Them Pissing Farmers!

[cal91]

So its harvesting/ploughing time!
The farmers round here (North Yorkshire/Teesside) must be having a laugh!

They come out of the fields and leave massive balls of mud all over the road. I mean there the size of horse shit.

At first i thought yeah what dick heads and just rode in the centre of the road where it was sort of okay.
Then it rained and the stuff turned into sloppy mud that flowed over the whole road. Now it was like a skating rink!

How can they get away with this? Shouldnt they clean it up, it wouldnt take too long to scoop most of it up with there tractor scoops.

First time ive ever done a 2 wheel slide

Opinions?
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[deanoet]

AFAIK they are supposed to clean it up, maybe report it to the council of the area and see what they say

TBH they are doing a job, you have to expect it this time of year, just slow it down and be careful
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[cal91]

wow that was quick lol

Yeah i surpose i should just slow down but it is annoying now isn't? if i fell off would they pay? would they hell!

I might report it.
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[yandy_yay]

report it to the local council can't hurt even if nothing gets done, perhaps a sign or tw0 "SLOW MUD IN ROAD" or something as a comprmise could be provided by the council ? since as once you have reported it isn' it the councils responcability to make the road 'good' ?

probably talking carp like i usually do...
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[cal91]

Aye i see your point, i would be rather pissed off if i had to clean my tyres after coming out of the field.

But i have to ride that way, my college is in stokesley which is a small town in the north yorkshire countryside.
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[cal91]

[tutton]

Slow mud?
id say it wernt slow id say its not moving at all
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[djr]

Hmm... Always fancied a new car... Might just have to go around at the speed limit on some of the NSL roads near farms and hope i can get some dollar off the farmer ... Not that i'd ever consider doing such a think .

[Charlie]

I'd say put up with it, if you want them to clean the tyre expect to £5 for a loaf of bread.
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[Dragonfly]

They do it around my way all the time but its not like they are on main roads its back roads and unfortunatly it happens when they are doing their jobs. Its annoying getting the bike covered in mud but caution must be taken on back roads anyway.

[cal91]

yep i know. Getting mixed thoughts now, cos i thought they should have but now im getting points brought up like that lol.
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[Dragonfly]

Though I do think horse riders should have to clean up the horse shit just like dog owners have to clean up their dogs shit. As it is sometimes on main roads here and like mines sometimes avioding them. Thats what I get for living near a horse riding school

[Wise1]

Its actually illegal in Scotland but not England or wales for farmers to create a hazard such as leaving mud on the road.

Unfortunately though it does not state how much mud or what conditions will present the hazard and the law being the law does not count for much unless there are specific criteria to act upon.

Provding its a public highway then your local council is responsible for cleaning it or fining the farmer for causing it.

In reality as already said its a fact of life that it happens and its a result of the job they do so there is little anyone can do about it.
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[doggone]

I thought they aren't too bad this year considering how wet it's been/is.

[Tristan.]

I think it's unreasonable to expect tractors to be cleaned of mud when harvesting, but some thought should be given to bikers from the farmers, for example, not having fields exiting onto a corner, mud on a straight isnt much of a problem.

Oh and by the way, Most every harvest will of been over a good 2 or 3 weeks ago, except ones who where really unlucky with the weather, the time to be wary is august.

And just from the other side of the fence, farmers get a fair bit of stupid twattery from other road users, I was driving a big claas with a record trailer full of wheat, indicated to turn left and swung out right (the whole rig is about the size of a small HGV) and had some wanker in a micra shoot up my inside, followed by a moped

[Matthie]

[Tonka]

I live on a farm and they've just one week left to finish the harvest if the weather stays dry. Here they clear up once they've finished, as it doesn't make sense to clear up every day.

Farmer on nearby farm is a bit of a nightmare and doesn't clear up at all though so we all take it in turns to make phone calls to the Council who deny all knowledge and refer us to the Police, who refer us back to Council - dizzy, dizzy!!!

It's only likely to be a couple of weeks, so treat it as off-roading!!
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[Tristan.]

Oh yeah and don't call us pissing farmers.

Townie

[Moonie]

I'm about as rural as it gets and I'll call you a pissing farmer

And this is one of the only things that makes me angry on the road, I literally scream and shout inside my helmet, my bike has a habit of being unpredictable at the best of times, cow shit does not help. Why can't they just scrape it off the tyres before they go out, it's not like it'd take long?
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[Tristan.]

would take a while for something like this
https://images.aad.gov.au/img.py/3f2.jpg
or a combine, with smaller tracks, and nowadays a lot of drilling and ploughing is done by tracked tractors.

Oh and if your wondering, yes we had one of them on our farm, and yes I was allowed to borrow it to pop to the pub

[Endless Nameless]

It don't bother me. You live in the country, you live with a bit of mud on the road. If you know you have to ride down backroads when they're likely to be muddy, leave a bit earlier and take it easy, I really can't see the issue.

But, like I said last time we had a thread on this, I learnt to drive on a tractor, I might be a tad biased!
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[Charlie]

Exactly, if you live or go to the country what do you expect? I find it annoying when I come round a fun corner, however I don't think the farmers should do anything. Maybe a sign at least with mud on the road printed.

Farmers ftw!
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[Hetzer]

They should have a pressurised water system on their tractors and should be obliged to use it to clean their tyres of mud before proceeding down the road.

With the subsidies they get it's not like they couldn't afford it, bludging tossers that most of them are. "Shooting on my land without permission?!" "Oh fvck off, you fvcking giles."
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