Self made farm safety innovations

k mac · 01-11-2013 9:02pm #1

Following on from previous labour saving/ general guntering thread that showed some great homemade innovations. With all the accidents occuring on farms be a good idea share our good inventions and photos if we have them after all it might end up saving someone !! One i have seen is a gate in a calving dry bay with a few bars missing which means man can get out quickly if cow goes for him after calving.

Muckit · 01-11-2013 9:13pm

Armchair has also saved manys a man. Guarantee if you stay in it nothing will happen to you

1chippy · 01-11-2013 9:18pm

Muckit wrote: »

Armchair has also saved manys a man. Guarantee if you stay in it nothing will happen to you

obesity, bed sores and back cramps i rather get taken down by an over protective limo.

have2flushtwice · 01-11-2013 9:54pm

a good few years ago, when i was about 12 or so, the sheep were pushing through a gate into the next field. the gate was "shut" and the way it was on the pillar, 90 to the right, (the ring going through the post was facing me, so it would swing 90 degrees to the left or to the right.) it wouldn't open into the next field very far, as it was pushing or springing against the pillaras the sheep were squeezing out past. I waded in through the sheep to try stop them. well some sheep turned and went back into where they were coming from, and as the last went through the gate, me going after them....the gate sprung back and hit me in the face. woke up a short while later!

safety innovation? learn how to tie gates properly!

blue5000 · 01-11-2013 11:43pm

Haven't 'got round' to it yet, but I'd like to run a stopper cable from the back of the tractor up to the injector pump, just in case pto/hydraulics ever catche me. Don't know if it would do any good or not because these accidents happen so fast.

whelan1 · 02-11-2013 7:26am

having your mobile with you at all times, really could be a lifesaver

moy83 · 02-11-2013 7:29am

blue5000 wrote: »

Haven't 'got round' to it yet, but I'd like to run a stopper cable from the back of the tractor up to the injector pump, just in case pto/hydraulics ever catche me. Don't know if it would do any good or not because these accidents happen so fast.

The father said he saw a loop of wire with connections either end of the loop on a tractor with electric pto . He said it was very close to the pto so was easily caught if there was an accident and the current would be broken thus stopping the pto .

Figerty · 02-11-2013 8:39am

blue5000 wrote: »

Haven't 'got round' to it yet, but I'd like to run a stopper cable from the back of the tractor up to the injector pump, just in case pto/hydraulics ever catche me. Don't know if it would do any good or not because these accidents happen so fast.

That Idea should be mandatory for farm equipment. Great idea. on modern machinery the E-Stop is an absolute on new equipment.

k mac · 02-11-2013 9:18pm

moy83 wrote: »

The father said he saw a loop of wire with connections either end of the loop on a tractor with electric pto . He said it was very close to the pto so was easily caught if there was an accident and the current would be broken thus stopping the pto .

I think you would have to be very quick with the speed at which the pto can destroy, legs or arms gone in seconds

moy83 · 02-11-2013 9:45pm

k mac wrote: »

I think you would have to be very quick with the speed at which the pto can destroy, legs or arms gone in seconds

Very true but you would have more of a chance grabbing at something a bit lower down and just pulling rather than trying to hit the button on the mudguard

k mac · 03-11-2013 6:05pm

Seen a guy at the ploughing who had made a steel frame that can be put at the agitation point for open slurry pits. Completely safe sturdy frame the operator can stand on with a lid that can be opened for the agitator to fit in. Very simple design but great idea

colrow · 14-11-2013 5:37pm

Have any of you on here applied for a patent on any yokes you've made.

I've got an idea and my mate said why don't you patent it

Cheers

gctest50 · 14-11-2013 5:50pm

whelan1 wrote: »

having your mobile with you at all times, really could be a lifesaver

http://www.quicksafe.co.uk/man-down-alarm.htm

http://www.quicksafe.co.uk/lone-worker-alarm.htm

moy83 · 14-11-2013 5:58pm

colrow wrote: »

Have any of you on here applied for a patent on any yokes you've made.

I've got an idea and my mate said why don't you patent it

Cheers

Tell me what it is and I'll tell you if its worth taking out a patent on !

colrow · 14-11-2013 6:00pm

lol

can't patent it if I tell you

Farmer · 14-11-2013 9:13pm

colrow wrote: »

Have any of you on here applied for a patent on any yokes you've made.

I've got an idea and my mate said why don't you patent it

Cheers

You'd be surprised at how much stuff is already patented, often by someone who hasn't a notion or the ability to make it....just waiting for someone like you to come along to either buy it out, or get sued for making a success of what they couldn't

Google your idea along with the word "patent" to see

Figerty · 14-11-2013 10:46pm

Farmer wrote: »

You'd be surprised at how much stuff is already patented, often by someone who hasn't a notion or the ability to make it....just waiting for someone like you to come along to either buy it out, or get sued for making a success of what they couldn't

Google your idea along with the word "patent" to see

Or if the patent is weak there will be ways around it anyway. Patenting is a black hole for money if you don't have a red hot idea that you turn into cash fast.

onyerbikepat · 14-11-2013 11:07pm

I have my name on a patent through work , but the company own all the property rights to it. I think it is a whole grey area to be honest. It costs a lot of money and is useless unless you have a small fortune to defend it. Try as an individual taking on a comapny that has millions at it disposal. Patents are an industry in themselves.

colrow · 15-11-2013 7:35am

Cheers Biker, its only a simple idea, wouldn't cost much to make, I've had a trawl through the internet and couldn't find anything like it.

