Labour Saving and General Guntering

K.G. · 18-12-2019 12:03pm

Making a door and used a few scraps of old blue band to brace it but the main frames are new blues.there is some difference in the old to new when you catch them up

patsy_mccabe · 18-12-2019 12:44pm

K.G. wrote: »

Making a door and used a few scraps of old blue band to brace it but the main frames are new blues.there is some difference in the old to new when you catch them up

I thought the last blue band I bought seemed poor quality too. A lot of rust on it, sharp edges etc. All that kind of stuff seems to be coming from China now.

Figerty · 18-12-2019 1:48pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I thought the last blue band I bought seemed poor quality too. A lot of rust on it, sharp edges etc. All that kind of stuff seems to be coming from China now.

Caveat Empter is suppose.
If you accept it, then they will keep supplying it.

tractorporn · 18-12-2019 9:58pm

After Michael H trying to drag the standard of this thread towards proper engineering I shall now drag us all back into the gunther!

Made this over the weekend. My uncle had weights lying around and the tractor they came off sold so all I had to buy was the nine hole bar (€40) I had everything else. Next modification when I get time is to weld a carrier onto an old linkage off a transport box to stop it from swinging. But its keeping the wheels on the ground for now anyway. There are another two weights still in the uncles yard I might throw them on it over the weekend.

Nekarsulm · 19-12-2019 12:55am

Extra mark's for using a railway bolt... !

19-12-2019 11:14pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I thought the last blue band I bought seemed poor quality too. A lot of rust on it, sharp edges etc. All that kind of stuff seems to be coming from China now.

A lad i was doing a bit of welding for bought a bale of brown band piping from the coop.
When i heard brown band my eyes rolled to the heavens but it was easy to weld.
Turns out the pipes had no markings on them and they were redband. The boys gave him the wrong ones

stock> · 19-12-2019 11:22pm

tractorporn wrote: »

After Michael H trying to drag the standard of this thread towards proper engineering I shall now drag us all back into the gunther!

Made this over the weekend. My uncle had weights lying around and the tractor they came off sold so all I had to buy was the nine hole bar (€40) I had everything else. Next modification when I get time is to weld a carrier onto an old linkage off a transport box to stop it from swinging. But its keeping the wheels on the ground for now anyway. There are another two weights still in the uncles yard I might throw them on it over the weekend.

Hmmm still new steel in use .......................
be careful that the handles on the weights don't break. I bend two pieces steel to 90 degrees and drill two holes bolt the angle to the new nine hole bar and put a length of threaded bar through the weights to take the load off the handles.............................................................................

bogman_bass · 20-12-2019 12:34am

stock> wrote: »

Hmmm still new steel in use .......................
be careful that the handles on the weights don't break. I bend two pieces steel to 90 degrees and drill two holes bolt the angle to the new nine hole bar and put a length of threaded bar through the weights to take the load off the handles.............................................................................

The 9 holebar would break before the weights would

stock> · 20-12-2019 8:02am

bogman_bass wrote: »

The 9 holebar would break before the weights would

past experience say different...................................................

cjpm · 20-12-2019 8:36am

memorystick wrote: »

Anyone know what 3inch angle is costing at the minute? May need around 150 feet. Thanks

80 x 80 x 6mm is around €51 incl VAT

tractorporn · 20-12-2019 11:11am

stock> wrote: »

Hmmm still new steel in use .......................
be careful that the handles on the weights don't break. I bend two pieces steel to 90 degrees and drill two holes bolt the angle to the new nine hole bar and put a length of threaded bar through the weights to take the load off the handles.............................................................................

The plan is to weld the actual carrier for the weights onto a three point linkage from an old transport box. I had hoped to give it a try over Christmas but that doesn't look like its gonna happen now and I'm a bit nervous about welding onto the cast iron carrier.

Jb1989 · 20-12-2019 10:34pm

tractorporn wrote: »

The plan is to weld the actual carrier for the weights onto a three point linkage from an old transport box. I had hoped to give it a try over Christmas but that doesn't look like its gonna happen now and I'm a bit nervous about welding onto the cast iron carrier.

