Rusty farm equipment repair

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My neighbor approached me about repairing a piece of equipment for him. He has chicken houses and has a chicken manure tiller that he wanted to fix.  I told him to bring it over and I'd see what I could do.  This is what he showed up with. That chicken manure is some powerful stuff. Attached ImagesGraysOrnamentalIron.com
Reply:Had to cut back to good metal on the bottom and replace the hinges and bar. Also had a piece on top that was about the same.  Had to use the O/A to get the old bar out of the lower hinges. Attached ImagesGraysOrnamentalIron.com
Reply:And here's the finished product. Attached ImagesGraysOrnamentalIron.com
Reply:Looks good from here - killer rust from those little birds Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Nice repair! Matching paint and all!12v battery, jumper cables, and a 6013.I only have a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/VPT/244788508917829
Reply:You did a great job with that. When I was into hogs I pretty much rebuilt anything touching the manure in either stainless steel or wood if the pigs couldn't get at it to eat it. Anything else will rot out again.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Looks nice.Manure seems to be the perfect match of chemicals to rot almost anything.
Reply:Good job. The repair and paint turned out nice. If you think poultry farms are hard on equipment... wait till the dairy brings you something to repair. That stuff will rot the loader arms right off the tractor.
Reply:Nice....Just a couple welders, big hammers, grinders, and torches.Work will free you.Men in dirty jeans built this country, while men in clean suits have destroyed it. Trump/Carson 2016-2024
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Reply:Looks like a snowplow type repair.Cut the rotten stuff out, replace it and wait for him to bring you another one Looks good!Expert Garage Hack....https://www.facebook.com/steven.webber.948
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749Looks like a snowplow type repair.Cut the rotten stuff out, replace it and wait for him to bring you another one Looks good!
Reply:Chicken poop is some pretty rich stuff. When I was a kid I burnt up a section of a guys old alfalfa field putting chicken poop on at the same rate as cow manure. It turns into a terribly fine powder too."The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:the paint will help slow it down for a year or so.Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireGood job. The repair and paint turned out nice. If you think poultry farms are hard on equipment... wait till the dairy brings you something to repair. That stuff will rot the loader arms right off the tractor.
Reply:Originally Posted by labparamourI think the snowplow probably smells a whole lot nicerNice job!DB
Reply:Due to the fact that chickens don't urinate, the crap contains some pretty concentrated goodies.  Leads to corrosion."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:LOL!Hot Humid day back when I was 16, the fellow pulls the liquid slurry spreader out into the hay field and lets go about 5000 gallons! The stink hung in the dead calm day for about 2 days! I/We were so happy that we didn't live in that Valley but the next one over! Apparently they didn't have enough water mixed in it either as it burned the patches where it lay!Worked at a Butcher shop one summer on a Hot Humid day, we had to slaughter 200 chickens and pluckStink doesn't describe!
Reply:Beef rendering plant, or hide plant, on the nose scale "Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
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Reply:Helped my Dad process 50 chickens one Saturday last year (I am almost 45 yo) - my job was scalding and plucking.  That was the nastiest job I have ever done (well, almost as bad as the time I climbed into a septic tank to repair it).Hobart LX235Victor 250 Oxy-Acetylene Rig (welding and cutting)Bobcat 773F-350, 1999, 4x4, 16' 10K# trailerOutdoor Wood Burner - 10 cords/year
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammBeef rendering plant, or hide plant, on the nose scale
Reply:Originally Posted by gwileyHelped my Dad process 50 chickens . . .
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammDue to the fact that chickens don't urinate, the crap contains some pretty concentrated goodies.  Leads to corrosion.Originally Posted by SandyWhaaaa???? Chickens don't pee??  Now I'm embarrassed, all these years and I never knew chickens don't pee. Mom never told me.. But then all these years and I don't recall ever seeing a hen squat either!!  Or a rooster lift his leg.
Reply:I thought thats how all those tillers looked. We have one for our turkey barn that looks similar. Yes stainless steel is your friend when dealing with any manure.Millermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer