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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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DBK1

RedRag wrote: »

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

I never heard of these before but they look a super job. I set up something similar to what have2flush is looking for last year using fittings, I’ll put up a pic of it later. If I had known that filter existed I definitely would have used that.

The only downside i can see is if the ibc is required to be taken away from the down pipe the hose will have to be connected and disconnected every time. A simple cam lock adapter like what is used on water pumps or sprayer tanks would make that simple to do anyway.

Pussyhands

have2flushtwice wrote: »

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.

If you have the downpipe in two parts, and you have a 45 degree end to the pipe, you can just take off the bottom half of the downpipe, and attach the 45 degree end onto the bottom of the top half of the downpipe...

Pussyhands

Deleted User wrote: »

Thoughts on this as if it works it could save me a few headaches - namely having anything to do with my nemesis, a petrol water pump that refuses to work 100% of the time I really need it.

I often see farmers asking how to pump water, my own issue is often the sources of water on my farm are in low spots with no flow, ponds, lakes etc. If something lower tech works then I'd rather not be dicking around with engines, solar, or windmills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHJUl5wl9WI&t=3s

If the above gets water out of a pond or lake, the next question I'd have is would it then drive a ram pump to pump water uphill?

I watched the video before reading further comments and I believed it was basically a siphon. Water flowing out of the tank sucks water up the inlet pipe.

Outlet pipe needs to be longer and outlet needs to be lower than the inlet.

Similar workings here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFRwSkDVH3A

chooseusername

Pussyhands wrote: »

I watched the video before reading further comments and I believed it was basically a siphon. Water flowing out of the tank sucks water up the inlet pipe.

Outlet pipe needs to be longer and outlet needs to be lower than the inlet.

Similar workings here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFRwSkDVH3A

No messing around with pipes and tanks and levels,
Just hang this lad from a sky-hook and turn it on.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/cRYAAOSwLVZVo~Un/s-l1600.jpg

893bet

One more year is all she needs to get through (same as last year)

mythical creatures wallpaper

Figerty

893bet wrote: »

One more year is all she needs to get through (same as last year)

mythical creatures wallpaper

Was doing the same thing this evening..not as creative as that though.
Battery Imapact gun is a great job for quick change of tines.

What was the lump hammer for......

893bet

Figerty wrote: »

Was doing the same thing this evening..not as creative as that though.
Battery Imapact gun is a great job for quick change of tines.

What was the lump hammer for......

For beating out the dowel pins for to change the springs

Aravo

893bet wrote: »

For beating out the dowel pins for to change the springs

A bit of a knack to changing the springs. Not the nicest job. I find the best thing is to park it up for the winter ready to go for the following year.

Jb1989

Figerty wrote: »

Was doing the same thing this evening..not as creative as that though.
Battery Imapact gun is a great job for quick change of tines.

What was the lump hammer for......

Yea, even the cheap impact gun I have, stands out great with changeing tines in a hurry.

893bet

Aravo wrote: »

A bit of a knack to changing the springs. Not the nicest job. I find the best thing is to park it up for the winter ready to go for the following year.

There def is. Even when you know how to to it.....12 months later the first one is always slow while you relearn the knack.

It’s down at the local fab lad for some spot welding here and there. It’s been on it’s last legs for 3 years. It doesn’t even turn that well any more as the angles are all wrong on some of tines and its been repaired and welded so many times. But it just about does the job for what we need. Thought about replacing it with something last year. Hard to justify for 200 bales a year. Harder again this year with the way prices have gone on machinery.

Aravo

893bet wrote: »

There def is. Even when you know how to to it.....12 months later the first one is always slow while you relearn the knack.

It’s down at the local fab lad for some spot welding here and there. It’s been on it’s last legs for 3 years. It doesn’t even turn that well any more as the angles are all wrong on some of tines and its been repaired and welded so many times. But it just about does the job for what we need. Thought about replacing it with something last year. Hard to justify for 200 bales a year. Harder again this year with the way prices have gone on machinery.

More power to ya. Its yours, do as you please. I do recall a thread last year, where some were totally against the poor haybob. Seemingly only a contractor with a 150+hp machine should be allowed into a field these days.

timple23

893bet wrote: »

One more year is all she needs to get through (same as last year)

mythical creatures wallpaper

Another trick I've seen with haybobs is to run a blue rope between the loops of the tines.

If a tine falls off you'll hear it rattle and know to change it, plus there is no chance of it going up a baler.

Jb1989

timple23 wrote: »

Another trick I've seen with haybobs is to run a blue rope between the loops of the tines.

If a tine falls off you'll hear it rattle and know to change it, plus there is no chance of it going up a baler.

Probably a good idea alright, tho I've had the stem break from the top of the coil, wouldn't help the chopper unit, but better than coil and all going up alright.

Sami23

Jb1989 wrote: »

Probably a good idea alright, tho I've had the stem break from the top of the coil, wouldn't help the chopper unit, but better than coil and all going up alright.

Agree some of them definitely break up past the spring part but you might catch some of them with the rope anyway

Nekarsulm

A cheapo little ratchet strap is handy to keep manners on an opened roll of sheep wire...

White Clover

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A cheapo little ratchet strap is handy to keep manners on an opened roll of sheep wire...

What's the John Deere, Nek?

Jb1989

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A cheapo little ratchet strap is handy to keep manners on an opened roll of sheep wire...

Never seen too many red ratchet straps like the one on the flatbed. Nice colour.

emaherx

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A cheapo little ratchet strap is handy to keep manners on an opened roll of sheep wire...

Find them useful for keeping tractor bonnets closed too.

Nekarsulm

White Clover wrote: »

What's the John Deere, Nek?

It's an early 3140, that dropped a valve and grenaded its engine.
We've had it since 1986, when it was 3 years old.
I have a combine engine sitting behind the trailer to go into it, whenever I get round to it.
The red strap was bought in the local agristore/fuel merchant in Ballyconnell., Cassidays. Only €15, and a good lenght.
The border actually runs through his yard, about 40 foot north of the diesel pumps.
When the Gardai fill with diesel, they mostly stay in the South...

selectamatic

Is that an ih946 in the background too?

Figerty

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A cheapo little ratchet strap is handy to keep manners on an opened roll of sheep wire...

Are the brakes gone on the trailer....

Grueller

Figerty wrote: »

Are the brakes gone on the trailer....

I would do the same. The handbrake being on all the time causes the brakes to stick so I leave it off and put a chock at the wheel.

tellmeabit

Could an old JF manure spreader be modified to spread lime I wonder?

Nekarsulm

selectamatic wrote: »

Is that an ih946 in the background too?

Noooo, Farmall 966!

Nekarsulm

Figerty wrote: »

Are the brakes gone on the trailer....

Yes, needs all new cables, and even before that, the linings fell off the shoes on one wheel.

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Nekarsulm wrote: »

It's an early 3140, that dropped a valve and grenaded its engine.
I have a combine engine sitting behind the trailer to go into it, whenever I get round to it.

Not a simple straight swap........................................

Nekarsulm

Front pulley, water pump, sump, bell housing, clutch, side plates, exhaust manifold,
be grand....

Figerty

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yes, needs all new cables, and even before that, the linings fell off the shoes on one wheel.

Must be some way you can fix that with a ratchet strap...

have2flushtwice

there's one thing about posting pics on this thread..... lads have more interest in what in the background!

Dinzee Conlee

tellmeabit wrote: »

Could an old JF manure spreader be modified to spread lime I wonder?

I'd have my doubts if the chains would move the lime back in the trailer?

Would it be an option to throw a bit of dung into the trailer, and then top it with lime and away you go?