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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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Conmaicne Mara

iverjohnston wrote: »

https://vimeo.com/80886166

Trial run.

Wasn't I just saying to myself, "Won't be long till he's up on the tip toes" and then............

Brave man

who the fug

thanks be to **** me old fella is dead and never got inspiration from iverjohnston , or I would be brown bread

onyerbikepat

When I'm cutting overhead branches like that, I get up on the roof of the tractor (steel roof) and cut them with a hand saw (bushman), about 3 feet at a time. I'd still consider that dangerous.

Muckit

iverjohnston wrote: »

https://vimeo.com/80886166

Trial run.

Your a f***in crackpot and that ain't maybe. If that video hasn't convinced you it's dangerous forget about it. Your not going to outrun a heavy branch . Snag ur heel, back on your a**e and branch, chainsaw, the lot on top of you. Bye bye iver.

Mount on a loader if you must continue with this lunacy. At least you've tge cab for protection

renandstimpy

iverjohnston wrote: »

https://vimeo.com/80886166

Trial run.

:eek::eek::eek: i admire your bravery:D

Muckit

Bear in mind if a branch hits you it will knock you off balance (if not knock you out) and you will be trying to catch your balance while swinging a full, running chainsaw over your head.
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Lads if one of those branches hits you you are dead!! Or paralysed.

Russian roulette with a chainsaw is what it is.

moy83

There is goin to be some speculation around here if you dont log in in the next few days iver

In all fairness it an accident waiting to happen , at least try to have it out at an angle from yourself and not right over your head when cutting

Manoffeeling

iverjohnston wrote: »

https://vimeo.com/80886166

Trial run.

I like your style. I bet ya that you have the mudguard taken off the angle grinder

who the fug

Muckit wrote: »

Bear in mind if a branch hits you it will knock you off balance (if not knock you out) and you will be trying to catch your balance while swinging a full, running chainsaw over your head.

Lads if one of those branches hits you you are dead!! Or paralysed.

Russian roulette with a chainsaw is what it is.[/QUOTE]

old fella had me holding a stump once in front of the blade, 12 year old me not happy and moved , he went 2/3 of a way through a stone embedded in the stump before chain broke , right where my head should have been

Caugt the ****er up a tree with a chain saw when he was seventy, I backed the car out of the drive and came back later

gctest50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6uLlqVUGy0

theaceofspies

"The Deer Hunter" with a chainsaw:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

lakill Farm

do ya think iver will want flowers for the grave? get a teleporter in for 2 hours with a cage and do it safely. teleporter is €150 for the day, its €100 or more for a trip to A&E and about €8000 to get buried

Conmaicne Mara

lakill Farm wrote: »

about €8000 to get buried

I'll haunt anyone spends that planting me.

Sharpshooter82

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I'll haunt anyone spends that planting me.

You ll do it anyways

satstheway

Video could have been so different. Would have helped the hsa with it's investigation.

Sam Kade

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I'll haunt anyone spends that planting me.

I blame undertakers they think people are swimming in money :mad:

lakill Farm

Sam Kade wrote: »

I blame undertakers they think people are swimming in money :mad:

but they offer great finance deals I believe. I told the parents myself and the Brother in law will bring the two 3ton kubotas over to dig the grave. that will save 400euro.

auld one said, she wants to be cremnated. I said, I will ask a few farmers for a lock of tyres off the pit and into the whole after her and 5 gallons of diesel

Sharpshooter82

lakill Farm wrote: »

but they offer great finance deals I believe. I told the parents myself and the Brother in law will bring the two 3ton kubotas over to dig the grave. that will save 400euro.

auld one said, she wants to be cremnated. I said, I will ask a few farmers for a lock of tyres off the pit and into the whole after her and 5 gallons of diesel

We are in a recession after all

lakill Farm

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

We are in a recession after all

save the hearse if I used the cattle trailer

Sharpshooter82

lakill Farm wrote: »

save the hearse if I used the cattle trailer

Would ya have time to wash it

lakill Farm

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

Would ya have time to wash it

I could ask Sonja :cool:. Stop you will get me banned off this

Sharpshooter82

lakill Farm wrote: »

I could ask Sonja :cool:. Stop you will get me banned off this

wait till the water charges come in then i know what your answer would be :P

J.O. Farmer

[/quote="lakill Farm;87827118"]do ya think iver will want flowers for the grave? get a teleporter in for 2 hours with a cage and do it safely. teleporter is €150 for the day, its €100 or more for a trip to A&E and about €8000 to get buried[/quote]

Does Iver have any kids. If not he might just win a Darwin award.
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/

milkprofit

leg wax wrote: »

my little idea is when you are takeing off your manure spreader put it up on 2 lorry tyres which are on top of each other on their sides , makes it very easy to manoeuvre when putting back on.

Tractor tyre with solid pallet on top better

delaval

milkprofit wrote: »

Tractor tyre with solid pallet on top better

Hedge cutter, saw head??

bogman_bass

http://www.silkyfox.co.uk/highsaws.html

one of these?

Got a lidl version for less than 20 euro last year. Great yoke!

Manoffeeling

bogman_bass wrote: »

http://www.silkyfox.co.uk/highsaws.html

one of these?

Got a lidl version for less than 20 euro last year. Great yoke!

That's only for women and auld lads. Put a bit of passion into it man.

Three cheers for Ivor

49801

€40/day to hire a proper pole saw... Money well spent!

bogman_bass

can you hire a pole saw? i heard you cant hire chainsaws anymore for insurance reasons

hugo29

bogman_bass wrote: »

can you hire a pole saw? i heard you cant hire chainsaws anymore for insurance reasons

jayus, is it any wonder you cant hire a chainsaw, when you see what iver does with them:eek: