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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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cute geoge

Is that just buthane gas on the blow torch ,is it good for reddning .I must get one if it is ???
Wondering where you picked it up

blue5000

cute geoge wrote: »

Is that just buthane gas on the blow torch ,is it good for reddning .I must get one if it is ???
Wondering where you picked it up

Propane, the blow torch is a bit small to redden big bolts, but warms it up enough to start them off. There is a screw on regulator instead of clip on, it's supposed to be faster (higher pressure) than the clip on regulators. Look up bullfinch blow torch on google.

lakill Farm

Totally agree. when we bought here 7 years ago I hot washed most of the shed before painting, the pipe to the lance wasn't long enough to reach the full roof. you can see exactly what was and wasn't washed after about 3 years.

Bought 4000psi pto washer with turbo nozzle at ploughing last year and 100ft of pipe so should be good this time.

Last time I had 2 bay shed with lean to.
Putting up a 3 bay with lean to at moment so ill have a 2 bay and 3 bay with lean to and no way will I be brushing both of them

pedigree 6 wrote: »

I got the sheds painted here last week.
The powerwashing first is the most important bit.
Then some of the sheds needed a primer paint.
They had some sort of pump for the painting on the lorry but then there was a long pipe from that to the lance. It takes a good bit of paint in the pipe so you'd need to be sure of doing all the painting in the one day as as you say it needs cleaner/white spirits run through it after use to stop the pipe blocking.

They used castle paints and am very pleased with it only after a few days.
But we'll see how it goes.

Seeing them do it. I wouldn't do it myself.
Well wouldn't have the time, the equipment or the head for heights.

rangler1

pedigree 6 wrote: »

I got the sheds painted here last week.
The powerwashing first is the most important bit.
Then some of the sheds needed a primer paint.
They had some sort of pump for the painting on the lorry but then there was a long pipe from that to the lance. It takes a good bit of paint in the pipe so you'd need to be sure of doing all the painting in the one day as as you say it needs cleaner/white spirits run through it after use to stop the pipe blocking.

They used castle paints and am very pleased with it only after a few days.
But we'll see how it goes.

Seeing them do it. I wouldn't do it myself.
Well wouldn't have the time, the equipment or the head for heights.

I used Castle paints ten years ago and again this year, it's great paint.
Contractor had a really good paintsprayer, he only used about 15 litres white spirit in the 260 litres paint, he reckoned it gave a better finish with the litre of white spirit in the 20 ltrs paint.....don't know if that's true or not but the contractor that did it 10 years ago claimed the same.

lakill Farm

rangler1 wrote: »

I used Castle paints ten years ago and again this year, it's great paint.
Contractor had a really good paintsprayer, he only used about 15 litres white spirit in the 260 litres paint, he reckoned it gave a better finish with the litre of white spirit in the 20 ltrs paint.....don't know if that's true or not but the contractor that did it 10 years ago claimed the same.

most use them airless sprayers.

sea12

pedigree 6 wrote: »

I got the sheds painted here last week.
The powerwashing first is the most important bit.
Then some of the sheds needed a primer paint.
They had some sort of pump for the painting on the lorry but then there was a long pipe from that to the lance. It takes a good bit of paint in the pipe so you'd need to be sure of doing all the painting in the one day as as you say it needs cleaner/white spirits run through it after use to stop the pipe blocking.

They used castle paints and am very pleased with it only after a few days.
But we'll see how it goes.

Seeing them do it. I wouldn't do it myself.
Well wouldn't have the time, the equipment or the head for heights.

Who did u get. I got it done here 2-3 years ago from a susposedky reputable firm who gave a 7 year guarantee. After 1 year it went flakey and of course they had closed down and reopened under a new name.

