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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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ganmo

Reggie. wrote: »

Great job for hooking up

Better than tinder?

Wildsurfer

blue5000 wrote: »

Not cheap I agree. Have the hooks on the fiat, they're a great job, if the balls start falling out of the 5000 the hooks are being welded on instead.

Never even realised you could retro fit these, cheers for the tip. Although as good as I think I can weld Ill be leaving this job to a pro!

Reggie.

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Never even realised you could retro fit these, cheers for the tip. Although as good as I think I can weld Ill be leaving this job to a pro!

Best choice

Muckit

blue5000 wrote: »

Not cheap I agree. Have the hooks on the fiat, they're a great job, if the balls start falling out of the 5000 the hooks are being welded on instead.

Not cheap. .. but what price should a farmer put on his safety? This is on my list of things to do this summer on my own tractor. Everytime l am wrestling with an implement l curse my tractors balls... and vow to cut them off..... with an angle grinder!!.....

It's a case of me getting them before they get me. Crush zones are a major cause of farm accidents. Hooks should be on the next farm safety campaign, after pto covers.

On the subject of pto shafts.... could they be done away with altogether and replaced with hydraulic motors? Or why can this not be done by machinery manufacturers?

patsy_mccabe

Muckit wrote: »

....On the subject of pto shafts.... could they be done away with altogether and replaced with hydraulic motors? Or why can this not be done by machinery manufacturers?

This setup with a hydraulic pump on the tractor and a motor on the implement is very inefficient when compared to a PTO shaft. You'd get a big drop in HP from the tractor to the implement. Could be as much as a 30% loss in power. That energy loss is through the generation of heat, so that heat has to be dissipated with a cooler.

Nekarsulm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

This setup with a hydraulic pump on the tractor and a motor on the implement is very inefficient when compared to a PTO shaft. You'd get a big drop in HP from the tractor to the implement. Could be as much as a 30% loss in power. That energy loss is through the generation of heat, so that heat has to be dissipated with a cooler.

Can be used for vacuum pumps, lighter things liked that. More expensive though.

blue5000

I just found a new way to pull out a bearing, this lad is worth a sub

Muckit

He is one cool dude Canadian....'percussive maintenance'

I love it!

That is a class trick with the rag.....my head's blown off!:cool: The power of hydraulics, or can you call it that with grease?!?!

blue5000

Muckit wrote: »

He is one cool dude Canadian....'percussive maintenance' I love it!

That is a class trick with the rag.....my head's blown off!:cool: The power of hydraulics, or can you call it that with grease?!?!

Turn on the youtube subtitles for a laugh, they have a bit of difficulty figuring out his use of the english language.

Buford T. Justice XIX

I came across this article on a device fitted to sows to stop them laying on bonhams and the guy developed most of it himself by guntering.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2017/03/22/iowa-students-shocking-gadget-helps-make-sure-these-little-piggies-doesnt-get-squished/99214650/

Muckit

Pavlov's theory in action

Dupont

Looking for ideas to keep a trailer secure. Have no sheds so will have to keep it outside. There's a main road runs past us so needs to be locked up. Going to cut off a towing ball and put it in and lock it in the hitch. Was also thinking a bollard into the ground just behind the hitch into that space. Lock it and would be hard got at and they'd have to get trailer lifted up over it. Any other good locks for hitches out there

rangler1

Dupont wrote: »

Looking for ideas to keep a trailer secure. Have no sheds so will have to keep it outside. There's a main road runs past us so needs to be locked up. Going to cut off a towing ball and put it in and lock it in the hitch. Was also thinking a bollard into the ground just behind the hitch into that space. Lock it and would be hard got at and they'd have to get trailer lifted up over it. Any other good locks for hitches out there

I use something like this, it's very visible but nothing is 100%.
Probably a wheel clamp in conjuction with that would be good

http://www.ie.screwfix.com/maypole-trailer-universal-hitch-lock.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Shopping&gclid=Cj0KEQjwofHHBRDS0Pnhpef89ucBEiQASEp6LJtnNWuf1ICkMntvgvZ7puPvz2skDRwloZtj5rh4yVIaAnZx8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

http://www.ie.screwfix.com/maypole-universal-trailer-wheel-clamp-8-10.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Shopping&gclid=Cj0KEQjwofHHBRDS0Pnhpef89ucBEiQASEp6LP-1gVew7vpAJGqkkcRzgxDBWWgO2Dnrvd7KrJ1ccPMaAmTs8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

lab man

Quick question lads . I've an idea here put need to up load a photo for ye to see it . How do ye put the photos up here . Pretty thick with this kinda stuff

patsy_mccabe

lab man wrote: »

