Labour Saving and General Guntering

mayota · 21-02-2014 8:12pm

Finished pic

Reggie. · 21-02-2014 8:18pm

Nice job mayota

dzer2 · 21-02-2014 10:12pm

mayota wrote: »

Made this trailer to collect grass behind ride on mower. Should save a lot of time. She's a tipper also.

Never pick up the grass mow twice a week and you can mow when its pi**ing rain.

Zoo4m8 · 21-02-2014 10:26pm

mayota wrote: »

Finished pic

Great idea, well done.. Wouldn't work for me though, too much reversing!

Zoo4m8 · 21-02-2014 10:29pm

dzer2 wrote: »

Never pick up the grass mow twice a week and you can mow when its pi**ing rain.

Once a fortnight is bad enough... Have hydraulic lift and tip so no effort anyway..:D. And rain doesn't bother my yoke either...

mayota · 21-02-2014 10:34pm

I'll probably put a light mesh roof on it cos there's a fair blow off the mower.

aujopimur · 22-02-2014 11:45am

Mini silage outfit.

Reggie. · 22-02-2014 2:38pm

aujopimur wrote: »

Mini silage outfit.

Kids will be fighting with one another now to cut the grass

satstheway · 22-02-2014 7:45pm

Zero grazer!!!!

Base price · 28-03-2014 9:12pm

Due to a few extra numbers we had to use the old byre for accommodation as older cattle are out by day but in during the night in other sheds. The byre was not set up for calves and we had to be split four ways, ten calves to each pen. OH welded up some of the old cubicles to make gates but he ran out of welding rods and we had to use a five bar gate to make up the last quarter.
We used half barrels for water and crunch but the calves were pissing into them and soiling the feed/water.
My brother came up with a novel idea and 5 days later it is still working well

Some of the pics are the half barrels on the cubicles and the rest are on the five bar gate.

Username John · 28-03-2014 9:24pm

Base price wrote: »

Due to a few extra numbers we had to use the old byre for accommodation as older cattle are out by day but in during the night in other sheds. The byre was not set up for calves and we had to be split four ways, ten calves to each pen. OH welded up some of the old cubicles to make gates but he ran out of welding rods and we had to use a five bar gate to make up the last quarter.
We used half barrels for water and crunch but the calves were pissing into them and soiling the feed/water.
My brother came up with a novel idea and 5 days later it is still working well
Some of the pics are the half barrels on the cubicles and the rest are on the five bar gate.

Tasty job.

Big dog as well

Base price · 28-03-2014 9:31pm

Username John wrote: »

Tasty job.

Big dog as well

She is a big one and great to keep unwanted travelling salesmen away

I also have an 8 month old bitch pup in training, plus a fox terrier cross bitch who hears the grass growing and sets the other two off

Would be a brave man who steps foot in our yard.

mikefoxo · 28-03-2014 9:50pm

aujopimur wrote: »

Mini silage outfit.

https://www.facebook.com/530388156988118/photos/pb.530388156988118.-2207520000.1396039774./817919194901678/?type=3&theater

Nekarsulm · 19-04-2014 12:23pm

Gone a bit quiet here, so here a few pics of something I made last night. Little lambs seem to be getting quicker, Either that or need a bit less Cheviot in the mix...........

Started out as a HayBob tine.

Reggie. · 19-04-2014 2:15pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Gone a bit quiet here, so here a few pics of something I made last night. Little lambs seem to be getting quicker, Either that or need a bit less Cheviot in the mix...........

Nice job

renandstimpy · 19-04-2014 10:47pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Gone a bit quiet here, so here a few pics of something I made last night. Little lambs seem to be getting quicker, Either that or need a bit less Cheviot in the mix...........

A fine shed you have looking out from your window

renandstimpy · 19-04-2014 10:47pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Gone a bit quiet here, so here a few pics of something I made last night. Little lambs seem to be getting quicker, Either that or need a bit less Cheviot in the mix...........

A fine shed you have looking out from your window

Nekarsulm · 19-04-2014 11:03pm

Even finer if it was mine!
Its the neighbours across the valley.

blue5000 · 20-04-2014 9:26am

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Gone a bit quiet here, so here a few pics of something I made last night. Little lambs seem to be getting quicker, Either that or need a bit less Cheviot in the mix...........

