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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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emaherx

NcdJd wrote: »

That's not guntering

But it is labour saving

Aravo

richie123 wrote: »

Cheers ncdjd ..I diddnt want to spray it up till I tried it out first.the h iron I used which is heavy grade needs reinforcing would u believe ...the bar holding the Barb wire needs reinforcing too
H iron could have done with been a little lower too so as to pull sheep wire closer to ground but will work ok as is.
As simple and all as it looks more thinking than engineering went into that project...

In all fairness that's an entry in the Tullamore show new inventions section.

Well done. It's very impressive.

wrangler

Aravo wrote: »

In all fairness that's an entry in the Tullamore show new inventions section.

Well done. It's very impressive.

Aaah but it's on the market already I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4Jq0nZYzs

Lime Tree Farm

Aravo wrote: »

In all fairness that's an entry in the Tullamore show new inventions section.

Well done. It's very impressive.

Patent pending:

https://www.localenterprise.ie/Westmeath/Publications-Resources/New_Product_Development.pdf

https://ptefiling.patentsoffice.ie/sp-ui-pt-templatetool/wizard?execution=e2s1

richie123

Aravo wrote: »

In all fairness that's an entry in the Tullamore show new inventions section.

Well done. It's very impressive.

Solonet and quickfencer are two main players
Nothing new bout it really..just saved myself 2000 euros I had most of the steel and brackets to suit loader

emaherx

My Weighing Scales is almost complete https://farmer-eds-shed.com/portable-cattle-crush-weighing-scales/. None of the work here is mine after seeing riche123's work I've hired a professional

61VlwCpqjgL._SL1000_ by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

Rotten old Nugent Portable crush is getting a new lease of life.

IMG_20200818_193809 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

New Floor Fabricated.

crush by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

Some Channels Added to accommodate weigh beams

frame_06_delay-0.25s by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

frame_07_delay-0.25s by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

Aravo

emaherx wrote: »

But it is labour saving

In my mind that would be good competition with the also seriously impressive metal work bench that was posted some months ago.

patsy_mccabe

Bought this laser to check levels on the shed I'm working on. Works better than I thought. Measured a drop of only 1 inch over 45 feet (3bays). I'm adding a bay so want to match the fall.
Only downside is, I can only see it in the dark.

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/magnusson-im0301-self-levelling-laser/1119x

Aravo

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Bought this laser to check levels on the shed I'm working on. Works better than I thought. Measured a drop of only 1 inch over 45 feet (3bays). I'm adding a bay so want to match the fall.
Only downside is, I can only see it in the dark.

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/magnusson-im0301-self-levelling-laser/1119x

Some of the newer lasers have a green beam, better for daylight. I put up all shelving with a beam, the auld spirit level is only used for hanging gates these days

chooseusername

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Bought this laser to check levels on the shed I'm working on. Works better than I thought. Measured a drop of only 1 inch over 45 feet (3bays). I'm adding a bay so want to match the fall.
Only downside is, I can only see it in the dark.

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/magnusson-im0301-self-levelling-laser/1119x

I've seen a floor layer using a detector, but it costs near as much as the laser itself.
Might be worth spending a tenner on this card detector?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huepar-TP01R-Magnetic-Applications-Enhancing-Visibility/dp/B075XC58M7/ref=asc_df_B075XC58M7/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226606326869&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4570681749134278769&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=20483&hvtargid=pla-422149285808&psc=1

Kevhog1988

richie123 wrote: »

A yoke I made up out of bits and pieces I had
For pulling sheep and Barb wire.
The name frame is an old shear grab
Bought two Hydraulic rams to crimp wire.
Huge labour saving for sheep and Barb wite

That is Class!!

patsy_mccabe

I suppose nobody has this welder? 0ver 30 years old. The setting label on the top is worn away.
I decided to open it up as curious as to how it worked. Very simple. Just a transformer with cooling fan. Thought it might be oil cooled.

emaherx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I suppose nobody has this welder? 0ver 30 years old. The setting label on the top is worn away.
I decided to open it up as curious as to how it worked. Very simple. Just a transformer with cooling fan. Thought it might be oil cooled.

Looks very similar to mine, but it's only about 20 years old.

patsy_mccabe

Found what I wanted in the first pic. Just found it there with a search on the tablet. Search on the laptop shows nothing. Strange.

It's the approximate amps settings I want.

Ours is deffo over 30 years as I remember using it in the 80's.

Avns1s

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I suppose nobody has this welder? 0ver 30 years old. The setting label on the top is worn away.
I decided to open it up as curious as to how it worked. Very simple. Just a transformer with cooling fan. Thought it might be oil cooled.

You've brought back memories. I bought one of these in the 80's. Served well until it burned out from welding railway irons sometime in the early 2000's. Still have it somewhere and can look and see if the calibration is still there if it's any help.

patsy_mccabe

Avns1s wrote: »

You've brought back memories. I bought one of these in the 80's. Served well until it burned out from welding railway irons sometime in the early 2000's. Still have it somewhere and can look and see if the calibration is still there if it's any help.

A pic would be great. Thanks. I should have taken one of mine before it wore away.

emaherx

IMG_20200926_172121 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

IMG_20200926_171752 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

Weighed a few cattle today. Scales worked great.

148multi

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I suppose nobody has this welder? 0ver 30 years old. The setting label on the top is worn away.
I decided to open it up as curious as to how it worked. Very simple. Just a transformer with cooling fan. Thought it might be oil cooled.

