Friday, February 17, 2017

Modified sheep handling system

After accidentally vaccinating myself with Tasvax 8 , I decided to modify my weigh scale to allow me to hold or (squeeze) the sheep I am vaccinating.

Another advantage is to prevent small lambs from turning around while on the scale.
A RFID scanner is located on the front right side of the wiegh scale. 
All our lambs get a RFID tag in the right ear. If the lamb is able to turn around, it does not get scanned.
 


This modification narrows up the scale so the lamb is not able to turn around while on the scale.



I am able to adjust the speed and pressure applied to the lamb or ewe.



 

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Done the rebuild

Massey 50 is done.

Anything else is just maintenance from this point forward.

Just finished sandblasting and painting the rear rims and hubs.
Also just changed the 3 point hitch internal shaft bushings and seals as well as the lift piston seals.


Upgraded non Massey parts include LED rear lighting,  new electrical switches, and a suspension seat.

The wish list for future upgrades is a power steering system. 
 


 




Massey 50  $333.00






 oil filter 
 $13.38
 anti freeze   $24.00
 carb hose   $12.00
 battery cables   $54.00
 thermostat   $15.00
 ignition parts 
 valve cover gasket 
 govenor ball joint 
 plug wires 
 tach cable 
     $150.00
 service manual   $10.73
 carb kit 
 $28.00
 carb cleaner   $47.00
 40 liters hyd oil   $100.00
 rear wheel seals   $67.78
 fender bolts and washers   $19.83
 press axle collers   $99.00
 steering gearbox seal   $10.00
 gearbox oil   $7.00
 rear wheel bearings   $173.00
 front wheel bearings   $102.00
 clutch,release brg, pilot brg   $490.00
 engine machining and cleaning   $1,139.12
 head core   $240.00
 head freight   $193.00
 speedy sleeve   $29.48
 gasket set   $85.00
 pistons, sleeves, rings   $449.40
 main and rod brgs   $259.00
 clutch tool   $37.00
 new gauge set   $46.00
 seat 
 $100.00
 steering wheel   $19.00
 tie rods 
 $132.00
 paint, primer reducer   $220.00
 decals 
 $55.00
 axle bushings   $61.81
 water pump   $146.00
 lower rad hose   $37.00
 tach drive   $11.95
 spark plugs   $20.16
 sandblast sand   $100.00
 rebuild generator   $174.98
 recore radiator   $428.00
 sandblast and paint front rims   $200.00
 sandblast and paint rear rims   $200.00
 new front tires   $180.00
 LED light   $40.00
 switches   $80.00
 3point hitch rebuild   $85.00



 total 
 $6,524.62







Thursday, February 9, 2017

Preparation for Lambing

Reorganized the barn to create lambing pens.
4 small pens and 3 large pens.
All the pens are on the left side of the first photo.