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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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148multi

MfMan wrote: »

What's best way to level/smooth off a rough, stony boreen? Load of 804 leveled off, followed by a few passes of a roller, yes?

804 leveled with a land leveler is a great job on then roll.

Reggie.

148multi wrote: »

804 leveled with a land leveler is a great job on then roll.

Also Give the rough lane a pull of the levellor first before the 804

Suckler

148multi wrote: »

804 leveled with a land leveler is a great job on then roll.

We put a layer of quarry dust on top and rolled it well. Obviously not as good as concrete but keeping it clean of muck etc. is a lot easier. If you can form falls to one side it helps, rainwater nearly keeps it clean. and it's nice and smooth to travel on.

MfMan

Cheers all. Saturday job.

dzer2

MfMan wrote: »

What's best way to level/smooth off a rough, stony boreen? Load of 804 leveled off, followed by a few passes of a roller, yes?

Really depends on how rough and the texture of what's there. If just uncomfortable driving with tractor then 804

If being bounced out of tractor then maybe 2"down.

If there a deep trenches where you have driven then 4" down. If you want ease of walking for the elderly then level up and put crusher gravel and roll.

OffalyMedic

Sorry I know this is a little off topic but wonder could some of the genius' here come up with a solution to a problem I have. Have bought a robotic vacuum for the house but inside the back door we have a step up to each area of the house and I'm looking to make a 3 small 6" ramps so the vacuum can move between all rooms in the house.

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Could you make up a piece to fill in the depression with some ply that can be removed when every one is home and put in during the day while the vacuum is at work?

148multi

OffalyMedic wrote: »

Sorry I know this is a little off topic but wonder could some of the genius' here come up with a solution to a problem I have. Have bought a robotic vacuum for the house but inside the back door we have a step up to each area of the house and I'm looking to make a 3 small 6" ramps so the vacuum can move between all rooms in the house.

Can you move the step back to the blue line, raising the floor marked red x, therby eliminating the three steps.

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148multi wrote: »

Can you move the step back to the blue line, raising the floor marked red x, therby eliminating the three steps.

'tis a very thin blue line.....................

tellmeabit

OffalyMedic wrote: »

Sorry I know this is a little off topic but wonder could some of the genius' here come up with a solution to a problem I have. Have bought a robotic vacuum for the house but inside the back door we have a step up to each area of the house and I'm looking to make a 3 small 6" ramps so the vacuum can move between all rooms in the house.

2nd robot. 2 zones

Muckit

I got a zinglint one but couldn't get it to go rightly from room to room. Seemed to get confused.

Aravo

Have a PTO driven grain roller here, crushed grain is delivered out a side chute. Any ideas on some thing that would deliver from this chute area and move it to a meal bin 4 feet away and 4 feet high. I was thinking along the lines of a small auger. Any ideas welcome. Maybe someone had sorted something.

Nekarsulm

Aravo wrote: »

Have a PTO driven grain roller here, crushed grain is delivered out a side chute. Any ideas on some thing that would deliver from this chute area and move it to a meal bin 4 feet away and 4 feet high. I was thinking along the lines of a small auger. Any ideas welcome. Maybe someone had sorted something.

Perhaps a secondhand Orby auger from some lad updating his milking parlour?
The end with the motor on, obviously.
Could be worth asking a milking machine fitter if he knows of anything, otherwise set up a Done Deal alert.

Odelay

Auger would be the cleanest and simplest way to do it.

davidk1394

A friend sent me a video of this little machine. Scraper is worked off an electric winch. Cheaper version of a lely scraper :P

MickeyShtyles

davidk1394 wrote: »

A friend sent me a video of this little machine. Scraper is worked off an electric winch. Cheaper version of a lely scraper :P

That is a work of art!

sandydan

Has anyone fitted or seen the newer 1000 series 6 cylinder perkins engine fitted to a 399 4WD in lieu of the 6354 engine if so were modifications needed to fit front axle , i was told by main dealer that it cannot be done but im sure someone has succeeded ,. thanks in advance

rushvalley

After many decades of service one of the crush uprights started rotting at ground level and was pushed outwards by a cow.

To save us the effort of breaking concrete and putting down a new upright we cut the cap off the existing upright and shoved a length of 3 inch box iron down into it with some agricultural persuasion

Welded it all back together and a lick of paint to leave it looking untouched.

The new box iron section has a 5mm wall so should hopefully be a lifetime job.

Odelay

rushvalley wrote: »

After many decades of service one of the crush uprights started rotting at ground level and was pushed outwards by a cow.

To save us the effort of breaking concrete and putting down a new upright we cut the cap off the existing upright and shoved a length of 3 inch box iron down into it with some agricultural persuasion Welded it all back together and a lick of paint to leave it looking untouched.

The new box iron section has a 5mm wall so should hopefully be a lifetime job.

Is that a Nugent three point linkage side slinger in the background? Is it of any use?

SuperTortoise

rushvalley wrote: »

After many decades of service one of the crush uprights started rotting at ground level and was pushed outwards by a cow.

To save us the effort of breaking concrete and putting down a new upright we cut the cap off the existing upright and shoved a length of 3 inch box iron down into it with some agricultural persuasion Welded it all back together and a lick of paint to leave it looking untouched.

The new box iron section has a 5mm wall so should hopefully be a lifetime job.

Done same with mine!, bull backed against it and bent it back, only difference was i could'nt find 3" box anywhere so had to use 3" angle welded together to form a box and then persuaded down into the old box.
You made a grand tidy job of that.

rushvalley

Odelay wrote: »

Is that a Nugent three point linkage side slinger in the background? Is it of any use?

Its a fleming but I think there the same thing. Spreads dung as well as any side spreader but only suitable for small amounts unless you like hardship.

Jb1989

Odelay wrote: »

Is that a Nugent three point linkage side slinger in the background? Is it of any use?

Whats your plan for that spare duncan cab?

emaherx

Odelay wrote: »

Is that a Nugent three point linkage side slinger in the background? Is it of any use?

Don't be silly.... It's obviously a Flemming

emaherx

Jb1989 wrote: »

Whats your plan for that spare duncan cab?

This is the best thread for lads looking in the background of someones proud accomplishments.

Odelay

emaherx wrote: »

Don't be silly.... It's obviously a Flemming

I is color blind ðŸ˜†

Jb1989

emaherx wrote: »

This is the best thread for lads looking in the background of someones proud accomplishments.

rushvalley

Jb1989 wrote: »

Whats your plan for that spare duncan cab?

No its not for sale!! took me long enough to find a good one...
Going tidying up the tractor on the right

wrangler

rushvalley wrote: »

After many decades of service one of the crush uprights started rotting at ground level and was pushed outwards by a cow.

To save us the effort of breaking concrete and putting down a new upright we cut the cap off the existing upright and shoved a length of 3 inch box iron down into it with some agricultural persuasion Welded it all back together and a lick of paint to leave it looking untouched.

The new box iron section has a 5mm wall so should hopefully be a lifetime job.

I did similar with a crush here, the uprights were breaking at the ground, uprights were tubing so got an insert but had to drive them into the uprights with the post driver, insert were so tight..... it's some job now

Bigus

Saw this in the gif thread on boards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVQ1p6YZjHg

Jb1989

Bigus wrote: »

Saw this in the gif thread on boards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVQ1p6YZjHg

Useful for planting new hedges maybe