WAS IT WORTH THE CHANGE?

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

A guy that can talk about and handle a silage sheet and bags full of rocks for 11 minutes and make it interesting is a talented man.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks mate, really appreciate that’s 😊🙌

[@robertstibz9506]

Don't know where anyone like that would be, sounds a stupid thing to be doing anyway lol

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Bags are so much better Tom, will never use a tyres again. That cling film we got left us with practically no waste, it was probably the game changer for us. 💪👍

[@agrilad3479]

you are right we put that on and like no waste

[@ilovetractors40]

Ifarm wefarm

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

We tried the cling film a while back on a clamp that was massive!! It was just a night mare 🙈

[@gerryoconnor8751]

I've been using that clingfilm for two years now and I have not a bit of waste either 🙃. Magic.

[@jimr9762]

Never had any waste on top with tyres if you keep them close together. Pain to move but they are cheap and last almost forever. 3/5 years and the bags will need replacing unless you are very careful how you handle them.

[@mjb12141963]

Gotta love the sights and sounds of spring!! Three days until Old Man Winter leaves for the pages of history.

[@thepom88]

Hey Tom, when you come to putting the roof on, may I make a suggestion. How about extending the roof 6 - 8 metres past the clamp on the right (as looking at it from beside the new shed) and Hey Presto! you have yourself the workshop that you have been wanting for ages. It would work out cheaper than building a stand-alone shed and give you somewhere to work on your toys. Cheers.

[@jamesmarsh4957]

you are so right we don't bother so much with the back of the clamp

[@archiecairns2731]

Hi Tom Suggestion - Get yourself a couple of plastic pallet boxes with open fronts to store your sandbags. Don't get lazy and over-fill the pallets - The boxes will protect the bags from falling off the pallet as you move around the yard - keeping the bags protected from damage when not in use - store the plastic pallets on a concrete pad - NOT in a muddy field - All in this should be more efficient and save you money in the long term. A tidy farmyard is a safe farmyard

[@annetjievz]

I'm a town planner in South Africa, but been binge-watching your channel every chance I get over the last week. Fair to say, I'm hooked, even though I have zero knowledge of farming. Ok... I'll see myself out now (and close the gate behind me! 😬)

[@the_retag]

If your a town planner have a look at the rm transit channel

[@annetjievz]

@@the_retag will do, thanks.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Haha thanks for watching 😊 good job in the gate 😂

[@sarahann530]

I didnt realize the townships were planned

[@charlesscaling9466]

We use cling film then black sheet then split tyres on top. Split tyres are great they’re like the sidewall of a super single so cover 1m square each and you carry one in each hand. No mig in the tyres and entire pit is compressed. Neighbours have gravel bags for the edge but after a few years 50% of them split and leak gravel all over when you pick them up

[@jeffmcgahee6179]

The hard work really does pay off. Thanks for showing all the different parts of farming, the good and not so clean hard work that it takes. I really enjoy all your videos.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@bkeenan32]

We have 4 black sheets on ours and have been rolling them inwards for past 10 years or so after a tip from a neighbour. No covers have fallen since and the sheets are saved each year. Great video keep it up

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Such a good idea tbf!

[@bkeenan32]

@@TomPembertonFarmLife You may give it a go next year. We use green sheets as well and have the easyfix silage pit bags. Anything to get away from the tyres😂👍

[@robertstibz9506]

Sheets should be saved every year, unless you don't care about how much waste you make, plus the extra cost each year for new sheets.

[@bkeenan32]

@@robertstibz9506 we buy 1 or 2 new ones each year. Use the oldest one fro. The previous year to do the walls. Takes 1 and a half top sheets to side sheet the walls.

[@jameswardle7977]

The gravel bags look good. We use tyres for 1st cut then after 2nd cut we put 350 round bales on when we put the sheet on. Zero waste this year. And rocket fuel for silage best we’ve ever had😊 great videos 👍

[@MCMilkingIt]

Great video Tom as usual 👏 rolling the sheet under itself really makes a big difference. Thanks for the shout out 😊

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

No problem mate.. I saw you do and was like…”Now that makes sense” wish I saw when I started to roll it up 🤦‍♂️😂

[@MOMKAT1WV]

Happy for you to hear a roof is under serious consideration. Protected food storage is a good, but expensive choice. For those years with less silage/ haulage to store, less loss, so food goes farther. Looks good.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

That’s it 😊

[@andrewduke1489]

Great stuff. We weight with wrapped round bales. No bags or tyres and we feed the bales as we take them off the clamp.