Dad bought one in the early 80s, lying around somewhere, writing would be gone.

Avns1s

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

A pic would be great. Thanks. I should have taken one of mine before it wore away.

I think you might be sorted but if not, here's a pic of mine. A bit worn but you'll be able to piece it together.

patsy_mccabe

Avns1s wrote: »

I think you might be sorted but if not, here's a pic of mine. A bit worn but you'll be able to piece it together.

Great. Thanks for that. What kind of welder do you use now and how does it compare to that one?

Here's a pic of my settings. Looks like I was running it way too high.

Avns1s

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Great. Thanks for that. What kind of welder do you use now and how does it compare to that one?

Here's a pic of my settings. Looks like I was running it way too high.

I'd say it was in "cutting" mode alright!:)

Just had a look there. The one I have now is an Electroweld Hobby 240. Something similar to the Cifes in every sense. I don't use it that much to be honest but I wouldn't be without it. If I had a € for every spot the welder has got me out of, I could retire. And that's before even getting into the planned projects.

Figerty

Avns1s wrote: »

I'd say it was in "cutting" mode alright!:)

Just had a look there. The one I have now is an Electroweld Hobby 240. Something similar to the Cifes in every sense. I don't use it that much to be honest but I wouldn't be without it. If I had a € for every spot the welder has got me out of, I could retire. And that's before even getting into the planned projects.

I have the same one. great little yoke. I give it a blask of hte compressor every now and again to blow the dust of the insides.

foxy farmer

Front reg plate on my Defender was damaged and would be a fail in the upcoming test. The holder had been removed yrs back after it was cracked. I had bolted the reg plate direct to the bumper but the bumper isn't as high as the plate and as a result it had bits cracked off.
Anyway today I got a bit of 12mm stokbord cut it about 30 mm bigger than the plate all round.
Marked out the size of the plate and then got my router and cut out a recess about 5mm deep.
A good amount of black mastic MS 11 squirted around the recess and the plate then pressed into it. Another bead around the plate to fill the recess and smooth it off. Ended up just using 5 tek screws to mount it as I'll probably be replacing the bumper in the near future due to rust. This will take some abuse and plate should be safe out.

funkey_monkey

Rewired the cattle trailer over the weekend. Used an IP65 grey junction box and wago connectors. All is done and is a good job although inside the junction box is not as neat as I'd like. Done the wrapper during the summer and it came out much better. It will do us our days but maybe I should have got one of the specific trailer wiring junction boxes.
Solder jointed the mudguard lights and covered with heatshrink. But for some reason I decided to use bullet connectors at the back and insulate with tape to prevent exposure to water when washing (weather should not affect is greatly). In hindsight I might have been better solder jointing them and covering with heat shrink.

emaherx

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Rewired the cattle trailer over the weekend. Used an IP65 grey junction box and wago connectors. All is done and is a good job although inside the junction box is not as neat as I'd like. Done the wrapper during the summer and it came out much better. It will do us our days but maybe I should have got one of the specific trailer wiring junction boxes.
Solder jointed the mudguard lights and covered with heatshrink. But for some reason I decided to use bullet connectors at the back and insulate with tape to prevent exposure to water when washing (weather should not affect is greatly). In hindsight I might have been better solder jointing them and covering with heat shrink.

Its good work, but insulating tape is not known for its water proofness, if you are going to use tape on joints consider self amalgamating tape as it really makes a water proof covering.

funkey_monkey

Just thinking - I realise now why it is not as neat.
For the wrapper, the 7-core input and the two outputs were on the same alignment - input on left, both outputs on right. For the cattle trailer, input was at 12 o'clock, right outputs at 9 o'clock and left outputs at 3 o'clock (with 2 for each output (mudguard and rear cluster).

funkey_monkey

emaherx wrote: »

Its good work, but insulating tape is not known for its water proofness, if you are going to use tape on joints consider self amalgamating tape as it really makes a water proof covering.

Forgot to say I put heat shrink over each individual connection - although they didn't fully seal as their contraction rate wasn't sufficient. Was a new purchase so I was using them everywhere :pac:
Hence why I think that soldering would have been a better job.

If it fails so be it, I was sensible enough to loop about 6" of cabling underneath incase a repair was needed.

emaherx

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Forgot to say I put heat shrink over each individual connection - although they didn't fully seal as their contraction rate wasn't sufficient. Was a new purchase so I was using them everywhere :pac:
Hence why I think that soldering would have been a better job.

If it fails so be it, I was sensible enough to loop about 6" of cabling underneath incase a repair was needed.

Soldered connections may or may not have been better that very much depends on your ability to solder. Some people should not be allowed near a soldering iron unsupervised. (No idea about your abilitys though, just a general observation over the years)

Edit: I'm sure some could make the same comment about my welding skills

patsy_mccabe

I lost the rachet spanner, short extension bar and 19mm socket from my Teng Tools socket set. I have it over 30 years as it used to be my Dad's. Gutted I am. I think I left it on the bonnet of the tractor when I changed the wheel with a puncture.
I found the little tub of copper grease about 1/2 mile from the house and I know i used it with the rachet, Asked all me neighbour farmers and none seen it. I still have the plastic case it came in and never even lost a socket to date. Checked and double checked everywhere.

funkey_monkey

Any recommendations of a heavy duty gate return? To be used on a 4ft field gate into a recently planted forestry.
Note sure whether a gas strut or a spring would be a better option.

I've taken a quick look online and most seem to be light options for house rear accesses.