Anyway will have to get it done again next year.

patsy_mccabe

I have to repair my Vicon Wagtail fertiliser spreader. The yellow fibreglass part shown has come loose. Any ideas how to fix it?
It came loose about 5 years ago and I used 'Pink Grip'.
http://www.everbuild.co.uk/pinkgrip/pinkgrip-1

Just wondering if anyone has used a different way to repair. The lower surface is cast metal.

satstheway

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I have to repair my Vicon Wagtail fertiliser spreader. The yellow fibreglass part shown has come loose. Any ideas how to fix it?
It came loose about 5 years ago and I used 'Pink Grip'.
http://www.everbuild.co.uk/pinkgrip/pinkgrip-1

Just wondering if anyone has used a different way to repair. The lower surface is cast metal.

Stuck ours a couple of times not sure what i used last. Might have been fiberglass.
Wurth do a very good bonding stuff like ct1 but better but ct1 might do. I ground ours to clean metal and had both rough.

lakill Farm

rangler1 wrote: »

I used Castle paints ten years ago and again this year, it's great paint.
Contractor had a really good paintsprayer, he only used about 15 litres white spirit in the 260 litres paint, he reckoned it gave a better finish with the litre of white spirit in the 20 ltrs paint.....don't know if that's true or not but the contractor that did it 10 years ago claimed the same.

I was talking to dad last night. I was saying about using so little white spirits.

He said it depends on micro "something" of the paint and also if the paint was kept warm at 15/20 degrees . he said if its kept warm and micro pigments and or there was a high air flow through the sprayer it might not need any white spirits. oh ye, also depends on the size of nozzle of spray gun.

He said depending on his free time next summer he will paint them for me.

BTW how much was the paint of castle paint. I gave €75 for Fleetwood oxide back in 2011 for 5 gallon drum . now I forget if it was 20 or 24 litre like the way the oil companies are gone

aujopimur

Spotted this mail box at a farm gate in Queensland.

kk.man

aujopimur wrote: »

Spotted this mail box at a farm gate in Queensland.

Hotmail !

Dufflecoat Fanny

aujopimur wrote: »

Spotted this mail box at a farm gate in Queensland.

Saw the same thing on Omey Island

Muckit

Can u imagine a new postman on. Race down some morning a minute before he comes with piping bowl of porridge and leave it in it!

Some head scratching when he goes to leave in the letters!!

Muckit

Had ball ends. Got a new set of hooks welded on . God they are a gift. No more pulling and dragging and swearing!

blue5000

How much were they Muckit? Tasty bit of welding.

God be with the days when I started driving an old major with no foot brakes, trying to put on a yard scraper. It had a handbrake though which was located down almost beside the (redundant) brake pedals so you had to guess where to stop as you couldn't see behind you at the same time.

Muckit

blue5000 wrote: »

How much were they Muckit? Tasty bit of welding.

God be with the days when I started driving an old major with no foot brakes, trying to put on a yard scraper. It had a handbrake though which was located down almost beside the (redundant) brake pedals so you had to guess where to stop as you couldn't see behind you at the same time.

€220 I think for the pair through QTP. Got a lad to weld them on, wouldn't trust my snots. Lad l got is unreal with a welder. Haven't got the bill for that yet. Whatever it us it worth it.

Never used a tractor with hooks before but wouldn'tbe without them now. Reverse and click. Super.

lakill Farm

Muckit wrote: »

€220 I think for the pair through QTP. Got a lad to weld them on, wouldn't trust my snots. Lad l got is unreal with a welder. Haven't got the bill for that yet. Whatever it us it worth it.

Never used a tractor with hooks before but wouldn'tbe without them now. Reverse and click. Super.

Wait till you discover an "A frame".

It's a massive step forward again.

Was over in reggies place and he has cat 2 implement balls with a disc around them for lining the arm up to the balls. Great job

tractorporn

Have been looking for offset rsj gate hangers for a while. Google is failing me and I've done most of the hardware places in Athlone, Roscommon and Longford. Has anyone seen any on there travels? I know Flynn's in Mullingar had then but the crowd they got them off have stopped doing them.

