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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

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Would self tapping type Tec screws be the best?

No idea, but it's probably what I'd use.

SuperTortoise

Either of the the two would be fine, if using tek screws you might have to predrill the angle depending on how thick it it, with the j-bolt you'd just have to drill the sheet slightly above the top of the angle, both methods are plenty strong.

[Deleted User]

just be wary,theres different tec screws for rsjs and box iron etc

timple23

Going stocking up on some bolts and nuts, just general around farm use, it it worth going for stainless steel ones over steel?

Nekarsulm

For sizes up to a 13mm head, and if going in wet mucky places like floor of a trailer, stainless is nice to have.
Bigger sizes prohibitively expensive.

Figerty

timple23 wrote: »

Going stocking up on some bolts and nuts, just general around farm use, it it worth going for stainless steel ones over steel?

Stainless bolts are genarally softer.
Just get a mix of high tensile or regular.

Screwfix so some nice kits.

dzer2

Figerty wrote: »

Stainless bolts are genarally softer.
Just get a mix of high tensile or regular.

Screwfix so some nice kits.

Christ

Any one buying bolts need to look at the likes of Dublin nut and bolt or Gumbo. Screw fix are fair expensive. Normally buy by the hundred.

Figerty

dzer2 wrote: »

Christ

Any one buying bolts need to look at the likes of Dublin nut and bolt or Gumbo. Screw fix are fair expensive. Normally buy by the hundred.

I don't break that much!
It's hand for small packages.

funkey_monkey

Anyone know of a decent online site to get couplings for 20mm blue plastic piping - needing a T and an elbow. Not able to get out anywhere to get it so looking for delivery.

50HX

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Anyone know of a decent online site to get couplings for 20mm blue plastic piping - needing a T and an elbow. Not able to get out anywhere to get it so looking for delivery.

The heavy gauge Philmac fittings will fit, I assume it's the blue mdpe pipe that you have

ScottL

dzer2 wrote: »

Christ

Any one buying bolts need to look at the likes of Dublin nut and bolt or Gumbo. Screw fix are fair expensive. Normally buy by the hundred.

Post Brexit I am trying to buy as much in the republic as possible. Seen a nut and assortment kit online. An online shop in NI. I sent the link to the nut & bolt company in Dublin so the could price like for like. The price on the online shop was plain to see and the quote came back from them for twice the price of the UK shop. I'm all for supporting local but sometimes it incomprehensible the price difference

Bullocks

50HX wrote: »

The heavy gauge Philmac fittings will fit, I assume it's the blue mdpe pipe that you have

Think you need the 1" philmac fittings with an insert for blue 20mm pipe

carrollsno1

Going making up a land leveller, 90hp tractor should i go 8ft or 9ft?

carrollsno1

Going making up a land leveller, 90hp tractor should i go 8ft or 9ft?

Nekarsulm

Ten foot,andputa headstock sat one end as well to allow you transport it on the road.

carrollsno1

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Ten foot,andputa headstock sat one end as well to allow you transport it on the road.

Whata the legal width for drawing on the roads? I looked at one locally last night to get a feel for them and do up measurements, ill be using 80x80 Angle on it what way do ye usually have them pointed google images has them pointing everyway.

Sami23

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Ten foot,andputa headstock sat one end as well to allow you transport it on the road.

+1 wider the better. Have an 8ft here but would prefer if it was wider

mayota

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Whata the legal width for drawing on the roads? I looked at one locally last night to get a feel for them and do up measurements, ill be using 80x80 Angle on it what way do ye usually have them pointed google images has them pointing everyway.

I’ve seen them made that can be pulled either way. Maybe put a tray on it aswell for adding some weight if needed.

carrollsno1

mayota wrote: »

I’ve seen them made that can be pulled either way. Maybe put a tray on it aswell for adding some weight if needed.

Back to the drawing board so, forgot to ask the fella whos one i looked at about using a hydraulic toplink on them? Any experience or would that just be for heavier duty ones?

Nekarsulm

Hydraulic top link a great job on a leveller.
Allows you change the "angle of attack" so to speak.
Would you not use at least 100 x 100mm angle?
If you came across some 150 x 150 angle with a 13mm wall, I'd put it in the front row.
It takes the abuse of bigger stones, etc.

carrollsno1

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Hydraulic top link a great job on a leveller.
Allows you change the "angle of attack" so to speak.
Would you not use at least 100 x 100mm angle?

Measured up the neighbours and it was 80x80 he seemed happy enough with it its for using on tilled ground only not for rough bits of ground really.

148multi

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Whata the legal width for drawing on the roads? I looked at one locally last night to get a feel for them and do up measurements, ill be using 80x80 Angle on it what way do ye usually have them pointed google images has them pointing everyway.

Check out the samco, I think they are the dogs b****x

carrollsno1

148multi wrote: »

Check out the samco, I think they are the dogs b****x

Be the hokey

foxy farmer

I have 3 16ft flatback railway rails here and have a notion of making a leveller with them. Saw one last year. First and second rail had the flange angled down slightly to dig into the soil and the rear one was running flat on the ground. 2 side plates were welded on to hold onto the soil. It was about 12ft wide.

emaherx

Started building another solar powered water pump. This time to lift water from a well on an out farm, I've been using a generator up till now.

IMG_20210410_161355 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

Going to use this pump and pressure vessel.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PBCC3M7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
61-Vud-ewfL._AC_SL1000_.jpg

I'm building the enclosure from scraps of steel this time.
This frame came with the finger bar hedge cutter to secure it to a pallet, it made an easy starting point and almost perfect for the size of the panel.

IMG_20210410_135356 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

The pump test at the well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wgKVD6SlYM

Pinsnbushings

Would love to see how that works out, was mad to make 1 a couple of years ago for an outfarm, but needed it in a hurry so ended up buying the complete unit off the shelf..around 1500 if I remember correctly...to be fair it has been a great job,pumping water 400ft from a stream into 4 troughs. Few teething problems but nothing major..

emaherx

Pinsnbushings wrote: »

Would love to see how that works out, was mad to make 1 a couple of years ago for an outfarm, but needed it in a hurry so ended up buying the complete unit off the shelf..around 1500 if I remember correctly...to be fair it has been a great job,pumping water 400ft from a stream into 4 troughs. Few teething problems but nothing major..

I'll post up the completed job. It will probably cost me a little over €400 euro, but can't be compared to a complete off the shelf SPS pump either as the pump is much smaller than their basic model, but should be adequate for my situation. The well is in the middle of the land between 4 fields and it is fairly shallow too so not much height or distance to push the water.

Pinsnbushings

emaherx wrote: »

I'll post up the completed job. It will probably cost me a little over €400 euro, but can't be compared to a complete off the shelf SPS pump either as the pump is much smaller than their basic model, but should be adequate for my situation. The well is in the middle of the land between 4 fields and it is fairly shallow too so not much height or distance to push the water.

please do.. great value investment if it works out for you at that.. unbelievable how much time can be wasted drawing water in the summer not to mention the benefits of splitting fields rotational grazing etc.

That was my biggest problem when looking into it, I needed a big pump because i'm lifting water nearly 70ft in elevation from the stream to the furthest trough. Where did you source the solar panel?

emaherx

Pinsnbushings wrote: »

please do.. great value investment if it works out for you at that.. unbelievable how much time can be wasted drawing water in the summer not to mention the benefits of splitting fields rotational grazing etc.

That was my biggest problem when looking into it, I needed a big pump because i'm lifting water nearly 70ft in elevation from the stream to the furthest trough. Where did you source the solar panel?

Yea, I've cut out a lot of running around to out farms by setting up a few pumps over the last few years. I've a few solar pumps already, but they didn't need to pump water very far at all, this one is a bit more ambitious as it is from a well. I've been trying to research decent 12V or 24V pumps for this purpose but was finding very hard to find anything shipping from the northern hemisphere. The one I'm going to use here is much smaller than I was looking for, I actually got it for a different purpose but thought I'd try it in the well first, since it worked I bought a second one with pressure vessel attached.

The solar panel is from Amazon as well, this is the fourth one I've gotten and they've proven very useful for providing power for pumps, lights and fences in a number of different locations.

Pinsnbushings

Good stuff, the sps model I have has 2 pumps but it doesn't seem to have any make on them.. have another outfarm where I have a group water supply but it can be intermittent, so was considering setting up a big reservoir tank and using the solar to pump it to the fields then..

Is it difficult to set up lighting from the solar..could do with a few Street lamp type setups in a yard, would be a great way of doing it.