Started out as a HayBob tine.

Would it be better if you drew out the tip and rounded it over, I'd be afraid of that ripping a sheep's throat, Happy Easter and all that:pac: I'll stick up a photo of what I mean later.

Nekarsulm · 20-04-2014 9:34am

I think I know what you mean, and I might do thst, it would look nice as well as anything else.
Its only big enough for lambs up to a week or two old, was only using a welding tip on the Oxy and an old broken Hay-Bob tine.Oxy handy for brazing.
Had came across a little book about making crooks with both wood and horn, but thought to try this first!

Nekarsulm · 20-04-2014 9:36am

PS, happy Easter to all at Clough.

Nekarsulm · 21-04-2014 12:40pm

A bit like this? If doing it again, would draw out the bar as a first step, would be a lot easier to get a nice even taper.

have2flushtwice · 21-04-2014 10:26pm

I made a new bracket for the shed door. Old one broke, i used unistrut, some u bolts and some oversize nuts as the thread on d u bolt didnt go deep enough.

have2flushtwice · 21-04-2014 10:32pm

I picked up a cast stand, a strong one, bolted a vice onto it. Great height for a grinder or drilling. I can drag it out into the middle of the floor for bigger jobs too. Nothing worse than hammering on the bench and everything jumping about.

Nekarsulm · 24-04-2014 2:59pm

If you need to get gear oil into a mower or fertilizer spreader or whatever, and find the filler hole is in the usual awkward place, you could cobble up one of these.

Reggie. · 24-04-2014 6:51pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If you need to get gear oil into a mower or fertilizer spreader or whatever, and find the filler hole is in the usual awkward place, you could cobble up one of these.

Nice one nek

have2flushtwice · 24-04-2014 11:12pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If you need to get gear oil into a mower or fertilizer spreader or whatever, and find the filler hole is in the usual awkward place, you could cobble up one of these.

What price did d weanlings make that week? Cant make out d mart report in the corner. . . . .

Nekarsulm · 24-04-2014 11:14pm

have2flushtwice wrote: »

What price did d weanlings make that week? Cant make out d mart report in the corner. . . . .

100 299 average, 212:D

satstheway · 24-04-2014 11:44pm

Your plunger looks like a metricheck

MfMan · 25-04-2014 12:45pm

Advice needed; old custom-built water trough, been on the farm since year dot, stop-cock attached to a copper fitting threaded through the base of the trough. Fitting is leaking where the stop-cock attaches, so I took it off altogether and stooped the water flowing to it. (It's been giving problems for a while now anyway.) How best to repair? Can I bore a new hole higher up, push a bit of wavin pipe (1/2" HG) through and attach the stop-cock to that? If so, how best to seal the bore? Quick-set cement?

Nekarsulm · 25-04-2014 12:59pm

Photo would help. The lower down hole, where the old fitting went, can be plugged with a piece of wood, tapered, (like the piece of the handle of a shovel, where it goes' into the shovel head) You can wrap the piece of wood with a bit of synthetic cloth, old nylon sock or something like that. If the trough is empty and dry, you can use silicon sealant and the piece of wood. If you drill a new hole further up, you will still need a proper metal filling, as just pushing a bit of waving through it with a ballcock on the end, will allow the ballcock to swivel to the side etc., and not shut off properly.

MfMan · 25-04-2014 2:07pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Photo would help. The lower down hole, where the old fitting went, can be plugged with a piece of wood, tapered, (like the piece of the handle of a shovel, where it goes' into the shovel head) You can wrap the piece of wood with a bit of synthetic cloth, old nylon sock or something like that. If the trough is empty and dry, you can use silicon sealant and the piece of wood. If you drill a new hole further up, you will still need a proper metal filling, as just pushing a bit of waving through it with a ballcock on the end, will allow the ballcock to swivel to the side etc., and not shut off properly.

Ya, pity I hadn't photo. Good thinking re: wavin, may have to look at threaded piping instead.

