quick fixes, bodges and creations

View attachment 514070 View attachment 514068 Another snap of the mole plough leg etc. I reckon next quiet spell I'll add a longer mole with a slight downward angle and maybe turn a more traditional expander. The ball has worked fine tho and is a whole lot cheaper!

Better picture of the foot, in your original I was happy to give you extra points for balancing the silage bales on the frame.. till I put my specs on
 

Kiwi Pete

Member
Livestock Farmer
I'll get some better pics when I'm back home again. (Sadly out working inside today on another lovely day).

The whole mole plough is a home made affair and the leg is just an ignorant bit of 25mm plate with a bevel on one side. Mole could probably do with being longer and I agree a slope relative to the beam would help. There is an expander attached b(uried in the shadow somewhere)

I run the top link short to atain the same effect as having the mole at an angle. Long term i will likely make a longer mole and put the angle on when fitting.

Oh blocks whilst clean are second hand I was actually paid to remove along with a 1300 litre metal oil tank which was sitting on them.
I found mine has a real sweet spot with the toplink. Too short and the leg lifts it up, too long and the shoe lifts it up. Lots of big concrete posts on mine!! And it's got a big wide wing for shattering, good 10 inches across. It looks to me like the point just needs to stick out front of the leg a little further so the unbroken soil will help hold her in, you'd just need to back it out when lifting up to avoid big holes..
 
Last edited:

Haythers

Member
Location
Lancashire
Got sick of crappy little scraper brackets breaking because of thin metal plate at the bottom of the shaft so I made my own
 

Attachments

  • IMG_0387.JPG
    IMG_0387.JPG
    235.1 KB · Views: 832
  • IMG_0385.JPG
    IMG_0385.JPG
    217.2 KB · Views: 905
  • IMG_0386.JPG
    IMG_0386.JPG
    257.5 KB · Views: 809

Stock

Member
..........so if you use a "G" or "F" clamp in the repair it not considered bodging......what about to hold something while you tie it together with wire, baler cord or recycled cableties..................

On the other hand if the clamp is the method of repair then it qualifies.............:rolleyes::confused::confused::rolleyes:
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 102 41.5%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 90 36.6%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 36 14.6%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 5 2.0%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.2%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 10 4.1%

May Event: The most profitable farm diversification strategy 2024 - Mobile Data Centres

  • 856
  • 13
With just a internet connection and a plug socket you too can join over 70 farms currently earning up to £1.27 ppkw ~ 201% ROI

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mo...2024-mobile-data-centres-tickets-871045770347

Tuesday, May 21 · 10am - 2pm GMT+1

Location: Village Hotel Bury, Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7BQ

The Farming Forum has teamed up with the award winning hardware manufacturer Easy Compute to bring you an educational talk about how AI and blockchain technology is helping farmers to diversify their land.

Over the past 7 years, Easy Compute have been working with farmers, agricultural businesses, and renewable energy farms all across the UK to help turn leftover space into mini data centres. With...
Top