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Some say he lead the French Farmers Protest, others say he can plow an entire field with just his teeth. All we know is he’s not the stig, he’s the stig’s agriculture cousin!
In case anyone's wondering about the coats - Mike has a Barbour Ashby on and Ben has a Barbour Border (30+ years old I'd say judging from the design details (dress gordon lining and small poppers on the throat flap)??)
What have we learned today? Mike has the alcohol tolerance of a Japanese School Girl. And Ben is that Uncle who teaches you things, without you knowing, that you're learning something. BTW,, Ben. In Spain there's a tractor that puts out a Folding Upside Down Umbrella, then shakes the trees to get the Oranges off. Both cities of Madrid and Valencia own some for the orange trees in the city. They're on TH-cam.
I’m a city dweller. But I do own a pair of rain boots. Who goes to a farm without wearing something that can take some wet soil. Heck my safety boots are probably a better choice
Brilliant, looks gorgeous where you're living Ben, im sure you and your family will be very happy there, lots of outdoor space, the land with so much potential, best of luck to your Ben, you're just awesome 😊❤
Ben Collins : For catching your apples, you wanna set up bug net or snow fence laid out horizontally and raised up about 1 meter from the ground in a circle around the base of your apple tree(s) for harvesting the apples without needing to pick them up by hand. Posts for snow fence and your choice of material, but something that flexes is ideal so they don't break or shred when falling.
I'm over here in Pontiac Michigan, watching this, while drinking an American Apple Imperial Hard Cider, from Blake's Orchard, not far from here. Blake's is a great orchard, and great cidery, worthy of a visit! They do tours, and tastings... I'll definitely visit his place, one day, if he opens to the public!
It would be great to see some DT/CF collab in promoting ways that people could buy direct from farmers and promote local farming in this modern age where the farmers are often ignored.
Cool show again guys, thank you ! Please keep them coming 👍 Btw, I would put a net or a tarp under that tree to catch the apples like they do when harvesting olives.
Entertaining insert, these British farmer-type shows and inserts gives a total different perception to farming, as a South African surrounded by farming and farmers daily, it could not be more different to me. Really great episode.
6:30: Ben just uttered the International Jinx Code.
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So I have lived long enough now to see the Stig turn into Ozz Clark. Nice. And there are devices to scoop up apples from the ground. But I dont even know how to describe them in German :)
Alright Sir, retired or not, you were the Stig and that carries some weight till the end of your days. Please look into a Canam Side by side. Theres nothing better! You need utility around there but why not have the available power and speed. Plus Lockers are a must for you, make sure you find one with locking differentials. Goodluck, looks like fun and would be great to try some hard cider from your farm some day.
I kinda want to move to Devon as well, even though i have never been there before, but it's more about my favorite period called the Devonian. I just like the idea of the ancient dirt, having been around since the Devonian and possibly having some Dunkleosteus skulls hidden in there. To me it feels like it's a separate corner in time on Earth, aside from the stereotypes about Devon.
Mike "Cheap Date" Fernie. I assume others have said it, but look at how they mechanically harvest olives and nuts with a machine that shakes the tree and collects them in a net thingy, but not sure about how that might bruise the fruit and what not.
tarp on the ground, a couple hay bales on the downhill side of the tarp, shake the tree. ...or invest in a shaker that wraps a basket around the tree before shaking.
Just an idea for that fallen apples problem. Lay a net on the ground under the apple tree at the beginning of the season. At the end of the season, pull the net up with all the fallen tree in it.
Honestly I'd pay money to see Ben Collins and his Stig Successor, out of costume- just taking cars around the old Top Gear track and shooting the breeze.
Some advice for Ben: Machines that shake apples (or any fruit) off the tree usually come with the shroud you are thinking off as part of the same machine, but they are terrible machines because you end up with a mix of unripe and ripe fruit & you damage the tree which reduces yield in later years. Just pay some locals/kids to pick them for you manually, it really is the best option & why 90% of fruit farms do this.
If Ben wants to grow apples and make cider, why not team up with James May and his distillery to make some great tasty spirits. Just a thought. Edit: I already came up with trademark brand: Spirits from Spirits
Does it ever stop raining over there? I watched a Tom Lamb (buddy of Colin Furze) video today, and he was trying to drag disk harrows without getting his new tractor bogged down in the mud. I live in the main grape growing area of New Zealand, but the next valley south of here has had just 11cm of rain in the last nine months! The government finally declared the area a drought today/
Its an interesting time. It had to be, gosh, over 15yrs ago? There was a vlog, ctfxc, just a guy filming every day of his life for a year (ended up going longer). It was pretty innovative and his branding was The Internet Killed Television. Here we are now, and i think these smaller more personable channels are the new grand tour or top gear. And credit to them; those shows felt so personable because of how they made them.
