Labour Saving and General Guntering

Great job and a cheap job.

I splashed out and bought a tractor with a front loader, this is a photo of the side of the headstock. Is there something I can do to make it auto locking when i curl the loader bucket back? It's shown in the open position.

An ursus 475 with a massey loader. No, it doesn't bounce into place, the spring is holding it tight against the face.

It looks like a new headstock,it might not have the same geometry as the original one.

When you pull the handle to release the implement try turning it slightly clockwise and rest it on the edge of the hole. When you crowd the headstock it should work.You might have to reposition the little piece of flat to make contact and possibly even weld a flat to the side of the hole.

Thanks for the replies. The photo shows the mechanism in the unlocked position so it needs to go clockwise to lock. If I extend the flat piece of metal will that not stop it locking entirely?

Ok, thanks. Is there any alternative? I've been thinking of putting something on the bucket/forks but nothing handy comes to mind.

Thanks again. I do realise I'm just being lazy...

The handle to release the pins is interchangeable. At the moment when you crown the loader its only keeping latch in the open position. If you remove the handle and swap it around to the other side it will solve your problem. Only issue is you have to go around the tractor to release it but when you crown the bucket or grab it will self lock. You will have to have the same plate welded on the other side to push against the latch to lock the mechanism.

I didn’t want to start a new thread for this so I’ll see if it’s get much response here. Going to rare 5 calf’s. The shed we have is a 2 bay lean to fully closed in. Is there any way I can modify the top of the sliding door so when they get older I can open it to get fresh air in. Would like to keep the sliding door closed as there’s machinery in it and we close to the road.

Maybe replace shed door sheeting with vented sheeting

Yes good idea I never thought of that. I’ve to make a new sliding door and will be sheeting it. I don’t think there would be much drafts from it down low? The calf’s would be back from the door 8 ft

would vented sheeting be too much? I can sheet the bottom half with solid sheeting and the top half with vented sheeting or space between the top sheets.

.There is an article in Thursdays farm examinef by Brian Reidy snd he is totslly against vented sheeting