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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!
11:34 Pro-tip for tree planting: dig a square hole. If you have a round hole, especially in hard-packed soil, the roots don't want to grow out, as it follows the route of least resistance. Instead they get stuck in the loose filler soil, coiling up below the tree and preventing a wider root system from forming. A square hole has sharp corners, where the roots get pushed into and have nowhere to go but out. Done this way, the tree will have a much bigger chance of growing a solid root system, that isn't packed together.
I want to make absolutely clear that I am 100% here for Collins’ farm… it’s only really in the last few months how I’ve realised that the trio wasn’t just a trio, or a group of 4, but actually a bit of 5+ people!
Watching Ben the last couple years, it has become so apparent he has a natural talent for presenting. I would love to see him be given the opportunity to fill the "car TV" void sometime in the future if it were something he is interested in pursuing.
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)??)
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Not only is hot gear going to be epic but they also going to be planting fruit trees at government schools in cape town south africa for every 100 subs!!! If i know seagan then his definitely going to do this! Cant wait to meet the team!
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
"Some say that he bought a farm to drill for oil and that at night, all 7,500 varieties apple whisper his name like angels. All we know is he’s not the Stig, but the Stig's farming cousin .”
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.
You are the luckiest man alive Mike. I'd love to have the opportunity to hang out with Ben. The coolest guy on the planet. The King of Cool... Ben Collins
Clarkson is hilarious! Its a joy to watch him getting yelled at by his employees, land manager, farmer, council, and his girlfriend all in a day's work.
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 thought one of the ways to deal with fallen fruit was to put a giant net on the ground so the fruit falls into it and when it needs emptying you can kinda just drag them all away. Then you can empty the net into whatever container you'd like. Either raising the corners a bit so the fruit doesn't roll off or using tent pegs to hold the net down. Not overly engineery and water can still go back into the soil.
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.
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.
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.
Love to see sandford orchards doing well. The distillery is from my home town and I'm seeing it more and more further from home. Try Devon mist, it's even more drinkable. Looking forward to seeing how well Ben does when it comes to making his own cider to.
"Over the border, Somerset" reminded me of the Clarkson quote "Burford ... to most people in Chipping Norton, myself included, is basically France." talking about one of the Murdochs living there, there are a number of Murdochs closer to Chippy and he's mostly correct other than there are signposts saying where Burford is. (Never been there though). Loved this though, nice plan Ben.
We moved into a place on a large plot that has apple trees on it and early on we were being bombarded with kamikaze apples that would split when they hit the ground so we would throw them away. Eventually we bought an apple picker which is like a small open cage on an extended pole to pick them before they drop. Do you use the damaged apples in your cider? I think you need something like a netting trampoline that sits under the tree so when the apples fall onto it they can then roll down into a collecting bag (not too big a bag cos they weigh a tonne)
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.
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.
Put a net on the ground before the apples fall, then when they do fall you can just scoop them up as described in the video. Decant the apples in to a bucket, return the net to the ground, repeat when required.
Ben M25 rootstock 6M (20') tree wow huge. Some very specific pruning to be carried out there to allow them to be columnar otherwise you will have a ' mare with harvesting!
For the last episode of the grand tour, it would be SO AWESOME if they brought Ben in. I mean it would come full circle. Please, someone with the connections, make this happen!!!!!!!!! They've probably not just thought of it. DO IT
There is a way to get the apples from the tree, check how machines pick olives from the trees in Portugal, it's actually like a reverse umbrella with the shaker attached to it, so it is a 2 in one...
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.
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.
My thought for picking up apples: Would it be possible to lay nets down around the trees just before the apples start dropping/get shaken? You'd probably need multiple nets to cover all sides of the tree, but hypothetically you can then just pick them up one at a time with a lifting device and empty them into the hopper.
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.
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/
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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 :)
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)
HOT TIP STIGGY! Making holes for trees. Make sure they are square shaped. If it's in a circle, their roots will often take the path of least resistance and grow in a circle and choke itself.
If Ben gets his Pinz and needs a hand with any repairs im sure 40 commando just up the road will help that's where i repaired and used them for years :)
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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.
11:34 Pro-tip for tree planting: dig a square hole.
If you have a round hole, especially in hard-packed soil, the roots don't want to grow out, as it follows the route of least resistance. Instead they get stuck in the loose filler soil, coiling up below the tree and preventing a wider root system from forming. A square hole has sharp corners, where the roots get pushed into and have nowhere to go but out.