Ben, get some Wiltshire sheep. They are easy keepers and they molt so you don't have to shear them. Will keep your orchard grass down whilst also providing lamb chops.
Ben Collins Drives Your Car. Celebrities bring their car to a track and do a lap. Then the video is of Ben teaching them how to get better. The thread between shows is a leaderboard showing each celebrity’s percentage decrease in lap time.
i`m pretty sure there are machines or tools for picking up ground-fall (kinda round rakes with flexible tines, can't remember what they're called.). Growing up in apple country we would do school trips picking up the fallen apples for orchards as fund-raising efforts.
22:00 the machines that shake the tree can be optioned with a fold lot funnel, which collects the fruit, and drops them onto a conveyor belt. I've seen videos of them collecting oranges from trees grown in a european city centre (i cant remember which country it qas and dont want to start an international incident if i get it wrong)
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I wished Clarkson's farm come to youtube it would be massive
Yes give me 10 seasons
He needs a Ferrari Tractor, they make them for orchards.
He's not the stig, BUT he is the stigs farmer cousin!
Nice !!
😂😂
I needed this
Why i read this with Clarkson voice in my head.
the stig's potato farming cousin!
I love that Ben Collins is featured so often on DriveTribe!
He's now officially a host, apparently, along with Izzy Hammond. Great additions to the channel.
I love the idea of Ben and Izzy being regular contributors. But I do also miss some Foodtribe, and I hope we'll have more Lucy as well.
Izzy is an absolute diamond! @@Sledgeh101
@@Sledgeh101 I think they moved Lucy to the other "tribe" channel?
LoL - i think Clarkson’s well safe, if we keep with Mike’s rate of tree planting the cider will be ready by year 2100
😂😂
Ben who?
@@2760ade Some say, he is called "The Stig".
tennisball picker-upper for the apple's , it's worth a try and see how it work's
There's only ONE Stig.
Some say he lead the French Farmers Protest, others say he can plow an entire field with just his teeth. All we know is he’s not the stig, he’s the stig’s agriculture cousin!
Pin this comment already. î :D
@@Throku thank you, it did take some effort getting into the JC groove.
Stig FARM growing fastest lap times
first thing to run on it, I bet is the turbocharged JCB. 😂
"Who's 'Collin'?" 😂
Jeremy with his beer
James with his gin
Stig with his cider
Question is when Richard will announce his own brand of wine?
We are all gonna turn into alcoholics
Would expect something more American like root beer or whiskey.
Hammond will probably make his own brand of Bourbon, seeing as how he likes all things American.
@@TheKnobCalledTone. Guess he'll set up shop in Kentucky then
You mean whiskey right?
In case anyone's wondering about the coats - Mike has a Barbour Ashby on and Ben has a Barbour Border (30+ years old I'd say judging from the design details (dress gordon lining and small poppers on the throat flap)??)
You two have amazing chemistry! More of this please 👍
Ben...Such a nice chap! A real delight to listen to. He's......Just level headed and honest.
What have we learned today?
Mike has the alcohol tolerance of a Japanese School Girl.
And
Ben is that Uncle who teaches you things, without you knowing, that you're learning something.
BTW,, Ben. In Spain there's a tractor that puts out a Folding Upside Down Umbrella, then shakes the trees to get the Oranges off.
Both cities of Madrid and Valencia own some for the orange trees in the city.
They're on TH-cam.
Farmers just use immigrants?
That's the kind of aid he was refering to in the clip. He was asking about the apples already on the ground.
@@temp5782 Spain here, can confirm.
@@alwoolhouse6255 Same here. The government gives them houses, healtcare, driving licence and money.
Such a townie Mike, trainers on a farm - after the wettest rainfall in history!!
I’m a city dweller. But I do own a pair of rain boots. Who goes to a farm without wearing something that can take some wet soil. Heck my safety boots are probably a better choice
Ben is SUCH a racing driver 😂
Clarkson, the man, the legend. What a reply.
Ben who? Dover, Ben Dover of course.
Ben always seems so chill but there was a real sense of rage when Mike was picking that rust 😅
Yeah, cause it was a really dog thing to do
I love it that stig managed to do his own stuff
"I'm an alco-pop kind of guy-"
No kidding.
More content like this! this is the banter and chemistry we loved from Top Gear.
