Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread

yellow50HX

Kovu wrote: »

If we took all your half built things and stuck them together, would we get a Transformer?

Reckon you would need 4 people to operate the controls to make it move, tight squeeze in the cab.

White Clover

mengele wrote: »

close that back window. know a lad that a hydraulic top link on it and for some reason it went wrong and ram went in and pulled post driver back and broke the window. that was a 7740 though with a big back window.

+1. U'd be put off the tractor around here if you were seen going around with the back window open !!

severeoversteer

I almost killed one of my drivers one day over driving around with the back window open

a feckin 80 grand tractor with aircon ! and he has the aircon on full blast and all windows open and dust everywhere

jesus im in a bad mood now after remembering it


on another occasion a few years ago I had a man spreading fertiliser for me and he obviously had the back window open all day, I swear to god the tractor started rusting from the inside out ever since

I have encountered so many apes on machinery over the years

ganmo

I'd have to back window open most of the time, close it I'm gonna be travelling at speed over bumpy ground(like drawing bales)

Reggie.

mengele wrote: »

close that back window. know a lad that a hydraulic top link on it and for some reason it went wrong and ram went in and pulled post driver back and broke the window. that was a 7740 though with a big back window.

It can't as the whole hydrailuc block locks up when the lever ain't pulled inside the tractor so nothing can move on it.

White Clover

severeoversteer wrote: »

I almost killed one of my drivers one day over driving around with the back window open

a feckin 80 grand tractor with aircon ! and he has the aircon on full blast and all windows open and dust everywhere

jesus im in a bad mood now after remembering it


on another occasion a few years ago I had a man spreading fertiliser for me and he obviously had the back window open all day, I swear to god the tractor started rusting from the inside out ever since

I have encountered so many apes on machinery over the years

5 mins a day to give the glass a wipe down. When it's done daily the s**t doesn't be welded to it

Reggie.

severeoversteer wrote: »

I almost killed one of my drivers one day over driving around with the back window open

a feckin 80 grand tractor with aircon ! and he has the aircon on full blast and all windows open and dust everywhere

jesus im in a bad mood now after remembering it


on another occasion a few years ago I had a man spreading fertiliser for me and he obviously had the back window open all day, I swear to god the tractor started rusting from the inside out ever since

I have encountered so many apes on machinery over the years

I always work the tractor with the window open where possible. Can't see how that would make someone an ape or poor reflection on their driving ability. Have that tractor 9 years now and never broke a window in it yet even with the rear one open 90% of the time

severeoversteer

Reggie. wrote: »

I always work the tractor with the window open where possible. Can't see how that would make someone an ape or poor reflection on their driving ability. Have that tractor 9 years now and never broke a window in it yet even with the rear one open 90% of the time

its not the window its all the electrics in modern tractors
forked out money for ecu's on newish tractors and I am not doing that again because its €€€€€€

dust plays hell with electrics

youd fel my pain if you were running newer machinery

never seen any of my contractors with the window open either no matter what they are at, and that speaks volumes

whelan2

We gave up replacing back window in 390t. Bale grab was worst offender

Reggie.

severeoversteer wrote: »

its not the window its all the electrics in modern tractors
forked out money for ecu's on newish tractors and I am not doing that again because its €€€€€€

dust plays hell with electrics

youd fel my pain if you were running newer machinery

never seen any of my contractors with the window open either no matter what they are at, and that speaks volumes

So it's only because I've old machinery that I'm getting away with not having trouble with having my back window open while working!!!

Don't agree with that at all. See many people here. Contractors included. Worked with contractors for years and drove a wide variety of machines but was never told my habits were wrong.

onyerbikepat

I wish I had a tractor with a back window.

White Clover

whelan2 wrote: »

We gave up replacing back window in 390t. Bale grab was worst offender

Bale grab or driver ;-)

whelan2

White Clover wrote: »

Bale grab or driver ;-)

A bad workman/woman always blames his tools. Hated reversing into silage trailers too as the hitch was very hard to see. Window broke a few times like that not just by me

severeoversteer

Reggie. wrote: »

So it's only because I've old machinery that I'm getting away with not having trouble with having my back window open while working!!!