Quick question lads . I've an idea here put need to up load a photo for ye to see it . How do ye put the photos up here . Pretty thick with this kinda stuff

When you create a new post, there's a paper clip icon at the top. Follow the links to your photo on you labtop and upload.

lab man

Tks patsy I'll try that

kk.man

Dupont wrote: »

Looking for ideas to keep a trailer secure. Have no sheds so will have to keep it outside. There's a main road runs past us so needs to be locked up. Going to cut off a towing ball and put it in and lock it in the hitch. Was also thinking a bollard into the ground just behind the hitch into that space. Lock it and would be hard got at and they'd have to get trailer lifted up over it. Any other good locks for hitches out there

You should consider blocking it in with a tractor trailer or some machinery...if they see it takes time to move these they will think twice about stealing it. Its all about making it hard for the thieves.

blue5000

lab man wrote: »

Quick question lads . I've an idea here put need to up load a photo for ye to see it . How do ye put the photos up here . Pretty thick with this kinda stuff

Any joy lab man?

If you scroll down when you are typing a reply you'll see a blue box 'manage attachments' click on it,
a new window opens.
Maximise it as it is small

Then click on 'choose file'
select the picture you want. (You'll get options where to look in your pc)
Jpeg is easiest
Then click upload.

Get back to me if you're still having problems.

Grueller

kk.man wrote: »

You should consider blocking it in with a tractor trailer or some machinery...if they see it takes time to move these they will think twice about stealing it. Its all about making it hard for the thieves.

I block them with a slurry tanker. Pain in the hole when I want it myself though.

lab man

blue5000 wrote:

Any joy lab man?

Am working all weekend , on until Thursday so hope to take a foto an do it then blue

larthehar

Grueller wrote: »

I block them with a slurry tanker. Pain in the hole when I want it myself though.

Heard they started plucking them out from over walls with hiabs to overcome clamps and locks! A towbar bolted/welded to a wall/pillar and lock trailer on it..

stock>

rangler1 wrote: »

I use something like this, it's very visible but nothing is 100%.
Probably a wheel clamp in conjuction with that would be good

With the development of these

All you can do is try and buy some time and make it harder for them to be taken...............

pedigree 6

stock> wrote: »

With the development of these

All you can do is try and buy some time and make it harder for them to be taken...............

The local hedgecutting contractor has one of those in the cab for wire that invariably gets caught in the head.

foxy farmer

stock> wrote: »

With the development of these

All you can do is try and buy some time and make it harder for them to be taken...............

It'll be hard cutting with a grinding disc and no battery

foxy farmer

One of the slatted tanks was very full and no time or bare ground to spread on. Quickest solution is to pump it across to other tank. Pump doesnt have a top fill facility. Two 6" 90°bends (one fitted over the nozzle )and 20ft of wavin pipe and we had slurry flowing. 10 min with tractor at around 1200 rpm shifted around 22kgals.

darragh_haven

foxy farmer wrote: »

One of the slatted tanks was very full and no time or bare ground to spread on. Quickest solution is to pump it across to other tank. Pump doesnt have a top fill facility. Two 6" 90°bends (one fitted over the nozzle )and 20ft of wavin pipe and we had slurry flowing. 10 min with tractor at around 1200 rpm shifted around 22kgals.

That's grade A guntering!

foxy farmer

My timing is wrong. Should be closer to 20 mins. Not 10.

stock>

darragh_haven wrote: »

That's grade A guntering!

Must agree as they even used a bit of salvaged old rope.........class guntering that....................................

TPF2012

foxy farmer wrote:

My timing is wrong. Should be closer to 20 mins. Not 10.

22k gallons in 20 minutes, that is some pump.

Nekarsulm

TPF2012 wrote: »

22k gallons in 20 minutes, that is some pump.

Any slurry pump/agitator will do a 1000 gallons a minute. Some will do a lot more.
An old Alfa Laval we had in the 1980's would do it easily. 60 seconds to top fill an 1100 gallon Alfa slurry wagon.

Edit, just to say that probably the most popular slurry pump bought by farmers is the NC 3000 Super.
The figure of 3000 relates to the maximum gallons of water it can shift in a minute. (Given the maximum recommended HP and 540 rpm input to the gearbox).