Labour Saving and General Guntering

visatorro · 08-05-2019 12:49pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

All my shed gates are sheeted with election posters if that counts

At least some use comes out of them!

MickeyShtyles · 08-05-2019 1:47pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

All my shed gates are sheeted with election posters if that counts

Come winter time..... election posters are the perfect size for covering the windscreen against frost.
They’re very handy to have.
Some of the cabinet doors in the workshop are election posters aswell.

Muckit · 08-05-2019 3:55pm

A giant Maria Walsh looking in at me would def keep the chill away! (The fact she's a lesbian and I'm almost 7 years happily married is irrelevant!!:D

)

Say my name · 08-05-2019 10:31pm

visatorro wrote: »

At least some use comes out of them!

Off topic but in this age of using less plastic and protecting the environment, posters should really be banned.

If they are to be used.
Then every parish should have an election board or wall where candidates are only allowed one poster be put up and people of the parish can go to view the posters.

visatorro · 08-05-2019 10:41pm

Say my name wrote: »

Off topic but in this age of using less plastic and protecting the environment, posters should really be banned.

If they are to be used.
Then every parish should have an election board or wall where candidates are only allowed one poster be put up and people of the parish can go to view the posters.

Politicians will never vote for that. Besides its the only way to know who's running because you'll not see them for a few years.

Say my name · 08-05-2019 10:56pm

visatorro wrote: »

Politicians will never vote for that. Besides its the only way to know who's running because you'll not see them for a few years.

Peer pressure might change their tune though.

The posters are not recyclable though. The politicians say they are but all end up in landfill.
(Bar the few changes of use mentioned above). :pac:

There was a time when posters were made from cardboard till they were "improved" to be more weatherproof and now are made from crude oil.:rolleyes:

It's hypocrisy at it's finest for politicians to preach about being concerned about the environment when their posters are blocking some water drain.

jimmy G M · 08-05-2019 11:15pm

Theres a female candidate for the co council elections in the Tuam area with "posters" made from white material with her name & picture printed on them.... certainly stands out and probably more environmentally friendly?

TheFarrier · 09-05-2019 10:06am

Election posters are fierce handy for laying on wet ground under a Jeep or truck. Myself and one the lads do a ferocious scavenge on election nights. Gather a stash for the year. Shed full here at home and his yard

Muckit · 09-05-2019 6:31pm

Say my name wrote: »

Every parish should have an election board or wall where candidates are only allowed one poster be put up and people of the parish can go to view the posters.

This is how they do it on the continent, well in France anyways l think?

Lime Tree Farm · 09-05-2019 6:49pm

TheFarrier wrote: »

Election posters are fierce handy for laying on wet ground under a Jeep or truck. Myself and one the lads do a ferocious scavenge on election nights. Gather a stash for the year. Shed full here at home and his yard

Canvassers are getting wise to is around here, they only place posters at locations where there is cctv

Odelay · 09-05-2019 6:56pm

How easy was it to drive the clipex? Would one man drive them? How did they fair out with stones? Did you have to pull any out an try a different spot?

I’d like to try them but there is a fair amount of stones in the ground.

emaherx · 09-05-2019 7:21pm

Odelay wrote: »

How easy was it to drive the clipex? Would one man drive them? How did they fair out with stones? Did you have to pull any out an try a different spot?

I’d like to try them but there is a fair amount of stones in the ground.

Wouldn't be very stoney soil around here. They were very easy driven, put up the fence by myself in a couple of hours. The only issue where I hit some stones was the post tended to twist around slightly making it a bit harder to clip in the wire, but none of them were relocated because of it.

Odelay · 09-05-2019 7:25pm

emaherx wrote: »

Wouldn't be very stoney soil around here. They were very easy driven, put up the fence by myself in a couple of hours. The only issue where I hit some stones was the post tended to twist around slightly making it a bit harder to clip in the wire, but none of them were relocated because of it.

Thanks. And how did you drive them? I’m thinking of using a two handled pipe thing.

emaherx · 09-05-2019 7:33pm

Odelay wrote: »

Thanks. And how did you drive them? I’m thinking of using a two handled pipe thing.

Yes, 2 handle pipe thing and the Clipex sleeve. It's needed or you'll bust the top clips. Hearing protection needed also.

patsy_mccabe · 10-05-2019 2:41pm

Crush gate I made up. Like a lot of things here, it started out as a simple gate with no head-lock. But then as I was making it, I thought might as well add it. Then thought it could double up as a calving gate if needed. Hardest part was the rachet grooves along the top. A bit of drilling and cutting to shape them.
There's 3 holes at the bottom to adjust for smaller animals and 2 ropes, one to close the head-lock and one to open the latch.
Would I be made to galvanise it?