[@sam-P90]

Thanks for another video, Tom. I appreciate all the effort that you put into making these. It can't be easy to make tons of footage to bin so much in the editing process. Your pre thought of where to place camera equipment, drone footage, music , etc. All this extra work is on top of being a full-time farmer. Keep up the great work, fella.

[@cindybrodie9769]

Hear, hear!!!

[@annetjievz]

What they said!! ☝🏼

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks guys really appreciate this 😊👏 Thbaks for watching as well 😊

[@Tom-gr6nx]

Hi tom great videos been having a catch up.

[@garryspencer2019]

The gravel bags are great.

[@joe-cx9dz]

Tom you need to use side sheets we use 2 black sheets and tyres on the top and old lorry sheets for the side sheets and the silage is perfect no waste

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

We used to have old lorry side tbh

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Tuesday afternoon to you all from Wellington Somerset

[@brendadickenson6743]

Another popular roof idea here in Florida is a pole barn as it keeps the. Rain at bay and over mobile homes the hurricanes will catch that and it protects the underlying structure.

[@charleslynch7274]

Glad your happy with the gravel bags can't wait to see you start doing field work

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Can’t wait for it! 😊

[@jappiegamez]

As a dutch diary famer put under the black and white plastic an extra layer transparant plastic wich sticks to the grass for a perfect seal. Love it.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Dutch do it well tbh 😊

[@cynthiamerryman]

I found you through The Hoof GP, glad I did!!

[@Sarcasticallyinspired]

Glad the bags are working out, its good to see results

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Love them 😍

[@tomcleghorn4005]

Those bags are handy! And good for a workout!

[@CapeAragoOregon]

Tom, you need a strategically placed ladder to get on top of the clamp. How about a rolling one held at the top so you can slide it down the wall when you move deeper into the back of the clamp?

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Father will 100% catch it 🙈

[@robertstibz9506]

Like a ladder up the back wall, outside of clamp, then its always available to get ontop.

[@grenvillephillips6998]

The difference between work and a workout, is that with the former, you don't get to rest when you think you've done enough.

[@victoriabulger9589]

Cool! I just watched the video(s) of putting on the gravel bags and the green cloth not too long ago so it is neat to see the results.

[@joeyminiaussie3396]

I grew up with Babe the Pig and for some reason, it wasn’t until this video that the genius of the password finally hit me: Baaa Ram Ewe. As a kid I always just thought it was a weird word. Must be all the farm videos but I laughed a good while after this revelation! *palm to forehead

[@peterwardle572]

Tom you work hard, don't apologise.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks 😊

[@DoingMoreWithLess]

Tom, the folks who do waterproofing on basement walls use a perforated sheet material to channel the water down the wall to a drainage pipe. Why couldn't the same thing be applied to the sides of your clamp walls? You wouldn't have the water standing and rotting away your feed.

[@danschwinge]

Like corrugated roof sheets?? Fasten to the wall?

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

If we change the was we roll the sheet I will be able to open save that one and be able to finale do it 2023 silage season! 🙌

[@marieseaward9891]

Great blog, as usual. Can I go off topic... WHEN ARE THE COWS GOING OUT🤗, love to see you letting them out, especially your calves ❤️

[@claetuswoodroofe4164]

Tom if you want to speed up your feeding as you don’t need the loader tractor over the road anymore put a bucket on it for loading the feeder wagon with non silage ingredients I have been using a telescopic and another smaller machine for feeding this year and it’s much quicker to jump from machine to machine than changing attachments

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

I don’t think it would any quicker with ours tbh. Manitou is so nimble 😊

[@bobbiemooser7417]

Glad the gravel bags worked so well this year‼️

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

🙌

[@adamcran9859]

The best change ever my brother the tyres can go to the recycling plant now or even be sent off to an energy plant to be incinerated to create heat & electricity ❤️👍🏻

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

🙌😊 so good!

[@jannerkev]

Been sat here waiting for Tom's vid today. And I'm chuffed to be one of the first.. woooo!! As Stony Ridge farmer says. Lol

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@DoingMoreWithLess]

Good morning everyone!!

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

👋

[@novakcustomharvesting6930]

We stack our tire sidewalls on pallets Tom🙂 Some of my customers use gravel bags and they are nice until the sun breaks down the bags and then the Handles rip off and you have gravel all over your feed. That's a mess. Good luck

[@jordancapon1901]

Ask yourself if they're cheap woven bags which you can get anywhere or if they're the proper secure gravel bags that last 10+years - if they've only got the one handle, its not the right stuff!

