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Odelay

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Well, those were the only thicknesses the local place had in stock, went with it.
If they don't get bent with careless loader work, they'll see me out!
The crash barrier is 300mm, plus the height of the leg underneath.
Bedding will soon build up, raising the ewes height.

Is there a steering pin gone on the international or is that full lock? Some job if it is!

renandstimpy

Pint of milk will help counter act symptoms of zinc poisoning... better not to get it though plenty of ventilation

Nekarsulm

Splines on top of the kingpin gone. Replacement will have to come from USA or Canada if I want to keep it original.

Muckit

You have some fleet of tractors Nek! Is that international 6 cylinder?

Bullocks

Thanks Nek , they will take a bit of belting from the loader ! Handy for using around a shed for lambing and easy take out for cleaning too

Bullocks

My less robust barrier! Hope to get it hung Saturday

Nekarsulm

Muckit wrote: »

You have some fleet of tractors Nek! Is that international 6 cylinder?

Yep,6 cylinder. Rare enough old doll. Its a Farmall 966.
I had to get a rear wheel centre casting after I bought it, and had to get it brought from Saskatchewan in Canada.

Nekarsulm

Bullocks wrote: »

My less robust barrier! Hope to get it hung Saturday

That's a super job, Bullocks, factory quality.
Very tidy workshop !

Bullocks

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yep,6 cylinder. Rare enough old doll. Its a Farmall 966.
I had to get a rear wheel centre casting after I bought it, and had to get it brought from Saskatchewan in Canada.

I'd say original parts wont be cheap for her

Nekarsulm

Bullocks wrote: »

I'd say original parts wont be cheap for her

Common as dirt North America, but only 3 ever sold in Ireland.
Every school bus in the USA (the old yellow ones you see in films) had that basic engine in them, and a multitude of other International trucks.

SuperTortoise

Thanks for the info on steel prices lads, i'm going to bite the bullet tomorrow and order the steel this weekend for one or two small projects ive been meaning to get around to for ages, i'll ring around first for quotes and i'll post the prices here if anyone is interested.
Just looking at your posts there was 4/5 euro difference in the price of a 7m length i'll only be ordering a few lengths but it does add up.
Thanks.

Bullocks

They can reach ok !

Reggie.

Bullocks wrote: »

They can reach ok !

Noice

renandstimpy

Sweet as a nut there Bullocks

Bullocks

renandstimpy wrote: »

Sweet as a nut there Bullocks

I wouldnt say its that good but the next one will be better !
I cant weld so have to get the father to stick it together , I just cut them to size , clamp them together and wait patiently while he welds , I'll have to learn

rangler1

Bullocks wrote: »

They can reach ok !

What height did you put the bottom board after

Reggie.

Bullocks wrote: »

I wouldnt say its that good but the next one will be better !
I cant weld so have to get the father to stick it together , I just cut them to size , clamp them together and wait patiently while he welds , I'll have to learn

There's nothing to it bullocks. Your father should teach ya in no time

Bullocks

rangler1 wrote: »

What height did you put the bottom board after

Its a foot off the ground - 40mm box 225mm timber and 40mm box

Bullocks

Reggie. wrote: »

There's nothing to it bullocks. Your father should teach ya in no time

Teaching/patients isnt a virtue in the Bullocks family , even though he gives the odd go of the welder to my young lad so maybe I wont have to learn

pedigree 6

Bullocks wrote: »

Teaching/patients isnt a virtue in the Bullocks family , even though he gives the odd go of the welder to my young lad so maybe I wont have to learn

All it is (for an arc welder) is touch the welding rod to the piece of metal to get an arc of current (spark) and keep the rod a few millimetres off the piece of metal while going back and forth across the join.

That's all really.:o

It's a skill every farmer should have.
I learnt it in ag college. Even though they showed us welding in about 2 hours over the whole green cert.:cool:
But it never leaves you once you get the knack.

There's no shortage of broken things to weld on a farm.:pac::D

Bullocks

pedigree 6 wrote: »

All it is (for an arc welder) is touch the welding rod to the piece of metal to get an arc of current (spark) and keep the rod a few millimetres off the piece of metal while going back and forth across the join.

That's all really.:o

It's a skill every farmer should have.
I learnt it in ag college. Even though they showed us welding in about 2 hours over the whole green cert.:cool:
But it never leaves you once you get the knack.

There's no shortage of broken things to weld on a farm.:pac::D

I gave it a few quick goes and ended up stuck to the steel mostly .
Theres plenty broken around here anyhow , you're right about it being a skill every farmer should have

blue5000

Apologies Bullocks, tried a couple of times to upload your photo, and it was always upside down, good barrier though.

Started a little project this week. A good tip for anyone buying a used plough is buy a 4 or 5 furrow and hopefully there is enough good parts for 3 bodies. Had the big sockets out yesterday.





The eagle eyed will have spotted the 'resource pile(s)' in the backround:o I have a bad case of blue paint disease.

pedigree 6

Bullocks wrote: »

I gave it a few quick goes and ended up stuck to the steel mostly .
Theres plenty broken around here anyhow , you're right about it being a skill every farmer should have

They showed us block laying as well in about 1 hour.
I don't think there were too many master builders coming out of kildalton.:D
Could have done with yourself teaching us.;)

Bullocks

Thanks blue , perks of the mod job ha !

ganmo

Bullocks wrote: »

Teaching/patients isnt a virtue in the Bullocks family , even though he gives the odd go of the welder to my young lad so maybe I wont have to learn

in this house if i use a tool of dads that i'm not certified to use i get the head bit off me...my only cert is my driving licence(and the spraying one) so now i'm planning on buying new tools for myself expecting to get the head bitten off for wasting money

Base price

blue5000 wrote: »

Apologies Bullocks, tried a couple of times to upload your photo, and it was always upside down, good barrier though.

Started a little project this week. A good tip for anyone buying a used plough is buy a 4 or 5 furrow and hopefully there is enough good parts for 3 bodies. Had the big sockets out yesterday.





The eagle eyed will have spotted the 'resource pile(s)' in the backround:o I have a bad case of blue paint disease.

Blue, what is the tool with the socket attached? Never seen one before.

MickeyShtyles

blue5000 wrote: »

Apologies Bullocks, tried a couple of times to upload your photo, and it was always upside down, good barrier though.

Started a little project this week. A good tip for anyone buying a used plough is buy a 4 or 5 furrow and hopefully there is enough good parts for 3 bodies. Had the big sockets out yesterday.





The eagle eyed will have spotted the 'resource pile(s)' in the backround:o I have a bad case of blue paint disease.

Lemken?

visatorro

Base price wrote: »

Blue, what is the tool with the socket attached? Never seen one before.

Torque multiplier?

blue5000

A nut cracker, great job for rusty seized nuts and bolts.

Link not working for some reason, Mickey it's a Ransomes.

Base price

visatorro wrote: »

Torque multiplier?

I've heard of them but never seen one.

visatorro

Base price wrote: »

I've heard of them but never seen one.

Most farmers just put an extra long pipe over the pull bar and put their back into it!

9935452

visatorro wrote: »

Most farmers just put an extra long pipe over the pull bar and put their back into it!

Still wont beat the torque multiplier.
They are rated for nearly twice the torque of a good inch air gun.
I have one myself and would recommend one, even a cheap one,
They will eithre open the bolt or snap it off

Reggie.

9935452 wrote: »

Still wont beat the torque multiplier.
They are rated for nearly twice the torque of a good inch air gun.
I have one myself and would recommend one, even a cheap one,
They will eithre open the bolt or snap it off

Yeah they are a great job

Bullocks

ganmo wrote: »

in this house if i use a tool of dads that i'm not certified to use i get the head bit off me...my only cert is my driving licence(and the spraying one) so now i'm planning on buying new tools for myself expecting to get the head bitten off for wasting money

Haha I'm allowed (at 33) to use more or less anything except his bulldozer and he is a bit precious about me spreading fertilizer on his place cos I horse it out from the middle and travel as little as possible of the garden compared to his careful covering of every inch without stripes or overlaps

delaney001

Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified

White Clover

delaney001 wrote: »

Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified

No picture showing Delaney, but it's highly unlikely it's asbestos or Fibre cement. These tend to be brittle and will break/crack if you try bending them or they will break if not handled gently.

delaney001

Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified

Reggie.

delaney001 wrote: »

Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified

Still no pic delaney

delaney001

Reggie. wrote: »

Still no pic delaney

Jesus I'm getting awful hardship here!! Cheers for the patience. Won't let me upload the file. Hopefully this link might work
https://imgur.com/gallery/IwVXY

Nekarsulm

No pic. Delaney, but if its less than 30 years old, almost certainly fibre cement.
Older stuff from the 50's could easily be asbestos.
Don't cut it with an angle grinder or any powered tools, other than that, its inert.

