He Builds Low-Cost Tile Inlet Guards

He Builds Low-Cost Tile Inlet Guards TILLAGE EUIPMENT Miscellaneous 20-6-9 Eldon Campbell makes his own tile inlet guards. He's installed 60 of the guards on his aggressively terraced Edina, Mo., farm. The biggest difference compared to commercial guards is price. For example, materials for the inlet guards I make for 6-in. dia. tile cost $5.40. Store-bought guards that size cost $18 to $20." He starts with 1 by 1/16-in. strap iron, which he pulls and hammers around a specifically sized piece of pipe, depending on which size tile he's making the guard for. He then fits the rough strap iron circle into the inside of the pipe and welds the ends together into a perfect circle. Next, he uses 1/4-in. dia. rod to form the uprights of the guards. He uses a square pipe fitted with bolts, bending the rods around the bolt pattern to get the proper angles in the uprights. When enough rods are bent to make a guard, they're placed in a square wooden template and the strap iron ring is welded around the outside, while tops of rods are welded together. A coat of yellow paint completes the guard. It takes 45 to 60 minutes to make each guard. Working in his spare time, Campbell makes guards for 6, 8, 10, and 12-in. dia. tile, ranging from 12 to 20 in. in height. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Eldon Campbell, Rt. 1, Box 154, Edina, Mo. 63537 (ph 816 397-3207).

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