Labour Saving and General Guntering

tractorporn

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

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

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

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

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

timple23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

PTO is braked alright

Reggie.

Thank christ these are finished. Only took me 5 days

funkey_monkey

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

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.

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

Reggie. wrote: »

Thank christ these are finished. Only took me 5 days

Lovely tidy work

mayota

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

Nekarsulm

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

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

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

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.