Can you not hang them on a suitable bit of angle iron welded your link box bit

tractorporn · 21-12-2019 11:31am

Jb1989 wrote: »

Can you not hang them on a suitable bit of angle iron welded your link box bit

Yeah might end up with that but was thinking that the carrier would add another 220kgs and the push the total weight over 600kgs. Its probably overkill but our contractor has moved to a fusion and the bales are very heavy so I'd like the peace of mind.

pingg10 · 21-12-2019 2:52pm

K.G. wrote: »

Bought a few lengths of blue band recent but havent bought for a while and welding them yesterday i couldn't get over hiw lighr they've got.they are the same now as brown band long ago.surely there's some standard for blue band and is all blue band the same

how much is a length of blue band at the minute
need some for a crush soon

rushvalley · 25-12-2019 10:21pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EckRVmVC2cI

timple23 · 04-01-2020 8:09pm

Looking for some ideas as how to hang gates in calf pens. Currently they don't hang but are held in place by chains. Is there any simple way they can be made to hang? Thinking of using a scaffold type joiner bolted to the wall. The bottom of the gates have a square welded.

ganmo · 04-01-2020 9:59pm

timple23 wrote: »

Looking for some ideas as how to hang gates in calf pens. Currently they don't hang but are held in place by chains. Is there any simple way they can be made to hang? Thinking of using a scaffold type joiner bolted to the wall. The bottom of the gates have a square welded.

are you looking to get rid of the chains or have it swinging?
and swinging in or out?

blue5000 · 04-01-2020 10:05pm

How about breaking a hole in the wall and setting a hanging eye in the wall, or can you drill through the wall and weld an eye on the end? You will need a heel on the bottom of the gate and a bar welded on top of the gate to hang it. A simple pipe welded on the top corner at 45 deg with a solid bar as a hasp down into the wall will work at the other end.

Have you many to do:D

Nekarsulm · 04-01-2020 10:08pm

Do you want them to swing, or just held securely in place?
A lenght of U shaped metal bolted to each side, running vertically, would allow you to drop the gate down from above.
(Like a guillotine)

If you got an engineering place to fold some stainless steel strips into shape they would last for ever.

timple23 · 04-01-2020 10:42pm

ganmo wrote: »

are you looking to get rid of the chains or have it swinging?
and swinging in or out?

It swings into the pen, cannot swing outward due to walls. Ideally, have it swinging, if it was held on at one side with a chain I would be ok with that.

I'd like to do it without having to weld, as I am not able to do so.

A hanging eye wouldn't work as I would have to cut the gate to slot it in.

Was thinking of using one of these and drilling them into the wall so the gate will swing?

https://www.scaffoldingsupplies.co.uk/products/details/1318.html

Aravo · 19-01-2020 11:23pm

Originally Posted by Aravo View Post
Have a PTO driven grain roller here, crushed grain is delivered out a side chute. Any ideas on some thing that would deliver from this chute area and move it to a meal bin 4 feet away and 4 feet high. I was thinking along the lines of a small auger. Any ideas welcome. Maybe someone had sorted something.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Perhaps a secondhand Orby auger from some lad updating his milking parlour?
The end with the motor on, obviously.
Could be worth asking a milking machine fitter if he knows of anything, otherwise set up a Done Deal alert.

Thanks Nekarsulm and Olelay. Did a trial run earlier with the lovely fine day. An auger worked a treat. And sure we have one here in sections. So used one section of it, about 9ft long. Had it discharging outside to a meal bin. Will get another meal bin so will fill 2 when crushing for the busy spring period. Thanks again.