Reggie. · 05-05-2014 2:19pm

New trolley for the bale sleigh

renandstimpy · 05-05-2014 2:34pm

Reggie. wrote: »

New trolley for the bale sleigh

Looks well reggi ... is drawbar flatened ..welded and bored at end or is it a solid piece welded to pipe ... cant see any weld marks

Reggie. · 05-05-2014 2:38pm

renandstimpy wrote: »

Looks well reggi ... is drawbar flatened ..welded and bored at end or is it a solid piece welded to pipe ... cant see any weld marks

Its actually the end of a scaffolding pipe. There is a swivel on the end of these pipes so I just punched out the swivel and instant towing eye. No welding as is one piece so should make it stronger

mayota · 05-05-2014 5:36pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Its actually the end of a scaffolding pipe. There is a swivel on the end of these pipes so I just punched out the swivel and instant towing eye. No welding as is one piece so should make it stronger

Good thinking Reggie. You reckon we'll get a bit of hay weather so!

Reggie. · 05-05-2014 5:44pm

mayota wrote: »

Good thinking Reggie. You reckon we'll get a bit of hay weather so!

Oh god yeah...... we are gonna be scalded

Reggie. · 05-05-2014 5:45pm

Well it fits anyways

delaney001 · 11-05-2014 12:13pm

Local lad who's handy with the welder made this up. Can move about 6 calves a go. Was an old silage push off rake. Very handy round here due to bad knees and backs.

delaney001 · 11-05-2014 12:17pm

delaney001 wrote: »

Local lad who's handy with the welder made this up. Can move about 6 calves a go. Was an old silage push off rake. Very handy round here due to bad knees and backs.

Another pic

Reggie. · 11-05-2014 1:05pm

delaney001 wrote: »

Another pic

Very tasty

Muckit · 11-05-2014 1:17pm

delaney001 wrote: »

Local lad who's handy with the welder made this up. Can move about 6 calves a go. Was an old silage push off rake.

Great job there. Very well made.

Is the pushoff handy for unloading? !

delaney001 · 11-05-2014 1:36pm

Muckit wrote: »

Great job there. Very well made.

Is the pushoff handy for unloading? !

Ya!!! Just back in over the gate and ram it out ðŸ˜„.

Trying to make it adaptable for the front loader now as it would make it much quicker and easier to use

Nekarsulm · 11-05-2014 1:46pm

I like the way he capped the open tops of the box iron! nice attention to detail.

Muckit · 11-05-2014 2:03pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I like the way he capped the open tops of the box iron! nice attention to detail.

hard to beat a good mitre though, more contact area for welding and better job if you want to galvanise

lakill Farm · 11-05-2014 2:05pm

delaney001 wrote: »

Local lad who's handy with the welder made this up. Can move about 6 calves a go. Was an old silage push off rake. Very handy round here due to bad knees and backs.

saw on on twitter a sheep farmer had. carry 4 ewes and lambs in separate area.

It was a stand alone unit and was able to be lifted with a standard bale lifter there so no on/off the 3point linkage. There getting 2nd one made up so they can have one loading as other one is on way tot he field

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 10:49pm

My bit of guntering today. May paint it so it looks the job.
Gate was opening opposite way and was awkward getting in and out of field. Decided I'd change it. Only after I cut off hanger did I realise the other post was too short and wasn't as big as other hanging post. So I did this.
It swivels around on post a bit but its okay

renandstimpy · 12-05-2014 10:53pm

Greengrass1 wrote: »

My bit of guntering today. May paint it so it looks the job.
Gate was opening opposite way and was awkward getting in and out of field. Decided I'd change it. Only after I cut off hanger did I realise the other post was too short and wasn't as big as other hanging post. So I did this.
It swivels around on post a bit but its okay

Your name says it all in that picture ... some great land and fine bit of guntering solving a problem .

renandstimpy · 12-05-2014 10:54pm

Greengrass1 wrote: »

My bit of guntering today. May paint it so it looks the job.
Gate was opening opposite way and was awkward getting in and out of field. Decided I'd change it. Only after I cut off hanger did I realise the other post was too short and wasn't as big as other hanging post. So I did this.
It swivels around on post a bit but its okay

Your name says it all in that picture ... some great land and fine bit of guntering solving a problem .

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 10:55pm

renandstimpy wrote: »

Your name says it all in that picture ... some great land and fine bit of guntering solving a problem .

Ah need to spray them weeds though

Labour Saving and General Guntering

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