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Robin Benbow, Welshpool
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72 - Vol 18 - Issue 4 - Winter 2009
Price £4.00
CONTENTS
Made it Myself
Home made cluster back-flush controls mastitis 5
Radiator guard made for John Deere 6220 7
Buildings design adds strength 8
Liquid feed dispenser uses IBC tank 9
Shire mini tractor gets good review 10
ATV feed box 'mixes' straights for sheep 10
Cattle handling system uses three crushes 11
Reed bed cleans polluted run-off the natural way 12
Feed store has hinged partition 14
Workshop stove made using digger bucket 15
Mobile gate post uses tractor wheel 15
Hub cap made using top of grease cartridge 15
Link balls and spike bar stored outside cab 16
Grease gun holder for tractor 16
Link arm sock protects hydraulic hoses 16
Water trough is made from round plastic drum 17
Squeegie from plastic barrel is rustless 17
Sectional gate folds away 17
Loader mounted post driver from Pembs farm 18
Pallet forks fit on fore loader 20
Dairy wipes get simple roller 20
Lightweight ATV trailer is just 55 kgs 21
Drain pipe reeler tows behind quad bike 22
Sheep snacker mixes barley and molasses 22
Outwintered cattle feeding methods 23
Creep feeder has gas strut on lid 23
Farm lanes have scallop shell surface 23
Cattle handling uses plastic sheet sides 24
Home made lever for Valtra 6550 hydraulic control 26
Mobile corner post for electric fence 27
Garden mower makes welder trolley 27
John Deere Gator adapted for disabled 28
Claas Axos 340 adapted for disabled 29
Gas banger bird scarer revolves 360 degrees 30
Farm built buck rake packed with features 30
FarmWorld
Things get larger at LAMMA 31
Cultivator drills, grassland subsoilers, diesel tanks 31
Steering guidance systems 32
Grain storage, grain moisture and bird scaring 33
'On the move' liquid N adjuster 34
ATV rear crate 34
Farm child safety campaign 34
American farmland hedge fund 34
Excerpt from North Wyke report is unintelligible 35
Australian farmers fight for better machinery deals 35
Supermarket trading practices are 'big boys game' 36
East of England Grazing Forum 37
The PFI Election Manifesto 38
Financial Focus
Pit-falls in succession 40
Science into Practice
Understanding GM crops 42
Farm Walk
Diversification is highly successful 43
Montbeliarde x Swedish Red x Friesian cows
Adventure park on Made it Myself principles 44
'Topping' silage for young stock47
Workshop Tips
Gas profile cutter for big radius jobs 47
Big hole cutter for plastic 48
Roofing nail removing tool 48
Coach bolt remover 48