TexX ewes - which Tup to use?

[Boydvalley]

Borrowed my neighbours to get last bit done because its lighter than a rear discharge. Forgotten how easy they drive and on well rotted was doing a grand job then the welds went on the rotor drive after 5 loads . Haven’t borrowed a machine for years. Never a good phone call.

 

[yazouabu99]

He's going to breed the wool off our flock of texel and texel X ewes and add some length. His daughters will then go to a terminal for fat lambs






Kodi nox

 

[Nithsdale]

Not everything goes right. Here's one for the haters!

Had a cock up when fluke dosing the ewes a month ago... I found 1 weakness in the Alligator and to be fair, it's the 1 thing I've always thought seemed a bit poor/weak design.

The guillotine gate which is just 2 vertical bars... On the last day dosing, I had a fat ChevX ewe charge at it the 20ft length of the dosing race, full pelt... well it didn't stop her. She smashed clean through and just kept running

Because there's no bracing straps it flexes too much when a sheep hits it or pushes against it, stressing the welds. She burst 1 weld, but the other bar you could see stress cracks (both were a little bent already just from use).

But, i've a friend can weld Aluminium so he touched up the welds and we modified with 2 bracing straps. It can now carry my weight with no flex movement in the bars at all. Simple mod, which should last

 

[aangus]

Not everything goes right. Here's one for the haters!

Had a cock up when fluke dosing the ewes a month ago... I found 1 weakness in the Alligator and to be fair, it's the 1 thing I've always thought seemed a bit poor/weak design.

The guillotine gate which is just 2 vertical bars... On the last day dosing, I had a fat ChevX ewe charge at it the 20ft length of the dosing race, full pelt... well it didn't stop her. She smashed clean through and just kept running
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Because there's no bracing straps it flexes too much when a sheep hits it or pushes against it, stressing the welds. She burst 1 weld, but the other bar you could see stress cracks (both were a little bent already just from use).

But, i've a friend can weld Aluminium so he touched up the welds and we modified with 2 bracing straps. It can now carry my weight with no flex movement in the bars at all. Simple mod, which should last
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I like your honesty

 

[Gator]

Not everything goes right. Here's one for the haters!

Had a cock up when fluke dosing the ewes a month ago... I found 1 weakness in the Alligator and to be fair, it's the 1 thing I've always thought seemed a bit poor/weak design.

The guillotine gate which is just 2 vertical bars... On the last day dosing, I had a fat ChevX ewe charge at it the 20ft length of the dosing race, full pelt... well it didn't stop her. She smashed clean through and just kept running
View attachment 933168
Because there's no bracing straps it flexes too much when a sheep hits it or pushes against it, stressing the welds. She burst 1 weld, but the other bar you could see stress cracks (both were a little bent already just from use).

But, i've a friend can weld Aluminium so he touched up the welds and we modified with 2 bracing straps. It can now carry my weight with no flex movement in the bars at all. Simple mod, which should last
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Glad its not just me that's got some chevis that can set off in full gallop from a stand still in the race , wish mine had only took the the gate out instead of head on, still missing a couple of teeth

 

[TexelBen]

If I had to guess what breed of ewe would do that, all my money would be on a chevvie

 

[Gator]

If I had to guess what breed of ewe would do that, all my money would be on a chevvie

Gotta like a challenge

 

[Woolless]

Gotta like a challenge

Never worked much with Cheviots, apart from one lambing as a student. I was walking a gimmer up the passage towards a pen with her lamb. She decided that she would be clever and double back past me. She went airborne and I caught her in mid-air at shoulder height. I'm 6ft 3...

 

[Nithsdale]

Glad its not just me that's got some chevis that can set off in full gallop from a stand still in the race , wish mine had only took the the gate out instead of head on, still missing a couple of teeth

I'd rather she lost some teeth and thought about what she done instead of unlocking the gate

I knew it was coming. She was first into the race but nothing followed her... then she backed up right to the end then charged. She didn't get dosed that day

Behaved fine at scanning though

 

[Nithsdale]

I like your honesty

Well, I don't see the point in lying. Also don't like pretending everything is perfect



It's like them folks who claim to never have lame sheep, or every single ewe has a lamb at the end of lambing... just kidding themselves

 

[Bill dog]

Hang on to that mate! He’s done a bang tidy job on that front gate !

 

[AftonShepherd]

I'd rather she lost some teeth and thought about what she done instead of unlocking the gate

I knew it was coming. She was first into the race but nothing followed her... then she backed up right to the end then charged. She didn't get dosed that day

Behaved fine at scanning though

I thought it was @Gator that had lost the teeth, looking back it could be either him or the ewe!

 

[Gator]

I thought it was @Gator that had lost the teeth, looking back it could be either him or the ewe!

Aye.. it was me, it took 3 out, just glad it dint hit the crown jewel , if I could of got up soon the ewe would of lost alot more. Took a while before I could tackle a stake

And no I didn't take any pic

 

[Nithsdale]

Hang on to that mate! He’s done a bang tidy job on that front gate !

he's been putting up with me for about 25 years

Time served with M-sport (Ford world rally team), and then a local bespoke metalwork company making all sorts... he can weld just about anything

 

[Nithsdale]

I thought it was @Gator that had lost the teeth, looking back it could be either him or the ewe!

Aye.. it was me, it took 3 out, just glad it dint hit the crown jewel , if I could of got up soon the ewe would of lost alot more. Took a while before I could tackle a stake

And no I didn't take any pic

I read it wrong... thought she'd smashed her own face in

 

[Nithsdale]

Dragged this old trailer chassis into the shed this afternoon with a feeling of creativity...

So I hit it with the angle grinder and welder

Simple cut n paste. Reposition the rear section of the frame to make a headboard...

Then add some side rails...

And before you know it, you've got a bale buggy.

The side rails are 3ft, bale is obviously 4ft... designed so I can just flip the bale off up the hill myself.
Those tyres are knackered (better ones are beside it in the pics, just need to swap them over) and I've a few lightweight cargo ratchet straps so I'll put one over the bale to stop it falling off.

Going to make a box area in the frame Infront of the headboard. I've left it the size it is to accommodate 25l drums... which I can fill with molasses for pouring on the bale

 

[Bill dog]

Check you Mr big time bodger with your fancy angled magnets!
Great job , are you going to stick it in the quick fix, bodge thread ?

 

[Nithsdale]

Check you Mr big time bodger with your fancy angled magnets!
Great job , are you going to stick it in the quick fix, bodge thread ?

At least you know what they are!!

My sister in law bought them for my brother's 40th... I hadn't a clue when he opened them but they're great things

 

[AftonShepherd]

Check you Mr big time bodger with your fancy angled magnets!
Great job , are you going to stick it in the quick fix, bodge thread ?

If you'd seen him curling you'd be glad he didn't do it by eye!

Only joking, he played the brush better than me. (Not difficult before someone else says it)

 

[Nithsdale]

If you'd seen him curling you'd be glad he didn't do it by eye!

Only joking, he played the brush better than me. (Not difficult before someone else says it)

I had my glasses on that day! Don't wear them when working, it's a miracle I got bird sh*t weld between 2 bits of metal