EDIT. Picture there now. I would bet that's fibre cement. Never saw asbestos with those sharp radius's.

delaney001

Nekarsulm wrote: »

No pic. Delaney, but if its less than 30 years old, almost certainly fibre cement.
Older stuff from the 50's could easily be asbestos.
Don't cut it with an angle grinder or any powered tools, other than that, its inert.

EDIT. Picture there now. I would bet that's fibre cement. Never saw asbestos with those sharp radius's.

Ya someone else said the same thing to me, unlikely with the sharp turns.
It's actually not a farming related project but I hazarded a guess that I'd get the best general idea from here. ðŸ‘

Nekarsulm

delaney001 wrote: »

Ya someone else said the same thing to me, unlikely with the sharp turns.
It's actually not a farming related project but I hazarded a guess that I'd get the best general idea from here. ðŸ‘

Yeah, usually only see asbestos with a gentle curve, same as on a round roof hayshed.
Have an old piggery here that has such an asbestos roof. Four curved sheets which are bolted together and form a curve 22 foot wide. Self-supporting, ends are plastered into a wall at each end. It was originally an old hatchery at the local Co-Op, and an Uncle bought it in the early 60's and put it up here on the farm. Still solid. (never climb onto any of these sheeted roof's)

patsy_mccabe

Some asbestos taken down off a shed locally here recently. It was a normal type apex roof.

darragh_haven

Bullocks wrote: »

Haha I'm allowed (at 33) to use more or less anything except his bulldozer and he is a bit precious about me spreading fertilizer on his place cos I horse it out from the middle and travel as little as possible of the garden compared to his careful covering of every inch without stripes or overlaps

I'm 37 and still not allowed near my dad's workshop other than to get him something. And if something is missing, there would be fcuking and blinding. I bought all my own stuff over the years €12k to €15k worth of stuff. So now if anything is missing, i just say it must have been my brother as i have all my own gear. (In fairness my brother would usually have tahen it and never put it back)
My dad would go of like a bear ....

As i laugh to myself

Mrs cockett

darragh_haven wrote: »

I'm 37 and still not allowed near my dad's workshop other than to get him something. And if something is missing, there would be fcuking and blinding. I bought all my own stuff over the years €12k to €15k worth of stuff. So now if anything is missing, i just say it must have been my brother as i have all my own gear. (In fairness my brother would usually have tahen it and never put it back)
My dad would go of like a bear ....

As i laugh to myself

I thought this only happened in our house

stock>

darragh_haven wrote: »

I'm 37 and still not allowed near my dad's workshop other than to get him something. And if something is missing, there would be fcuking and blinding. I bought all my own stuff over the years €12k to €15k worth of stuff. So now if anything is missing, i just say it must have been my brother as i have all my own gear. (In fairness my brother would usually have tahen it and never put it back)
My dad would go of like a bear ....

As i laugh to myself

I'm north of 50 and my son won't let me play with the tools..................

Reggie.

stock> wrote: »

I'm north of 50 and my son won't let me play with the tools..................

Are ya a danger to yourself?

MickeyShtyles

Bit of an opposite scenario here.
If dad wants something done, I'd leave whatever tool in the kitchen at by the time I'm home from work he still won't have done anything.
The strimmer is the only thing he'll touch!

Buford T. Justice XIX

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Bit of an opposite scenario here.
If dad wants something done, I'd leave whatever tool in the kitchen at by the time I'm home from work he still won't have done anything.
The strimmer is the only thing he'll touch!

As you get older, you'll find that is called delegation;)

blue5000

Speaking of getting older, have any of the over 40's who do a bit of welding heard of a cheater lens?