Muckit · 10-05-2019 2:45pm

Fine solid job!! Nothing going to bend that too handy!

Looks like the main frame was made a while?
Don't tell us.... you pulled it out of a skip at work and repurposed it?!

Muckit · 10-05-2019 2:51pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Would I be mad to galvanise it?

Galvanising has gone dear. Sperrin in Tynagh not too far from me and would have brought good few bits in the last while. It's the life of any metal.

Saying that, it won't be you that will have to worry about replacing that gate even if it never seen a paintbrush!

patsy_mccabe · 10-05-2019 2:53pm

Muckit wrote: »

Fine solid job!! Nothing going to bend that too handy!

Looks like the main frame was made a while?
Don't tell us.... you pulled it out of a skip at work and repurposed it?!

You don't miss much. Ya, main frame made since end of last year. Think I bought the channel for another job. I did buy the top brass pin (€2). But ya, the rest came from the skip that keeps on giving. :cool:

mayota · 10-05-2019 4:30pm

Tasty bit of welding and cutting on the top.

SCOL · 10-05-2019 4:33pm

I wouldn't mind look into that bin !!! you could sell tickets.

mayota · 10-05-2019 4:44pm

mayota wrote: »

Foam blobber for sprayer. Less than €20. Works a treat with fairy liquid.

Try a picture.

Muckit · 10-05-2019 6:26pm

Will that actually work?

mayota · 10-05-2019 6:33pm

Muckit wrote: »

Will that actually work?

Couldn’t believe how good it worked. The air needs to blow through the liquid so I attached a small length of pipe to the valve.

patsy_mccabe · 10-05-2019 6:37pm

mayota wrote: »

Couldn’t believe how good it worked. The air needs to blow through the liquid so I attached a small length of pipe to the valve.

What ratio of washing up liquid to water do you use?

mayota · 10-05-2019 6:39pm

Foam.

mayota · 10-05-2019 6:49pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

What ratio of washing up liquid to water do you use?

About 50:1 I’d say . That’s a 10litre drum and there was about 2.5 liters of water in it to allow room for foam.It got a good long squirt of fairy. The beauty of it is it bearly uses up any of the liquid.

patsy_mccabe · 10-05-2019 6:55pm

No reason why you couldn't do the same with a fertiliser spreader. just make up a short boom.

riemann · 10-05-2019 7:06pm

mayota wrote: »

Foam.

Thats genius and very handy, especially in the evening sun.

Does your tractor have a 12 socket like you'd find in a car?

Mine (MF5455) has two electrical sockets but neither are the standard car type

Muckit · 10-05-2019 7:44pm

mayota wrote: »

Couldn’t believe how good it worked. The air needs to blow through the liquid so I attached a small length of pipe to the valve.

I missed your first bit, thought it was a spot sprayer !
So once u turn on 12v compressor does it start blobbing? U just turn t off to stop?

mayota · 10-05-2019 9:06pm

riemann wrote: »

Thats genius and very handy, especially in the evening sun.

Does your tractor have a 12 socket like you'd find in a car?

Mine (MF5455) has two electrical sockets but neither are the standard car type

The best option would be to put a 7pin trailer socket and use the parking light pin but I got one of these: https://images.app.goo.gl/BRnTtnNFmBZjoP4A8

mayota · 10-05-2019 9:14pm

Muckit wrote: »

I missed your first bit, thought it was a spot sprayer !
So once u turn on 12v compressor does it start blobbing? U just turn t off to stop?

It’ll start blobbing after about 30 seconds when first turned on and then every 5 or 10 seconds. It stops as soon as switched off.

10-05-2019 10:36pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Crush gate I made up. Like a lot of things here, it started out as a simple gate with no head-lock. But then as I was making it, I thought might as well add it. Then thought it could double up as a calving gate if needed. Hardest part was the rachet grooves along the top. A bit of drilling and cutting to shape them.
There's 3 holes at the bottom to adjust for smaller animals and 2 ropes, one to close the head-lock and one to open the latch.
Would I be made to galvanise it?