Better do a farm racetrack then!
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Brilliant, looks gorgeous where you're living Ben, im sure you and your family will be very happy there, lots of outdoor space, the land with so much potential, best of luck to your Ben, you're just awesome 😊❤
The way Mike’s voice cracks telling Ben to stop the Kubota is fabulous 😂
I have a feeling Ben doesn’t suffer fools gladly
Ben Collin’s, best Motoring content in the world - love him on Drivetribe and love him on Ben Collin’s … fan from down under 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Fishing net shroud around the tree ought to be the solution for picking up the apples.
I like Farm Stig
Ben definitely is a guy i'd happily have a beer with.
Ben is a complete legend
Ben is also former SAS..Quite a varied career!
If you're not planning to use the apples, get one of the golf cart attachments they use at driving ranges and hook it up to the Kubota.
Ben Collins : For catching your apples, you wanna set up bug net or snow fence laid out horizontally and raised up about 1 meter from the ground in a circle around the base of your apple tree(s) for harvesting the apples without needing to pick them up by hand. Posts for snow fence and your choice of material, but something that flexes is ideal so they don't break or shred when falling.
Gotta love BC legend
"It can be cold and wet sometimes"...you can hear it in his voice, it reminds him of home in Scotland...
Mike jumping on the cart brings back memories of John in the Mongolian episode. It's crazy how John was so beloved.
There was something so satisfying of seeing Mike bouncing up and down on the car to get it out of the mud. BENJAMIN!!! 😂😂😂
I'm over here in Pontiac Michigan, watching this, while drinking an American Apple Imperial Hard Cider, from Blake's Orchard, not far from here. Blake's is a great orchard, and great cidery, worthy of a visit! They do tours, and tastings... I'll definitely visit his place, one day, if he opens to the public!
I'm glad to see Ben connecting with nature through apple trees, he'll be better for it, and im super looking forward to trying his cider
Such a nice climate, honestly. Not too hot, not dry, not freezing cold in winter like North America. Great place for fruit trees or livestock
Yo. I bet the Stig Farm grows crops at least 40 seconds a day faster.
It would be great to see some DT/CF collab in promoting ways that people could buy direct from farmers and promote local farming in this modern age where the farmers are often ignored.
Throwing fallen apples at each other was something my siblings and I did on the farm when we were kids. Glad to see Ben keeping with the tradition
Cool show again guys, thank you ! Please keep them coming 👍 Btw, I would put a net or a tarp under that tree to catch the apples like they do when harvesting olives.
Do a series on drive tribe with Ben’s farm I’d watch this over the other farming show any day!
The fawning over the very mention of Clarkson is just a bit much, isn't it?
The Pari Dakar help for heros training film was my all time favorite moment on top gear
This is the best video with Mike involved.
This was one of the most enjoyable videos on DriveTribe.
Enjoyed that! They work well together. 👍🏻
Entertaining insert, these British farmer-type shows and inserts gives a total different perception to farming, as a South African surrounded by farming and farmers daily, it could not be more different to me. Really great episode.
A British farmer is far less likely to be shot or robbed by armed gangs, so there's one difference between the UK and South Africa.
You know it.@@TheKnobCalledTone.
congratulations on your new farm Ben !
I'd say Charlie is the true unsung legend of clarksons farm
6:30: Ben just uttered the International Jinx Code.
So I have lived long enough now to see the Stig turn into Ozz Clark. Nice. And there are devices to scoop up apples from the ground. But I dont even know how to describe them in German :)
Alright Sir, retired or not, you were the Stig and that carries some weight till the end of your days. Please look into a Canam Side by side. Theres nothing better! You need utility around there but why not have the available power and speed. Plus Lockers are a must for you, make sure you find one with locking differentials. Goodluck, looks like fun and would be great to try some hard cider from your farm some day.
Do what the olive pickers do, lay green netting around the ground under the tree.
I kinda want to move to Devon as well, even though i have never been there before, but it's more about my favorite period called the Devonian.
I just like the idea of the ancient dirt, having been around since the Devonian and possibly having some Dunkleosteus skulls hidden in there.
To me it feels like it's a separate corner in time on Earth, aside from the stereotypes about Devon.
" Ben who? ", Clarkson still loving the digs 😂
Either this video has the best writer in the world or these guys are the best of friends...maybe both
You can buy a litte mashine there pick the appels up from the grass.
Go to a garden center
Mike "Cheap Date" Fernie. I assume others have said it, but look at how they mechanically harvest olives and nuts with a machine that shakes the tree and collects them in a net thingy, but not sure about how that might bruise the fruit and what not.
