British Farmer Inventions

British Farmer Inventions AUGERS Simple Hydraulic Step
Martin Bell of County Durham added a hydraulic step to the side of his JCB tractor loader to help him climb in and out He removed the original step replacing it with a lift step made out of a couple pieces of square tubing and plate steel
    The step pivots on a bracket attached to the main frame An electro-hydraulic cylinder raises the step so Bell just steps onto it presses a button and is lifted up to the cab He added a new narrower step next to it so others can still climb into the cab without using the lift step
Branch “Lopper”
East Lothian farmer Douglas Dale built a loader-mounted “lopper” to clear branches along fencelines and field boundaries
    The blade consists of a tough section of bucket blade that pivots closed like a jaw against one side of a heavy piece of steel tubing It will cut through limbs up to 6 in dia and reach up to 17 ft high It mounts securely onto two front bale spears so it’s easy to attach and detach when needed
Grain Tank Auger
Grain bridging is a problem when harvesting damp grass seed That’s why Oliver Williams added a second auger to his combine hopper
    Because he harvests grass with a stripper header there was an extra hydraulic coupling available which would normally have been used to move the reel Williams plumbed in a small hydraulic motor that drives a 7:1 reduction gearbox A laterally-mounted 7-in dia auger mounts alongside the main tank auger to keep material flowing downward

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