G-Man · 24-01-2020 7:18am

timple23 wrote: »

Was thinking of using one of these and drilling them into the wall so the gate will swing?

https://www.scaffoldingsupplies.co.uk/products/details/1318.html

They are surely designed to grip the scaffold pipe vise tight. They might pop open if they were loose to allow swinging.. I dont know but for 2 gbp a pop its not lost

That said use them but have them grip vise tight on a piece of tubing that the gate heel slips into.. SImilar at the top if your gate has a post.. If not, perhaps its a hollow pole at top with hole an gate top slots into something like this

https://images.app.goo.gl/aWtRzVTKXAby462P9

148multi · 24-01-2020 1:15pm

G-Man wrote: »

They are surely designed to grip the scaffold pipe vise tight. They might pop open if they were loose to allow swinging.. I dont know but for 2 gbp a pop its not lost

That said use them but have them grip vise tight on a piece of tubing that the gate heel slips into.. SImilar at the top if your gate has a post.. If not, perhaps its a hollow pole at top with hole an gate top slots into something like this

https://images.app.goo.gl/aWtRzVTKXAby462P9

What about a wrap around hinge like this

cjpm · 24-01-2020 3:57pm

My vacuum pump on the slurry tanker is losing pressure through the pump when it’s shut off at the headlands. Working fine other than that. Driving me mad. It also happens when I turn it off when the tank is finished filling I.e. there is no vacuum to release when turning the lever.

Any ideas folks?

Reggie. · 24-01-2020 4:02pm

cjpm wrote: »

My vacuum pump on the slurry tanker is losing pressure through the pump when it’s shut off at the headlands. Working fine other than that. Driving me mad. It also happens when I turn it off when the tank is finished filling I.e. there is no vacuum to release when turning the lever.

Any ideas folks?

Could you have a leak somewhere

cjpm · 24-01-2020 4:30pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Could you have a leak somewhere

It’s through the pump it’s leaking. 100% sure it’s not pipes, tank itself etc

blue5000 · 24-01-2020 8:56pm

cjpm wrote: »

It’s through the pump it’s leaking. 100% sure it’s not pipes, tank itself etc

Have a look at the gearbox in front of the pump, might be air moving in or out at the pto shaft. When you're just finished spreading a load, close off the splash plate, stop the tractor and see if you can hear air escaping before the pressure drops.

cjpm · 24-01-2020 9:54pm

No. Not the problem. You can feel it blowing out the exhaust of the pump when there’s pressure in the tank. And likewise it’s sucking in air through the exhaust when there is a vacuum in it.

Nekarsulm · 24-01-2020 10:43pm

cjpm wrote: »

No. Not the problem. You can feel it blowing out the exhaust of the pump when there’s pressure in the tank. And likewise it’s sucking in air through the exhaust when there is a vacuum in it.

Well, if there is no brake on the PTO of your tractor, the ack pressure will cause the pump to spin like a pneumatic motor.
Sounds like the valve is a poor fit in the body of the pump.
Be worth taking the top cover off and examining it.

cjpm · 24-01-2020 10:59pm

PTO is braked alright

Reggie. · 27-01-2020 8:14pm

Thank christ these are finished. Only took me 5 days

funkey_monkey · 27-01-2020 8:19pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Thank christ these are finished. Only took me 5 days

What is the slope in that shed? Are you going to galvanise them or paint them?

funkey_monkey · 27-01-2020 8:26pm

cjpm wrote: »

No. Not the problem. You can feel it blowing out the exhaust of the pump when there’s pressure in the tank. And likewise it’s sucking in air through the exhaust when there is a vacuum in it.

How old is the pump? are the vanes okay?

Reggie. · 27-01-2020 8:37pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

What is the slope in that shed? Are you going to galvanise them or paint them?

About 6 in of a drop per 14 feet. Think the BIL will just paint them

bamayang · 27-01-2020 9:39pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Thank christ these are finished. Only took me 5 days

Lovely tidy work

mayota · 27-01-2020 11:47pm

A few bits left to do but in before the snow.

Nekarsulm · 14-02-2020 1:10am

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOOF-PIN-CUTTER-12-Nipper-Farriers-Trimmer-Tool-Veterinary-Steel-AUTHENTIC-ce/253607936547?pageci=8151cdb8-8015-4853-9fb5-a252813b6157

Bought a pair of these to keep a ponys hooves in order.
Arrived today, seriously sharp and well machined.
In the interest of research, tried them out on a toenail that got damaged many years ago (moving a concrete drinker).
Looks like I'll be keeping these, and get another pair for the pony....
Nothing my chiropodist owns comes even close....

patsy_mccabe · 14-02-2020 11:43pm

I see Lidl have a 4 in 1 Petrol Garden Multi-Tool for sale this week. It has a strimmer, brush blade, hedge trimmer and pole saw (chainsaw). All for €150.
I know it looks too good to be true, but I bought the battery hedge trimmers before and it's a great little machine.

Anyone have one already?

https://www.lidl.ie/en/leaflet/monday-10th-wednesday-19th-feb-2020/view/flyer/page/20

Thepillowman · 15-02-2020 8:51am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I see Lidl have a 4 in 1 Petrol Garden Multi-Tool for sale this week. It has a strimmer, brush blade, hedge trimmer and pole saw (chainsaw). All for €150.
I know it looks too good to be true, but I bought the battery hedge trimmers before and it's a great little machine.

Anyone have one already?

https://www.lidl.ie/en/leaflet/monday-10th-wednesday-19th-feb-2020/view/flyer/page/20

Don't know what the multi tool is like have a petrol hedge trimmers I got there 4yrs ago no problems except had to replace fuel lines. Fierce handy around electric fence. Bought a 4 in 1 by Ama 2 yrs good tool chainsaw attachment very handy for cutting low branches on trees. Hop into tractor trailer get someone to drive under trees and lop them off. Don't have to be trying to mind beacons, mirrors and exhaust, well worth the investment. Thing about lidl and Aldi is you have a 3yr warranty.

mayota · 15-02-2020 2:34pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I see Lidl have a 4 in 1 Petrol Garden Multi-Tool for sale this week. It has a strimmer, brush blade, hedge trimmer and pole saw (chainsaw). All for €150.
I know it looks too good to be true, but I bought the battery hedge trimmers before and it's a great little machine.

Anyone have one already?

https://www.lidl.ie/en/leaflet/monday-10th-wednesday-19th-feb-2020/view/flyer/page/20

I have the 4 in 1 here. Very happy with it. I got an extra extension piece online, handy for the higher branches. The quick feed strimmer attachment was flimsy so I picked up a regular head in local tool hire for €20 that threaded directly on.

rushvalley · 15-02-2020 4:28pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I see Lidl have a 4 in 1 Petrol Garden Multi-Tool for sale this week. It has a strimmer, brush blade, hedge trimmer and pole saw (chainsaw). All for €150.
I know it looks too good to be true, but I bought the battery hedge trimmers before and it's a great little machine.

Anyone have one already?

https://www.lidl.ie/en/leaflet/monday-10th-wednesday-19th-feb-2020/view/flyer/page/20

Bought one 2/3 years ago just for the pole saw. It's ideal for clipping low branches in the way of machinery but its really only a toy at the end of the day. I couldn't see it lasting long if being used constantly but does what I want it for.

Its easy enough to start and light on petrol but does have a few little issues.
There's a noticable amount of power lost when using the extension bar but still capable of cutting a decent size branch if given time.
The the bolts on the clamps for joining sections together kept coming lose from vibrations while working so took them out and put in bolts with lock nuts.
Mine came with a star blade for the strimmers head but for some reason it vibrates so badly that you can't hold the machine - works perfectly fine with the cord attachemnt

Haven't used the hedge trimmers attachment as I already have a normal one but wouldn't imagine it would be fit for much

Saying all that I can't complain for what it cost in comparison to the likes of a stihl polesaw aswell as a 3 year warranty.

Lime Tree Farm · 15-02-2020 9:49pm

rushvalley wrote: »

Mine came with a star blade for the strimmers head but for some reason it vibrates so badly that you can't hold the machine - works perfectly fine with the cord attachemnt

I had the same problem with a Stihl FS81 strimmer - I was inserting the washer the wrong way around - the shouldered part should have been uppermost. The one that looks like the top right washer in this link.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-For-Strimmer-Brushcutter-Replacement-of-Metal-Gearbox-Blade-Nut-Fixing-Kit/164043505697?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D225114%26meid%3D2291c9e570f543a7a4d9c8b0a5310373%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D332633596318%26itm%3D164043505697%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1

blackbox · 15-02-2020 11:04pm

I have one of these for about 12 months.

Great value for money, but you want to be a bit sympathetic to machinery. When joints get a bit loose you need to tighten them etc.

Carburetor came loose on mine and wouldn't run smoothly (air getting in) but simply tightening up the bolts sorted it perfectly. Could have brought it back, but it was less effort to fix it than go to the shop.

vincenzolorenzo · 18-02-2020 10:29am

rushvalley wrote: »

Bought one 2/3 years ago just for the pole saw. It's ideal for clipping low branches in the way of machinery but its really only a toy at the end of the day. I couldn't see it lasting long if being used constantly but does what I want it for.

That's all Aldi/Lidl gear in a nutshell. Its aimed at homeowners/DIYers. If you don't bull in thinking you've a professional's machine they generally last for years. If you're looking to use every day and make a living with the machine, buy a professional Stihl or similar.

pms7 · 18-02-2020 11:13am

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

That's all Aldi/Lidl gear in a nutshell. Its aimed at homeowners/DIYers. If you don't bull in thinking you've a professional's machine they generally last for years. If you're looking to use every day and make a living with the machine, buy a professional Stihl or similar.

That is true.
Got Aldi chainsaw for occasional use, €99 with 3 year warranty. Warranty up in March this year. Spark plug cable broke in Nov, posted new one free, fitted it, now engine wont turn, seems to lock after small pull of cord. Told them, said no replacements available, but due full refund on my warranty, just take it back to shop.
The way they honour their 3 year warranty is super. Had a hammer drill collected at door and new better model dropped off few years back.

emaherx · 04-04-2020 8:23pm

Upgraded the mirror arms on my 390T to make towing new cattle trailer a bit safer.

IMG_20200404_161109 by Emaherx, on Flickr

IMG_20200404_162826 by Emaherx, on Flickr

IMG_20200404_162838 by Emaherx, on Flickr

IMG_20200404_162931 by Emaherx, on Flickr

Gillespy · 04-04-2020 8:33pm

Can you give details on them and how you mounted them. A xl cabbed IH here needs new mirrors and arms and I would like to mount them out there rather than the middle of the door like originally. Very hard to adjust there.

emaherx · 04-04-2020 8:39pm

Gillespy wrote: »

Can you give details on them and how you mounted them. A xl cabbed IH here needs new mirrors and arms and I would like to mount them out there rather than the middle of the door like originally. Very hard to adjust there.

They are just bolted to where old ones were. There is 4 holes in new arm two of the lined up with the old holes in the cab. I'm gong to make brackets to secure the other 2 holes but going to leave it a few days to make sure I'm happy with location.

contrary_devil · 05-04-2020 3:11pm

emaherx wrote: »

Upgraded the mirror arms on my 390T to make towing new cattle trailer a bit safer.

IMG_20200404_161109 by Emaherx, on Flickr

IMG_20200404_162826 by Emaherx, on Flickr

IMG_20200404_162838 by Emaherx, on Flickr

IMG_20200404_162931 by Emaherx, on Flickr

Where did you get the telescopic arms? I've an IH XL cab too and would like to change to arms like those.

emaherx · 05-04-2020 3:17pm

contrary_devil wrote: »

Where did you get the telescopic arms? I've an IH XL cab too and would like to change to arms like those.

https://www.malpasonline.co.uk/itm/Telescopic-Mirror-Arms-for-Tractors/Mirror-Arm-LH-RH-Extendable-400-620mm-Arm-15mm-Spring-loaded/27628

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