quick fixes, bodges and creations

[Nearly]

What are your spacing? Looks wide.
about to make a long gate with a 4ft creep section at one end

2.4m into 4 for weaned calves. So 600 centres.
2.4m into 5 for new borns, 480 centres to give young calves an area to hide in between calving and turnout.
I like creep gates.

 

[Nearly]

40 year old centres bodged onto over size ebay front wheel rims and tyres.

I had to stand on the mag drill base to keep it there.

 

[Robert K]

40 year old centres bodged onto over size ebay front wheel rims and tyres.
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I had to stand on the mag drill base to keep it there.

Just missing the paint job now

 

[Nearly]

Just missing the paint job now

I tend not to do the P word. I might treat them the next time they are off again. I've some 480's to go on eventually.

 

[Roy_H]

Alternatively, drop the ball out, put it back in the socket and weld a big washer on the cup to keep it in

Been there done that

 

[Karliboy]

Fork repair again. last repaired around 30 years ago with some reclaimed pipe and welding rod stub ends.
Weld cracked off so another stub end used off the floor to re attach with some bird poop weld, then levelled fork ends off a little with the last worn out cutting disc out off scrap bin.
Should be good for another 30 years now.

 

[Oat]

I proper 'bodged' fork would have more wear on the tines at one side

 

[Nearly]

I proper 'bodged' fork would have more wear on the tines at one side

Habe they been built up with hardfacing or bent 6" nails welded on?

 

[pycoed]

Just to prove you can run a lathe & STILL qualify for this thread - I had to close my eyes at 03:10

 

[Shovelhands]

Just to prove you can run a lathe & STILL qualify for this thread - I had to close my eyes at 03:10

Maybe that’s just his sacrificial prop lathe?

I also couldn’t see any evidence of a ground wire for the welder! ?

 

[pycoed]

Starting trouble? Need a new battery? Never! -just refurbish the old one - it's easy, just follow these quick steps to a new, green future:-

 

[Highland Mule]

Starting trouble? Need a new battery? Never! -just refurbish the old one - it's easy, just follow these quick steps to a new, green future:-

He won’t do many before he dies of chronic lead poisoning ...

 

[Tomtrac]

Maybe that’s just his sacrificial prop lathe?

I also couldn’t see any evidence of a ground wire for the welder! [emoji33]

Yeh u would think it would weld bearings up in lath And not do motor any good also

 

[Shovelhands]

Yeh u would think it would weld bearings up in lath And not do motor any good also

It looked like he’d done it a time or two ?, just another day in the office!

 

[davedb]

Maybe that’s just his sacrificial prop lathe?

I also couldn’t see any evidence of a ground wire for the welder! ?

That’s on the bed you can just see it

 

[bumkin]

Just to prove you can run a lathe & STILL qualify for this thread - I had to close my eyes at 03:10

at least he just gets on with the job, it must work because he looks so proficient at it, must have done it before

 

[Gerbert]

Looks like a proficient mechanic doing a fine repair. An oldie lathe with a worn bed costs very little. Nice!

 

[davedb]

Nothing wrong with shortening prop shafts just we’d normally put the earth clamp on the piece not on the lathe

 

[hendrebc]

All this talk of lathes has gone over my head time for a proper bodge.
Feeding the cows some straw in a shed away from the main yard so there isn't a loader there all the time. The rougher straw they won't eat I'd normally fork into the loader bucket and then tip under them (it's too much to waste just throwing into the feed passage like I would old silage) so needed an easier way to get it onto their bedding than trying to throw it with the fork. Found an old tote bag and cut one side off with a penknife to make a big open bag. Fill with the rough straw and drag it round onto their bedding. Tip over to empty. Works really well even though it sounds like a sh!t way of doing it. Wouldn't want to do hundreds of cattle like that though

 

[Nearly]

Sacrilige led lights on a 40 year old Fordy.

Sometimes the jump leads are just a bit short.