Labour Saving and General Guntering

Nekarsulm

Seldom buy the "Farmers Weekly", but the current issue (2 December) has a few pages of inventions made by farmers. Very interesting.

foxy farmer

Not a labour saving idea but more a mess prevention measure. Tip I learned years ago as apprentice.
The next time you buy a bag of tie wraps/cable ties DO NOT open the end of the bag but cut a slot in the middle of the bag. Just stick in2 fingers and pull out ties as needed. Messy things if they spill out accidentally.

Reggie.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Seldom buy the "Farmers Weekly", but the current issue (2 December) has a few pages of inventions made by farmers. Very interesting.

Are we in it?

The Rabbi

Give the old scraper a shot of the powerwasher,a lick of galvafroid and up on dung deal.
Beer money for christmas.

patsy_mccabe

Added stainless strip to hand scraper to stop curve spreading out. Pic of old one I did years ago too. They should make the whole scraper from stainless.

patsy_mccabe

Old scraper. :rolleyes:

patsy_mccabe

The Rabbi wrote: »

Give the old scraper a shot of the powerwasher,a lick of galvafroid and up on dung deal.
Beer money for christmas.

Sorry hassle loading pics.

Muckit

Tasty job with the aluminium strip. I use a flat edged one with the wings for pushing in the silage, the yard brush just isn't strong enough!

blue5000

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Sorry hassle loading pics.

You're not the only one, I tried to publish yours but couldn't.

ganmo

this work?

edit: yes...thats patsy's scrapper :P

patsy_mccabe

ganmo wrote: »

this work?

edit: yes...thats patsy's scrapper :P

It's like those adds for cattle on Donedeal. 'Pictures don't do it justice'.

Buford T. Justice XIX

ganmo wrote: »

this work?

edit: yes...thats patsy's scrapper :P

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

It's like those adds for cattle on Donedeal. 'Pictures don't do it justice'.

'One careful owner'...:P

White Clover

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

'One careful owner'...:P

Lady driver? 😀

blue5000

Nearly ready for a lick of paint now.

Reggie.

blue5000 wrote: »

Nearly ready for a lick of paint now.

Ah your spoiling it now

dzer2

blue5000 wrote: »

Nearly ready for a lick of paint now.

When you went that far why not put a quick release on it

blue5000

dzer2 wrote:

When you went that far why not put a quick release on it

It's on a rear end loader, extra weight of the quick release would complicate it too much. There's only 1 main lift ram.

Muckit

V tidy work blue. Thats a great bit of engineering.

Did you run out of flat for the wear plate?!!

foxy farmer

Can anyone tell me is it possible to drill a ball bearing?
The cables used on a loader joystick have a moulded plastic ball on the joystick end and one of them has pulled out due to wear. The cable end has a smaller shaped steel ball end inside the plastic ball. Was thinking of getting a ball bearing and drilling and shaping it with a die grinder to fit over the steel ball end. Forgot to take a few pics.

Nekarsulm

Too hard to drill. You could redden it in a fire and hopefully soften it. Hit and miss, but there are charts showing colour and hardness.

patsy_mccabe

I remember at work the fitters trying to drill out dowel pins. Very difficult to do as the outside is case hardened. You'll break bits big time.
You could try the fire and let them cool slowly. Might soften them enough.

rangler1

foxy farmer wrote: »

Can anyone tell me is it possible to drill a ball bearing?
The cables used on a loader joystick have a moulded plastic ball on the joystick end and one of them has pulled out due to wear. The cable end has a smaller shaped steel ball end inside the plastic ball. Was thinking of getting a ball bearing and drilling and shaping it with a die grinder to fit over the steel ball end. Forgot to take a few pics.

Why not a new cable, they're not that expensive

dzer2

foxy farmer wrote: »

Can anyone tell me is it possible to drill a ball bearing?
The cables used on a loader joystick have a moulded plastic ball on the joystick end and one of them has pulled out due to wear. The cable end has a smaller shaped steel ball end inside the plastic ball. Was thinking of getting a ball bearing and drilling and shaping it with a die grinder to fit over the steel ball end. Forgot to take a few pics.

I take it your too tight to buy a new cable

Get an 8mm socket head bolt and grind the cap head into a sphere it will fit into the joy stick then drill and tap end of cable to suit. Use lock tight when assembling

blue5000

Just a tip for anyone else putting bushings in for tines.

Tack weld in one, then stand another one upside down beside the one welded in. I used a sharpie marker, just rest it on top of the one welded in, and slowly rotate the upside down bushing beside it to draw a circle around it.


