SMACKING THISTLES ! I MADE A CHANGE !

Today we are looking at the long grass and thistles in a field that the heifers but i have made a change to the topper and hopefully it pays off in the next couple of weeks.
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[@pimpozza]

Yet again, glued to the latest farmer Tom vid even though I never thought I had any interest in farming.. 🐄🚜🐑 it is totally FASCINATING! And thanks for the laughs too, Tom.. it's tough work out there but you never fail to bring a smile 👍🤗

[@amfwelsh]

Great to see the bond you have with your dad. Cherish every moment dude

[@emmatonoose]

Time saver tip: Get a permanent black marker and write the size 'spanner' [we call it something different- its ok!] you will need next to the fitting.

[@saramcconnell3479]

Love your channel! Your cows are so happy! I'm not a farmer so I find it interesting everything you all do! Its alot of work and I totally appreciate it all! Nice to see animals happy and well taken care of! Sending love from Colorado!

[@paulparnell3839]

Great video Tom as a none farmer I am finding your videos fascinating and you come across as such a genuine nice guy, better than any tv program. Keep keeping us entertained keep the videos coming and Happy Farming

[@lianaloots8186]

I will exchange my city life for this beautiful place. Always enjoy watching what you up to and what the ginger worrior advise. When I watch I forget about everything that's crazy now in the world 😢 Thanks for keeping my head up

[@wallaceloan4169]

Great work Tom for lowering the skids on the topper. You have left a good base of grass for your cattle. Good video Tom keep them coming

[@deepwoodguy2]

I like how the cows come over to inspect you cutter and get a light snack too 😁,, also great drone shots 😎

[@diederikvandedijk]

If the implement is not perfectlyh level / parallel to the tractor, always hook the lowest side first. If the other side is too high, you can lift the arms a bit.

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

I'm driving a trailed flexing 6-rotor Pasture finisher/"Topper" and this is working great (and fast)! Your right Tom, it gives better and more feed for the cows.

[@Justh4tguy]

3 point linkage, no hooks and no handbrake is end of world feeling

[@iangoldsworthy2056]

You need to get the root tap out for the thistles, chopping them encourages germination of the seeds. Causing more Thistles. If the thistles are just scattered and not "ringed" then just go round with a spade and dig them out.

[@retroeighty5319]

We’ve spent 3hours on the roadside because of our 1950 Land Rover. They’re still great though

[@EleanorPeterson]

Hi, Ben! If you can get hold of an original Owner's Manual, I think you'll find that those 'unscheduled roadside excursions' are described on Page 26 as 'Picnic Opportunities'. Huge pork pie with three eggs in it; giant bag of crisps; tin of shandy; flask of sweet, milky tea; packet of chocolate Hobnobs; flat offside rear tyre; leaking radiator; bent track-rod end; broken clutch cable... And lots and lots of rain. Yay! ;-)

[@TheBullsheed]

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[@mrploppy73]

Thats how series land rovers roll

[@dutchgram3799]

I had a tension headache so I decided to check out what video of yours came up. This was perfect. I love watching field work. It is so relaxing for me. The drone shots make my day.

[@badonebadone4778]

Trailer revering game is on point mate. Especially when talking to cam. Nice job

[@tracychapplow5987]

Another awesome video please keep them coming really enjoy watching your videos great team work guys god bless take care.

[@roryfitzsimmons5422]

Hi Tom love ur videos I started topping this week it is my favourite job as soon as the milking cows finished the feild I top it

[@jddwh0691]

I live in the states and some day I want to come to the uk just to see ur shop

[@walterhartwellwhite402]

Our 110-90 has a lift-O-Matic on it, so theres a button you flick and the lift lifts up to the top and when you push it back in the lift drops to the preset height very very handy for topping,mowing ,drawing silage etc

[@declanoshaughnessy7733]

Join the club Edward sadly am retired from farming due to epilepsy could not drive with it had a Fiat 110-90dt same system with liftomatic on rear linkage the great joys of when a shear bolt sadly snapped or putting the end board up or down and the bolts were rusted sadly fingers would get skinned 😭😭

[@staceyreed1990]

Hi Tom I love watching all the video's that you do say a big hello to all your animals and ginger man

[@philipbutler9404]

Hi Tom good job on that grass field will be good to see it in 3/4 weeks time

[@izulazim7600]

I’m in love with the lifestyle ❤️❤️❤️

[@seamuswoulahan5327]

Great keep it up Tom thank for the entertainment on Friday

[@treyferguson2965]

Man y'all have beautiful grass!!!!!

