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Aravo · 09-08-2019 08:45PM

Any advice on a back weight for a 100hp tractor with loader. Am going to make up a concrete weight in the next few weeks. I know what I'm going to use but am not sure on what weight is good enough. 400kg

Muckit · 09-08-2019 08:47PM

Aravo wrote: »

Any advice on a back weight for a 100hp tractor with loader. Am going to make up a concrete weight in the next few weeks. I know what I'm going to use but am not sure on what weight is good enough. 400kg

Ask Reggie. He made a nice homemade one.

emaherx · 09-08-2019 08:50PM

Muckit wrote: »

Ask Reggie. He made a nice homemade one.

I'm nearly sure he just did

Keep Sluicing · 09-08-2019 10:20PM

Muckit wrote: »

Ask Reggie. He made a nice homemade one.

Dont ask Reggie.... his weight bend the top link

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Couldn't resist reg

jimmy G M · 09-08-2019 10:40PM

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

Dont ask Reggie.... his weight bend the top link

Reggie not that heavy... I wouldn't have put him much more than 13 st.?

Reggie. · 09-08-2019 11:22PM

Aravo wrote: »

Any advice on a back weight for a 100hp tractor with loader. Am going to make up a concrete weight in the next few weeks. I know what I'm going to use but am not sure on what weight is good enough. 400kg

Yeah made one that's about 700kg. A little heavy but just right when something on the loader

Aravo · 09-08-2019 11:28PM

Reggie. wrote:

Yeah made one that's about 700kg. A little heavy but just right when something on the loader

Thanks for that. 400-500kg is what I have in mind. If tomorrow is as wet as expected, I will do a bit with it.

09-08-2019 11:36PM

Aravo wrote: »

Reggie. wrote:

Yeah made one that's about 700kg. A little heavy but just right when something on the loader

Thanks for that. 400-500kg is what I have in mind. If tomorrow is as wet as expected, I will do a bit with it.

They reckon the heavier the better as it effectively taves weight off the front axel and carries it over the back axel which is better able for carrying weight

Keep Sluicing · 10-08-2019 12:03AM

Aravo wrote: »

Thanks for that. 400-500kg is what I have in mind. If tomorrow is as wet as expected, I will do a bit with it.

If making it from concrete, its 2.4 ton per cubic meter.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 10-08-2019 10:11AM

Reggie. wrote: »

MODS.... MODS ya must have a few cards left

We have, Reggie, but we can't card posters for telling the truth:D

Reggie. · 10-08-2019 01:14PM

Reggie. wrote: »

MODS.... MODS ya must have a few cards left

Great to get pulled by the mods for having a sneer

Reggie. · 10-08-2019 01:15PM

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

We have, Reggie, but we can't card posters for telling the truth:D

Well I got a verbal warning and a card for that. Dont think I'll be staying around for long if boards turns this way. Some bull****

Dinzee Conlee · 10-08-2019 10:14PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Well I got a verbal warning and a card for that. Dont think I'll be staying around for long if boards turns this way. Some bull****

Ha?

Aravo · 15-08-2019 10:21AM

9935452 wrote: »

Aravo wrote: »

Reggie. wrote:

Yeah made one that's about 700kg. A little heavy but just right when something on the loader

Thanks for that. 400-500kg is what I have in mind. If tomorrow is as wet as expected, I will do a bit with it.

They reckon the heavier the better as it effectively taves weight off the front axel and carries it over the back axel which is better able for carrying weight

Weight made. 600kg, will let concrete cure for next 3-4 weeks.

Muckit · 15-08-2019 11:10AM

Aravo wrote: »

Weight made. 600kg, will let concrete cure for next 3-4 weeks.

Fair play. You don't hang around. Stick up a few pics if and when you get a chance.

patsy_mccabe · 19-08-2019 07:17PM

Muckit · 19-08-2019 07:49PM

Well are ye believing all that?!

stock> · 19-08-2019 07:52PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Looked at that vid yesterday and thought hogwash....................................