[@pippakay7234]

You don't need the gym anymore Tom your daily workouts on the farm are more than enough. I think the combo of tge two types of sheeting and the gravel bags there seems to be a lot less wastage and as you said, aesthetically its a lot better too .👍🙂👍

[@simonstebbings6701]

Maybe a used ton bags to store the bags away ps we're warm wearing around Easter

[@bobuncle8704]

I’ve seen my TP video. I can now go off to work

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

😊

[@adrianbiggar9724]

Good vid tom looking forward to the next 1. My older brother went to university with you he said. Keep up the good work

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks mate 😊 what’s he calls Ed?

[@marjoriebell4956]

So glad for you! 😇

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks 😊

[@tucobenedicto109]

Real nice Tom. If you said that stuff was from 2019. You remember the rain we got in 20. Empty the clamp and prepare for roof. Stick with the green system.

[@AlleyCat-1]

Loved the video. Short is good, different is good, sharing knowledge is great. AWESOME video. Get some rest too. 👍😊🥰

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks alley 😊

[@bobsuruncle2212]

Should have had a rebar ladder tied in at the back of the clamp to make it easier to get up there.

[@ciaranomalley9274]

Thinking the same thing would make getting up on the clamp a lot safer 👍

[@annebell7274]

Job well done Tom. 🚜🚜🌿🌷🌿🚜🚜

[@iaingibbs9589]

Think of it like list from now you've got some pieces for your side sheets to protect the mainsheet next year you've also got the main green sheet put over the top with the growing bags for next year slight saving I would have thought

[@AlextheDutchDairyfarmer]

👍👍 You probably thought of this, but if you put plastic against the walls when you're ensilageing, you won't have waste and it's cheaper as a roof

[@sandymcghee3328]

Another great video Tom the silage on top of the clamp looking good keep up the good work 👍👍☝️☝️

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks Sandy 😊

[@edh7492]

Roll on spring, let’s get that grass growing and get mowing 🌾🚜

[@michaelsparke2811]

We roll our sheet in over, keeps the sheet very fresh.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Need to do this next year!

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Enjoying the videos on your channel keep up the good work on your farm 👍👍

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks Micheal 😊

[@DreamyEdit99]

I would say that’s been a worthwhile investment. Nice vid man

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

I agree 😊

[@MowersFamilyFarm]

Great video tom! Enjoyed that one always nice to try something different and unique! Keep up the great work bud 👍 👏 👌

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@leestephens8663]

Be very interesting to see the other clamp next to it with the tyres on a s no drains near it

[@punkathet6431]

Greetings and salutations from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. I love your content, I was Watchin a car show, it said it took 7 cow hides to make the interior of a Bentley, it got me thinking about you an your farm shoppe, wondering what happens to your cow hides etc, from the butchers, would love to see a vid or two of that side of your operation. Great stuff an take care.

[@rogerfleury3591]

301st! GOOD AFTERNOON TOM, LUKE, AND THE GINGER GUY! Roger in Pierre South Dakota USA 😊

[@john_macken]

Great to hear you like Maxx Chewning! Funny, as an Irish farmer I would have thought that it was a pretty small selection of people who watch both youtube farmers and youtube fitness people from Texas 😂 enjoyable video as always 👍🏼

[@gozzy5933]

Exactly what I thought when Maxx was mentioned! Shouldn't be suprised Tom has good taste.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

No way! I was just plucking at straws. He is great. His videos are 👌 so good!

[@owenbolt3156]

you guys should make tiny silage camps out of them concrete walls for the selco and fodabeet

[@davie2606]

When are you going to put proper gates on the end of shed where the clamp is instead of the fencing

[@jjb0356]

Amazing keep up the hard work 👍

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks 😊

[@peterclarke3300]

Another interesting video Tom on the life of a real cattle man keep up with the great videos 👏👏👍👍

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks Peter 😊

[@EssexFarmingPhotography]

Great video Tom

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks

[@yorkiemalone8727]

But would you use the LOWER sheet that you cut again If not how would you get rid of it

[@abbasssibatra8682]

So far so good 👍

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Really good 😊

[@eddieglasgow6055]

Another good video, haven't seen your father lately !!

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks mate… he will be in a video soon 😊

[@Skymouth]

What do you do with the wasted grass? Compost?

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Yeah spread it 😊

[@padraigbarron5603]

Roll the sheet in under is self. Saves trapping the water.

[@earlepriest2544]

Quick question what is selco ?? Are they a little like brewers grains.

