quick fixes, bodges and creations

[zr105]

Not sure if the right thread! bit of time in the shed today, probably gona put 2 more bushings and tines in the outside edges for clearing hay/straw 2 bales at a time.

 

[Bloders]

Not sure if the right thread! bit of time in the shed today, probably gona put 2 more bushings and tines in the outside edges for clearing hay/straw 2 bales at a time.
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what holds it in the folded position?
I made one with folding tines on an a frame a couple of years back - i think yours is better for simplicity.
One extra pin joint is all youve added - i like your design.

 

[zr105]

what holds it in the folded position?
I made one with folding tines on an a frame a couple of years back - i think yours is better for simplicity.
One extra pin joint is all youve added - i like your design.

Think I’m just going to drill a small hole through where the 2 plates over lap when it’s folded and use a simple linch pin, it holds up fairly tight as is but I wouldn’t trust it if you had to stand on the brakes not to flick forward. Still have a few corners to knock off so will sort it then!

 

[stroller]

Here's my version of a seed cleaner, I used a brand new sheet of ply and a nearly new box of screws so I'm not sure it's worthy of this thread.
Seems to work ok on wheat and peas, I need to make a proper stand that I can fit a big bag under and a proper hopper, I might even buy a new bit of pipe
Cleaner

 

[Lazy Sod]

Carefull now, don't get carried away.

 

[clbarclay]

That looks like a handy output. I made one to the about the same dimensions as the plans that were online and the vacuum here won't handle anything much bigger (depending on what I'm cleaning). Getting a consistent feed that isn't too fast and doesn't bridge was been the biggest issue though.

 

[stroller]

That looks like a handy output. I made one to the about the same dimensions as the plans that were online and the vacuum here won't handle anything much bigger (depending on what I'm cleaning). Getting a consistent feed that isn't too fast and doesn't bridge was been the biggest issue though.

There is a huge amount of suction on this one, I made the inlet the same cross sectional area as the pipes, it's only running on tickover, anymore and it sucks everything out. I think the mk2 version is going to need a bigger control vent.

 

[clbarclay]

I'm not sure what you have got there for the suck, but it's definitely in a different league to a 2 kW industrial vacuum cleaner.

 

[stroller]

Its an old dunns sucker blower, I think it used to do about 25t/hrs.

 

[Sausage]

Someone!! Put the water tank box on the wrong way round and now the cattle get hold of the ball and flick it so it sticks under the box and doesn’t shut off. String to the day to stop it dropping down all the way. Doesn’t seem to affect the flow rate.

 

[Sharpy]

Here's my version of a seed cleaner, I used a brand new sheet of ply and a nearly new box of screws so I'm not sure it's worthy of this thread.
Seems to work ok on wheat and peas, I need to make a proper stand that I can fit a big bag under and a proper hopper, I might even buy a new bit of pipe
Cleaner
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All I see here is a wheelbarrow....

 

[chickens and wheat]

Click on the word cleaner

 

[Sharpy]

Click on the word cleaner

Aaaaahhhhhh........

 

[stroller]

https://youtube.com/shorts/XBmlRxp8eAc?feature=share
This might be better than the link, for some reason I can't edit my original post

 

[sjt01]

https://youtube.com/shorts/XBmlRxp8eAc?feature=share
This might be better than the link, for some reason I can't edit my original post

That is what I would call an elutriator. I had a design from SIAE which I took to Malawi and built one there

 

[Abacus]

New exhaust for the chopper while we wait for the wether

 

[chickens and wheat]

if thats a bodge we need to see some of your refined engineering!

 

[JCB_JCR]

King pin hole in axle gone oval... so I made bearing oval to fit. Used the spare bearing I had oval incase it didn't work! Wheel sits sqaure now and doesn't flop about

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Turned a length of flat bar into a few hooks for chains on wooden gates

 

[Farmer_Joe]

New exhaust for the chopper while we wait for the wetherView attachment 961140

Where did you buy the materials