72 - Vol 18 - Issue 4 - Winter 2009

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