Nz super crook
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sheepdip
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Happened to me too. Mudge supplied a full new end but with the cost of it and the postage it seemed to me later that I should have just bought another whole crook
Kentishfarmer
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Had a nz / George mudge crook for ages , I just couldn’t get on with it, seems unwieldy,
finally broke it so only have the leg crook on about 4’ of the shaft , it’s much better for me in the lambing pens
finally broke it so only have the leg crook on about 4’ of the shaft , it’s much better for me in the lambing pens
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- Montgomeryshire
simple solution
thread locker or even a small blob of 312 rod weld on /around the nut will stop it happening.
thread locker or even a small blob of 312 rod weld on /around the nut will stop it happening.
Great minds...
speak for yourselfGreat minds...
but seriously not sure it takes a great mind ,just one that works in a particular way i guess.N Z sheperds crook
ha ha .:sneaky: or is it a compression spring like the ones on foot trimmers ,? they were prone to jumping out .... bit of grab silicon on the ends would hold them on probably. No, it's not dislike the one in your image above iirc. It is retained by a nut and bolt through the centre, with...
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thread lock better than weld if the spring goes through wear /tear easy enough to cut the nut off though if really necessary and it wont need special super crook bolts to replace with
and still there will be a thread post in the furue asking the same thing
mind you be would be better if they built it a bit more correctly in the manufacture . only takes a bit of thought and application of, not a great mind like IK Brunel.
to thin nuts locked together would be best from new but i suppose them kiwis arent that clever. lol.
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speak for yourself
N Z sheperds crook
ha ha .:sneaky: or is it a compression spring like the ones on foot trimmers ,? they were prone to jumping out .... bit of grab silicon on the ends would hold them on probably. No, it's not dislike the one in your image above iirc. It is retained by a nut and bolt through the centre, with...
thread lock better than weld if the spring goes through wear /tear easy enough to cut the nut off though if really necessary and it wont need special super crook bolts to replace with
and still there will be a thread post in the furue asking the same thing
mind you be would be better if they built it a bit more correctly in the manufacture . only takes a bit of thought and application of, not a great mind like IK Brunel.
to thin nuts locked together would be best from new but i suppose them kiwis arent that clever. lol.
It's not a special bolt, it's a small bolt with a nyloc nut on it, which most folk would expect to stay tight.
To be fair, mine only came loose after several years of heavy use (especially over lambing time), which is far longer than any Ali crook has last me.
of course, if we had such foresight as yourself, we'd all have known to undo the nyloc nut and use a spot of loctite or weld. Thank you.
Sadly, you only find out the quality, or lack of, the said "Nyloc" nut, when it comes adrift.It's not a special bolt, it's a small bolt with a nyloc nut on it, which most folk would expect to stay tight.
To be fair, mine only came loose after several years of heavy use (especially over lambing time), which is far longer than any Ali crook has last me.
of course, if we had such foresight as yourself, we'd all have known to undo the nyloc nut and use a spot of loctite or weld. Thank you.
Exactly what I have found, always grab an aluminium one to catch a ewe now. However I do use it pulling lambs from the pens to ring and mark them.
Snapped the leg hook off so just tidied it up with the angle grinder.
What size is the bolt ? I don't have one of the things Have very rarely used a crook ever.no plans to get one either.
Stainless Steel Hexagon Thin Lock Nut Grade A2 DIN439
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No need for a crook with a catch dog.What size is the bolt ? I don't have one of the things Have very rarely used a crook ever.no plans to get one either.
Stainless Steel Hexagon Thin Lock Nut Grade A2 DIN439
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- Montgomeryshire
I’m happy enough with a dog that will catch well enough for me to attach my Supercrook, then backs off to the quad on demand.
I guess we all work differently though.
Checked mine tonight, it was slack, but not coming off anytime soon. Dab of loctite tomorrow.
Jaci sure looks unhappy and rejected....