Labour Saving and General Guntering

foxy farmer

I'll try again

foxy farmer

Third time lucky maybe.

Muckit

Do you do steel fixing for tanks etc foxy?

Nekarsulm

foxy farmer wrote: »

Third time lucky maybe.

A double acting ram and a spool valve to the tractor, and you'd be flying!
Like the bench, engineered on a massive scale!

foxy farmer

Muckit wrote: »

Do you do steel fixing for tanks etc foxy?

Just my own jobs. Not a job I particularly like. First slatted house was done by contractor. Roof was almost on when i realised he had built house smaller than ordered. He finished job but at reduced price. Prxxk. Ever since any building to be done i tackle it myself. Silage slab and walls second slatted house workshop all done by myself and a bit of local help. Once i see what a job entails once it stays in my head

onyerbikepat

Nothing like doing a job yourself. At least you know it's done right. What would sorry me though, is maybe putting the rebar in the wrong place etc. Hard to undo a mistake when the concrete is poured.

Connemara Farmer

Improvised Connemara bale trailer, could carry two round bales of straw at a time. Quad pulled it uphill and through mud easily, don't think it'd make it through anywhere soft mind you!

Photo too big, will have to add that off laptop in a while.

Muckit

Is it a sled or a trailer? ! I'm curious now!

Connemara Farmer

It's not as exciting as you think Muckit

Muckit

A decent galvanised trailer with wheels that go round and everything. Sorry. Disqualified. Too good for the guntering thread!

Is that the sheep tunnel in background? Looking tasty.

foxy farmer

Neighbour had a BB Inspection lately. He was told to put a box around the fuseboard in the dairy . Old type 6 way screw in type fuseboard. Anyway Muggins here was asked to come up with something that would fit in a tight space. Made a 9x9x5 box out of flat galv sheet with a hinged perspex window. Forgot to take a pic of the finished article. Heres 2 without the window.

Reggie.

foxy farmer wrote: »

Neighbour had a BB Inspection lately. He was told to put a box around the fuseboard in the dairy . Old type 6 way screw in type fuseboard. Anyway Muggins here was asked to come up with something that would fit in a tight space. Made a 9x9x5 box out of flat galv sheet with a hinged perspex window. Forgot to take a pic of the finished article. Heres 2 without the window.

Very nice. Your abit of a dap hand at the auld guntering

onyerbikepat

Not mine but a nifty way of bending sheet metal. Half thinking of making one. I'll be able to make some feed troughs from all that stainless sheeting thrown out at work.

Reggie.

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Not mine but a nifty way of bending sheet metal. Half thinking of making one. I'll be able to make some feed troughs from all that stainless sheeting thrown out at work.

Wouldn't be too hard to make id say

foxy farmer

Reggie. wrote: »

Very nice. Your abit of a dap hand at the auld guntering

Would prefer it to beef farming any day.

Milton09

Upped the size of the wheels on the baler to 550 22.5 floatation. Consequently need to put in spacers over the axle to get enough clearance on the mudguards, 2 X 10mm plates each side - job done !

have2flushtwice

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/mattsimis/850CSI/Pipe%20Flare/IMG_0851copy.jpg

found this one on the motors thread. 100 psi held together with jubilee clips.

Reggie.

have2flushtwice wrote: »

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/mattsimis/850CSI/Pipe%20Flare/IMG_0851copy.jpg

found this one on the motors thread. 100 psi held together with jubilee clips.

It'll be grand

have2flushtwice

Till he starts it!

9935452

have2flushtwice wrote: »

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/mattsimis/850CSI/Pipe%20Flare/IMG_0851copy.jpg

found this one on the motors thread. 100 psi held together with jubilee clips.

To be fair we all have air hoses for compressor with fittings held on them by jubilie clips and they have 100-150 psi in them

Greengrass1

Want to make a cheap water heater here.
Have a new one with parlour so don't want to buy a new one.