You need to hold the one being circled upside down so that the same (nut) end as the one welded in will be circled. This will also help prevent welding a bushing in upside down if they are all marked at one end only.




When you put the bushings in just barely tack them in, then put the tines in and adjust for straightness before welding them permanently.

patsy_mccabe

Now this is guntering.

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

darragh_haven

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Now this is guntering.

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

That is absolutely mad.

Reggie.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Now this is guntering.

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

Some lads

dh1985

Reggie. wrote: »

Some lads

The Chinese. A great bunch of lads

foxy farmer

My ears are ringing after watching that. The lads on the forklifts know how to operate them. Love the way the forklift is used to turn the ring when its suspended on the cross bar.

Hagimalone

Brilliant

gctest50

When the wall needs to be done but ye want early Christmas Eve pints :


https://streamable.com/6c89d

pedigree 6

gctest50 wrote: »

When the wall needs to be done but ye want early Christmas Eve pints :


https://streamable.com/6c89d

Some setting and measuring out on that.

Reggie.

How did they click forward the second time

TheBody

Reggie. wrote: »

How did they click forward the second time

On the first pass, all but the last one can't fall completely and lie on top of each other. When the last one falls fully, this frees up room for the others to fall into place.

foxy farmer

A bit of guntering this morning. Old exhaust fell off and went under the wheel on Xmas eve. The racket without it would be heard in the next parish. Pipe is a bit big and probably too short but the noise is tolerable. Welding light stainless with 29/9 rods isnt easy. Wouldn't want to be x-rayed that's for sure.

Muckit

A massey digger?

Did you take inspiration from George Saunders? See on his youtube channel just after fitting a stainless pipe on TW25!

foxy farmer

Muckit wrote: »

A massey digger?

Did you take inspiration from George Saunders? See on his youtube channel just after fitting a stainless pipe on TW25!

Twas a piece left over after doing exhaust on tractor. Got a length with a 90 bend for the tractor 3 years ago. I was going to use a piece of galvanised pipe that was a tight fit but figured it was too heavy and might break the pipe from the manifold or possibly the manifold itself. Quite likely it'll be left that way. A bit rough around the edges but will outlast any muffler I'd buy. Gone through 2 massey/ perkins exhausts in last 6 yrs.

Muckit

The jury is still out at my moment on this bit of guntering as haven't used it yet. .....

Hard to see the grab at night with mast blocking tractor spots so decided to mount a small set on grab itself.

White Clover

Muckit wrote: »

The jury is still out at my moment on this bit of guntering as haven't used it yet. .....

Hard to see the grab at night with mast blocking tractor spots so decided to mount a small set on grab itself.

Nice job muckit. Back window living dangerously there I'd say!

Muckit

Might tighten it in another few inches alright it's when you're reversing in to put it on that could catch you!

White Clover

Muckit wrote: »

Might tighten it in another few inches alright it's when you're reversing in to put it on that could catch you!

Could u run the grab off the tractor spools and get rid of the valve chest?

Muckit

White Clover wrote: »

Could u run the grab off the tractor spools and get rid of the valve chest?

I've only two services.

White Clover

Muckit wrote: »

I've only two services.

Good enough reason I suppose😀
Cost 2/300 but you could fit a diverter valve to one of your services to give you a third one.

Muckit

It would be the job alright. Can be next winters project!

Limestone Cowboy

Today's guntering.

patsy_mccabe

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Today's guntering.

I made up one of those with angle iron. Never got around to making the 4 adjustable uprights. Still using G Clamps. Helps to have a second person unwinded it by hand as you drive. Stops it snagging.

Limestone Cowboy

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I made up one of those with angle iron. Never got around to making the 4 adjustable uprights. Still using G Clamps. Helps to have a second person unwinded it by hand as you drive. Stops it snagging.

I just need to make up the the two adjustable clamps now. No need for the 4 of them to move.

Base price

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I just need to make up the the two adjustable clamps now. No need for the 4 of them to move.

I'm going to rob your idea and get OH to make up something like it.
We have to roll up a few thousand meters of high tensile wire that was taken down and is now lying on the ground.

mayota

Made this one up last spring. Can mount it on back of quad.

rangler1

Base price wrote: »

I'm going to rob your idea and get OH to make up something like it.
We have to roll up a few thousand meters of high tensile wire that was taken down and is now lying on the ground.

Easy enough to buy one, they're called spinning jenny, have one here for years, it's just the job for rolling out or rolling up wire.
The one i have is adjustable and can use rolls of any diameter