Nz super crook

[BD1]

Does anyone know if you can buy the locking part of the crook separately, mine must of been loose and I've lost it. Thanks

 

[sheepdip]

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]

Does anyone know if you can buy the locking part of the crook separately, mine must of been loose and I've lost it. Thanks

Mide did the same ended up buying a whole new crook
Sounds like it might be a common fault

 

[Bob c]

I thought these are beez neez of crocks, still got dads Alloy crock made from solid bar, dont know where he bought it from

 

[Wood field]

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

 

[neilo]

Does anyone know if you can buy the locking part of the crook separately, mine must of been loose and I've lost it. Thanks

Have you lost the spring as well (like I did), or just the plastic catch?

I found the catch off mine, just by chance, some time later, but not the Spring. You're welcome too it for the postage if you want it. It's only cluttering up my pile of 'that'll come in handy' stuff.

 

[steveR]

Does anyone know if you can buy the locking part of the crook separately, mine must of been loose and I've lost it. Thanks

Just the catch?

Sounds like it needs a dab of loctite? Will check mine later, not that I have used that bit more than once or twice.

 

[Bury the Trash]

simple solution
thread locker or even a small blob of 312 rod weld on /around the nut will stop it happening.

 

[steveR]

simple solution
thread locker or even a small blob of 312 rod weld on /around the nut will stop it happening.

Great minds...

 

[Bury the Trash]

Great minds...

speak for yourself 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...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

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.

 

[neilo]

speak for yourself 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...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

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.

 

[steveR]

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.

 

[Yale]

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

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.

 

[Yale]

Snapped the leg hook off so just tidied it up with the angle grinder.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Sadly, you only find out the quality, or lack of, the said "Nyloc" nut, when it comes adrift.

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

www.fixandfast.co.uk

 

[unlacedgecko]

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

www.fixandfast.co.uk

No need for a crook with a catch dog.

 

[neilo]

No need for a crook with a catch dog.

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.

 

[steveR]

Checked mine tonight, it was slack, but not coming off anytime soon. Dab of loctite tomorrow.

 

[Bury the Trash]

@FonterraFarmer

see here a Mug shot of a "New Zealand Supercrook" ?

 

[steveR]

@FonterraFarmer

see here a Mug shot of a "New Zealand Supercrook" ?

Jaci sure looks unhappy and rejected....