Labour Saving and General Guntering

07-09-2017 5:59am

tractorporn wrote: »

dzer2 wrote:

Always drill the RSJ and put an angle iron on for this.

dzer2 wrote:

Very easy these days with a battery drill.

dzer2 wrote:

Cost about 3 euros

The father usually welds on hangers to the RSJ but this gate comes down a couple of times a year so an adjustable one would be handy.

Have you any photos of what you knock up?

The lad i work for always welds up his gates. He reckons he would take them down to use in different spots in the summer and lose track of them .
We tend to make our gates to suit where they are being hung .

yellow50HX · 07-09-2017 10:47am

Muckit wrote: »

€220 I think for the pair through QTP. Got a lad to weld them on, wouldn't trust my snots. Lad l got is unreal with a welder. Haven't got the bill for that yet. Whatever it us it worth it.

Never used a tractor with hooks before but wouldn'tbe without them now. Reverse and click. Super.

as long as you can get them to line up. have issues getting the mower hitched up, so have found best way to do it is to open them as wide as possible and attach the LHS 1st, then raise to take up the stand then lower until the RHS lines up the push in like the old arms.

almost everything else is straight forward. cant fit the old spud planter or digger with those arms so use an other tractor.

arm controls on the mudgaurds are brillant

yellow50HX · 07-09-2017 10:49am

tractorporn wrote: »

The father usually welds on hangers to the RSJ but this gate comes down a couple of times a year so an adjustable one would be handy.

Have you any photos of what you knock up?

i usually leave the bottom hangers in place so dont have to line up the holes on the pillars for the gates. spot of weld to keep them in place

Buford T. Justice XIX · 07-09-2017 4:49pm

A nice idea to close a gate.

https://twitter.com/j0hn_k/status/905732031388233728

patsy_mccabe · 07-09-2017 4:51pm

Very clever.

lakill Farm · 07-09-2017 5:41pm

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

A nice idea to close a gate.

https://twitter.com/j0hn_k/status/905732031388233728

Aboy John Kelly. A right funny man and good operator by all accounts.

MickeyShtyles · 07-09-2017 6:05pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

Aboy John Kelly. A right funny man and good operator by all accounts.

Holy Mary Kelly isn't it!

Floki · 07-09-2017 7:02pm

That concrete is too smooth for cattle.

Wildsurfer · 07-09-2017 9:33pm

If yard is always kept that clean they won't slip anyways. I presume the tine is welded or bolted at the the back?

Muckit · 08-09-2017 6:28am

You set it for rowing or tedding depending on pressure u want on gate:)

renandstimpy · 08-09-2017 7:22pm

Made this today should keep foals in on hot day on way to sales .
Had 2 bars left over from gates of cattle trailer last year . Aluminium plate from delivery pallet.. trim €6 .... bolts €25 . Doors can close with it on .

MickeyShtyles · 08-09-2017 11:10pm

At long last I bought a decent light for the workshop. Gone from a halogen work light to a 17w LED tube. Easier om the eyes for a start and nearly no shadow. Nicer on the esb bill too. €36 in woodies.

ganmo · 10-09-2017 3:54pm

anyone have a sandblaster? ive a few jobs for one but i've never used one

lakill Farm · 10-09-2017 6:16pm

ganmo wrote: »

anyone have a sandblaster? ive a few jobs for one but i've never used one

No thjnking of getting a small pot here also. Have a few rims to do. And loader bucket and grab. I have a 200l compressor and dad was saying it will be ok for small jobs but on larger jobs struggle for air volume.

Pots are cheap enough and grit/glass priced ok

Muckit · 10-09-2017 7:13pm

It's a dirty job with potential health risks. You'd want top notch PPE to protect lungs and body.

You need massive amounts of air to run a half decent sandblaster. Lad l got to do a few jobs for me had one of those road compressors feeding his system. Then you can only imagine the amount of blasting sand you'd get through.

Wouldn't be worth it if only doing a few small bits for the savings you'd make.

lakill Farm · 10-09-2017 8:47pm

Muckit wrote: »

It's a dirty job with potential health risks. You'd want top notch PPE to protect lungs and body.

You need massive amounts of air to run a half decent sandblaster. Lad l got to do a few jobs for me had one of those road compressors feeding his system. Then you can only imagine the amount of blasting sand you'd get through.

Wouldn't be worth it if only doing a few small bits for the savings you'd make.

It's not the saving it's being able to clean an item tonight and prime it and paint it all within a day.

Most lads don't want small jobs it seems.

