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Theres quite a few farmers on this website who contribute great ideas and insight. Farmersammm for example shares his welding and machining skills and is kind enough to put them into short story form
Whtbarons posts I always enjoy,as he farms with way bigger gear than the puny row crop farms here in the west. His cold weather rants make me a little smug but I just cant help it.
There are many others and I often feel a little left out but am happy to be able to make a farmer contribution. Yesterday I bought a Miller (light weight ) welding jacket (on sale for $30 usd) to replace my tattered and ripped one. They have this annoying Velcro collar so I removed the hook and loop strips. Rather than cut the extended remaining tab I folded it over and stapled it.
Staples touched up with black nail polish.
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Reply:As a small farmer, I approve!Miller Trailblazer Pro 350DMiller Suitcase MIGMiller Spectrum 2050Miller Syncrowave 250DXLincoln 210MP
Reply:Those staples aren't rusted, bent, previously used - then hammered kinda straight....not farmer approved...
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:The bigger question is why you have black nail polish???
Reply:Whole lot better than PINK!! LOL
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Originally Posted by Welder Dave
The bigger question is why you have black nail polish???
Reply:fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!To do it farmer style................................Gotta punch holes with whatever sharp object ya got layin' around.AND LACE IT UP WITH BALING WIRE
Reply:Save the black fingernail polish for your NIGHTMOVES
Nice hot shower.Hop out of the tub........................cross your legs................and do your nails with the black polish
She'll take one look at yer feet, and take you on a ride like you've never been on in yer life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If'n she's a farm gal.....................she'll m&&k ya like a cow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GET A ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:If your sweeite gets a little rough...........................
Reply:Nail polish makes good threadlock. And what shop would be complete without a can of hair spray for those turbo boots?Miller Challenger 172Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC 225/150Miller Maxstar 150 STLVictor 100CVictor JourneymanOxweld OAHarris O/ASmith O/A little torchNo, that's not my car.
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Originally Posted by farmersammm
If your sweeite gets a little rough...........................
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Does that come in flavors?
Reply:And I thought this was going to be about what size screwdriver works best when you lost a drawbar pin.
Reply:I didn't mean to derail the thread, I was just bein' the general azzhole I am for the most part
I mean well, and Lis is cool to post this up
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Originally Posted by farmersammm
I didn't mean to derail the thread, I was just bein' the general azzhole I am for the most part
I mean well, and Lis is cool to post this up
Reply:Did a bit of farmerizing myself today
Got back to the shop and had some free time so put it to good use working on the spreader!One of the squeeze handles is missing that releases the locking pins for sliding the control levers up/dn... here is the one on the left lever I'll use to copy
So I had a piece of quarter inch plate in the back of the truck I cut out a rough shape of the new handle
and put some holes in it then added a bump of weld on each side to keep it in place.
It just slips in from the side then a bolt/wire/twig... holds it in place
After that was more or less done... I started in on the control rod, used a piece of tension rod from fence gates
put a Z bend in one end to go into the new handle and did some bernzomatic open forging on the other end to flatten it and punch a hole there.
Unfortunately the cel phone quit saving my pics.. or something
I'll have to retake some pics tomorrow....
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Originally Posted by M J D
And I thought this was going to be about what size screwdriver works best when you lost a drawbar pin.
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Derail??? Azzhole??? I was COUNTING on it to give this thread traction. LOL.
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Reply:Farmersammmm posts in short story form???? But they are still goodMillermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer
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Originally Posted by Brand X
I was counting on just more drama, Being you brought up Happy Cows, and all.. (you had to be there or seen the Vid) It was a typical day in the Life Of Farmersammmy..He got up, and it went down from there..
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Originally Posted by farmshop
Farmersammmm posts in short story form???? But they are still good
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Originally Posted by ronsii
You want happy cows??? heh heh
Reply:Well... back to farming and farmer contributions. I had to rebuild some hydraulic cylinders from a cultivator and the depth stops for the 2 center wheel cylinders were junk. My buddy at the dealership (yes, I have friends at an IH dealership too) said they were "stupid expensive" so I took his word for it and decided to make a couple. The originals were little more than sheet metal so it was time to move to something more substantial. some 3/8 flat stock got the nod.
I'm still getting used to having attachments to hold things straight and solid.... I like it....
I think the finished product turned out well... definitely sturdier.
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
I can’t see the mural. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Reply:LOL... most of it is still there...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
I'm still getting used to having attachments to hold things straight and solid.... I like it....Attachment 1725353.
Reply:It is a bit of a pain... I was thinking of shortening them up for the table, but then if I want to use them around the press or somewhere else they'd be short...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
It is a bit of a pain... I was thinking of shortening them up for the table, but then if I want to use them around the press or somewhere else they'd be short...
Reply:Those and the long C clamps were pretty much gathering dust until I built the table.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:One of my earlier farm welding projects was welding hooks on top of the loader bucket. You can see two of them here. There's a loop in the middle, you can't see it. You wouldn't believe what I carried around on those hooks with Grade 80 chain, everything from tree trunks to dead cows. They multiplied the usefulness of that tractor by X1,000. Don't have the farm (or the tractor, or the cows) any more.
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Originally Posted by Ruark
One of my earlier farm welding projects was welding hooks on top of the loader bucket. You can see two of them here. There's a loop in the middle, you can't see it. You wouldn't believe what I carried around on those hooks with Grade 80 chain, everything from tree trunks to dead cows. Don't have the farm (or the tractor, or the cows) any more.
Reply:Farmed for 40 years... I've never seen that brand of tractor before...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Farmed for 40 years... I've never seen that brand of tractor before...
Reply:We bought a Mahindra in 2013 and love it. We like it better than any tractor we have ever had.( Deere, Case, Ford)The parts are made in India, but are shipped to and the tractor built in Texas.
Reply:Oh so they are assembled here in Texas ok.Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo. Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
Reply:I love that idea of hooks on the back of the bucket. Makes me think of the numbers of times we've wrapped chain around the loader arm.These days we have a Manitou with a hydraulic attachment quick hitch, and it has two hooks by design, so we don't really use the old loader tractor any more.You joke about udder balm... we use Udder Mint, 30% pure peppermint oil IIRC, now that's some powerful stuff! Useful for a multitude of issues, from sore backs, to more "tender" issues... I kid you not, it's way more powerful than any creams rated for human use. The quantity of peppermint in it acts as a local anasthetic, as well as soothing and promoting skin healing.Here we go... combining farming tools and engineering tools
It's amazing how manueverable a 4 wheel steer telehandler is.
Murphy's Golden Rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
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Originally Posted by Munkul
I love that idea of hooks on the back of the bucket. Makes me think of the numbers of times we've wrapped chain around the loader arm.]
Reply:I loved that Mahindra, it was tough as a tank. It was built very basic, with NONE of this fancy computerized whizzamajig technology. You've probably read the recent stories about Deere owners complaining that they can't do field repairs on their Deeres because they're too high-tech. The dealer has to come out and fix it, while your crops sit. Mahindra IS, by the way, the largest selling tractor in the world.The loader on that model (4025) would lift up to about 2900 lbs. The loader on comparable models from Deere, Kubota, et. al. would only pick up 800-1200 lbs. Basically, if it would fit in the bucket, you could pick it up. I hauled tons and tons and tons of rock in it. Only problem I had with it was a fuel line started leaking, easy to replace. It was a great machine, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat. Kubota a close second.-RuarkLincoln 3200HDHobart Stickmate LX235TWECO Fabricator 211i
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
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