[@Priapos93]

High desert high five! We get one cow to the acre, and marvel

[@cormaccronin8598]

Tom you should top the grass lower to get rid of all the stem then the grass will be less stalkier and more leafier when it grows back

[@jamespeatfield8104]

Awesome vid chap, very interesting.

[@matthewkelleghan4452]

Great video Tom. Keep up the great videos

[@gamingblade7851]

That's a brilliant working topper tom

[@patshhi4620]

Love your drone videos. This video was very informative. Thanks!

[@janetwadlington7319]

The cows love you! You are the hardest working person I have ever seen!

[@Djcraig90]

You say it gets hot in the cab you wanna drive our 28yr old Case it has absolutely no windows 🤣 keep up the great work dude!!

[@MrJez1978]

Great video Tom big fan

[@ianwilliams8628]

Topping is great for weed control and pasture management, we do a lot of topping great video mate from a kiwi dairy farmer 😎

[@bmwelburn]

I remember ‘smacking’ thistles by hand with a scythe. Maybe I was taken for granted. Got a good tan though. Love the channel man keep it up.

[@benpattinson1]

Good topper that one Tom. Tidied the job up nicely.

[@jakeburgess9681]

Great video Tom, keep up the good work and great Content

[@upthereds4939]

Go on Ireland 👌🏻 Great job Tom !!

[@archiehunter7658]

Your videos just get better and better , great video tom

[@irishguy200007]

The problem with over management of grazing is getting cows back in calf if they become thin. I understand too high levels of protein is not good but grazing too tight has its drawbacks as well. A cow with good cover will be healthy and milk better and go back in calf quickly. The only thing I would say about a topper is keep away from weeds unless they are not in flower.

[@jimr9762]

The secret is to give them less area at a time graze hard and move them to fresh ground regularly so they are only pushed to eat the less desirable bits for very short periods. It's not easy to get it right but topping is an admission you've got it wrong.

[@jerryodriscoll3691]

A 9ft abbey trailed topper would suit you perfectly, lifts up in less than a second, brilliant job

[@johannabolch1226]

Well done Tom looks wicked.

[@garryhyland965]

You are the best can’t wait till next vid

[@nicklewis1475]

Ease that PTO in old school, does everyone make that face waiting for the shear bolts to crack? Thought it was just me.... 😆

[@VBYT7740]

Tom when your greasing the machine you should grease the Hardi Splicer on the PTO shaft. Im a agri mechanic and fixing shafts is one of my specialitys. Just a little tip to help prolong the life of your shaft. Also another tip is to put some thick oil (back end oil or engine oil) a few squirts of the oil can between the inner and outer tubing to help the shaft slide in and out.

[@aaronhorton188]

Let's go love the vids keep it up

[@georgiaannbicknell6129]

Holy smokes,Tom!! I have learned massive amounts from you and your dad. Good reminder to properly grease equipment when they sit outside. How do you reseed your pastures? Your love affair with the Case is so funny. Yes, there is a build up of CO2 in muscles when they do not get to move on pasture as well as good gut health from the physical movement. Your dad is right!!! I see yellow-green grass in between and green grass where the cows poo. Do you ever run a rake over the paddock? Or, does the spiking and rolling break that up and distribute it. Doesn't rotating the sheep and keeping the cows in in the winter keep the fields cleaner. My wellies have pink and tan horses on them. Love the shorts and wellie look. We used to do Daisey Dukes and wellies in the summer time here in Florida, USA. (Ask your dad about Daisey Dukes if you don't know.) Thank you again. Really enjoy your vids. Georgia

[@henrysessionsfarming7448]

I’ve always been told that you should grease any machine that you use 1 a day. Here in England where I am we go over it with a chain Harrow which breaks and spreads all the cow muck then we roll them.

[@georgiaannbicknell6129]

@@henrysessionsfarming7448 Thank you. The ground is so bumpy here. We throw tires on the chain harrows to keep them from bouncing around. I am learning your vocabulary. I have to listen carefully. When Tom went to Ireland, I couldn't understand at all. We have allot of puddles too. Coastal plain. I am learning so much from listening and seeing the vids. On the map, I am in central Florida very close to the coast. Will look up Fylde. New word for me. Oh it goes with coast--Fylde Coast. Does this mean a type of soil like clay, sand... or is it a region along the northwest coast.

