"Homemade" projects

[coachmac]

I was looking through the classifieds and noticed a calf exerciser that is for sale posted by 6M Ranch.  Got me thinking..... has there been a thread with pictures, designs, and/or ideas for homemade items that would help each of us out?  Pretty much anything livestock related, I would think, would be interesting.  I know there is a page or two in Successful Farmer Magazine that showcases "stuff" made by farmers that might just help someone else out.  Some ideas ..... clipping chutes, working systems, walkers, feeders, bins, barns, sheds..... like I said, pretty much anything.  What do you think? 

 

[Freddy]

Sounds like a very good idea to me .....

 

[coachmac]

There is an archery website that I log on once in a while that has a DIY thread and it has taken off like wildfire.  I will try to post some things when I get home.  Don't have it available right now, but please, anyone feel free to add appropriate stuff. 

 

[coachmac]

found a website that has quite a few designs that people might find useful. 

http://bioengr.ag.utk.edu/extension/extpubs/PlanList97.htm#Beef Plans

 

[coachmac]

http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/resources/index.php?cat=418

 

[justme]

My daughter also shows lambs.  She's gotten pretty competitive and needed to go to the next level for competition but didn't want to spend a fortune.  She sketched what she wanted and they built this to walk the lambs.  My son just loves driving them and the corgis just live to follow it and make the lambs stay up.

 

[coachmac]

Looks good!  Do you have plans drawn up?  I have some kids in our 4-H group that could use a lil rig like that! 

 

[justme]

I only have a 9 years old sketch somewhere lol sorry

 

[coachmac]

Ha Ha...... I understand!  Looks like he drew it up real nice! 

 

[kanshow]

Way to go EVAN!!    I have a picture of Ethan doing the same thing including the trailing corgis.

How about brackets to hang fan cages & chutes to the side of trailers?

 

[coachmac]

Way to go EVAN!!     I have a picture of Ethan doing the same thing including the trailing corgis.

How about brackets to hang fan cages & chutes to the side of trailers?

Exactly..... that stuff would be great!  anything and everything farm related would be fair game in my mind. 

I know we have all built stuff before with and without plans, but, buy sharing, we could save a little time in the R and D department.  Sometimes we assume that even the simplest projects would not be welcome because "everyone" already has that, or could replicate it easily.  Not always true!  There are some people on here that are pretty new in the livestock industry that could use some assists from some of us that have been around it for a while. 

 

[farmboy]

we made a few of these.

 

[coachmac]

what diameter was the round stock you used for the hay feeder Zach?

 

[farmboy]

I have no idea. I just bent it...

 

[farmershane3]

i have made a couple of those wall hay feeders. really quick and easy to make. just used re-rod

 

[coachmac]

does look fairly easy.  I like the adjustable hooks that hang it up. 

 

[coachmac]

I have a pic of a show panel , but I can't get it to upload.  It is in BMP format.  any help would be great. 

 

[cjtwmc]

we have a calf puller that hooks to the 3-point hitch on a tractor. it works great because you can walk 3 calves at once, you didnt get beat up when they are full of energy like when they come out of the cooler during the summer at night, you know they get exercised instead of just kicking them out in the feild at night and if u have a stuborn one and no donkey it shows them whos in control. we also built our own double blower stand that is actually alot nicer than the ones sullivans sell cause it has a shelf on it for holding oils, brushes, combs, etc.

 

[Danna]

Would you mind sharing your plans for the blower stand, or maybe at least a picture?

 

[beattieclubcalves]

we have a calf puller that hooks to the 3-point hitch on a tractor. it works great because you can walk 3 calves at once, you didnt get beat up when they are full of energy like when they come out of the cooler during the summer at night, you know they get exercised instead of just kicking them out in the feild at night and if u have a stuborn one and no donkey it shows them whos in control. we also built our own double blower stand that is actually alot nicer than the ones sullivans sell cause it has a shelf on it for holding oils, brushes, combs, etc.

we have the calf puller also we have one to hook up to a 3 point on a tractor and 2 of them to hook up to a pick up they work great!