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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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tellmeabit

tellmeabit wrote: »

So one field has this rought and ready effort.
Evechute straight from dike into barrel, filtered with old satellite dish, and from there using garden hose stuck in at bottom of tank sealed with clay and moss. into icb tank. Then black pipe to the drinkers.

https://flic.kr/p/2kXLjif

Not sure how clean this is, have an old pair of tights in the lid the lid of the ibc tank im effort to filter, but only option for water in that field unless I let them in to dikes.

emaherx

tellmeabit wrote: »

Ya in that field I don't have an ibc tank, just the blue barrel for a reserves. Then attach straight to a black plastic drinker.. they drop between the drainage pipe and the drinker may be like 8 feet. But when blue barrel fills it can overflow but creates enough pressure for the fast fill drinker. Have found the drinkers knocked over when all cows there so ibc tank would sort that.
Ya I've never not seen a dribble there. Last year I opened a drain trying to find the spring as pipe seemed not to be taking all the water, if I hadn't there would be greater flow. Will put stone and another drainage pipe in this summer now so will get a better flow. Can drivert the water from the open drain into that opening too. It's a few feet higher.

Cool, thanks for sharing. Great to be able take advantage of the natural resources.

foxy farmer

Would 2 sheets of 10 mm plate welded on top of each other have similar load bearing strength as a piece of 20mm thick plate? Have to cover about 20ft of a 2ft wide concrete channel so a artic milk tanker won't get front wheel stuck in the channel.
The channel is on the roadside put in by the council , rounded and varies between 4 an 7 inches deep. Plenty strong concrete to bolt the plates to. Was looking for old trench crossing plates on DD to cut in half but not found anything.

Base price

foxy farmer wrote: »

Would 2 sheets of 10 mm plate welded on top of each other have similar load bearing strength as a piece of 20mm thick plate? Have to cover about 20ft of a 2ft wide concrete channel so a artic milk tanker won't get front wheel stuck in the channel.
The channel is on the roadside put in by the council , rounded and varies between 4 an 7 inches deep. Plenty strong concrete to bolt the plates to. Was looking for old trench crossing plates on DD to cut in half but not found anything.

I wouldn't put anything on a public road as you could be liable in case of an accident. Phone your council and ask them to sort it out as it has now become a issue for your business.

DBK1

foxy farmer wrote: »

Would 2 sheets of 10 mm plate welded on top of each other have similar load bearing strength as a piece of 20mm thick plate? Have to cover about 20ft of a 2ft wide concrete channel so a artic milk tanker won't get front wheel stuck in the channel.
The channel is on the roadside put in by the council , rounded and varies between 4 an 7 inches deep. Plenty strong concrete to bolt the plates to. Was looking for old trench crossing plates on DD to cut in half but not found anything.

To answer your question, no it wouldn't. The plates would only be able to be welded around the edges, they would not be physically joined anywhere else so they would still be able to flex independently to each other. How much lower the strength would be I don't know but it will definitely be lower.

The correct way to go about it is as Base says, don't go near it yourself and get the council to do it. You can't even fill a pothole on the road without you then being responsible for anyone who may take a skid there so laying steel on the side of the road, which will get very slippy when wet, would be asking for trouble.

K.G.

Base price wrote: »

I wouldn't put anything on a public road as you could be liable in case of an accident. Phone your council and ask them to sort it out as it has now become a issue for your business.

And the council will tell you its your business.are we to take it that the wheel swings into the drain when entering or leaving the yard.if so youshould improve the entrance but that maybe difficult

Odelay

K.G. wrote: »

And the council will tell you its your business.are we to take it that the wheel swings into the drain when entering or leaving the yard.if so youshould improve the entrance but that maybe difficult

The council will not tell you road repairs and modifications are your business.

foxy farmer

K.G. wrote: »

And the council will tell you its your business.are we to take it that the wheel swings into the drain when entering or leaving the yard.if so youshould improve the entrance but that maybe difficult

As it stands the milk tanker reverses at an angle of the public road (12-14 ft wide) up to the door of the dairy. The tractor unit blocks the public road when filling. Busy road at schooltimes in the mornings. Eir have moved a pole and the farmer has knocked 25ft of ditch just inside the concrete water channel. He has put down a slab of concrete so that the tractor unit can be largely off the road while filling. The water channel has relatively steep sides so if the RH front wheel rolls into it it may refuse to ride out when moving off.

Hence the need to cover the channel.

chooseusername

K.G. wrote: »

And the council will tell you its your business.are we to take it that the wheel swings into the drain when entering or leaving the yard.if so youshould improve the entrance but that maybe difficult

The Council put the channel in, so it's their business.

K.G.

chooseusername wrote: »

The Council put the channel in, so it's their business.

Yes thst is true but the farmer is carrying out alterations to his entrance so the farmer is responsible for any alerations made to drainage .what will happen if he rings the council is they will come out and say this this and that has to be done to what ever specification and will inspect after.worse case they might decide the entrance is dangerous and say it has to go some where else so thread carefully.

