Look! A three furrow plough.
Dad has worked like a demon to complete the ploughing. With only the Poor Field to go - poor by name, poor by nature, he went back to basics to get through some wet, heavy land without wrecking the tractor. Apparently, it is better adjusted than the four furrow. Bonus!
Unfortunately, with the ploughing completed, work stopped to rescue the JCB which was a little stuck in the barn.
Time to crack out the shovels and dig for victory, but with our muscles struggling and the tractor unable to pull it out, we needed the big guns...so The Mighty Nuffield swung into action.
Which makes you wonder why we use any modern machinery!
After my earlier destructive episode - bringing down the power cables to the farm with the JCB loader, it's safe to say we are being uber-careful as these things tend to come in threes.
Perhaps we should offer our first bull calf of 2013 to the Gods, and name it after JCB's founding father, 'Mr Bamford'?
Quite the Bulldozer!