Done this way, the tree will have a much bigger chance of growing a solid root system, that isn't packed together.
Just wanted to say - that is a superb tip - thanks.
@@Chilled_Mackers Thank you, my pleasure.
Thanks❤ Does it work that way for plants too?
Thanks for this.
🤯
I want to make absolutely clear that I am 100% here for Collins’ farm… it’s only really in the last few months how I’ve realised that the trio wasn’t just a trio, or a group of 4, but actually a bit of 5+ people!
@@jimmymcgoo8641Get a life.
There were many unnamed as well. The cinematography awards prove that
@@jimmymcgoo8641 uhh yeah, it’s okay you know, don’t be afraid to love things, or show things that you love them.
@@Eric-dr5bj of course, but Ben Collins and Andy willman really do have the same voice as top gear, if that makes any sense at all!
@@Toastybear1if Izzy Hammond, Ben Collins, and Mike took over Top Gear and had it produced by Wilman I'd watch it.
Some say hes dreamed of purchasing a farm so he make his own cider...All we know, hes called the Agricultural Stig!!
Please make this a TH-cam series. You two have so much potential if you let this run. Brilliant
Watching Ben the last couple years, it has become so apparent he has a natural talent for presenting. I would love to see him be given the opportunity to fill the "car TV" void sometime in the future if it were something he is interested in pursuing.
I can‘t get over how incredibly effortless Colin’s presenting is. Top driver, top presenter👍🏻😉
Stig FARM growing fastest lap times
first thing to run on it, I bet is the turbocharged JCB. 😂
I will watch pretty much anything with Mike and Ben. Great chemistry between the two. More Mike and Ben!
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)??)
Some kinda actual Stig/Clarkson Farm competition would be a series I would definitely watch
You're already watching though, so...
@@Sidowse I am and I would watch more
New car show is just getting started, right here on Hot Gear - Cape Town. Humble beginnings but stay tuned for jan 2025 we are going to knock your socks 10:27 in the video. White guy, coloured guy and a black guy all with different tastes in cars, adventures and upbringings. We are going to rock ✌️😅✌️
Cant wait for the first episode its gonna be epic!
Not only is hot gear going to be epic but they also going to be planting fruit trees at government schools in cape town south africa for every 100 subs!!! If i know seagan then his definitely going to do this! Cant wait to meet the team!
Wait so they going to be shooting in Cape Town??
@FireAntBooks we only started the channel last 5/6 days ago 🤣 our car nation will grow✅
"Who's 'Collin'?" 😂
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.
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?
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
"Some say that he bought a farm to drill for oil and that at night, all 7,500 varieties apple whisper his name like angels. All we know is he’s not the Stig, but the Stig's
farming cousin .”
*Comes out in a farming overalls and looks like a farmer but with white racing helmet with a blacked visor*
Better do a farm racetrack then!
counsil waiting to deny permissions
I like Farm Stig
18:58 I'd love to see Ben give the old Suzuki Liana one more spin. See if he can beat the F1 times
Half a cider and Mike is already giggling uncontrollably and slurring his words LOL!
Loved this. Laugh out loud. Great banter and connection between you both.
Clarkson, the man, the legend. What a reply.
Ben who? Dover, Ben Dover of course.
Ben Collin’s, best Motoring content in the world - love him on Drivetribe and love him on Ben Collin’s … fan from down under 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
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
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.
You are the luckiest man alive Mike.
I'd love to have the opportunity to hang out with Ben. The coolest guy on the planet.
The King of Cool...
Ben Collins
Ben is SUCH a racing driver 😂
Fishing net shroud around the tree ought to be the solution for picking up the apples.
Clarkson is hilarious! Its a joy to watch him getting yelled at by his employees, land manager, farmer, council, and his girlfriend all in a day's work.
More content like this! this is the banter and chemistry we loved from Top Gear.
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.
I have a feeling Ben doesn’t suffer fools gladly
Ben is a complete legend
I love it that stig managed to do his own stuff
Oh gosh! All this talk of Ben getting back to Dunsfold to do some laps is very exciting!
i love how ben doesnt know who collins is at 10:49
"I'm an alco-pop kind of guy-"
No kidding.
Ben is also former SAS..Quite a varied career!