148multi · 19-08-2019 08:24PM

stock> wrote: »

Looked at that vid yesterday and thought hogwash....................................

Shiney new tin on the exhaust.

blue5000 · 19-08-2019 08:41PM

It wasn't out for 16 Irish winters anyway, sounds like an Ozzie.

Markcheese · 19-08-2019 09:06PM

blue5000 wrote: »

It wasn't out for 16 Irish winters anyway, sounds like an Ozzie.

Kiwi,

older by the day · 19-08-2019 11:58PM

Are you sure there wasn't some ould lad in that Forrest painting broken down diggers with diesel every day. Such a load of ****ete

patsy_mccabe · 20-08-2019 10:40AM

God, ye are a cynical lot.

I suppose it would want to be as dry as the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base outside Tuscon. The so called aeroplane graveyard.

patsy_mccabe · 22-08-2019 04:26PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Want to drill holes on the side of an upright similar to that in the pic. The upright is already set in concrete away from the yard so have to drill by hand with battery drill. Would the attached hole saw do the job? Maybe 4 holes on one side only of the upright to do. Holes are for 48mm OD blue band pipe and uprights are 60mm OD.

https://www.demesne.ie/products/starrett-hs51-holesaw-51mm.html?filter_set[]=684,659&page=2

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

3mm wall. Which is 'Light wall' according to this.

Sorry - 4mm wall with 89mm OD. So medium wall.

https://iitc.ie/catalogue/steel/tubes/galvanised-pipe/galvanised-pipe/

Update. Drilled it fine with a cheapish holesaw. Ruko 51mm.

The Nutty M · 22-08-2019 04:51PM

Tasty

Figerty · 22-08-2019 09:30PM

148multi wrote: »

Shiney new tin on the exhaust.

Hi did say the forest owner wanted it removed.
If the exhaust was covered, and the engine sealed, then it could be started, but it's going to be a money pit forever.
16 years, probably not. Was it abandoned? You would be surprised what people will write off an abandon,

Their is a high quality digger abandoned between the Clarecastle and Newmarket,. You can see if from the motorway. A friend of mine, who knows his stuff, reckon that's it worth salvaging. If the engine is blown it can towed.
But for some reason it's there with about 10 years.

patsy_mccabe · 22-08-2019 09:45PM

Figerty wrote: »

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Their is a high quality digger abandoned between the Clarecastle and Newmarket,. You can see if from the motorway. A friend of mine, who knows his stuff, reckon that's it worth salvaging. If the engine is blown it can towed.
But for some reason it's there with about 10 years.

I know the one you're on about, on the left in wet land heading east. Is it there that long? If the tracks and drive motors are ok, all you'd need is a PTO pump to drive it out with 2 pipes connected to a tractor.
Here she is, in all her glory. Took pic from Gooogle Earth.

stock> · 22-08-2019 09:53PM

It an O&K I believe, used to be a 210 Komatsu there for a while after the road opened used to belong to Gamma, had no tracks on it..................................

Limestone Cowboy · 22-08-2019 10:41PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I know the one you're on about, on the left in wet land heading east. Is it there that long? If the tracks and drive motors are ok, all you'd need is a PTO pump to drive it out with 2 pipes connected to a tractor.
Here she is, in all her glory. Took pic from Gooogle Earth.

I think there is some way of unlocking the final drives too and you can just tow it if you wanted. Was only looking at it yesterday when passing.

Figerty · 22-08-2019 10:45PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I think there is some way of unlocking the final drives too and you can just tow it if you wanted. Was only looking at it yesterday when passing.

Yes, It's a planetary gear, pull the cover, extract the planet gear and the Hydraulics aren't affected.
Remove the boom and dipper and it's an easy enough job I'm told.

The steel is top quality on those machines. I can't think of the make, but that one is a quality machine.

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