All the year long,it's like this

**kz11gr** · 27th December 2011, 10:22 PM

Hi

Video from a farmer, in France

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VZ8UHizy-Q

His father did that, and his grand father did that ... etc ...

regards

**millsbomber** · 27th December 2011, 11:11 PM

The good thing is if he gets raided he has an excuse, there's not enough room on the tractor,,,,,,, he he eh

**HAZORD** · 27th December 2011, 11:53 PM

THat is just crazy! How he is able to farm that without explosions is amazing. You would think they would walk it with metal detectors and clear everything out. Not worth peoples lives or the cost of a tractor.

**pzgr40/42** · 28th December 2011, 07:45 AM

It truly is amazing how few accidents in fact happen, given the careless way these ERW are treated by a large amount of people (the farmer in this video by no means being an exception).
The things that still seem to instill some respect/fear are chemical munitions (or pieces thought to be such).
Probably the lack off "bad experiences" by the majority of (non EOD / professionals ) people regularly encountering these ERW leads to a certain, unwarented, complacency.
Given that quite a few high explosives used during WW1 tend to become more and more unstable with time (e.g. the crystalisation of Picric acid) the dangers of handling these ERW should increase rather than decrease.

regards,

Menno.

**kz11gr** · 28th December 2011, 01:16 PM

Hi

Don't be afraid

many uxo can be carefully moved , but not all .

The farmers working on the old battlefields do all like this.
The work can't stop.

Don't forget that the great majority of the shells destroyed by the EOD come directly from the farmers;
they find the shells and bring them along the fields near the roads. The EOD comes after .
The farmer do like this from 1918 and they know how to do (very few accidents regarding the huge quantity they find everywhere).

they never move the aviation bombs.

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**kz11gr** · 28th December 2011, 02:03 PM

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**kz11gr** · 28th December 2011, 02:06 PM

**Lou** · 28th December 2011, 02:59 PM

Ive a silly question. Where the heck where these photos taken? Was it a specific area targeted or is it like that all over Europe?

**kz11gr** · 28th December 2011, 03:09 PM

Hi Lou

I think It's like this everywhere on the battle areas France , Belgium , Italy, Germany , East Europe...
Certainly Ukrainia and Russia also ...

the photos were certainly taken in France in a région of the Map here under (Red , Yellow or Green zone)

Map WW1 damages

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