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 thought one of the ways to deal with fallen fruit was to put a giant net on the ground so the fruit falls into it and when it needs emptying you can kinda just drag them all away. Then you can empty the net into whatever container you'd like. Either raising the corners a bit so the fruit doesn't roll off or using tent pegs to hold the net down. Not overly engineery and water can still go back into the soil.
Ben definitely is a guy i'd happily have a beer with.
Lay a tarp or wrap around the tree, also little baskets that surround at the bottom you lift up and dump into a bin.
Mike all giggly after a couple of sips of cider? Proper lightweight lol
Beautiful compilation, Yvonne. Loved it. 👏 👏
Cool, is this really Clarkson's farm?? Where is Clarkson himself?
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.
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.
the device you put on the ground to pick the apples is called a net. Bit late for that now
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.
This video is so much fun! Great to see you both messing about
"It can be cold and wet sometimes"...you can hear it in his voice, it reminds him of home in Scotland...
The way Mike’s voice cracks telling Ben to stop the Kubota is fabulous 😂
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
Love to see sandford orchards doing well. The distillery is from my home town and I'm seeing it more and more further from home. Try Devon mist, it's even more drinkable. Looking forward to seeing how well Ben does when it comes to making his own cider to.
Mike jumping on the cart brings back memories of John in the Mongolian episode. It's crazy how John was so beloved.
"Over the border, Somerset" reminded me of the Clarkson quote "Burford ... to most people in Chipping Norton, myself included, is basically France." talking about one of the Murdochs living there, there are a number of Murdochs closer to Chippy and he's mostly correct other than there are signposts saying where Burford is. (Never been there though).
Loved this though, nice plan Ben.
Do a series on drive tribe with Ben’s farm I’d watch this over the other farming show any day!
We moved into a place on a large plot that has apple trees on it and early on we were being bombarded with kamikaze apples that would split when they hit the ground so we would throw them away.
Eventually we bought an apple picker which is like a small open cage on an extended pole to pick them before they drop.
Do you use the damaged apples in your cider?
I think you need something like a netting trampoline that sits under the tree so when the apples fall onto it they can then roll down into a collecting bag (not too big a bag cos they weigh a tonne)
This is the best video with Mike involved.
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.
The stig would be such an awesome friend to have.
Yo. I bet the Stig Farm grows crops at least 40 seconds a day faster.
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.
There was something so satisfying of seeing Mike bouncing up and down on the car to get it out of the mud. BENJAMIN!!! 😂😂😂
Gotta love BC legend
Ben is such a natural on camera. I love watching him
Put a net on the ground before the apples fall, then when they do fall you can just scoop them up as described in the video. Decant the apples in to a bucket, return the net to the ground, repeat when required.
Ben M25 rootstock 6M (20') tree wow huge. Some very specific pruning to be carried out there to allow them to be columnar otherwise you will have a ' mare with harvesting!
Enjoyed that! They work well together. 👍🏻
For the last episode of the grand tour, it would be SO AWESOME if they brought Ben in. I mean it would come full circle.
Please, someone with the connections, make this happen!!!!!!!!!
They've probably not just thought of it. DO IT
The top gear spirit lives on and I'm so happy for them ❤
There is a way to get the apples from the tree, check how machines pick olives from the trees in Portugal, it's actually like a reverse umbrella with the shaker attached to it, so it is a 2 in one...
I love how Ben always owns a social situation. Friendly and willing, but just gently patronising.
Clarkson doing the beer, James May doing Gin, Ben doing cider!! what's next?
This is great also loving the channel
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.
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.
My thought for picking up apples: Would it be possible to lay nets down around the trees just before the apples start dropping/get shaken? You'd probably need multiple nets to cover all sides of the tree, but hypothetically you can then just pick them up one at a time with a lifting device and empty them into the hopper.
This was one of the most enjoyable videos on DriveTribe.
The Pari Dakar help for heros training film was my all time favorite moment on top gear
congratulations on your new farm Ben !
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.
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/
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 :)
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
HOT TIP STIGGY! Making holes for trees. Make sure they are square shaped. If it's in a circle, their roots will often take the path of least resistance and grow in a circle and choke itself.
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
Bless him, Jeremy is getting forgetful in his old age!
Great chemistry with these two, love to see more BC
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
If Ben gets his Pinz and needs a hand with any repairs im sure 40 commando just up the road will help that's where i repaired and used them for years :)
Thx for the content guys🤘🏻🏁