As usual I was busy minding my own business just assuming that the irrigation was doing its stuff on the alpaca pastures when I noticed the pump had shut off. This usually means that the last filter is full of weeds - but today as I restarted the pump and a gusher shot skywards I realised it meant the high pressure hose had failed and while I was tempted to run and take a picture of the spectacle I opted to fix the problem.

Fortunately like most major parts that are likely to fail time and bitter experience has told me to keep parts close to hand. Its ironic really because even the local dealer is dreadful at stocking parts which are bound to fail every season.

Thinking about it more I guess its just a great way of reducing inventory and pushing the cost and responsibility of stocking parts onto the farmers... well that's enough speculation on the motivations of irrigation companies.

I am going up to Portland on Wednesday to collect two female alpacas one of my own called Latte and another for a friend so I need to find out exactly where the second animal has to be delivered to as i will be just a bit bushed after 12 hours of interstate driving with a trailer. Speaking of which I better make a note to prep the trailer on Tuesday.