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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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blue5000

Has anyone tried electrolysis for removing rust? I tried giving it a go on a small scale.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue5th/sets/72157687454363101

Thepillowman

Haven't used electrolysis but if you are not in a hurry molasses and water (9 parts water 1 part molasses) soak for 24hrs rinse off and give it a rub of a stiff brush .Repeat if necessary.

SuperTortoise

^Watched an interesting video on rust removal a while back, see below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCuQquR-rzo

jd06

Hi all, just wondering has anyone converted a yard scraper to a euro hitch for front loader
The thing is I also need it on the 3 point linkage
Any pics would be helpful

K.G.

jd06 wrote: »

Hi all, just wondering has anyone converted a yard scraper to a euro hitch for front loader
The thing is I also need it on the 3 point linkage
Any pics would be helpful

my yard scraper fits on the bale spike easy to throw and off and back weight fits spikes as well

Nekarsulm

Weld euro brackets on the back of the scraper, so you can use either way.

larthehar

A neighbour of ours put euro brackets on all the forks, scrapers, weights and buckets etc.. made a euro bracket adaptor for 3 point linkage on hydraulic toplink.. so they can fit on front or back of the tractor.. he uses the weight to drive stakes!

Nekarsulm

A mate of mine built this yard scraper. Handiest thing ever! Hydrostatic greens mower that had had it's cylinder mowers scrapped.
He can run down the sides of the parlour, scrape the collecting yard and do all the slats in minutes.
Turns in its own length.
3 cylinder Yanmar diesel 20hp engine. He got the scraper made and galvanized and that cost almost half of the price of the mower!

Reggie.

Bit of welding here today

Floki

It looks like he can lift up the scraper with the ram in the front but where's the lever or button that controls the ram?

Or is that only a pneumatic strut to allow it follow and put weight on the ground?

Confused so I am.:)

Floki

Floki wrote: »

It looks like he can lift up the scraper with the ram in the front but where's the lever or button that controls the ram?

Or is that only a pneumatic strut to allow it follow and put weight on the ground?

Confused so I am.:)

Must be having a blonde moment.

The ram is of course letting it up and down. Just like it was doing so when there was a mower on the front of it.

Nekarsulm

Floki wrote: »

It looks like he can lift up the scraper with the ram in the front but where's the lever or button that controls the ram?

Or is that only a pneumatic strut to allow it follow and put weight on the ground?

Confused so I am.:)

There is a button on the right side armrest that works a valve to lift and lower the scraper.
Ill have to look and see if you can press down with the ram also.

The ram works sideways, a kind of a scissors action. The pins coming through the scraper head are designed to be able to move sideways as it lifts .

There are 2 button type pedals on under your left foot that were used to turn on and off oil to the 2 front mower heads. You can see the hydraulic outlets on the front of the machine.

You could plumb in a rotary brush to sweep the ends of the cubicles if you wanted, but his cubicles have a rear down bar so its not practical.

Never wrestle with pigs

Reggie. wrote: »

Bit of welding here today

Tiz hard enough to get the rods to ark with timber I find ðŸ˜‚

Bullocks

Reggie. wrote: »

Bit of welding here today

Good stuff , what are the 2 boxes at the bottom of the pillars for ?

Floki

Bullocks wrote: »

Good stuff , what are the 2 boxes at the bottom of the pillars for ?

Looks like Reggie is going to electronicanize the gates?

Nekarsulm

Floki wrote: »

Looks like Reggie is going to electronicanize the gates?

Or heat seeking lasers or something .....

Reggie.

Bullocks wrote: »

Good stuff , what are the 2 boxes at the bottom of the pillars for ?

A barrier goes in there. Double the protection

mengele

Reggie. wrote: »

Bit of welding here today

how do you keep the gravel so clean and weed free?

Reggie.

mengele wrote: »

how do you keep the gravel so clean and weed free?

Just spray it every 6 to 8 weeks

satstheway

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A mate of mine built this yard scraper. Handiest thing ever! Hydrostatic greens mower that had had it's cylinder mowers scrapped.

If he looks quick on dd he can buy a set of gangs for that exact mower.ðŸ˜

emaherx

mengele wrote: »

how do you keep the gravel so clean and weed free?

It's Reggie..... He just cleans each one individually with a toothbrush at the end of every day

Nekarsulm

emaherx wrote: »

It's Reggie..... He just cleans each one individually with a toothbrush at the end of every day

I remember reading a book once about Ireland in the 1940's.
The Priest would have a Mass at the authors house once a year, and as well as the usual tidying up etc, the writers mother would wash the gravel around the front of the house in a bucket of warm soapy water in the days leading up to the event .....

Ms. Chanandler Bong

emaherx wrote: »

It's Reggie..... He just cleans each one individually with a toothbrush at the end of every day

And him with a new babby to mind...!!! Or is he thinking of anything at all he can do to avoid the nappies???

emaherx

Ms. Chanandler Bong wrote: »

And him with a new babby to mind...!!! Or is he thinking of anything at all he can do to avoid the nappies???

Well our little one just started on the mushy foods.... Think I'd rather wash the gravel than change some of her nappies at the moment

lakill Farm

emaherx wrote: »

Well our little one just started on the mushy foods.... Think I'd rather wash the gravel than change some of her nappies at the moment

Fruity

TITANIUM.

Reggie. wrote: »

Bit of welding here today

It's been said before but I'll say it again, Reggie you should be banned from the guntering thread.
The only thing that I can see in that picture that qualifies as guntering is the bucket hanging off the trees in the background.

Cavanjack

Ms. Chanandler Bong wrote: »

And him with a new babby to mind...!!! Or is he thinking of anything at all he can do to avoid the nappies???

Lads get very fond of work outside the house when the babies arrive.

lakill Farm

TITANIUM. wrote: »

It's been said before but I'll say it again, Reggie you should be banned from the guntering thread.
The only thing that I can see in that picture that qualifies as guntering is the bucket hanging off the trees in the background.

He is a clotty fecker Ye don’t know 1/3 of the truth

Earlier this year, there was a day where he didn’t hand wash the tractor.

TITANIUM.

lakill Farm wrote: »

He is a clotty fecker Ye don’t know 1/3 of the truth

Earlier this year, there was a day where he didn’t hand wash the tractor.

This would be my version of labour saving get it going and call back in 15 r 20 minutes and the quarter is milked out for you.

TITANIUM.

TITANIUM. wrote: »

This would be my version of labour saving get it going and call back in 15 r 20 minutes and the quarter is milked out for you.

I'll try again