But whether its a good useful yoke I don't know. I was thinking of applying for a patent, then hoping some company might buy the patent.

I'll better try and get my head out of the clouds :-)

15-11-2013 8:03am

colrow wrote: »

Cheers Biker, its only a simple idea, wouldn't cost much to make, I've had a trawl through the internet and couldn't find anything like it.

But whether its a good useful yoke I don't know. I was thinking of applying for a patent, then hoping some company might buy the patent.

I'll better try and get my head out of the clouds :-)

Have you done a patent search though?

http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/patents_searching.aspx
http://worldwide.espacenet.com/advancedSearch?locale=en_EP

colrow · 15-11-2013 8:59am

Not yet. That'll keep me busy for a while ;-)

Thanks

KatyMac · 15-11-2013 10:05am

Long time ago my uncle made a board for taking off wellies, must have been about 60/70 years ago. There is still one in our house and it's still in use. I saw a more upmarket one, but it was basically the same thing in an equestrian shop recently for nearly €100! There was a missed opportunity because he didn't take a patent. if you have a good idea try to hang on to it. Why should someone else make a fortune off of you

draiochtanois · 15-11-2013 10:25am

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moy83 · 15-11-2013 10:28am

draiochtanois wrote: »

Simply turn off the engine.

Not as simple if your arm is stuck to the pto shaft , or an implemet is trapping your leg

draiochtanois · 15-11-2013 10:41am

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moy83 · 15-11-2013 10:45am

draiochtanois wrote: »

Before you get out of the cab

Thats not always possibe , if you're sucking up slurry or raising the lifts to put on an attachment you will need the tractor running while working around the back of it .
Whenever possible of course the tractor should be stopped before getting out

draiochtanois · 15-11-2013 10:53am

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reilig · 15-11-2013 11:00am

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So when spreading the slurry, you reverse to the filling hose, turn off the tractor, get down, hook up the hose, open the filler valve, then get back up on the tractor, start it up and engage the pto. Fill until the tank is full. Then turn off the tractor and get down to close the filler valve and take off the pipe????

?????

Problem.

tank will be half empty by the time you get down to the back to close the filler valve.

Solution.

Tractor has to be running all the time!!

draiochtanois · 15-11-2013 11:03am

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colrow · 15-11-2013 11:07am

KatyMac wrote: »

Long time ago my uncle made a board for taking off wellies, must have been about 60/70 years ago. There is still one in our house and it's still in use. I saw a more upmarket one, but it was basically the same thing in an equestrian shop recently for nearly €100! There was a missed opportunity because he didn't take a patent. if you have a good idea try to hang on to it. Why should someone else make a fortune off of you

Thanks Katy

colrow · 15-11-2013 11:09am

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What about a one way valve in the line, to prevent backflow ?

Farmer · 15-11-2013 7:29pm

colrow wrote: »

What about a one way valve in the line, to prevent backflow ?

Ah folks just give in and buy a PTO guard. I know it's hateful that they cost almost as much as a complete shaft but a well fitted guard really gives peace of mind

It would be great if government supplied some carrot rather than stick and cut VAT to zero on life saving safety items

grassroot1 · 15-11-2013 9:06pm

Farmer wrote: »

Ah folks just give in and buy a PTO guard. I know it's hateful that they cost almost as much as a complete shaft but a well fitted guard really gives peace of mind

It would be great if government supplied some carrot rather than stick and cut VAT to zero on life saving safety items

Zero vat on safety equipment now there is a safety idea

grassroot1 · 15-11-2013 9:10pm

moy83 wrote: »

The father said he saw a loop of wire with connections either end of the loop on a tractor with electric pto . He said it was very close to the pto so was easily caught if there was an accident and the current would be broken thus stopping the pto .

There was a device on a tractor in Kildalton around 1991 called the safety slave if you were pulled into the pto you hit this glassfiber rod and it shut of the tractor at the solenoid wonder are there any left in use

dzer2 · 15-11-2013 9:54pm

draiochtanois wrote: »

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Being there done that it aint nice.:o

Moving the spout in the agitator chain holding the pto shaft cover broke and caught sleeve of overalls ripped all the clothes off the upper body, hard set to move for weeks after. Always have pto covers in tact now but change all the fixing chains for heavy duty ones.

16-11-2013 9:07am

dzer2 wrote: »

Being there done that it aint nice.:o

Moving the spout in the agitator chain holding the pto shaft cover broke and caught sleeve of overalls ripped all the clothes off the upper body, hard set to move for weeks after. Always have pto covers in tact now but change all the fixing chains for heavy duty ones.

Ya that a big bear of mine... The exceptionally poor fixing of the chain on the covers.

Self made farm safety innovations

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