Things have moved on from my youth. The lifter left a row down the field that were lifted by a beet hook. you held the beet, chopped off the tops, then tossed the beet into small heaps. these heaps were forked onto a trailer and tipped into a heap at the farm. Those heaps were then forked up into an 8 ton lorry. probably why i walk around stooped, two metal knees and one metal hip so far.....
Nice to see some sunshine on the video, and the soil didn't look too wet, thanks Malc.
Yes it was mostly dry enough to travel - apart from the odd small pond!!
Good to see that I won’t be having to go without sugar in my cuppa 😂
😁🤣 Thanks!
Good video 👍
Thanks Christopher...! 👍👌
Things have moved on from my youth. The lifter left a row down the field that were lifted by a beet hook. you held the beet, chopped off the tops, then tossed the beet into small heaps. these heaps were forked onto a trailer and tipped into a heap at the farm. Those heaps were then forked up into an 8 ton lorry. probably why i walk around stooped, two metal knees and one metal hip so far.....
Thanks for your story Oliver - as you say, things have definitely moved on in farming!!
Probably a bit of a daft thing to say, but that field is incredibly level.
Suffolk is mostly *very* flat! 😁👍
@MalcPearce I guess so ! Thank you for your reply. 😊