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

Had ball ends. Got a new set of hooks welded on . God they are a gift. No more pulling and dragging and swearing!

Only job

lakill Farm

tractorporn wrote: »

Have been looking for offset rsj gate hangers for a while. Google is failing me and I've done most of the hardware places in Athlone, Roscommon and Longford. Has anyone seen any on there travels? I know Flynn's in Mullingar had then but the crowd they got them off have stopped doing them.

What do you mean offset ?

Gibney's in oldcastle make some. And mullinahone co op.

I got a railway girder type off mullinahone. But also seen them in Bernie gallon on N4 longford and outside delvin on pat Carolan. And suppose oxley /kinnegad agri worth a call and mullingar agri in mullingar

mengele

Muckit wrote: »

Had ball ends. Got a new set of hooks welded on . God they are a gift. No more pulling and dragging and swearing!

anyone able to answer what type of a weld the welder used in those welds?

Cavanjack

mengele wrote: »

anyone able to answer what type of a weld the welder used in those welds?

I've welded them two ways. A mig welder will weld them fine or use 29/9 rods. No harm to put a bit of heat into them before they are welded. Saw a Spaldings instructions on how to weld them lately. Try google.

Nekarsulm

mengele wrote: »

anyone able to answer what type of a weld the welder used in those welds?

Chrome manganese hard facing rod?
You need to careful with those because when they cool, bits of the slag can fly off at high speed. Just when you take the mask away to eyeball the weld.. ...

Cavanjack

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I have to repair my Vicon Wagtail fertiliser spreader. The yellow fibreglass part shown has come loose. Any ideas how to fix it?
It came loose about 5 years ago and I used 'Pink Grip'.
http://www.everbuild.co.uk/pinkgrip/pinkgrip-1

Just wondering if anyone has used a different way to repair. The lower surface is cast metal.

All those vicon parts are available new pasty. You'll only be fixing it again in a few years if you repair it.

Buford T. Justice XIX

A bit of a calf feeder with a 200l barrel.

https://twitter.com/BudStammers/status/903929717018902529

tractorporn

lakill Farm wrote:

What do you mean offset ?

When the hanger is on the rsj the mounting for the gate is at a right angle and sticking out to the side.

dzer2

tractorporn wrote: »

When the hanger is on the rsj the mounting for the gate is at a right angle and sticking out to the side.

Always drill the RSJ and put an angle iron on for this.

Very easy these days with a battery drill.

Cost about 3 euros

tractorporn

dzer2 wrote:

Always drill the RSJ and put an angle iron on for this.

dzer2 wrote:

Very easy these days with a battery drill.

dzer2 wrote:

Cost about 3 euros

The father usually welds on hangers to the RSJ but this gate comes down a couple of times a year so an adjustable one would be handy.

Have you any photos of what you knock up?

9935452

tractorporn wrote: »

dzer2 wrote:

Always drill the RSJ and put an angle iron on for this.

dzer2 wrote:

Very easy these days with a battery drill.

dzer2 wrote:

Cost about 3 euros

The father usually welds on hangers to the RSJ but this gate comes down a couple of times a year so an adjustable one would be handy.

Have you any photos of what you knock up?

The lad i work for always welds up his gates. He reckons he would take them down to use in different spots in the summer and lose track of them .
We tend to make our gates to suit where they are being hung .

yellow50HX

Muckit wrote: »

€220 I think for the pair through QTP. Got a lad to weld them on, wouldn't trust my snots. Lad l got is unreal with a welder. Haven't got the bill for that yet. Whatever it us it worth it.

Never used a tractor with hooks before but wouldn'tbe without them now. Reverse and click. Super.

as long as you can get them to line up. have issues getting the mower hitched up, so have found best way to do it is to open them as wide as possible and attach the LHS 1st, then raise to take up the stand then lower until the RHS lines up the push in like the old arms.

almost everything else is straight forward. cant fit the old spud planter or digger with those arms so use an other tractor.

arm controls on the mudgaurds are brillant