If I put an electric emersion in a steel lid and sat it in a 200l plastic barrel and wired to a timer would it work?

larthehar

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Want to make a cheap water heater here.
Have a new one with parlour so don't want to buy a new one.

If I put an electric emersion in a steel lid and sat it in a 200l plastic barrel and wired to a timer would it work?

Do ya need 200l of warm water? Big cost in heating that..
I would use a thermostat as well as the timer to stop over heating... also I think good insulation is key for cost saving!

Greengrass1

larthehar wrote: »

Do ya need 200l of warm water? Big cost in heating that..
I would use a thermostat as well as the timer to stop over heating... also I think good insulation is key for cost saving!

To feed 30 calves morning and evening. I was going to have timer set for 5 or so in morning and use at 6 and 3 in evening and feed at 4
if I had 120 150l at 45/50° I'd have enough. Doesn't have to be boiling.
If it was boiling I'd only need 50 l

tomieen jones

Guys i'm feeding silage in a creep area to 30 calves and currently using a wheelbarrow as access is the problem! A lot of barrows to keep them fed and was wondering of any other ideas of drawing the silage? Tractor not an option and not buying a quad so some cheap and easy idea?

ganmo

Greengrass1 wrote: »

To feed 30 calves morning and evening. I was going to have timer set for 5 or so in morning and use at 6 and 3 in evening and feed at 4
if I had 120 150l at 45/50° I'd have enough. Doesn't have to be boiling.
If it was boiling I'd only need 50 l

This is what you want
http://www.kerbl.com/catalog/ShowArtikel.aspx?siteID=2&siteTyp=1&SKCatalogID=555068&SKLanguageID=2&SKTreeParentID=3411738&SKTreeID=2637102&SKProductID=2368025

Greengrass1

ganmo wrote: »

This is what you want
http://www.kerbl.com/catalog/ShowArtikel.aspx?siteID=2&siteTyp=1&SKCatalogID=555068&SKLanguageID=2&SKTreeParentID=3411738&SKTreeID=2637102&SKProductID=2368025

More money out
yeah its a good option alright instead of mucking around with emersion and the rest

gctest50

Greengrass1 wrote: »

To feed 30 calves morning and evening. I was going to have timer set for 5 or so in morning and use at 6 and 3 in evening and feed at 4
if I had 120 150l at 45/50° I'd have enough. Doesn't have to be boiling.
If it was boiling I'd only need 50 l

might be another way around it

these have a header-tank with a heating coil in it, put cold water in, get hot water out
simple out



http://www.navitron.org.uk/store/solar-panels-hot-water/water-heating/sfd30-58










( wrong time of the day but might boil a tank for you a day ahead )




may not be as good in our lovely soft climate :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPt93nX8iwI

Markcheese

Greengrass1 wrote: »

To feed 30 calves morning and evening. I was going to have timer set for 5 or so in morning and use at 6 and 3 in evening and feed at 4
if I had 120 150l at 45/50° I'd have enough. Doesn't have to be boiling.
If it was boiling I'd only need 50 l

The higher the temp you heat it to - the more heat you'll lose to the air..
Wrapping a cheap lagging jacket (or even an old duvet) round it will help too -

Greengrass1

Markcheese wrote: »

The higher the temp you heat it to - the more heat you'll lose to the air..
Wrapping a cheap lagging jacket (or even an old duvet) round it will help too -

If I heated 150 l to 40° I'd be happy.
its just something to get me over this spring. Font Want To Spend much

Markcheese

tomieen jones wrote: »

Guys i'm feeding silage in a creep area to 30 calves and currently using a wheelbarrow as access is the problem! A lot of barrows to keep them fed and was wondering of any other ideas of drawing the silage? Tractor not an option and not buying a quad so some cheap and easy idea?

Bigger barrow or trolley - think there's some kind of 4 wheel wagon with a tipper on it . But it's still only gonna be a barrow or 2 ...