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Labour Saving and General Guntering

emaherx

How about using this thread to show off our engineering skills (or lack of!)
A lot of us have home made or improvised labour saving tools / implements lying around. Similar to stuff in Farmers Journal labour saving compettions. (without the prize money:p).

Maybe we could use this thread to share interesting ideas and discuss improvements.

I don't have any pictures at the moment of my own but I will take some at the weekend if not before.

My own projects include:
Quick hitch for front loader (fairly rough but works), designed to fit Trima implements onto MF loader.
Adapter to fit bale lifter onto front loader.
Various other loader attachments spikes etc.

Current project is a wrapped bale transporter being built out of remains of an old Muck Spreader. (only just started, currently just an axle and draw bar).

Their maybe other stuff around too, I'll have to have a look.

So what are peoples opinions, is this a good idea for a thread?

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inthepit

blue5000 wrote: »

I reckon about 12inches, are you using a phone by any chance? It takes a bit longer to re-size them, I agree with you, Kovu was good at it, I'm just a feckin farmer.

Is there a prize for double entendres?

Buford T. Justice XIX

inthepit wrote: »

Is there a prize for double entendres?

My wife asked me for a double entendre.

So I gave her one.

_Brian

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

My wife asked me for a double entendre.

So I gave her one.

General Guntering, jast as per the title :eek:

ganmo

for the welders among ye

https://www.facebook.com/revthatting/videos/1094250380627479/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

inthepit

Welded on the top of an old lynch pin to keep arms up clear of pto on slurry tanker.

Muckit

Is that to stop accidentally moving lift arm lever and lift arms hitting pto shaft?

Nekarsulm

I think it means the "drop arms" now have the hook ends of "lift arms" up about a foot higher than normal.

inthepit

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I think it means the "drop arms" now have the hook ends of "lift arms" up about a foot higher than normal.

Spot on,the hook ends are well clear of pto shaft and drawbar.It is much safer now when turning in off road through rough gateways.

Muckit

I'm with you now. I don't have a tanker or anything on drawbar with pto shaft.

Would you still catch if they were left down to the last?

inthepit

Yes,they still get caught and also grit gets in the workings of the hooks when they are down.

9935452

inthepit wrote: »

Yes,they still get caught and also grit gets in the workings of the hooks when they are down.

What ive seen lads do is to leave the balls in the hook latched , put a long pin through the bottom of the levelling arm and through the ball.
It does the same without welding.

emaherx

The old Wooden yard gates completely rotted and fell apart.

A friend of mine made up these, he promises they wont rot away as quickly.

Muckit

Nice. Very nice. But....same character?....

emaherx

Muckit wrote: »

Nice. Very nice. But....same character?....

They are copies of the original.... But better!
Was going to get them powder coated in brown to look even more like the original but I really like the galvanize finish.

Reggie.

emaherx wrote: »

The old Wooden yard gates completely rotted and fell apart.

A friend of mine made up these, he promises they wont rot away as quickly.

Very tasty

simx

Taken off Twitter

simx

Taken off twitter

Reggie.

simx wrote: »

Taken off twitter

Very nice

Buford T. Justice XIX

^^^^

Ideas for old plastic barrels

https://twitter.com/DairyConsultant/status/784802901264924674?lang=en

Muckit

He's definitely an armchair farmer!

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

He's definitely an armchair farmer!

Clever buck

emaherx

Nothing to do with me, but it's a simple idea.

https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarmmachinery-for-sale/solar-powered-livestock-drinker/13239155

emaherx

Or some IBC drinkers.

https://www.donedeal.ie/milkingparlours-for-sale/water-tanks/12942346

kowtow

Buford T. Justice V wrote:

Ideas for old plastic barrels

Was a good thread that. I was wondering how many on it actually went outside and carved them for the benefit of Twitter...

patsy_mccabe

Thought I'd throw up a pic of these. Diamond Warding Files. Fierce handy and good quality. Even use them to file down the raisers on the chainsaw blade. Well worth the €5 or so they cost in Lidl.

Limestone Cowboy

Got this in the post from agridirect a few evenings ago. 50cc 2-5cc repeater syringe. Mighty job for for doing calves for blackleg and saves a lot of time filling normal syringes.

Reggie.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Got this in the post from agridirect a few evenings ago. 50cc 2-5cc repeater syringe. Mighty job for for doing calves for blackleg and saves a lot of time filling normal syringes.

How much?

_Brian

emaherx wrote: »

Or some IBC drinkers.

https://www.donedeal.ie/milkingparlours-for-sale/water-tanks/12942346

The idea is great but the bar isn't stromg enough and cattle bend them in badly

Limestone Cowboy

Reggie. wrote: »

How much?

34e I think, was on sale down from 50.

Limestone Cowboy

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

34e I think, was on sale down from 50.

That was including postage. https://www.agridirect.ie/product/roux-revolver-50ml-auto-syringe