Labour Saving and General Guntering

Sami23

Parishlad wrote: »

Yep, heads have to be up (same story if you were dosing with a normal dosing gun). Pack the crush as tight as you can and that will help. You will always get an awkward one that drops the head and there's no way round it but a few prods of a stick to get the head up again. Failing that, you just have to let a few out and catch the troublemaker in the head gate.
In any case though the hook is the bees knees. Start at the back, reach out with hook before they realise you are there and you will catch most of them before they know it.

But when you go to put it in their mouth do they not just shake their head to avoid it ?

Magellan Murphy

Sami23 wrote: »

But when you go to put it in their mouth do they not just shake their head to avoid it ?

Not everyone is in to that sort of thing.

whelan2

Sami23 wrote: »

But when you go to put it in their mouth do they not just shake their head to avoid it ?

no they are dosed before they know it

Muckit

Magellan Murphy wrote: »

Not everyone is in to that sort of thing.

Mine doesn't have a hook Mod snip Wha wha

patsy_mccabe

This thread heading to After Hours...,,

Nekarsulm

Bit of Guntering last night. Handiest way out of having to cut 45 degree angles......

emaherx

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Bit of Guntering last night. Handiest way out of having to cut 45 degree angles......

Considering that looks like a 3c mkII or mkIII, it's not really guntering it's the engineering that she deserves.

Muckit

Fine job. What's the sound like? Are those old pipes from a milking machine?

Nekarsulm

Sounds grand. Those Leyland engines always had a nice sound off them. Yeah, a bend from old vacuum line. The flange on the end was just the right diameter to match the hole in the silencer. The silencer looks like the last lad wrapped the original in heavy gauge sheet and welded it all round.

pedigree 6

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Sounds grand. Those Leyland engines always had a nice sound off them. Yeah, a bend from old vacuum line. The flange on the end was just the right diameter to match the hole in the silencer. The silencer looks like the last lad wrapped the original in heavy gauge sheet and welded it all round.

Yeah i was just wondering how you got the weld on with the heavy pipe to a light silencer. Fairly heavy duty there now.
Stick a whistle on the top there now so we can hear you coming.;)

blue5000

Have you 2 JCBs Neks?

Nekarsulm

blue5000 wrote: »

Have you 2 JCBs Neks?

Yep, I have a 1989 3cx Sitemaster at home, have it nearly 20 years now, and that 3cMk2 on an out farm, about 8 miles away.
I got it because driving the 3cx over and back is a pain, and its only for raising a bit of gravel, bit of ditching, digging post holes etc.

Sligoronan

A small bit of Guntering over the weekend.

patsy_mccabe

Is that your own place Sligoronan?

stock>

Sligoronan wrote: »

A small bit of Guntering over the weekend.

Not really guntering now is it, looks like installation of new plastic cubicles......

CloughCasey1

stock> wrote: »

Not really guntering now is it, looks like installation of new plastic cubicles......

Top job if ya ask me. Did ya do any "guntering" of your own this weekend? Its very easy to shout down to others from the high stool.

Nekarsulm

Will they stay tight on a block wall? Looks super, a pity to dirty them!

stock>

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Top job if ya ask me. Did ya do any "guntering" of your own this weekend? Its very easy to shout down to others from the high stool.

Yea did a bit on Saturday, fitted a 2liter rear wheel drive Corolla engine and gearbox to a landcruiser chassis and a suzuki transfer box to the cruiser axles.All to be topped off with a Jimny body.............................

darragh_haven

stock> wrote: »

Yea did a bit on Saturday, fitted a 2liter rear wheel drive Corolla engine and gearbox to a landcruiser chassis and a suzuki transfer box to the cruiser axles.All to be topped off with a Jimny body.............................

Pic....sounds Halloween-ish or Frankenstein-ish

Reggie.

darragh_haven wrote: »

Pic....sounds Halloween-ish or Frankenstein-ish

Sounds more MAD MAX to me

Muckit

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Will they stay tight on a block wall? Looks super, a pity to dirty them!

Have to drill all the way through and use threaded bar and plated on the far side. Even at that they might loosen. Alot of pressure on cubicles especially if big sucklers.

We found calves used go in and get stuck in them! Pulled them all out as they were getting loose and dangerous. Cattle will pull a lot of the crap down onto slats without the cubicles.

Sligoronan

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Is that your own place Sligoronan?

Yea.

Sligoronan

stock> wrote: »

Not really guntering now is it, looks like installation of new plastic cubicles......