Mooooo

foxy farmer wrote: »

As it stands the milk tanker reverses at an angle of the public road (12-14 ft wide) up to the door of the dairy. The tractor unit blocks the public road when filling. Busy road at schooltimes in the mornings. Eir have moved a pole and the farmer has knocked 25ft of ditch just inside the concrete water channel. He has put down a slab of concrete so that the tractor unit can be largely off the road while filling. The water channel has relatively steep sides so if the RH front wheel rolls into it it may refuse to ride out when moving off.

Hence the need to cover the channel.

Could he put a slat, or part of, over it?

Aravo

https://imgur.com/a/dlTonuK
Upgraded some sheep penning in a field to make things a bit easier, hopefully the photos have uploaded

Good loser

Could a steel pipe large diameter be put in the drain and top up with gravel?

funkey_monkey

Aravo wrote: »

https://imgur.com/a/dlTonuK
Upgraded some sheep penning in a field to make things a bit easier, hopefully the photos have uploaded

Looks like a nice well sheltered field there for stock.

richie123

Made up this clamp for the slurry pipe.
Cut off the original handle at the top..it always seems to get caught in the jaws
Easier lift pipe now too

Aravo

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Looks like a nice well sheltered field there for stock.

Good shelter alright. Actually 2 fields there. Same penning will do the 2 fields. Had the posts lying about, basically each post is a very heavy duty strainer, not treated but will do better than the loads of small sheep gates scenario which occurred previously. Total cost was the price of 3 gates, had one 12ft gate lying about, put mesh on it.
Welded up the hanging irons with some threaded bar.
Must admit it's satisfying to see a nice job (my opinion) when complete.

Patent pending.

Reggie.

richie123 wrote: »

Made up this clamp for the slurry pipe.
Cut off the original handle at the top..it always seems to get caught in the jaws
Easier lift pipe now too

I like it

richie123

Reggie. wrote: »

I like it

I also changed all the lever valves on the tank itself to the side so ur pulling sideways ...
Can't understand manufacturers putting them straight up and down.it much harder open a valve straight up especially when they're stuck

vincenzolorenzo

richie123 wrote: »

I also changed all the lever valves on the tank itself to the side so ur pulling sideways ...
Can't understand manufacturers putting them straight up and down.it much harder open a valve straight up especially when they're stuck

I'd say its done that way so they have no tendency to open when they shouldn't. But agree, they can be very awkward the way they are

bogman_bass

Thought I was going have to buy a new drill and then I found this ground that makes new batteries for discontinued models.
Got a new battery for my old Dewalt

https://dasbatteries.com/en/

2018na

bogman_bass wrote: »

Thought I was going have to buy a new drill and then I found this ground that makes new batteries for discontinued models.
Got a new battery for my old Dewalt

https://dasbatteries.com/en/

I have almost every dewalt 18v tool on
The old battery system if any one was looking to make a huge set with these batteries

Limestone Cowboy

Was getting fed up of rooting through the jeep looking for dosing and bits so threw this together yesterday in half an hour, farm is very scattered so like to have all the stuff with me. Should keep it a lot tidier anyway.

bogman_bass

2018na wrote: »

I have almost every dewalt 18v tool on
The old battery system if any one was looking to make a huge set with these batteries

Are you looking to sell?

2018na

bogman_bass wrote: »

Are you looking to sell?

Yes I think I will but I might try selling everything together

Suckler

2018na wrote: »

Yes I think I will but I might try selling everything together

You can get these adaptors for the new type batteries. Worth it surely?

https://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=dewalt+adapter&_sacat=0

2018na

Suckler wrote: »

You can get these adaptors for the new type batteries. Worth it surely?

https://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=dewalt+adapter&_sacat=0

I tried that adapter but it was not a great success for me. Think it was not suitable for the skilsaw and I quickly gave up on it Have completely changed to the new battery system now and also have a lot of 54v stuff. I will put a picture up on dungdeal in the next day or so

richie123

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

I'd say its done that way so they have no tendency to open when they shouldn't. But agree, they can be very awkward the way they are

Hmm got my last tank were sideways fitted and never opened tho I can see how it would happen

patsy_mccabe

Handy yoke. Wall end support for 48mm pipe.
https://www.donedeal.ie/milkingparlours-for-sale/48mm-wall-end-support/27192076

have2flushtwice

I want to use a shed down pipe to fill an Ibc.
the ibc will be on a tractor trailer. it will be drawn to the garden for flowers.
any ideas of some sort of swinging arm set up so I can swing it away and into the drain off when the Ibc is full?
the ibc has a hole in the top of it about 300 x 300. so lots of room to play with.
the drain pipe comes down in front of an rsj.

RedRag

Google 3p technik filtersysteme It has a green knob that you turn to divert to a water butt or let water flow straight through your downpipe. I have one, haven't set it up yet as I'm looking for a black IBC tank. Plan is to harvest water off the garage into IBC. The 3p technik filtersysteme fits standard 110mm pipe I believe.
This could work for you.
https://www.tanks.ie/3p-filter-collector-with-universal-connection-kit.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwtJ2FBhAuEiwAIKu19jMNsO5m973La2CBRcNz1ZEGgoSNk-gtK-h-EmuqlVqM2gLgsIchVhoCMiUQAvD_BwE