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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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Ahh Patsy why not put a flower pot in the top and fill it with concrete........................
or even stuff a meal bag in to it and fill the pipe with concrete..................

MfMan

Would frost split a galvanised pipe?

patsy_mccabe

MfMan wrote: »

Would frost split a galvanised pipe?

Well, guy I got them from said they would.

Keep Sluicing

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Maybe useful information for someone. I bought lengths of 3.5" galvanised pipe as gate closing posts. I wanted to put caps on them to stop them splitting in frost. Got the caps seperate from local hardware store. Now, the ideal way to put them on, is before you concrete in the post. Just turn the post upside down and tap down on the caps.
Must have spent 15 mins yesterday trying to tap one on a fixed post with a pastic mallet. You can see the damage I did.
It just would not go in.

I'd always warm them with a blow torch. And heat the top of the post also. Never had a problem after that.

charolais0153

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

I'd always warm them with a blow torch. And heat the top of the post also. Never had a problem after that.

A bit of lube fpr calving cpws is a good job too

Green&Red

Bought a load of crash barriers off a local lad here, 14ft, €36, great job for replacing walls where the cows are feeding, stack them on top of each other

jack of all

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Maybe useful information for someone. I bought lengths of 3.5" galvanised pipe as gate closing posts. I wanted to put caps on them to stop them splitting in frost. Got the caps seperate from local hardware store. Now, the ideal way to put them on, is before you concrete in the post. Just turn the post upside down and tap down on the caps.
Must have spent 15 mins yesterday trying to tap one on a fixed post with a pastic mallet. You can see the damage I did.
It just would not go in.

Leave the plastic end caps in a bucket of very hot water for a few minutes beforehand and lightly bevel/ debur the inside edge of the tube with a round file.

Muckit

When you concreted in your post Patsy, had you drilled out holes for the hangers before putting on cap? If not the air would have nowhere to escape and you'd be fighting pneumatic pressure!

patsy_mccabe

Muckit wrote: »

When you concreted in your post Patsy, had you drilled out holes for the hangers before putting on cap? If not the air would have nowhere to escape and you'd be fighting pneumatic pressure!

I had the holes for the 2 latches drilled first. I think you need to press the caps on rather than hit them on IYKWIM. Putting them in boiling water sounds like it might work too. They're too bouncy when you hit them.

patsy_mccabe

The new handle for my small grinder arrived today from China. Thrilled. I'd better contact Mr. Sum Ting Wong.

ganmo

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The new handle for my small grinder arrived today from China. Thrilled. I'd better contact Mr. Sum Ting Wong.

some assembly required

jimini0

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The new handle for my small grinder arrived today from China. Thrilled. I'd better contact Mr. Sum Ting Wong.

Dab of gorilla glue she will be sound

charolais0153

jimini0 wrote: »

Dab of gorilla glue she will be sound

A length of baling twine,be grand

visatorro

Have a gutter leaking, won't get time to replace, is there anything that sets even if it's wet just to stop the leak for the Time being, steel gutter

Base price

visatorro wrote: »

Have a gutter leaking, won't get time to replace, is there anything that sets even if it's wet just to stop the leak for the Time being, steel gutter

We used Tec7 Roof a couple of years ago for hole in the galvanised sheeting and it worked. You can use it if the roof is wet.

https://www.woodies.ie/tec7-roof-repair-310ml-1055903

Suckler

visatorro wrote: »

Have a gutter leaking, won't get time to replace, is there anything that sets even if it's wet just to stop the leak for the Time being, steel gutter

I've used the yellow quick fix patches before. You'd get them in any DIY place.

Ten Pin

Have a gutter leaking

Bitumen tape.

Lidl sell it but only every couple of months
https://www.offerscheck.org/memeasy-bitumen-tape-75cm-x-10m/lidl/2016/kw-19/285680

Most hardware shops have this (at a higher price)
https://www.handyhardware.ie/product/10430/Roll-Grey-Flashband-50mm-x-10m-196506?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9-f7uqHC3gIVzOF3Ch1h0wB5EAQYAiABEgJcr_D_BwE

enricoh

I have a honda genny welder and a separate 220v 100l compressor on wheels. Would i be able to use the compressor off the jenny? I heard somewhere before that the current fluctuates more off gennys. But not sure if it makes any odds.
Just it'd save two treks to the hire shop and a few quid.

_Brian

enricoh wrote: »

I have a honda genny welder and a separate 220v 100l compressor on wheels. Would i be able to use the compressor off the jenny? I heard somewhere before that the current fluctuates more off gennys. But not sure if it makes any odds.
Just it'd save two treks to the hire shop and a few quid.

There can be fluctuations from a Jenny ok but this would usually only affect sensitive electronics. Your compressor should be robust enough to be fine.

Just make sure the Jenny output is sufficient in kW terms to run the compressor.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Nice bit of guntering there.
https://twitter.com/TStable/status/1060234446589313024?s=19

Reggie.

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Nice bit of guntering there.
https://twitter.com/TStable/status/1060234446589313024?s=19

Simple and tasty at the same time. Everyone's a winner

Say my name

Reggie. wrote: »

Simple and tasty at the same time. Everyone's a winner

Except the second person that has to turn and hold the kerb till he drops it in place.

Reggie.

Say my name wrote: »

Except the second person that has to turn and hold the kerb till he drops it in place.

Ah thats just handy work there

Nekarsulm

patsy_mccabe

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Don't laugh but my wheelbarrow has a puncture. Bought a new tube but must have pinched it putting it on. Tube leaking so took tube off again. Checked it there and no sign of a leak. Completely submerged it in water. :rolleyes:
What am I doing wrong? Put plenty of air in it.

Also are those solid wheels the job?

Got it figured. Well the guy in the tyre place did. The valve wasn't tightened properly. When I inflated the tube outside the tyre, there was no leak so that's what threw me. The smallest of leaks then when inflated to pressure.

emaherx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Got it figured. Well the guy in the tyre place did. The valve wasn't tightened properly. When I inflated the tube outside the tyre, there was no leak so that's what threw me. The smallest of leaks then when inflated to pressure.

Can't believe you just admitted that!

patsy_mccabe

emaherx wrote: »

Can't believe you just admitted that!

Well if you put some spit on the valve, you'd have to wait a good minute before you'd see any bubble. Really small leak.

Say my name

Say my name wrote: »

Are you sure it wasn't leaking from the valve the first time?

Ahem.

patsy_mccabe

No, found the initial puncture.:D

bamayang

Interested in getting a lathe. Single phase decent ones are silly money. 3 phase are better value cause there’s prob a much smaller market for them.
If you had a single phase motor of similar power, could you just drop it straight in instead of the 3 phase one? Or am I missing something glaringly obvious. Cheers