Stockboard
- Thread starter jemski
- Start date
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
No but Better with tek screws
- Location
- South east scotland
I done this for my horse but i tech screwed the board to the gates counter sunk in so the horses couldnt catch themselves on the heads of the screws
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
What's wrong with baler twine? 
Any chance of pics? I've also been told that if you use tech screws you should drill the holes in the stockboard bigger so that it has room to move as it expands and contacts.
johnspeehs
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- Location
- Co Antrim
Don't worry about that @jemski ,put plenty of tec screws in it and it will be fine, for all it moves its not worth the bother.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
That's what I've used. Works fine.
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
That’s what I always use
- Location
- South east scotland
yeah i will take some pics tommorow.
Newby
Member
- Location
- East Yorkshire
You can fix stockboard all the same ways you can plywood, if its inside out of the sun I wouldn't be real worried about expansion or contraction
yeah i will take some pics tommorow.
Brilliant thank you
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I built 3 stables for my wife with removable stanchions so I could get my lambing shed back when needed. I used cattle gates hung a bit higher off the ground with marine ply on the lower bars to prevent legs going through. Tek screws were the simple and cheap solution to fixing the board to the bars. One drill with a socket head driver and a third hand for ten minutes and the job was done.
This is basically what I'm doing. They will double up as lambing pens and the posts are in ground sockets
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Same concept as mine. I simply made the stanchions a bit taller to prevent bickering and mane chewing and the boards protrude down from the gates a wee bit to prevent rolling under.
Tek screws are self drilling in to metal. A half decent 18v drill/driver will install them. The heads do not protrude so far that countersinking is really necessary. Also known as self drilling hex head screws. One every 18 inches or so has held my boards for ten years.
Tek screws are self drilling in to metal. A half decent 18v drill/driver will install them. The heads do not protrude so far that countersinking is really necessary. Also known as self drilling hex head screws. One every 18 inches or so has held my boards for ten years.
pine_guy
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Take your Posts out and grease them so you can get them back out in future, unless they are a loose fit in the socket [emoji106]
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I pop riveted my stock board onto the dividing gates in my shed , rather than use tek screws. Purely so the horses didn’t tear their rugs on the head of the tek screw if they are rubbing etc !
Farm jack .. is a very useful tool....
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Telehandler and chain !Farm jack .. is a very useful tool....
i aint got one of them.....Telehandler and chain !
- Location
- Scottish Borders
That isi aint got one of them.....
, pity you can’t get a cheapo second hand one with the new grant available !