Author Topic: hay rack (Read 4487 times)

langdon · « **on:** March 17, 2010, 05:04:07 pm »

im gona put me skills to the test again!
im gona try and make a hay rack for milly and molly.
have any of you seen the book ' build it ' by joe jacobs- the good life press.
its got all different smallholding projects to hava a go at.
i got the timber so i might just have ago

Wizard · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2010, 05:17:39 pm »

Do Langdon it may not look as smart as the 100 quid shop bought, but if it keeps the hay off the floor and nice and clean whats the matter with it ?It will be good.Do you know what I mean if I say tumbril heck?

langdon · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2010, 05:25:51 pm »

nope, neva understand what your on about man!
thanks for the encouragement though

Wizard · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2010, 05:51:02 pm »

Come on Langdon you only have to ask.Some things are known by different names in different shires.Not quite what I am on about In the Google box type John Shepherd Feeders then scroll down to 2 in 1 and that is a moderner one Older ones Has legs to lift it off the floor a box for nuts or meal etc; and a V to put the hay in the 2 in 1 should give you an idea

langdon · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2010, 08:34:51 pm »

just to get to know you a bit better wizard and where you come from(not location)
what livestock do you keep?

langdon

Wizard · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2010, 09:03:09 am »

Sorry to say Langdon all my knowledge is 10yrs or more out of date.Since we left Low Farm and came into the village.We in the past have had hens Various duck and geese the same.Goats and sheep a few Guinea fowl all sorts of pets but not snakes and best of all PIGS.To pass 5minutes or so read Killing the pig 60yrs ago its in the Processing Forum They tell me I cannot do that now but I did up until we left the farm to you Langdon Grimsby North East Lincolnshire is where Kath and I live and it upsets me a little that I can only grow things in boxes the garden is none existant I was a Agricultural Engineer Tractor combine and baler field service was I.Welding and making a bit to make it last was the theme in summer not so hectic in winter All of these things I played with but alas with this COPD the farms foreman arrange a teleporter to lift me up so I could have a go in the N-H 9390 40ft cut combine harvester "Bluddi L Andy I didn't realise I was as good as this" he said Untrip that switch there with a TV dish on it As I started to come out the crop switch it back on and let the satellite steer for you and LOL Peasant I said

Hellybee · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2010, 10:19:29 am »

pannier hayracks are great so that you can slot them over the top of a hurdle, bout 20 odd quid from farm co ops and the likes, on the other hand though they would be easy enough to make too, Beavan had some hand made ones on lambing live, with wooden sides with a little slot at the bottom for the pannier bit and square mesh on the fronts

Does that make sense ? $:-\$

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