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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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SCOL

I used them to insulate my pump house great job about 3 or 4 tick. It used to freeze up in bad weather but not any more.

And it free !!!! when is the next election ? I need another 20 or so for another job !!!!

MickeyShtyles

SCOL wrote: »

I used them to insulate my pump house great job about 3 or 4 tick. It used to freeze up in bad weather but not any more.

And it free !!!! when is the next election ? I need another 20 or so for another job !!!!

Hang an energy saving lightbulb over the pump, touching it even and plug it in.

emaherx

SCOL wrote: »

And it free !!!! when is the next election ? I need another 20 or so for another job !!!!

Might not have to wait too long

bogman_bass

2 Sein Fein posters will sheet a 8foot gate but you need 3 Fianna fail to do the same gate

foxy farmer

bogman_bass wrote: »

2 Sein Fein posters will sheet a 8foot gate but you need 3 Fianna fail to do the same gate

More BANG for your SF bucko.!!!
Them FF lads are pure wimps anyway.
What will lads do if they do away with election posters?

Bullocks

foxy farmer wrote: »

More BANG for your SF bucko.!!!
Them FF lads are pure wimps anyway.
What will lads do if they do away with election posters?

You can buy corriboard for about a euro in builders providers for an 8' x 4' sheet , worth anything not to have to see some waster of a politicians face around the yard :cool:

zetecescort

Bullocks wrote: »

You can buy corriboard for about a euro in builders providers for an 8' x 4' sheet , worth anything not to have to see some waster of a politicians face around the yard :cool:

sure draw a funny moustache or something on them, cheer yourself right up

Bullocks

zetecescort wrote: »

sure draw a funny moustache or something on them, cheer yourself right up

It would take drawing a kick on most of them to cheer me up

foxy farmer

Bullocks wrote: »

It would take drawing a kick on most of them to cheer me up

There's a few faces that would make great dartboards.

patsy_mccabe

Bought a 500g tub of Copper Grease today in Halfords, €12. Being looking for the stuff for a long time. Nobody seemed to have it. I reckon its the bees knees to stop nuts from seizing up over time.

Reggie.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Bought a 500g tub of Copper Grease today in Halfords, €12. Being looking for the stuff for a long time. Nobody seemed to have it. I reckon its the bees knees to stop nuts from seizing up over time.

Yeah. The grease evaporates but the copper stays between the studs threads

SCOL

I find vasline great for that !!!

I have a few gates I put up when the cattle come into the shed for the winter, cover the bolts in vasline and no problems
opening them up in spring.

Nekarsulm

foxy farmer wrote: »

More BANG for your SF bucko.!!!
Them FF lads are pure wimps anyway.
What will lads do if they do away with election posters?

Here is an election poster from a long forgotten election.
It's still pristine, cause I was never brave enough to get down on it ......

blue5000

^^^^Everyone checks to see what Neks has lying around in the workshop:D Dexta?

satstheway

blue5000 wrote: »

^^^^Everyone checks to see what Neks has lying around in the workshop:D Dexta?

Surprised I can only see 1 chainsaw.

patsy_mccabe

Was that after the hurricane hit?

Jb1989

blue5000 wrote: »

^^^^Everyone checks to see what Neks has lying around in the workshop:D Dexta?

Is it not a small Massey.? Looks like back end of one. And a dexta steering cone is off other tractor?

Reggie.

blue5000 wrote: »

^^^^Everyone checks to see what Neks has lying around in the workshop:D Dexta?

I'd say if you look hard enough you'd see the bones of sherfar in there somewhere

Nekarsulm

Jb1989 wrote: »

Is it not a small Massey.? Looks like back end of one. And a dexta steering cone is off other tractor?

Not a Massey, a 1963 Super Dexta. Was lying for years and frost burst a lump out of the water jacket into the middle cylinder. Engine is on the bench there. Centre cylinder machined out, massey 35 heavy liner fitted, then bored back to standard Dexta size.

CloughCasey1

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Here is an election poster from a long forgotten election.
It's still pristine, cause I was never brave enough to get down on it ......

Jaysus Nek, think she would sweep the floor for ya.

Muckit

That workshop is for work, not for show

renandstimpy

New addition to feed barriers.

Nekarsulm

Super job, Ren.

renandstimpy

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Super job, Ren.

Thanks Nek .... just makes life a little easier and faster for feeding meal ..... and stops them rooting out silage looking for meal .The brother in law gave me hand to fold the sheet steel ... he is thinking of doing some now himself using the jfc corri trough in a steel frame .

Muckit

Great job! V neat job as usual. If you could set it half way to block barrier so they can't stick out head when putting in silage blocks/bales be icing on cake.

Peter90

renandstimpy wrote: »

New addition to feed barriers.

Is there a pin to keep them up? Also how did you bend the sheet metal? Looks a right job

renandstimpy

Muckit wrote: »

Great job! V neat job as usual. If you could set it half way to block barrier so they can't stick out head when putting in silage blocks/bales be icing on cake.

Ya Muckit It would only be a matter of having an extra 2 inch sleeve on both ends of trough and boring out for pin at centre of arms and end of arms for 2 different settings .. for me it's not necessary as we have a good bit of room even with there heads out for passing with tractor ... but would be a good job for lads putting blocks in with shear grab ... no missing ears ðŸ˜€

renandstimpy

Peter90 wrote: »

Is there a pin to keep them up? Also how did you bend the sheet metal? Looks a right job

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 .

CloughCasey1

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

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