I was quoted 250e cash to paint a 5ft beet bucket. Like that's robbery

Muckit · 10-09-2017 9:08pm

Everything is dear until u are doing it yourself and trying to earn a crust. I say the same for my accountant fee for tax return!

Lads doing blasting usually put on etching primer straight after. Two pack paint ain't cheap if a few litres needed.

lakill Farm · 10-09-2017 9:25pm

Muckit wrote: »

Everything is dear until u are doing it yourself and trying to earn a crust. I say the same for my accountant fee for tax return!

Lads doing blasting usually put on etching primer straight after. Two pack paint ain't cheap if a few litres needed.

Haha. You may message me so.

Ye I know paint is expensice. But lad wasn't blasting just painting. 1.5 litres would have painted it. E50 costs

visatorro · 10-09-2017 9:31pm

Sandblasting is the dirtiest job going. Even with high quality masks lads reckon you can still taste the dust, which means you're inhaling it. If your only doing small items lakill, if you threw another couple of hundred with it you'd have brand new stuff. Far better off imo

keepalive213 · 10-09-2017 9:43pm

Only a hobby farmer so spending hundreds on front weights is not really an option.

https://ibb.co/m2sa4F

Nekarsulm · 10-09-2017 9:55pm

keepalive213 wrote: »

Only a hobby farmer so spending hundreds on front weights is not really an option.

https://ibb.co/m2sa4F

Front boiler!

keepalive213 · 10-09-2017 9:57pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Front boiler!

If i need extra weight i can always fill it with water ;-)

Muckit · 11-09-2017 7:21am

Is that an mf133?

shootermcgee · 11-09-2017 8:55am

lakill Farm wrote:

No thjnking of getting a small pot here also. Have a few rims to do. And loader bucket and grab. I have a 200l compressor and dad was saying it will be ok for small jobs but on larger jobs struggle for air volume.

lakill Farm wrote:

Pots are cheap enough and grit/glass priced ok

I worked with a sandblaster when times were hard and its not something that can be done diy
It's extremely dirty and quite dangerous and if the sand is damp in the pot it will take 2 lads to work

patsy_mccabe · 11-09-2017 9:08am

keepalive213 wrote: »

If i need extra weight i can always fill it with water ;-)

Water doesn't add much weight. Steel is 8 times heavier.

lakill Farm · 11-09-2017 9:12am

shootermcgee wrote: »

I worked with a sandblaster when times were hard and its not something that can be done diy
It's extremely dirty and quite dangerous and if the sand is damp in the pot it will take 2 lads to work

For the odd bit I would be doing. Opening a new bag wount matter that much.

keepalive213 · 11-09-2017 9:23am

Muckit wrote: »

Is that an mf133?

No its a long suffering mf165

SCOL · 14-09-2017 11:09am

With all the wet weather we are having and young kids I'm looking at building a shed for drying closes/workshop at the back of the garage
maybe a lean to with a full perspex roof and maybe sides that can open for air flow. probably about 12-15 foot long and the same wide.

I live on VERY exposed hill but the garage would be blocking the west winds so only easterly wind would be a problem. would the perspex roof be strong enough with a wind getting under the roof and breaking the sheets ?

I also need to figure out how to attach the roof to the side as It's k rend finish.

renandstimpy · 14-09-2017 11:16am

SCOL wrote: »

With all the wet weather we are having and young kids I'm looking at building a shed for drying closes/workshop at the back of the garage
maybe a lean to with a full perspex roof and maybe sides that can open for air flow. probably about 12-15 foot long and the same wide.

I live on VERY exposed hill but the garage would be blocking the west winds so only easterly wind would be a problem. would the perspex roof be strong enough with a wind getting under the roof and breaking the sheets ?

I also need to figure out how to attach the roof to the side as It's k rend finish.

I have something similar done as you ill post pictures later .. i used 3 mm acrylic sheets with no problem .

lakill Farm · 14-09-2017 2:14pm

SCOL wrote: »

With all the wet weather we are having and young kids I'm looking at building a shed for drying closes/workshop at the back of the garage
maybe a lean to with a full perspex roof and maybe sides that can open for air flow. probably about 12-15 foot long and the same wide.

I live on VERY exposed hill but the garage would be blocking the west winds so only easterly wind would be a problem. would the perspex roof be strong enough with a wind getting under the roof and breaking the sheets ?

I also need to figure out how to attach the roof to the side as It's k rend finish.

Putting the young lads trampoline and swing set into the workshop this winter for him. Let him burn off energy and excuse not to be under the OH feet

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