the vat, at the same time due to the double up, two vac pumps and two float controlled centrifugal milk pumps. Only takes an hour at worst after milking to bring milk down to temp. With the plate cooler and cooling tower the milk will most of the time enter the vat at about 18 degrees C. I will let you know exactly what gen it is, asap Cheers mate.

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Adrian aye in my lifetime 30 years 👌🤣🤣🤣

[@bernardcasey1500]

Great video adrain hope all is good with ye and hope ye have a very good year and a healthy one aswel

[@richardpreen8942]

Cow's and calves looking lovely Adrian stay safe

[@haggielady]

I see you're going to have snow and wind later this week so be careful. Everything will probably ice up so make sure you have sand for your walkways. You don't need to be going to A&E nor does anyone else! Glad the calving has gone well. That white bull is a beautiful one. Stay warm.

[@TB-nh4dg]

A stressful week for sure Adrian, a loss of power for a sustained period of time brings with it all sorts of challenges. All you can do is stay in the fight and recover when you can. At least you got to find out if you still have it when it comes to manually milk cows 🐄. Take care fella

[@michaelcoffey8008]

😅 hope u didn't bring the jack in with you to the maternity hospital 😂 hope your daughter feels better thanks for the videos

[@IFarmWeFarm]

I remember when my first child was been born I asked the midwife will I go home from the Jack ( in a real dry manner) best to say that joke went down like a lead balloon 😂

[@ritamgilsenan629]

​@@IFarmWeFarmthat's the best laugh I've had today reading that comment 😂

[@pjdee5879]

A pto generator would be good insurance but there is probably no grant for that. Solar panels and a battery might be grant aided and VAT recoverable. You would probably need to keep the battery topped up from the mains in the winter. Short term you probably need the generator for more peace of mind. I saw an article that says you need a unit of electricity per milk cow per day. Does that sound right?

[@IFarmWeFarm]

I honestly know very little about solar energy but I would think I would need a very substantial unit to run a milking machine and cooler, we swapped over most of our lights to led so we could certainly power those but after that would be something I’d have to find out more on. A lot of research to do first I think

[@Silvermoonhomestead]

@@IFarmWeFarm First you need to figure out how much power you use. Like how much power does the milker need? How much power does the cooler need? Then you'll have a better idea of the size your system needs to be. Its very easy to run led lights. One solar panel with a small charge controller, battery and inverter. Large appliances like a refrigerator or a stove would, of course, take a lot more power. Having no power in your house is mostly an inconvenience. People can usually live without power for a couple of days. My concern would be to keep the milking parlor going so you don't end up with mastitis because the cows were engorged for too long. If you put in a good enough system, you'll cut your electric bill by a lot. Its an investment like buying any other piece of equipment. It'll cost a bit to set up, but it'll save you so much money down the road.

[@geoffmerryweather5332]

​@@IFarmWeFarm For our farm (22 a side herringbone, 200- 220 cows in New Zealand), I got a 95kVa PTO powered backup generatpor that will run the whole plant, including the chillers and milk precooler chiller. The genreator is oversized adn 65kVa woudl do it, and it draws around 40 - 45amps.

[@cameroncurrie6483]

Always great content in these videos 👌👌

[@karolschulz48]

In the late 70s we lost power for a week from an ice storm. There was one generator in the whole of the valley. That tractor and generator ran 24 hours a day going from farm to farm to at least milking once a day. Best thing of the whole thing was no school for a week! How much mastitis did the cows have? Did they say what caused the outage.

[@paddy294]

Cracking video as always. Keep up the good work

[@johnlydon533]

Great video Adrian. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@tonysargent7787]

Another great video has always Adrian and family 👍

[@Emg2463]

yeah, we never got a generator either because....same reason, because the power would only go out for 5/6 hours at best. .....until......our power went out for 5 days straight. That's when we finally invested in a generator...... They're expensive and it's not something you run out and buy unless you see a real reason to need one. It's just too bad that doesn't generally happen until...you really need one then you can't get one because everyone else out there did the same thing ! 😄 Glad it worked out well for you !

[@deborahmapps1430]

Omg super man lol how stressful was that for you but you did it I tip my hat to you and others that do your job and helping to calf that was awesome 😊

[@jamescurley5062]

Man of many talents 👌. Never idle.

[@sandymcghee3328]

Another great video Adrian nice looking calf’s there Adrian 👍👍👍

[@Gearoid35]

Good video Adrian you had a tough week, don't look a day over 30, if you plaster that wall it will give it great strength

[@roadwarrior8560]

The power cut was hard on us but on a dairy farm it must have been a big worry, hard to beat having your own power supply, simple wee things like that hose make life so much easier, I'm forever at similar things myself.

[@patrickcormack7637]

Pto genrater is the one to get. When there was going to be a power strike in middle to late late 1970s my father went to the spring show in rds Dublin with his brother and bought general that year.he wanted it for milking cows and water for stock when power goes anytime. All you have to do put on tractor and tourn over switch

[@markhicks9545]

Great job with the pipes I don't no but maybe add insulation they may freeze just when you need it

[@richardweatherald7745]

We’ve had a generator since my father bought one in the 70,s because of power cuts due to strike action, it doesn’t get used much but by beck it’s essential when you need to milk cows, also powers the house too

[@brendanmulcahy854]

Fair play busy week 😅 Glad you got the generator for the house 🏠 It will be worth it in the long term 👍 Best of luck shopping around for your pto generator hope you get a good deal 👍

[@TheFarmerTheCheesemaker]

We use a small generator to run a small-1hp- vacuum pump and bucket milker when the power is out here. It beats hand milking. You still have to have a way to run the bulk tank tho and that’s usually the biggest draw, when the milk is warm. Especially if there’s no plate cooler.

[@smalldairyfarmer]

Great video Our milking machine has a pto if we ever need it that storm was really really bad

[@SEPK09]

Great Job Adrian. :)

[@everestyeti]

Sorry about the wall and the power, like you say a job for the spring let's hope the weather is good when you start the work. Calf and Cows are looking really healthy, even though they were probably stressed by the storms. 👍

[@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery]

Busy week Adrian. Great video, spring brings some great new content 👌

[@eprohoda]

Hiya!. Bravo-useful . be well. =)