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Labour Saving and General Guntering

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  • #692
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    DanielGibbons wrote: »
    That's a good idea! We were clearing out a relatives shed before, only to find about 20 poison blocks stashed when we lifted up a sheet of galvanized in the haybarn!

    We use granules of poison now, it looks like a bag of oats dyed blue! Works a treat :D

    No idea where the aul fella gets it tbh!
    thats what i use aswell. got them off a mate a while back


  • #693
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    I anchor the bait in pipes by screwing the blocks onto pieces of slating lats. Rat won't take the timber with him and can't get the block off the screw/nail. Find it handy as I can slide the timber in and out as needed to rebait.


  • #694
    delaney001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭delaney001


    [IMG][/img]http://imageshack.com/a/img21/4533/3n4b.jpg

    Did a little bit of guntering this evening. Have a standard wheel barrow that was kinda shagged. Not sure what drove it over the edge, but it was on a slippery slope. As can be seen from first set of pics, the two handles had come free from the main body of the barrow. This was due to rust setting in and the head of the bolts + washers being able to slip through the holes.


    [IMG][/img]http://imageshack.com/a/img194/3882/2e76.jpg

    Was going to try get the largest washers I could and just tighten the nuts and bolts again. But instead came across some old tin lying around. Cut up 4 squares, big enough to catch two holes each. (thought the sheet of tin would be stronger than just large washers as there is no real chance of the bolts slipping through the holes again, in near future. So lined up the square pieces with the barrow holes, dot punched, drilled.

    [IMG][/img]http://imageshack.com/a/img853/640/tc35.jpg
    Put them back in place and tightened in with new lock nuts. SHould last for a little while longer, all though its not in great shape, itll do for a few handy jobs and prob cost about a EUR10 in total for drill bit, nuts/bolts/washers


  • #695
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    delaney001 wrote: »
    [IMG][/img]http://imageshack.com/a/img21/4533/3n4b.jpg

    Did a little bit of guntering this evening. Have a standard wheel barrow that was kinda shagged. Not sure what drove it over the edge, but it was on a slippery slope. As can be seen from first set of pics, the two handles had come free from the main body of the barrow. This was due to rust setting in and the head of the bolts + washers being able to slip through the holes.


    [IMG][/img]http://imageshack.com/a/img194/3882/2e76.jpg

    Was going to try get the largest washers I could and just tighten the nuts and bolts again. But instead came across some old tin lying around. Cut up 4 squares, big enough to catch two holes each. (thought the sheet of tin would be stronger than just large washers as there is no real chance of the bolts slipping through the holes again, in near future. So lined up the square pieces with the barrow holes, dot punched, drilled.

    [IMG][/img]http://imageshack.com/a/img853/640/tc35.jpg
    Put them back in place and tightened in with new lock nuts. SHould last for a little while longer, all though its not in great shape, itll do for a few handy jobs and prob cost about a EUR10 in total for drill bit, nuts/bolts/washers
    recylcing..... thats the style


  • #696
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    A true gunterer! Spotted today.


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  • #697
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    A true gunterer! Spotted today.

    That's some gaiter


  • #698
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    He was explaining (proudly) how there was a stick-on gaiter inside, plus a big loose gaiter plus a complete tube around the actual pumped up tube. Its still going to rip apart, isn't it!


  • #699
    Zoo4m8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭Zoo4m8


    It is, but you still have to give him full marks for effort! :)


  • #700
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    He was explaining (proudly) how there was a stick-on gaiter inside, plus a big loose gaiter plus a complete tube around the actual pumped up tube. Its still going to rip apart, isn't it!

    You never know it might last long enough to gather the price of a new tyre . I would certainly give him an A for effort


  • #701
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    I'd say the bog is as much as it'll see :D


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  • #702
    Daniel7740
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,671 ✭✭✭✭Daniel7740


    real guntering here lads!

    a44NjLp_460s.jpg


  • #703
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Daniel7740 wrote: »
    real guntering here lads!

    a44NjLp_460s.jpg

    And the prize goes to.....

    And the real good vice gribs aswell


  • #704
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Had to bleed heating the other day. 30m from tank and didn't have patience to wait


  • #705
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,833 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Daniel7740 wrote: »
    real guntering here lads!

    a44NjLp_460s.jpg
    That's not guntering, that's desperation.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #706
    onyerbikepat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,921 ✭✭✭onyerbikepat


    blue5000 wrote: »
    That's not guntering, that's desperation.
    I've seen one of those before. It's a cross between a vicegrips and a hammer.:rolleyes:


  • #707
    dar31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭dar31


    delaval wrote: »
    Had to bleed heating the other day. 30m from tank and didn't have patience to wait

    ill make a note of that one;)


  • #708
    thetiredfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭thetiredfarmer


    onyerbikepat wrote: »
    I've seen one of those before. It's a cross between a vicegrips and a hammer.:rolleyes:

    What makes you so sure?:D


  • #709
    Figerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Figerty


    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201341053069603&set=o.139188202817559&type=3&theatre

    Novel use for a pincer


  • #710
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Oh dear god, we have a winner for the most guntered and riskiest idea! And is that a wooden wheel also?


  • #711
    Markcheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Oh dear god, we have a winner for the most guntered and riskiest idea! And is that a wooden wheel also?

    Yup that's a wooden wheel, pure brilliant ... And I wouldn't get on the bike for love nor money .... The back is probably attached to a caravan hauling a family of 12 and all their worldly goods

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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  • #712
    larthehar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 607 ✭✭✭larthehar


    calf_gate.jpg

    not sure how this will upload...

    a simple solution to allow calves back to the straw bed.. can be moved to any gate!:)


  • #713
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    larthehar wrote: »
    calf_gate.jpg

    not sure how this will upload...

    a simple solution to allow calves back to the straw bed.. can be moved to any gate!:)
    would a cow not jump it?


  • #714
    larthehar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 607 ✭✭✭larthehar


    Reggie. wrote: »
    would a cow not jump it?

    A cow could jump anything... have this in the last two years with no attempts at it anyways.. they tend to try go under on the occasion then they try... it is up quite high off of the ground.


  • #715
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    larthehar wrote: »
    A cow could jump anything... have this in the last two years with no attempts at it anyways.. they tend to try go under on the occasion then they try... it is up quite high off of the ground.
    nice idea all the same, nice and simple.


  • #716
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Oh dear god, we have a winner for the most guntered and riskiest idea! And is that a wooden wheel also?

    The metal rim is homemade as well.


  • #717
    mayota
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭mayota


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Oh dear god, we have a winner for the most guntered and riskiest idea! And is that a wooden wheel also?

    That reminds me of stories from old relatives and neighbours about making do after WW2. Turning bicycle tubes inside out cos there were so many patches on them ect ect. We don't realise how good we have it.


  • #718
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    mayota wrote: »
    That reminds me of stories from old relatives and neighbours about making do after WW2. Turning bicycle tubes inside out cos there were so many patches on them ect ect. We don't realise how good we have it.

    How did they turn a tube inside out ?


  • #719
    stock>
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭stock>


    moy83 wrote: »
    How did they turn a tube inside out ?


    Don't know but remember my granfolks and parents telling me the same about turning the inner tube inside out and other stories of rationing as well...


  • #720
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,597 ✭✭✭gctest50


    bit tidier wooden bike :)

    http://www.carpintariacarlosalberto.com/


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  • #721
    mayota
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭mayota


    moy83 wrote: »
    How did they turn a tube inside out ?

    I don't know but they must have had great patients. They would be impressed with your down pipe!


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