Nice heavy job.
Make sure to weld the hinges on it solid so it cant be lifted off the hinges easily.
We borrowed a mobile crush one day.
Gate popped open with a 3 year old bullock stuck in it .
He lifted it off the hinges and took off down the field with it .
Lad here would only look at the crush gates that open in 2 halves not holding the animal.

satstheway · 11-05-2019 1:00am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Crush gate I made up. Like a lot of things here, it started out as a simple gate with no head-lock. But then as I was making it, I thought might as well add it. Then thought it could double up as a calving gate if needed. Hardest part was the rachet grooves along the top. A bit of drilling and cutting to shape them.
There's 3 holes at the bottom to adjust for smaller animals and 2 ropes, one to close the head-lock and one to open the latch.
Would I be made to galvanise it?

Mad not to galvanise it I'd say. Lifetime job

emaherx · 11-05-2019 1:33am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Crush gate I made up. Like a lot of things here, it started out as a simple gate with no head-lock. But then as I was making it, I thought might as well add it. Then thought it could double up as a calving gate if needed. Hardest part was the rachet grooves along the top. A bit of drilling and cutting to shape them.
There's 3 holes at the bottom to adjust for smaller animals and 2 ropes, one to close the head-lock and one to open the latch.
Would I be made to galvanise it?

That's not a gate!

This is a gate!

Buford T. Justice XIX · 13-05-2019 12:12pm

When things get a bit more complicated than you expect...
https://twitter.com/Bob_Animal/status/1127686512060112896?s=19

vincenzolorenzo · 13-05-2019 1:29pm

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

Canvassers are getting wise to is around here, they only place posters at locations where there is cctv

Would they not be only too delighted if posters went missing on election night, less for them to have to take down?

Buford T. Justice XIX · 18-05-2019 9:39am

5 star guntering here...
https://twitter.com/ClintonReports/status/1129389001121632256?s=19

stock> · 19-05-2019 1:40am

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

5 star guntering here...
https://twitter.com/ClintonReports/status/1129389001121632256?s=19

If they put tyres on it it might pull like a 4x4 should........................ with out the need of a lump of timber............................................

lab man · 19-05-2019 5:37am

Buford T. Justice V wrote:

5 star guntering here...

Often seen my father doing that yrs ago you have to watch where the air valve is tho can nick it easily

visatorro · 19-05-2019 5:58am

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

5 star guntering here...
https://twitter.com/ClintonReports/status/1129389001121632256?s=19

That's how you got the scraper going in the finish??!!

Sligoronan · 19-05-2019 9:20am

Best bit of back saveing guntering done in a while.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 19-05-2019 10:14am

visatorro wrote: »

That's how you got the scraper going in the finish??!!

Jaysus, don't mention the war!!!!

Coming this week to take it back, they said.

And I believe them....:rolleyes:

pms7 · 19-05-2019 10:33am

emaherx wrote: »

Yes, 2 handle pipe thing and the Clipex sleeve. It's needed or you'll bust the top clips. Hearing protection needed also.

Seen guy that sells them using a engine vibrator about size of chainsaw, it taps them down no bother. Ideal setup if not want to take tractor and post driver on ground over the winter.

Reggie. · 19-05-2019 10:41am

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Jaysus, don't mention the war!!!!

Coming this week to take it back, they said.

And I believe them....:rolleyes:

Start cutting it out yourself

emaherx · 19-05-2019 10:51am

pms7 wrote: »

Seen guy that sells them using a engine vibrator about size of chainsaw, it taps them down no bother. Ideal setup if not want to take tractor and post driver on ground over the winter.

I've seen them too, but they are that easy to drive by hand it wouldn't be worth the bother of carrying the extra weight of the engine. Of course it may be a different story on land different to mine.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 19-05-2019 10:55am

Reggie. wrote: »

Start cutting it out yourself

It's very tempting but they'll have it out in half a day if they send a good crew.

And 5 weeks if they send the same crew that put it in:(

I'm just going to ignore it as much as possible now, the last few months dealing with it has been stressful enough.

And back to looking for another supplier then...

Reggie. · 19-05-2019 9:10pm

Bitta welding today

Base price · 19-05-2019 10:17pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Bitta welding today

What is it going to turn into?

jimmy G M · 19-05-2019 10:24pm

Base price wrote: »

What is it going to turn into?

You should know Reggie by now.... likes to keep us guessing.....
.......
so I'll start the ball rolling....

Something to hold rolls of bale wrap?

Base price · 19-05-2019 10:28pm

jimmy G M wrote: »

You should know Reggie by now.... likes to keep us guessing.....
.......
so I'll start the ball rolling....

Something to hold rolls of bale wrap?

I'm turning the laptop upside down and from side to side and I can't figure what it's going to be

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