Believe me there was a lot of Guttering to get threaded bars lined up with wrong size drills bits and the ould fellow asking the odd daft question.

foxy farmer

Oul fellas can be a pain. I give a lad a hand doing work from time to time and he times the jobs so that his father is away. He'd wreck your head. Knows it all but wouldn't pick up a hammer for ya. Himself and the son often have full blown arguments while stuck at a job. It goes from guntering to precision engineering when he's around.

larthehar

Something i meant to but up last year, a handy little bar to allow calves back to there own area!

bogman_bass

larthehar wrote: »

Something i meant to but up last year, a handy little bar to allow calves back to there own area!

No problems when cows put it under a bit of pressure?

renandstimpy

http://www.wholesaleweldingsupplies.ie/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4493

Bought these lads the last day they arrived today
Interested to see how they work out .

greenpetrol

renandstimpy wrote: »

http://www.wholesaleweldingsupplies.ie/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4493

Bought these lads the last day they arrived today
Interested to see how they work out .

For light aluminium gates? Let us know please

MickeyShtyles

Seen this in a horse yard this morning. Handy yoke to hold the gate.

dunlopwellies

renandstimpy wrote: »

http://www.wholesaleweldingsupplies.ie/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4493

Bought these lads the last day they arrived today
Interested to see how they work out .

Any joy with these? I bought some from eBay recently barely could even strike an arc with them!

renandstimpy

Not yet but hopefully in the next week ... they got side tracked with work and silly season... 😀

larthehar

bogman_bass wrote: »

No problems when cows put it under a bit of pressure?

No hassle at all.. to be fair the two gates are just two heavy field gates cows don't really go looking for the calves as calves only go back there to lie down..

Limofarmer

Did a bit of guntering /weld/fabrication today. Nearly finished Need to fit a Wear plate on bottom weld close the box end and a Coat of paint

Nekarsulm

Great job! Bandsaw, cut off saw, or power hacksaw? Great square cuts anyway.

Limofarmer

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Great job! Bandsaw, cut off saw, or power hacksaw? Great square cuts anyway.

Thanks
None of the above . A 9" angle grinder .

mayota

How did you drill the holes? Good work by the way.

Limofarmer

mayota wrote: »

How did you drill the holes? Good work by the way.

Thanks
A bit of guntering got the holes cut out for me . Marked hole for bushion and cut it with mini grinder and skinny disc . Nicked several cuts around circumference of circle and hit out the piece with a hammer . Tapped bushion through with hammer as holes were a nice snug fit . Welder closed up the cuts from the mini disc

Reggie.

Limofarmer wrote: »

Thanks
None of the above . A 9" angle grinder .

Yeah it's easy to get the good edges with a grinder when you take your time marking out the material and cut carefully

Reggie.

Just finishing a turf bucket here myself

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

Just finishing a turf bucket here myself

Hope you paint this one :rolleyes:

Muckit

Hate to be dragging that in beside the fire!

gctest50

It'd go well with the new stove

cj maxx

Limofarmer wrote: »

Did a bit of guntering /weld/fabrication today. Nearly finished Need to fit a Wear plate on bottom weld close the box end and a Coat of paint

Thanks for posting that as I was thinking of something similar do good to see it in 'the flesh '
How long did it take you ?

contrary_devil

How come I can't see the pics posted by Limofarmer and Reggie?

mayota

contrary_devil wrote: »

How come I can't see the pics posted by Limofarmer and Reggie?

Don't know, are you needing glasses?

contrary_devil

mayota wrote: »

Don't know, are you needing glasses?

Des Bishop watch out, there's a new act in town that'll blow you out of the water.

I asked a civil question, if you didn't want to give a civil answer then you should have kept your smart alec comment to yourself.

BENDYBINN

contrary_devil wrote: »

Des Bishop watch out, there's a new act in town that'll blow you out of the water.

I asked a civil question, if you didn't want to give a civil answer then you should have kept your smart alec comment to yourself.

Jesus ur a contrary devil!

Buford T. Justice XIX

contrary_devil wrote: »

How come I can't see the pics posted by Limofarmer and Reggie?

Did you try refreshing the page? It happens me sometimes too if the download speed drops.

Nekarsulm

Are you viewing on a mobile contrary? Sometimes photos don't show on mine.

contrary_devil

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Did you try refreshing the page? It happens me sometimes too if the download speed drops.

That done the trick. I should've thought of that myself