quick fixes, bodges and creations

[e5c0rt.mk1]

I put a clutch in my dads car the other day. Cheated by removing just the gearstick instead of the whole gearstick assembly as all the bolts holding it on felt like they would snap.

When putting it all back together and going to put the gearstick back in, I realised you can only build the gearstick assembly up when its removed from the gearbox as you need access to both ends to be able to get a rubber boot over the stick. Castration pliers, with some brake pipe added on the ends, came to the rescue opening the rubber boot down the hole allowing the gearstick to go back in.

 

[Laggard]

My sons effort to keep his ferrets in. Glad to see the family tradition of bodging continues.

 

[Netherfield]

My sons effort to keep his ferrets in. Glad to see the family tradition of bodging continues.

Must have had a good teacher.

 

[box]

Just when I thought all hope was lost and I wasn't going to achieve anything this week, I made this baby up out of a couple of bits from the "spare parts because they might be useful one day" bin (what most people would probably refer to as scrap). No cutting involved, just stuck it together with some bird poo out of the gasless MIG.

Very handy around these parts, where 90% of the sheds on farm have such low roofs that a cabbed tractor doesn't fit in them.

 

[Lazy Sod]

Highly commendable. I knocked up something similar when I had my Loadall. It fitted on the end of the left hand pallet fork with a pin through a hole carefully blown with the gas. Visability for picking up a trailer or or implement was good. Now that I have dropped back to a tractor front end loader, I find that seeing the ring is very difficult.

 

[Zebbedee]

Under the heading "creation". And I'm definitely not taking the pee in any way. You've got to admire the work it took to create this monster. Full marksView attachment 1031044

Would like to know all about her, what components used etc

 

[ashmore]

Would like to know all about her, what components used etc

Can't help I'm afraid. It was in the yard for the time it took to take a photo. It certainly wasn't "delicate". I'm assuming there was some Mercedes Benz involved.

 

[Romeogolf]

- Disclaimer -
This is not my handiwork, but that of my great uncle who’s approach to fixing things differs enormously to my own. That said, I thought this particular gem would be worth sharing.

 

[Nearly]

- Disclaimer -
This is not my handiwork, but that of my great uncle who’s approach to fixing things differs enormously to my own. That said, I thought this particular gem would be worth sharing.
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There are Uncles and there are great Uncles!

 

[stroller]

- Disclaimer -
This is not my handiwork, but that of my great uncle who’s approach to fixing things differs enormously to my own. That said, I thought this particular gem would be worth sharing.
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Fantastic bodge, but new staples and bolts is he made of money?

 

[Happy hillbily]

Fantastic bodge, but new staples and bolts is he made of money?

I was thinking the same

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

I was thinking the same

Is it ok though, when you have something with four bolts doing the job that two could do, and you borrow them to mend the fence? Asking for a friend.

 

[Nearly]

I feel a bodge coming on.

Bought from local collective sale for £25 as it fits my loader.
Might become a bale spike or pallet tines.

 

[Mouser]

I feel a bodge coming on. View attachment 1034546
Bought from local collective sale for £25 as it fits my loader.
Might become a bale spike or pallet tines.

You spent £25 for the pleasure of cutting loader brackets off?

 

[Nearly]

You spent £25 for the pleasure of cutting loader brackets off?

No, I'll re-use the entire back of the fork.
Have you seen the price of steel?
And I've gained 7 short crowbars.

 

[GmB]

After years of bouncing around country lanes, the Ifor Williams has started to show its age.
Bit of luck that the door spring fell off in the yard, as for the other missing bit.....
50x10 plate, piece of tube off the scrap heap, 29mm hole saw and a few M8 bolts and we were off to Sedgemoor, happy in the knowledge that we wouldn’t lose the tailboard on the M5.
Other side is giving notice, so will do the same to that side, at a later date

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

After years of bouncing around country lanes, the Ifor Williams has started to show its age.
Bit of luck that the door spring fell off in the yard, as for the other missing bit.....
50x10 plate, piece of tube off the scrap heap, 29mm hole saw and a few M8 bolts and we were off to Sedgemoor, happy in the knowledge that we wouldn’t lose the tailboard on the M5.
Other side is giving notice, so will do the same to that side, at a later dateView attachment 1034569View attachment 1034570View attachment 1034571

This is such a frequent occurrence it could do with a thread of its own , proper bodge, well executed.

 

[GmB]

This is such a frequent occurrence it could do with a thread of its own , proper bodge, well executed.

Cheers. I was going to weld the tube to the plates and paint it all, but as our trip was imminent, bolting was the best option so I could remove the pieces for painting at a later date, which we all know is unlikely to happen.

 

[Nearly]

Cheers. I was going to weld the tube to the plates and paint it all, but as our trip was imminent, bolting was the best option so I could remove the pieces for painting at a later date, which we all know is unlikely to happen.

Galv tube, bzp bolts. Why paint?

 

[Will 1594]

I feel a bodge coming on. View attachment 1034546
Bought from local collective sale for £25 as it fits my loader.
Might become a bale spike or pallet tines.

Got abrand new one of those ,never been used