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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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Muckit

https://youtu.be/LWVCJ22ZhJM

One for lads with locking barriers

kollegeknight

Muckit wrote: »

https://youtu.be/LWVCJ22ZhJM

One for lads with locking barriers

Really nice job.

cjpm

I never had much luck with the dose he's using. Killed fcuk all parasites last time i used it.

tractorporn

Muckit wrote:

One for lads with locking barriers

Those are pets not cows!

patsy_mccabe

Drug Trials are ongoing with Teagasc. 'Results look promising', they say.

emaherx

Tool selection order.

blue5000

Anyone come across an O-ring making kit? News to me anyway.

blue5000

Or just do it the AvE way

patsy_mccabe

blue5000 wrote: »

Anyone come across an O-ring making kit? News to me anyway.

We used to make our own in a company I worked for. Just cut o-ring cord to length and glue it together. Very important to get both the diameter and length right. If dia is too small it will leak. If too big it could pinch or 'set'. Setting will put it out off shape.
If cut too long it is very hard to flattened down I to the groove. I always aimed for about 2% under in length when designing.
Much better to get the proper full o-ring. There are a full B.S. range to choose from. Abbey seals in Dublin stock a good range. Dealt with them a lot over the years.

Figerty

blue5000 wrote: »

Anyone come across an O-ring making kit? News to me anyway.

Ya, easily gotten. Great for long o-rings to making seals.

whelan2

Not really farming but any hints on how to get a security tag off a kids coat. Bought it yesterday. Alarm never went off going out of shop but we went to aldi after and alarms went off going in and ou. Only noticed today the security tag is in the pocket. Dont want to cut the material if possible. Its a big round black plastic one with 2bits

_Brian

blue5000 wrote: »

Or just do it the AvE way

I couldn’t watch that. He’s nothing short of insufferable to listen to

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Not really farming but any hints on how to get a security tag off a kids coat. Bought it yesterday. Alarm never went off going out of shop but we went to aldi after and alarms went off going in and ou. Only noticed today the security tag is in the pocket. Dont want to cut the material if possible. Its a big round black plastic one with 2bits

If it's the dye one be careful

johnnyw20

whelan2 wrote: »

Not really farming but any hints on how to get a security tag off a kids coat. Bought it yesterday. Alarm never went off going out of shop but we went to aldi after and alarms went off going in and ou. Only noticed today the security tag is in the pocket. Dont want to cut the material if possible. Its a big round black plastic one with 2bits

Bring it back to the shop

whelan2

johnnyw20 wrote: »

Bring it back to the shop

Ye looks like I'll have to

emaherx

whelan2 wrote: »

Ye looks like I'll have to

They release with a strong magnet.

patsy_mccabe

whelan2 wrote: »

Not really farming but any hints on how to get a security tag off a kids coat. Bought it yesterday. Alarm never went off going out of shop but we went to aldi after and alarms went off going in and ou. Only noticed today the security tag is in the pocket. Dont want to cut the material if possible. Its a big round black plastic one with 2bits

Go back and pay for it.

whelan2

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Go back and pay for it.

I found the receipt :P he walked out of the shop with the coat on him and the alarm never went off. Was a great deal reduced from 45 to 20 euro

king_of_inismac

Just heat the tag with a lighter and it will eventually melt off. Do it outside since the fumes are bad. Heat ye side further from the material. Eventually the spring will release and the tag will come off.

Had the same problem with a coat I bought in the USA

Buford T. Justice XIX

Bit of emergency guntering last night. Plastic in the tunnel ripped just as I came in so a piece of 2x1, two vice grips and a couple of feet of rope sorted it.

darragh_haven

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Bit of emergency guntering last night. Plastic in the tunnel ripped just as I came in so a piece of 2x1, two vice grips and a couple of feet of rope sorted it.

Never leave home with out it...... vice grips, that is

Grade A guntering sheriff!

ganmo

i bet there was a few choice words when ya saw that

Buford T. Justice XIX

ganmo wrote: »

i bet there was a few choice words when ya saw that

A few alright. If I wasn't so lazy and went down earlier, I would have saved the gable end of the shed too. Maybe:(

wrangler

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Bit of emergency guntering last night. Plastic in the tunnel ripped just as I came in so a piece of 2x1, two vice grips and a couple of feet of rope sorted it.

Will probably need a complete cover now, how long is it there,
My cover is five years now and no problem so far, the supplier claims ten years

Buford T. Justice XIX

wrangler wrote: »

Will probably need a complete cover now, how long is it there,
My cover is five years now and no problem so far, the supplier claims ten years

I think it's there 7 years now. The corner in the picture there is open to the cattle coming into the collection yard since I recovered the tunnel. I had a bull who used to keep scratching his head on the corner so he wore away the corner. I'm putting up a pole there to hang a gate and stop things like that happening in future.

I'll have a better look later in the year and see what patching can be done to see if it can last another year or two.

Muckit

I'm thinking of getting a euro quick hitch and mating it to 3-point links. Has anyone ever done this? Doesnt seem to be something that can be bought off the shelf. Is it a hair brained idea?

tractorporn

Muckit wrote: »

I'm thinking of getting a euro quick hitch and mating it to 3-point links. Has anyone ever done this? Doesnt seem to be something that can be bought off the shelf. Is it a hair brained idea?

Have seen the reverse on DoneDeal ie euro brackets for front loader with lift arms and a mini top link to lift your three point stuff on the loader.

https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarmmachinery-for-sale/dowd-engineering-multi-link-adapter/10731062

It shouldn't be too hard to Gunther something the opposite direction?

larthehar

Muckit wrote: »

I'm thinking of getting a euro quick hitch and mating it to 3-point links. Has anyone ever done this? Doesnt seem to be something that can be bought off the shelf. Is it a hair brained idea?

I know a lad that has done it.. he also put euro brackets on almost everything in the yard too.. he also made up the euro to 3pt linkage with toplink for some stuff.. handy to change things quick but hard to justify.. he got a load of backets somewhere for nothing that were welded wrong.. hence the idea!

patsy_mccabe

Muckit wrote: »

I'm thinking of getting a euro quick hitch and mating it to 3-point links. Has anyone ever done this? Doesnt seem to be something that can be bought off the shelf. Is it a hair brained idea?

PTO shaft?? I think thats why the back frame is in an 'A' shape, to allow for the shaft.

emaherx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

PTO shaft?? I think thats why the back frame is in an 'A' shape, to allow for the shaft.

I was thinking of something similar to Muckit. I presume it's not to replace an A frame but to fit loader implements on 3 point hitch.

My thinking was to transport an extra implement out to outfarm. So fork/grab on loader and bucket on back (sometimes useful to have both while cleaning out shed). Also could turn loader bucket into handy transport box.