[@bijumurali9767]

Smart job Tom

[@ivansmyth1919]

Great vids

[@farmermossy8776]

Topping is great we got a new kuhn mower and I topp the thistles and fields cattle just came out of

[@johnbaxter3832]

Tom you can replace your old ball ends with new hook ends . Make your life a little better . 👌🏻

[@statesidevapeuk1229]

been watching you for over 6 months and only just noticed your up the road from us. we are in kirkham. Thought id seen a few of the roads, and fields in the vids

[@themeparkkieran4573]

Oh nice you have put new wood in the feeder trailer

[@amandadrank493]

Great content

[@johnsheahan7914]

Great video as always tom

[@connorashworth7189]

Love your videos

[@Brooke_RS197]

I've said a couple times now, hooks are your friend 🤣 first thing we did when we bought our New Holland T4 🤣 straight to the Agri Mechanic for hooks 🤣

[@jacipozdzik]

Tom I have a video I want to share with you!!! I would so love to have a walk in the pasture where my cows are with the Ginge!! I love hearing all his knowledge. You would definately be topping this pasture.

[@travism9621]

Great vid, keep it up

[@briangallagher3571]

New floor on the feed trailer👌👌

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video tom

[@mattybla3606]

Gret vid keep up the good work

[@kaipup22]

Quick comment to help maybe! When you said the topper is missing a line, try adjusting the check chains or stabiliser bars on the side of the link arms, put them both over to the left so the topper is riding to one side slightly, closer to the tractor... hope that makes sense 👍🏽

[@katzaunt98]

Tom, have you seen how far your video has gone about How to keep cows happy’? I’ve seen it on at least 3 different KZbin posts, with thousands and thousands of likes 👍👏

[@martinwalsh2000]

Case is gone but never forgotten

[@cdemo1186]

Tom regarding spraying, why is it you don't like spraying the thistles? Chemicals in the ground being passed onto life stock I'm guessing. An option you could try is spot spraying with vinegar, apple cider vinegar appears to be strongest and act faster. The ideal time to apply is a hot sunny day so the weed absorbs the vinegar. I'm giving away my secrets but if it helps I hope you could try it. Still raining in Ireland 😳

[@MstresVampy]

Grand idea..👍

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

The possibility is that acids also kills the grass.

[@noahairsofting3768]

Rain is driving me nuts i can't cut my grass

[@darrenreardon9546]

U should do a farm tour I'd love to see that

[@graemebeck4610]

Well done Tom your subscribers are going through the roof. You will be catching up with the millennial farmer in no time. Great vid as usual

[@jamesfindlay4864]

Toms face on the thumbnail is just hilarious 😂😂😂

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

🙈😂

[@matthewpeck4487]

Have you thought about mowing half the field first then in a week or so you back and mow the other half to help with quality.

[@christophermoffitt3824]

Come to donegal to see how we graze cows get alot of rain here too along with short grazing season.. Your more than welcome

[@stepheng130]

Tbh all of Ireland get that weather. Except Dublin

[@sethd1977]

I think Tom should do more vids enjoy them soo much

[@michaelconroy7445]

Tom where abouts in ireland were you to see how we do our grazing, I know you were in the guinness factory in dublin, Great to see the longer videos back really enjoyed this one, You and farmer Phil are my top 2 youtubers at the minute. 👍 Keep up the good work.. 🇮🇪...

[@danielphilpott2605]

I could be wrong but I think he is From England

[@lorlorslinger9617]

@@danielphilpott2605 I think the question was 'Where in Ireland did you visit?' not 'Where in Ireland are you?'.

[@MrButters1983]

He was in Cork for part of the video anyway

[@ethanearle9457]

Farmer Phil is really good

[@ThingyGoos]

Michael Conroy I think it was probably said in the video of zero grazing and stuff. Type Tom pemberton Ireland into KZbin, and it is one of the top results

[@malabar900]

Just watched a video of a farmer in Oklahoma who individually sprays/kills thistles. He says they could take over his farm. He cuts off the flowers and sprays the plant. He bags the flowers and either burns them or puts them in the rubbish. I think they are the same as your thistles (purple like the Scottish ones)

[@scotgrovefarm]

Love how the house is turning into a workshop 😂

[@friesianfarming]

Maybe you should take a look on the Case Vestrum🤔 Thats a pretty decent machine! Lighter and more compact than the Maxxum. Anyway: great video again!

[@wonderwend1]

** cough*** You mentioned Goats......we haven't seen the goats since they arrived......Tell Heidi she can't keep them all for herself! 😉

[@solarpoweredfarm8813]

I think you definitely knacked it lol. Perfect level I reckon

[@yoshimibucknell5781]

love it!

[@leightongriffith8057]

He's good at farming

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

That looks like a perfect topping height to me 👍🏻

[@peterjones3360]

Yes tom, nacked it is a word in the jordi language 😀🤣 when you said you've nacked it means youve done it, finished it, got the better of it. Smashed it. Also if you've broken something you could say I've nacked it. 😀 good on ya Tom keep up the great videos man.

[@classicambo9781]

Internationally recognised by Australians too 😉

[@EleanorPeterson]

Hmm... I was born and raised down south (Kingston/ Surrey) and am now in the north of England (West Yorkshire), and in both places, 'nacked' means 'knackered' - i.e. 'broken'. So in my book, if you've nacked a job, you've screwed it up. If you've 'cracked' it, however, you've finished/ succeeded. Whatever. Just get it done and hit the pub. ;-)

[@rhysdudgeon5514]

I was using the the exact same topper in the 6810

[@tobycatterall640]

love your vids

[@PaleWhiteMale]

We are from the usa an now my god daughter loves trying to talk in your accent lol good videos brother

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

I have an accent ? 😂

[@PaleWhiteMale]

@@TomPembertonFarmLife lol to us you do. Were from a place called Pittsburgh in the US an our accent is quite ridiculous lol so dont worry your accent is much more enjoyable.

[@jeanlafrance8746]

We all have accent. I have the French Canadian accent that french people from France have a hard time understanding.

[@cowsrcool1103]

@@TomPembertonFarmLife everyone has an accent duh

[@cowsrcool1103]

@@TomPembertonFarmLife if you learnt so much in ireland? Any word of putting it into practise?

[@ShannaCarlson525]

I have crazy grass allergies and this video is making my eyes water and nose run LOL

[@readmylisp]

Homeopathy sorted my pollen allergies out ...not expensive and no side effects.

[@tomking2980]

I have a land rover series 1 drive it to work every day never been a problem

[@mikefortune4796]

Hi Tom i think you should build a new machinery shad where you store all the machinery now you have lots of room for it and to get good life out of machinery you have to protect it from the weather nice video

[@killianoconnell2506]

Could the Malone not have been used for topping ? Plenty of farmers in Ireland use them type mowers for both topping and mowing

[@kiwisteve1488]

You need to check out New Zealands farming system, we run 1000 cows on a pasture based system. Cows outside on grass all year around, so you learn how to manage your pastures

[@Harry-zg4jn]

Went to your farm shop today and the raw milk was very good think I saw u in the filed in the Kawasaki, love ur videos

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

🙌🙌😊

[@peterh9238]

Thanks for the vlog Tom :-) So what was the main takeaway you got from your trip to Ireland?

[@carltrainor4072]

TP you should get an ARTIC AIR Mini A/C unit for the tractor.

[@ElitePropertyCare]

Try the slicer roller before you guys spread manure with the longline pumping. May allow he manure to go deeper.

[@oc7709]

Well done all around🌟🚜🌟 One question: why do you wait to eat?

[@tractorman810]

bye bye case, have you decided about upgrading yet?? i would go for a year or two old ,save some money, bound to be able to pick a decent spec case puma up ,maybe a bit more than you think spec wise as well

[@canadian_gamerzslol6174]

hello from new scotland ( nova scotia) canada tom when you got in the tractor why is there a dead cat hanging from top the screen lol mic cover lol love videos best farm channel uk version on youtube hands down .... hi ginger guy ...........

[@tayet6875]

Hi Tom! What song are you using in this while topping? It’s a bop! Love these vids for breakfast.

[@irishguy200007]

I think the aerator is like something that was on Total Recall, very scary.

[@conorwalsh2110]

Where the case gone great vid 👍

[@gotlandscapes]

It's there at 2.01

[@jerryodriscoll3691]

It's going home, he had it on "lease", he explained it better in the video when he got it

[@gerardjennings417]

That's the same topper I use