Labour Saving and General Guntering

CloughCasey1 · 24-02-2017 9:38am

renandstimpy wrote: »

You can see in both pictures the spring loaded bolt we used to keep them in place .. a friend of my brother in law is a contractor and has his own workshop with a big press on a ram .. he bent them for us in an hour .. we used lightish sheeting to keep weight down .. my dad is 76 and he is able to use them .

So how much and when are ya available?☺

Wildsurfer · 24-02-2017 4:27pm

Brilliant idea. No way to bend sheet metal but might try it with corripipe. What size would ye use 18"?

rangler1 · 24-02-2017 5:30pm

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Brilliant idea. No way to bend sheet metal but might try it with corripipe. What size would ye use 18"?

Our local steel merchant cuts and bends flat galvanise....maybe there's a supplier near you that does too.
Much tidier and more professional looking to cut it in a guillotine and bend it in a press

TheFarrier · 24-02-2017 5:33pm

rangler1 wrote: »

Our local steel merchant cuts and bends flat galvanise....maybe there's a supplier near you that does too.
Much tidier and more professional looking to cut it in a guillotine and bend it in a press

Not exactly guntering then though...

:-P

renandstimpy · 24-02-2017 10:24pm

TheFarrier wrote: »

Not exactly guntering then though...

:-P

No but it's labour saving .. :-)

renandstimpy · 24-02-2017 10:29pm

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Brilliant idea. No way to bend sheet metal but might try it with corripipe. What size would ye use 18"?

Not sure what size they come in to be honest
12 inch might work too it would still be 6 inches deep by 12 inches wide

Muckit · 25-02-2017 12:09am

Yes 12" corripipe is what I used to make field troughs and adult finishing cattle use it no bother. Plenty deep enough

renandstimpy · 25-02-2017 4:18pm

next project .. bit of trial and error .:)

start of mobile ton bag holder for moving around silage yard and other slatted shed gathering plastic .too much time on my hands

renandstimpy · 25-02-2017 6:01pm

job done for now till we see how she goes full

...dont look too closely at the welding

.... the wheels are solid and i got them in aurivio for €25 a piece with bearing in them to suit 20mm round bar .

Muckit · 25-02-2017 10:25pm

Excellent idea! All l would add is a light lid from corribord or stokbord to throw off the rain. But l will be robbing that idea!!

TheFarrier · 27-02-2017 9:15pm

Quick and dirty extra short top link to allow trailers to be attached without removing bale spike. Handy for feeding bales from home on the outside place, load tipping trailer with bales using loader at home, draw them out to outfarm with tractor, tip off and feed with spike

http://imgur.com/LvDPX0L

http://imgur.com/Dh9u8I2

Muckit · 27-02-2017 9:23pm

Does it work as a top link? I thought it was hydraulic or something. Would a rope not do that job?

Odelay · 27-02-2017 9:46pm

Muckit wrote: »

Does it work as a top link? I thought it was hydraulic or something. Would a rope not do that job?

Rope would wear out after a day or two.

TheFarrier · 27-02-2017 9:49pm

Muckit wrote: »

Does it work as a top link? I thought it was hydraulic or something. Would a rope not do that job?

Nah the proper link is in the cab on the road, then swapped in to feed the bales
Being deadly honest I don't see why he couldn't just use a bit of chain or something, but I got to call to knock up "a yoke to keep that c*** of a spike from hopping off the pto" and this is what I came up with. :-D

Attie · 27-02-2017 9:55pm

Muckit wrote: »

Does it work as a top link? I thought it was hydraulic or something. Would a rope not do that job?

Or possibly a chain with a few o ring's made of rebar so it can be used for transport and feed out.
Attie

tractorporn · 04-03-2017 3:09pm

Saw this on the Teagasc discussion group on Facebook. A fine bit of guntering

Reggie. · 04-03-2017 3:35pm

tractorporn wrote: »

Saw this on the Teagasc discussion group on Facebook. A fine bit of guntering

Yeah seen that myself. How practical I don't know

patsy_mccabe · 04-03-2017 5:18pm

Are both rollers pulled together?

renandstimpy · 04-03-2017 5:21pm

Ya I'd say so and the arm works to throw it out like the mower . Great idea but would want big fields

Peter90 · 05-03-2017 5:36pm

I have a number of old bath tubs going making steel frames using for water troughs, what have lads used to plug them? Thinking just the plug and plenty tec7?

dzer2 · 05-03-2017 5:50pm

Peter90 wrote: »

I have a number of old bath tubs going making steel frames using for water troughs, what have lads used to plug them? Thinking just the plug and plenty tec7?

Normally cut a piece of rubber from an old tube and get a small steel plate and bolt through the outlet

Peter90 · 05-03-2017 6:27pm

dzer2 wrote: »

Normally cut a piece of rubber from an old tube and get a small steel plate and bolt through the outlet

Have one did similar 2 washers instead of rubber the tec7

SuperTortoise · 06-03-2017 3:02pm

Anyone priced lengths of steel lately?
Would like to get a couple of lengths of 1/2/4 inch box and some 1and 2 inch angle, and some sheet steel I've a few small projects id like to get started on.
Just want some sort of idea of cost.
Thanks.

Peter90 · 06-03-2017 7:07pm

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Anyone priced lengths of steel lately?
Would like to get a couple of lengths of 1/2/4 inch box and some 1and 2 inch angle, and some sheet steel I've a few small projects id like to get started on.
Just want some sort of idea of cost.
Thanks.

I found chadwicks in Galway city cheaper than Coens steel oranmore, length of 40x40x2.5mm box only €20 in chadwicks around €22 a length in coens, only bring chadwicks don't have same selection won't have the sheet steel

delaney001 · 06-03-2017 9:16pm

Peter90 wrote: »

I found chadwicks in Galway city cheaper than Coens steel oranmore, length of 40x40x2.5mm box only €20 in chadwicks around €22 a length in coens, only bring chadwicks don't have same selection won't have the sheet steel

How long is standard length of box, 20'?

larthehar · 06-03-2017 9:17pm

delaney001 wrote: »

How long is standard length of box, 20'?

25'

mengele · 07-03-2017 12:31am

on the question of steel? Do the metal crowds supply if primed and painted as well as an extra or is it just far cheaper to do it yourself. The last stuff I ordered spent almost 2 days painting the stuff and another 2 days suffering from back ache from bending sideways.

07-03-2017 7:00am

mengele wrote: »

on the question of steel? Do the metal crowds supply if primed and painted as well as an extra or is it just far cheaper to do it yourself. The last stuff I ordered spent almost 2 days painting the stuff and another 2 days suffering from back ache from bending sideways.

Some stuff like RSJ can be bought shotblasted and primed . ive never seen angle or box primed though
IMO if you are going to the extra cost of buying steel shotblasted and primed you need to paint the steel with a good paint anyways as primer is just primer

CloughCasey1 · 07-03-2017 3:12pm

Hadn't looked on Greendragon3's restoration thread since Christmas. Went over for a gawk and seems he not been on for a while. He is one skilled operator. Hope all is well with him. His work is top class.

contrary_devil · 07-03-2017 9:53pm

9935452 wrote: »

Some stuff like RSJ can be bought shotblasted and primed . ive never seen angle or box primed though
IMO if you are going to the extra cost of buying steel shotblasted and primed you need to paint the steel with a good paint anyways as primer is just primer

Angle and box or indeed any other section can be blasted and primed though obviously the hollow sections will only be done on the exterior.

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