John Denver was wrong

[dacjohns]

Life on the farm is NOT kinda laid back.

Share your "farming" mishaps or misfortune. Raising chickens, gardening, and all kinds of farming type areas are welcome.

My latest. Picked up a large, 4' long 28" or so diameter, piece of pecan tree with my tractor bucket. Very heavy. One of the front wheels caught a root while I was backing up and turning putting a lot of stress on the steering mechanism. Now I have a bent steering linkage, think of the front wheels being pigeon toed now. I can't remove the bent linkage so I can replace it. Time to call for some mechanical help from my brother-in-law.

 

[FarmerChick]

UGH Dacs
that is just lousey
I hate big machinery troubles
We sure have those on the farm...with our tractors there is one that always has problems

not long ago FIL was bushhogging a small field and he blew a tire on those sharp stumps that were left...Tony said the saplings were too big for general bushhoggin' but Ralph did it anyway and it cost a small fortune to fix that stupid tire! yikes.....

if it can go wrong, it will

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

i gotcha all beat. we just got in from shovin' the masses in - since you know, its fixin to SNOW tonite.

anydamnway

as i was taking one of the hen house watering buckets out to get fresh water.. i dropped it and it splashed all over me. and all over my face and glasses. and in my mouth.

i have back-washed-duck-spit in my mouth.

this calls for tequila. for sure.

and as for that laid back crap. yeah right. i think i've been standing up and on my feet for 40 of the last 48 hours. my feet havent hurt this bad since i worked retail. in college.

sheesh. now where's my friend jose...

but sorry 'bout your tractor dacj..
;-)

 

[Blackbird]

OFG.. I think your pig goop bucket story was worse! A funnier!

So much goes wrong on a farm.. Just gotta take it all in stride.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

i just wiped the pig guts off and moved on, brother

;-)

 

[murphysranch]

I wuv John Denver....

and I know nuttin' bout any hard working times on a farm...

 

[Wifezilla]

First of all, John Denver was a lush. How would he know what was really doing on anyway?

i have back-washed-duck-spit in my mouth

I HATE THAT!!!

 

[cjparker]

All my mishap stories begin with "Those freakin" coyotes!"

 

[miss_thenorth]

Life on the farm is NOT kinda laid back.

The only kinda laid back we got going on here is when you're laid down on yer back from wiping out on duck poop on your patio.

 

[FarmerChick]

nothin' worse than "bad stuff" splashed in the mouth
I know...tasted it all over the years and none of it tastes good at all

John Denver was a great singer and artist...too bad he is gone