quick fixes, bodges and creations

[Happy hillbily]

Not sure in which thread to put this, here or in all things dairy, or even farmers carefull with money
One of the in parlour feeders broke this morning, original manufacturer is unknown, a similar replacement, wouldn't be calibrated, nevermind the cost issue !!!!
So scrummidged in the scrap pile. Found some thickish Galve sheet that used to be an old hay rack, and and started fabrication. After some bending and hammering I found that I'm out of welding rods, so searched the bottom of my welding bucket for some welding rod stumps, and voila, new feed shovel for the parlour.
Should last a few more years

 

[wanderer]

God you farmers are tight bu66ers.......

 

[Happy hillbily]

God you farmers are tight bu66ers.......

 

[Courier]

That reminds me of an anecdote from Ken Slater who told of a cowman consistently overfeeding in the parlour - he would never give less than a full scoop so the boss surreptitiously reduced the length of the scoop by a mm each week until it was 25% shorter then encouraged the cowman to feed extra scoops to the newly calved cows - result.

 

[Netherfield]

God you farmers are tight bu66ers.......

I think that's extravagent, Yorkshireman would have patched tho old one up.

 

[chickens and wheat]

there is still life in that old shovel, what you playing at?

 

[wanderer]

That reminds me of an anecdote from Ken Slater who told of a cowman consistently overfeeding in the parlour - he would never give less than a full scoop so the boss surreptitiously reduced the length of the scoop by a mm each week until it was 25% shorter then encouraged the cowman to feed extra scoops to the newly calved cows - result.

And sneaky with it

 

[Happy hillbily]

Not sure in which thread to put this, here or in all things dairy, or even farmers carefull with money
One of the in parlour feeders broke this morning, original manufacturer is unknown, a similar replacement, wouldn't be calibrated, nevermind the cost issue !!!!
So scrummidged in the scrap pile. Found some thickish Galve sheet that used to be an old hay rack, and and started fabrication. After some bending and hammering I found that I'm out of welding rods, so searched the bottom of my welding bucket for some welding rod stumps, and voila, new feed shovel for the parlour.
Should last a few more years

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Problem !
It's too bloody heavy
Will have an arm like popeye by the end of the week.

 

[JCMaloney]

Not sure in which thread to put this, here or in all things dairy, or even farmers carefull with money
One of the in parlour feeders broke this morning, original manufacturer is unknown, a similar replacement, wouldn't be calibrated, nevermind the cost issue !!!!
So scrummidged in the scrap pile. Found some thickish Galve sheet that used to be an old hay rack, and and started fabrication. After some bending and hammering I found that I'm out of welding rods, so searched the bottom of my welding bucket for some welding rod stumps, and voila, new feed shovel for the parlour.
Should last a few more years

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Original handle? Just like Triggers broom.................

 

[TripleSix]

Had a near disaster today, we tow the sheep shower with the fastrac, via a frame on the linkage, handy for levelling the dipper.

Got home and a bolt had sheared...

I decided to upgrade it, it wanted to be slightly lower anyway.
Found a series Landrover towbar plate on the shelf.
And added a bit of offcut tubing for strength.

 

[Shovelhands]

borderline engineering - sorry.

ridge beam for new cottage. 2 at 10m long. end plates from scrapyard last year. (don't tell building control)

I bet you even painted it after the pic?......the hardened bodgers are going to have a hairy fit! Move it to the other thread, move it now before it’s too late...

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Must qualify for a quick bodge when my top ball joint snapped when spraying off grass

 

[Oat]

Points potentially deducted for the use of cable ties on the pipes (albeit not part of the current bodge), are they original or after-market?

 

[Shovelhands]

Points potentially deducted for the use of cable ties on the pipes (albeit not part of the current bodge), are they original or after-market?

Jeeez that harsh, you must be the Craig Revel Horwood of the bodge thread!

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Points potentially deducted for the use of cable ties on the pipes (albeit not part of the current bodge), are they original or after-market?

Original 15yrs old

 

[colhonk]

15 year old! Well I think we can let that one go then

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Better more “permanent” bodge, thought I had a spare joint but it turned out to be an M12 rather than an M16 so just cut the head off an M16 bolt and welded it to the ball joint, should keep me going until a new 1 arrives if the weather allows for spraying

 

[TheTallGuy]

Points potentially deducted for the use of cable ties on the pipes (albeit not part of the current bodge), are they original or after-market?

But bonus points for two different colours of farmer's friend!

 

[Oat]

But bonus points for two different colours of farmer's friend!

True

Better more “permanent” bodge, thought I had a spare joint but it turned out to be an M12 rather than an M16 so just cut the head off an M16 bolt and welded it to the ball joint, should keep me going until a new 1 arrives if the weather allows for spraying View attachment 719040

Top skills, but do you really need a new joint, now you have fixed the old one?

 

[chickens and wheat]

Had a near disaster today, we tow the sheep shower with the fastrac, via a frame on the linkage, handy for levelling the dipper.

Wheres the bodge ? I bet you even used genuine welding rods and that steel look suspiciously like steel.

using a drawbar as a drawbar, what ever will they think of next