Show me your pusher please.

[Phil P]

Right, we’ve been struggling to keep up with the combine pushing grain up in the temporary store using just the bucket on the tele-handler.

So I’m thinking of knocking together a grain pusher (because I’ve not got enough to do in the workshop) nothing massive probably 3.5-4m length with maybe an 8’ blade?Hopefully it will speed up the turnaround on tipping time a little?


Anyway I’m looking for some inspiration, so if you’ve built your own pusher and would like to share some pics it would be most appreciated.

I’ve seen plenty using a massive piece of tube with a blade on but I’m not looking to go and spend a fortune on fancy steal! More something along the lines of a box section space frame maybe? (I’ve got loads of 2” box in stock)

Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[chaffcutter]

From experience of a couple including a 16’ one @Phil P don’t use box section or fit horizontal gussets, you will carry grain back to run over every time you reverse, make it out of tube and the grain then all falls off.

 

[Phil P]

From experience of a couple including a 16’ one @Phil P don’t use box section or fit horizontal gussets, you will carry grain back to run over every time you reverse, make it out of tube and the grain then all falls off.

Now that’s some useful feedback, thanks @chaffcutter

Do you think box would work if it was made more of a diamond to stop grain sitting on it? Would mean more work on the joints though I suppose.

 

[KB6930]

I'll get pics of my homemade one tomorrow

Made from 4 inch box and an 8ft by 3ft blade from memory about 12ft maybe a bit longer

You get a bit of grain lying on the box if it comes over the blade but just a quick flick on the tip/crowd ram soon shifts it .

You can't shift grain much quicker than with the bucket as extra length you loose hydraulic power but you can get it higher but with more small shoves

 

[br jones]

Snowplough blade ?

 

[Robert K]

A 6 metre suton pusher here ideal in the big sheds and also no where for grain to sit

 

[Farmersboy]

Have you not seen my home made contraption?

 

[GOODYSMATE]

Snowplough blade ?

That's what I use ,mine slips on the pallet tines ,works ok for me . I now a grain pusher will get it higher but my blade gets it high enough for me

 

[tinman]

if you could pick up some decent tube out of a scrap yard it id save a lot of cutting and welding, and time too.
of course when you want something there would be none of it about but ive managed to pick up 20' lths of 12" and 14" tube in the past for civil money.
might be worth making a few calls about to see if anyone had anything first before you'd start.

seen this on ebay, its dear but well made, simple design.

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[Clive]

Here is our big one working

we have a smaller one on a 550 loadall that's a better design, I will take a few pics for you when I get a min

 

[Phil P]

Have you not seen my home made contraption?

I meant to have a look on Monday but you mentioned a brew

 

[Phil P]

if you could pick up some decent tube out of a scrap yard it id save a lot of cutting and welding, and time too.
of course when you want something there would be none of it about but ive managed to pick up 20' lths of 12" and 14" tube in the past for civil money.
might be worth making a few calls about to see if anyone had anything first before you'd start.

seen this on ebay, its dear but well made, simple design.

JSA Grain Pusher with full width rubber strip JCB Q-Fit or manitou Telehandler | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for JSA Grain Pusher with full width rubber strip JCB Q-Fit or manitou Telehandler at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!

www.ebay.co.uk

I saw that when I was having a look what’s knocking about on eBay, looks nice apart from the price. We do have a steel merchant locally who gets a lot of decent used steel could be worth a call, it’s not much cheaper than new though!

What sort of steel thickness is the blade section? 4/5mm plate?

 

[Andrew]

I made one for my A level Design technology project back in 2006, still going strong.

I used 50mm box welded on at a 45 deg angle (so it’s like a diamond) to stop grain sitting on it.
For a blade I used a sheet of 25mm plywood. Protects the floor and works well.

 

[Phil P]

I made one for my A level Design technology project back in 2006, still going strong.

I used 50mm box welded on at a 45 deg angle (so it’s like a diamond) to stop grain sitting on it.
For a blade I used a sheet of 25mm plywood. Protects the floor and works well.

Now that sounds like what I’m thinking of, any pictures please?

 

[tinman]

I saw that when I was having a look what’s knocking about on eBay, looks nice apart from the price. We do have a steel merchant locally who gets a lot of decent used steel could be worth a call, it’s not much cheaper than new though!

What sort of steel thickness is the blade section? 4/5mm plate?

I was going to say 6mm but If Andrew made one out of 25mm ply then my idea of 6mm is overkill so 4 or 5mm sounds right enough altho if I was making it I'd still use 6mm, you could use some of what's left over for gussets.

The lad I get my steel off is about £230 a tonne and most of his steel is new offcuts, there is a large engineering crowd not far away who weighs in the surplus every so often.

 

[whiddy]

Made this about 30yrs ago, 5 meters long, think this is good, as you don't need to extend boom to much. not managed to break it yet!
Bottom tubes are 140mm x 5mm top are 90mm x 4mm.
Would go larger on blade if making it now, maybe 8ft x3ft this one is 7ft x 2.5ft

 

[Andrew]

Here you go @Phil P

Not good pictures as we haven’t got it out yet but this is the one I built. The arms are angled to give support where it’s needed - 3 points at the bottom, 2 at the top. Also 2 struts go from the tip of the brackets to the bottom of the blade, and back frame behind the ply.
The plywood is an 8x4 sheet, 1” thick. Cut 1ft off to make it 8x3, easier to see over the top. Then I bolted the off-cut on the bottom so it’s 2” thick, makes it glide over the floor and doesn’t damage it.

 

[Phil P]

Here you go @Phil P

Not good pictures as we haven’t got it out yet but this is the one I built. The arms are angled to give support where it’s needed - 3 points at the bottom, 2 at the top. Also 2 struts go from the tip of the brackets to the bottom of the blade, and back frame behind the ply.
The plywood is an 8x4 sheet, 1” thick. Cut 1ft off to make it 8x3, easier to see over the top. Then I bolted the off-cut on the bottom so it’s 2” thick, makes it glide over the floor and doesn’t damage it.

Now that’s what I’m talking about, do you have it patented?

 

[stroller]

Here's mine will push wheat 10' high with boom out on my manitou, made it short so its more manoeuvrable, it's got a sheet of rubber on the bottom of the blade to stop marking the wood floor.

If I have to redo the blade I would make it wider and curve the ends forward. The bracing that goes to the edge of the blade stops me catching the blade on stanchions when reversing

 

[Hesstondriver]

Here you go @Phil P

Not good pictures as we haven’t got it out yet but this is the one I built. The arms are angled to give support where it’s needed - 3 points at the bottom, 2 at the top. Also 2 struts go from the tip of the brackets to the bottom of the blade, and back frame behind the ply.
The plywood is an 8x4 sheet, 1” thick. Cut 1ft off to make it 8x3, easier to see over the top. Then I bolted the off-cut on the bottom so it’s 2” thick, makes it glide over the floor and doesn’t damage it.

Next you’ll be telling everyone you made it in metal work class at school