[@chrischippendale9797]

Tom great videos. You have mentioned the farm shop a few times you should check out this video of cows been painted on a wall by a friend of mine, you should have similar in your shop it looks amazing. @

[@kmandrews_]

You need to make a roofing for those silage bunker

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

100% 😊

[@paddy294]

Good video as always Tom

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks pasty 😊

[@ericteneyck8691]

Don't have time to read all the comments so I don't know how many people already said this, but you could have just flipped the sheet over the pallet of bags and pulled the sheet off when you brought the pallet down. Would have saved a trip down and back up. Anyway, enjoy your videos.

[@bobsheppard3287]

The password clip is highly amusing , what next talking cows❓❓👍😎😎😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnmoore669]

Great Video Tom as always.... Just wondering what do you think about them gravel bags lol.... Just kidding. God Bless and Be Safe.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Hahah thanks John… there ok I geuss

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

[@HalvorByggstøylØrke]

Are that building fence be there permenent

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Noooo working on something 😊

[@marceldeleeuw3103]

Great video Tom! Why would you put a roof on top of the clamps? Is it about the amount of moisture you get in the UK..? I am from the Netherlands and here it is really unusual to put a roof on top of the clamps.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks so much, yeah pretty much and we can keep other things under which would be ace 😊

[@rileygibbins9483]

When is you map on f s 22 coming out

[@rileygibbins9483]

Tom where is your case

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

No idea 🤷‍♂️

[@craigdoig9486]

Great video again

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks 😊

[@jwiereng]

what is the purpose of using sheet covered by green sheet? most common round this part us to use plastic only white on outside, black on bottom

[@RachelM-Head]

Definitely get a fitness person in to shadow you on the physically harder jobs!! I want to know if they can keep up with you!

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Would be great to find out 😂

[@danschwinge]

Tom, If you put a roof over the clamp, do you still need the green sheet and gravel bags??

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Yeah will still need them all 😊

[@danschwinge]

@@TomPembertonFarmLife OK, thanks.

[@acorndogs904]

Shout out farmer Phil Can't forget the other Irish farmer

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Great channel!

[@kirstinchalmers2222]

Hahah I’ll still show you how it’s done Tom!!!😂😂💪💪

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Hahah 😂 Felt like I was in the competition 😂

[@amyferguson2894]

When are you going to get fence and gates for the other end of the shed new shed not old shed

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Soonish… 🙈

[@philliplowman1962]

Why don’t you use stackable crates for the gravel bags

[@BritishAg]

I put bales over my sheet but both my pits are covered

[@delmorejr1950]

Tom, what are those brown and round objects stacked against the wall? Asking for a friend in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

The folder beat? 😊

[@billsauberlich7337]

I assume the metal railing around your silage bunkers are for safety,is that something you did on your own or is it a law when building a bunker, also why does the next bunker over have higher steel rails,I'm from Wisconsin USA,I've never seen that here,I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work

[@Michael-8903]

Maybe time to get more gravel bags? The handle in the middle seems smooth

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

100% 😊

[@jackoflaherty495]

What drone do you use in your videos tom? Can you do a video one day of the differences between using a splash plate or dribble bar and which you think is better? Good Video!!!

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Yeah I’ll do it 😊

[@gearoidkelly533]

Tom do u know the cows water trough video

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

What you mean?

[@gearoidkelly533]

@@TomPembertonFarmLife u should do 1 with me

[@archiegilchrist816]

Love the video

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@eddlovatt]

Ahhh If the cows are happy then the farmers is happier and the gravel bags definitely look better and smarter and tyre juice ain’t the one on a cold morning 🚜👍🏻😭🤣

[@ginnal8071]

My son lost a friend to a wall of silage, taking a sample, the wall caved burying him. Tragic and dangerous, be safe.

[@classicambo9781]

Aye its what I think of each time I see the scramble. Then ladders aren't better though with fatality rates.

[@siebeversluys6900]

We use sand bags, because over time the Stones wil cut into the bags.

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Hopefully not 🙈 but I can see it now

[@jackmullin3161]

Yip got to use clingfilm and put 2 new sheets on first cut every year and wholecrop every year and re-use last years on 2nd and 3rd cut DONT put clingfilm on a pit if you think you are going to open it agen in few weeks to put more silage in. Definitely roll the sheet under so much lighter and cleaner. And remember safety i have seen someone falling from top of pit when thay cute with grab to close to sheet and didnt have room to work on the sheet. Luckily he was ok after a check at hospital.

[@jordancapon1901]

Tom used the oxy seal sheet and got virtually no waste... why bother sheeting 2 more times if its going to produce the same results?? Tom got waste on the sholders because he didn't use a sidewall film and water got in

[@flatoutatfarming5585]

Question is Tom why didn't you walk up the other clamp to get up there to start with 🤣🤣 great video as usual 👍👍

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

He wants clever 🤦‍♂️😂