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Reggie.

68 blades later. My back is gonna feel this tomorrow

vincenzolorenzo

Some job! How did you hold the spikes in place while you got the first spot on them?

mengele

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

Some job! How did you hold the spikes in place while you got the first spot on them?

would a magnet hold them? that is a super job. how did you go about making the bearing? timber?

Reggie.

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

Some job! How did you hold the spikes in place while you got the first spot on them?

Held them by hand. Put a good spot weld on one end then tap it straight with a lump hammer before the weld cools. Then spot the front of the blade

Reggie.

mengele wrote: »

would a magnet hold them? that is a super job. how did you go about making the bearing? timber?

Yeah the bearing was made from teek. Bored out a 2" hole out of the middle of it.

dar31

Reggie. wrote: »

68 blades later. My back is gonna feel this tomorrow

ya really should have put them on the other way around, rip the slot as they come up rather than smoothing it and holding water:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Nekarsulm

dar31 wrote: »

ya really should have put them on the other way around, rip the slot as they come up rather than smoothing it and holding water:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Don't worry, dar, he can either take out the drum and put it into the frame the other way around, or convert the entire outfit to front mounted .

blue5000

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Don't worry, dar, he can either take out the drum and put it into the frame the other way around, or convert the entire outfit to front mounted .

Or roll in reverse:o

dharn

Reggie did you start off with an ordinary roller ?

Reggie.

dar31 wrote: »

ya really should have put them on the other way around, rip the slot as they come up rather than smoothing it and holding water:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I don't follow

Reggie.

dharn wrote: »

Reggie did you start off with an ordinary roller ?

Yeah the frame rotted off the roller so I inherited it

dharn

ya i have a similar roller except the drum is a bit bashed but you have me thinking, did you cut the plough tips in half ? how much in total did the 'knives' cost

Reggie.

dharn wrote: »

ya i have a similar roller except the drum is a bit bashed but you have me thinking, did you cut the plough tips in half ? how much in total did the 'knives' cost

Yeah cut them straight in the middle and you should get 5 and a half inches in height from each one. Knives are 12 inches apart on the row and each row is 9 inches apart.

Got the plough points for €3.60 each so 35 were near €128

dharn

is it really necessary to spiral them i know it would be a bit bumpiddy but unless the ground was very hard the knives would be sinking in to it anyway

Reggie.

dharn wrote: »

is it really necessary to spiral them i know it would be a bit bumpiddy but unless the ground was very hard the knives would be sinking in to it anyway

Yeah it stops the thumping while your driving along. With the spiral you can travel faster

Base price

Reggie - stupid question but I assume that the roller is still intact and holds water. Would you not be afraid of damaging the steel when welding on the points and therefore causing it to leak?
I know nothing about welding other than handing OH welding rods on demand :rolleyes:

Reggie.

Base price wrote: »

Reggie - stupid question but I assume that the roller is still intact and holds water. Would you not be afraid of damaging the steel when welding on the points and therefore causing it to leak?
I know nothing about welding other than handing OH welding rods on demand :rolleyes:

No the steel is good and thick so shouldn't burn through it

vincenzolorenzo

Will a tack at either end of the blades be strong enough do you think or would it need a bead along the sides? Fair play again, its a nice bit of craftmanship

Reggie.

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

Will a tack at either end of the blades be strong enough do you think or would it need a bead along the sides? Fair play again, its a nice bit of craftmanship

Its only tacked at the minute. Mate will run the MIG either side and then I'll weld reinforcement on top of that again.

dharn

Poor reggie he'll never get it finished all day on the computer answering questions about it

Reggie.

dharn wrote: »

Poor reggie he'll never get it finished all day on the computer answering questions about it

Only get a few hours a week on it

have2flushtwice

I think reggie should win a prize for that roller, a lot of work went into it.

Reggie.

have2flushtwice wrote: »

I think reggie should win a prize for that roller, a lot of work went into it.

I'll second that. Wait till its finished tho

Reggie.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Don't worry, dar, he can either take out the drum and put it into the frame the other way around, or convert the entire outfit to front mounted .

It already is designed for front mounted tractors

blue5000

Lads it's not a roller at all, it's for clearing minefields:eek:

Reggie.

blue5000 wrote: »

Lads it's not a roller at all, it's for clearing minefields:eek:

Now your talking....either that or I'm watching too much of the walking dead

Muckit

Can't take the credit for this one. Oul lads idea and it's a good one. Local lad did the work.

Before got it done l used a chain to keep the gate in open position, but there was still a gap that one could jump into next pen.

Not any more!

Ps kovu can you embed if you get a chance? Thanks!

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

Can't take the credit for this one. Oul lads idea and it's a good one. Local lad did the work.

Before got it done l used a chain to keep the gate in open position, but there was still a gap that one could jump into next pen.

Not any more!

Ps kovu can you embed if you get a chance? Thanks!

Very handy them gates are. Few of them in the main yard

Muckit

Are they the jourdain ones or homemade jobs? Stick up a few pics. Like stuff like that that's as much about the design as the manufacture

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

Are they the jourdain ones or homemade jobs? Stick up a few pics. Like stuff like that that's as much about the design as the manufacture

Lots of home made gates in the main yard. Whole handling unit is handmade