So that’s how stigs are made
tarp on the ground, a couple hay bales on the downhill side of the tarp, shake the tree.
...or invest in a shaker that wraps a basket around the tree before shaking.
Just an idea for that fallen apples problem. Lay a net on the ground under the apple tree at the beginning of the season. At the end of the season, pull the net up with all the fallen tree in it.
Honestly I'd pay money to see Ben Collins and his Stig Successor, out of costume- just taking cars around the old Top Gear track and shooting the breeze.
So Ben in the Tavarish P1 is heading for Dunsfold....
This is great also loving the channel
Some advice for Ben:
Machines that shake apples (or any fruit) off the tree usually come with the shroud you are thinking off as part of the same machine, but they are terrible machines because you end up with a mix of unripe and ripe fruit & you damage the tree which reduces yield in later years. Just pay some locals/kids to pick them for you manually, it really is the best option & why 90% of fruit farms do this.
Wish Clarkson was there, too 😂. That's what's missing in this video.
If Ben wants to grow apples and make cider, why not team up with James May and his distillery to make some great tasty spirits.
Just a thought.
Edit: I already came up with trademark brand: Spirits from Spirits
Does it ever stop raining over there? I watched a Tom Lamb (buddy of Colin Furze) video today, and he was trying to drag disk harrows without getting his new tractor bogged down in the mud. I live in the main grape growing area of New Zealand, but the next valley south of here has had just 11cm of rain in the last nine months! The government finally declared the area a drought today/
Its an interesting time. It had to be, gosh, over 15yrs ago? There was a vlog, ctfxc, just a guy filming every day of his life for a year (ended up going longer). It was pretty innovative and his branding was The Internet Killed Television.
Here we are now, and i think these smaller more personable channels are the new grand tour or top gear. And credit to them; those shows felt so personable because of how they made them.
0:46 "yes thats because I've actually used it"
I would love for these two to get there own Amazon series love the content final get my top gear fix whilst waiting for the grand tour specials
I'm actually listening to Guy Martin's audiobook where he talks about the JCB Fasttrac, it's a serious piece of kit, but it is based on an actual JCB.
Camerawork is great on this video!
Collins gives the vibe of a Norman planter
Oit! Collins easy on the Rover bashing 😂😂😂😂😂
Ben is a UK legend - all the best with the farm. Let me know if you want someone to judge and test your cider!
Ben, get some Wiltshire sheep. They are easy keepers and they molt so you don't have to shear them. Will keep your orchard grass down whilst also providing lamb chops.
Ben Collins Drives Your Car. Celebrities bring their car to a track and do a lap. Then the video is of Ben teaching them how to get better. The thread between shows is a leaderboard showing each celebrity’s percentage decrease in lap time.
Well done Ben, I'm jealous
i`m pretty sure there are machines or tools for picking up ground-fall (kinda round rakes with flexible tines, can't remember what they're called.). Growing up in apple country we would do school trips picking up the fallen apples for orchards as fund-raising efforts.
Mike is such a kid 😂😂
22:00 the machines that shake the tree can be optioned with a fold lot funnel, which collects the fruit, and drops them onto a conveyor belt. I've seen videos of them collecting oranges from trees grown in a european city centre (i cant remember which country it qas and dont want to start an international incident if i get it wrong)
Update: It was Valencia
i never knew he was talanted beyond😅
This is EXCELLENT. Hard apple ciders are incredibly tasty.
I want some of the Stigs Apple cider. I hope he comes up with a cool name.
Wow a really beautiful property, enjoy it!
I had NO IDEA The Stig had a full name!! I gasped, I laughed, I cried.....
My first email from OG Drivetribe was in January 2017. How times have changed.
Oh you got "Please no Punterino" guy there in event as well :) nice!!! :)
There are apple collectors, based in golf ball collectors. For this scale the little Gardena hand tool would be suitable.
Ex Stig look at the way they get olives off trees in the Italian orchards! An apron goes around the tree as the machine rattles the tree!!
Cant drink alcohol but if Ben makes a non alcoholic version I'd love too try Stigs apple cider
At least we are still getting content from these great humans 🎉😂
How hard can apple growing be? As the son of one of the uks first official organic fruit farmers, have fun Ben 😂
He needs to start his own TH-cam channel
He's s got one. It's called Ben Collins Drives.
Ben Colin's, next 007
Awesome
Would love to see Ben back on the TG track, and some episodes with JC JM & Hamster :)