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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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Nobbies

Thats the best one I've heard yet multi. If a big screw does the job,i,l'll have a smile on me from ear to ear

Sacrolyte

What’s a grape?

cjpm

Sacrolyte wrote: »

What’s a grape?

It might be a pike......

Or then again it might be a fork...???

chooseusername

cjpm wrote: »

It might be a pike......

Or then again it might be a fork...???

Or a sprong.

893bet

A grape is the three prong fork.

A dung fork is 4 prong.

Pitch fork, hay fork or just the fork is two prong.

stock>

Sacrolyte wrote: »

What’s a grape?

Something wine and raisins are made from................................................

50HX

Oh here we go again

ganmo

Ah stop your vining :P

timple23

Would anyone have a name for the two threaded inserts on the top of the bottle?

dzer2

They look like 1/2 inch BSP barbed fittings

zetecescort

timple23 wrote: »

Would anyone have a name for the two threaded inserts on the top of the bottle?

hose tails?

timple23

dzer2 wrote: »

They look like 1/2 inch BSP barbed fittings

Yes barbed fittings is what they're called.

patsy_mccabe

timple23 wrote: »

Yes barbed fittings is what they're called.

There are different style barb fittings;
https://www.industrialspec.com/resources/plastic-hose-barb-styles

vincenzolorenzo

timple23 wrote: »

Would anyone have a name for the two threaded inserts on the top of the bottle?

Hose Tail. I've bought them off these guys before. Need to check what thread you need
https://www.flomax.ie/Catalogue/STAINLESS-STEEL-PRODUCTS/Fittings/Hose-Fittings/Hosetail

chooseusername

A new tank will set you back a pony ,
and no worries about fittings .
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Oil-Catch-Tank-Purple-Square-Blow-Breather-Can-with-fittings-/371007052588?hash=item5661be5b2c

Limestone Cowboy

Last job of the year finished today. 11,000 gallon water tank part funded through the burren life programme and filling off the roof of the shed.

jfh

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Last job of the year finished today. 11,000 gallon water tank part funded through the burren life programme and filling off the roof of the shed.

That a great job, will you use the water for troughs?

ganmo

Will it be left open?

Limestone Cowboy

It's not mine but ya it's for watering cattle. Water is scarce enough in a lot of parts of the burren. I'd doubt it will be covered no.

Bonzo Delaney

What's the seal detail at the bottom.
Some weight of water to keep in place

Limestone Cowboy

Bonzo Delaney wrote: »

What's the seal detail at the bottom.
Some weight of water to keep in place

There'll be no fear of it, we have a few of them done now. We put a strip of waterbar all around, bottom half set in the floor and top half in the centre of the wall. I know some lads would just put a key in when pouring the floor but I'd find it hard to have faith in it. 300mm walls and floor, double row of 12mm Rebar at 400mm spacings. Have seen a good few done with 250mm walls and they are fine but we only have 300mm corners so it's easier for us to do them that width.

Count Mondego

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

It's not mine but ya it's for watering cattle. Water is scarce enough in a lot of parts of the burren. I'd doubt it will be covered no.

Would there be any issue with water stagnation in these tanks?

Limestone Cowboy

Count Mondego wrote: »

Would there be any issue with water stagnation in these tanks?

Not much really, we have a really old one at home and never had any bother with the water going stagnant in it.

Donald Trump

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Last job of the year finished today. 11,000 gallon water tank part funded through the burren life programme and filling off the roof of the shed.

Is there anything you would need to check for before collecting animal drinking water from a roof? I mean as in coatings or paint that might be on a shed that could be bad for animals?

funkey_monkey

What sort of filtration system is going on it to ensure the pipework don't get blocked?

148multi

Donald Trump wrote: »

Is there anything you would need to check for before collecting animal drinking water from a roof? I mean as in coatings or paint that might be on a shed that could be bad for animals?

Bird droppings, what they drop out of their beaks probably worst.
House's around here had rain water harvesting grant aided in the 50's, small tank full of 12mm chips filtered and bigger covered tank stored.
Important to cover.

Nekarsulm

Donald Trump wrote: »

Is there anything you would need to check for before collecting animal drinking water from a roof? I mean as in coatings or paint that might be on a shed that could be bad for animals?

Litchens and mosses growing on the roof, especially tegral Big6 sheeting.
Get a drought period and some of them die and lose their grip, then when it rains again they roll off and into the tank.
Drum out of a washing machine makes a fairly good filter for bigger stuff.

minerleague

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

There'll be no fear of it, we have a few of them done now. We put a strip of waterbar all around, bottom half set in the floor and top half in the centre of the wall. I know some lads would just put a key in when pouring the floor but I'd find it hard to have faith in it. 300mm walls and floor, double row of 12mm Rebar at 400mm spacings. Have seen a good few done with 250mm walls and they are fine but we only have 300mm corners so it's easier for us to do them that width.

300mm is 1ft?? seems massively overengineered imo. hardly need for two rows of steel as no pressure from outside inwards. Prob dept spec not having a go at you.

K.G.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Last job of the year finished today. 11,000 gallon water tank part funded through the burren life programme and filling off the roof of the shed.

Looks like there wasnt much room to stand and strike the shuttering so close to the sheeting nextdoor

blue5000

minerleague wrote: »

300mm is 1ft?? seems massively overengineered imo. hardly need for two rows of steel as no pressure from outside inwards. Prob dept spec not having a go at you.

Might be because of ice? Years ago used always be a bit of a log left floating in tanks to stop ice cracking the walls.