Don't agree with that at all. See many people here. Contractors included. Worked with contractors for years and drove a wide variety of machines but was never told my habits were wrong.

im not trying to have a go at you reggie

you can drive your own tractor what ever way you like

but if you are on my farm working my machinery you will get a fierce sour look from me if I see ya with the window open ,

C0N0R

Mowing, I'd have the back window open for the first lap of the field and for tedding and raking first round. I've a habit of opening the back window when reversing a load of silage in or putting on an implement other than that shut the whole time unless aircon ain't working, even still rather have it shut.

cute geoge

Backing into cattle trailer with drawbar on the ground and broke back glass on 7740 , boss man went ape shlt
Guess what not a month later he did the same thing himself ,turned out the trailer had a short drawbar .

severeoversteer

cute geoge wrote: »

Backing into cattle trailer with drawbar on the ground and broke back glass on 7740 , boss man went ape shlt
Guess what not a month later he did the same thing himself ,turned out the trailer had a short drawbar .

so for the price of 2 back windows ye could have bought a telescopic pick up hitch

im only sayin
not tryin to start a war

telescopic pick up is a great invention

tomwaterford

severeoversteer wrote: »

so for the price of 2 back windows ye could have bought a telescopic pick up hitch

im only sayin
not tryin to start a war

telescopic pick up is a great invention

Or else put a mirror on the mudguard

Zoo4m8

C0N0R wrote: »

Mowing, I'd have the back window open for the first lap of the field and for tedding and raking first round. I've a habit of opening the back window when reversing a load of silage in or putting on an implement other than that shut the whole time unless aircon ain't working, even still rather have it shut.

Same as this.. Never leave back window open working , dust, noise and heat from the back end (the tractors..) way more comfortable with it closed..

Brown Podzol

whelan2 wrote: »

We gave up replacing back window in 390t. Bale grab was worst offender

Have the clutch side door off the 390t loader tractor here with three years, in and out of it all day and couldn't be arsed opening and closing.

Kovu

I see your point about the dust alright. However like onyerbikepat above, ours lost it a long time ago, then the replacement cracked perspex was repaired with screws and even that didn't keep it from being fecked off one day. It had to be held open by pliers by that time anyway.

Now we have one door. Tied shut and removed in summer. The other door is in perfect condition as it actually still has a latch.

yellow50HX

LHS door of digger is always open when working, only time I would close it is if it was raining into the cab.

Bottom half window of tractor is always tied up when working but window is almost in the closed position unless it's summer time and warm. Hard to see what's going on with in closed. That said I'll leave it closed when rotovating or doing other dusty work.

Don't have aircon ( wll,actually I do but it only works at full speed) so will open side windows to stop the windows from misting up when it's raining.

dzer2

yellow50HX wrote: »

LHS door of digger is always open when working, only time I would close it is if it was raining into the cab.

Bottom half window of tractor is always tied up when working but window is almost in the closed position unless it's summer time and warm. Hard to see what's going on with in closed. That said I'll leave it closed when rotovating or doing other dusty work.

Don't have aircon ( wll,actually I do but it only works at full speed) so will open side windows to stop the windows from misting up when it's raining.

Its low in gas.

I would love to have a first world tractor

yellow50HX

dzer2 wrote: »

Its low in gas.

I would love to have a first world tractor

Plenty of gas, it's the switch was banjaxed, haven't checked it for a few years now.

tomwaterford

yellow50HX wrote: »

Plenty of gas, it's the switch was banjaxed, haven't checked it for a few years now.

It's doubtful it's the switch....near certain it'll be the resister

whelan2

yellow50HX wrote: »

LHS door of digger is always open when working, only time I would close it is if it was raining into the cab.

Bottom half window of tractor is always tied up when working but window is almost in the closed position unless it's summer time and warm. Hard to see what's going on with in closed. That said I'll leave it closed when rotovating or doing other dusty work.

Don't have aircon ( wll,actually I do but it only works at full speed) so will open side windows to stop the windows from misting up when it's raining.

caught the door of our 3cx -well it wasnt me- a few weeks ago, had to get jcb man out to straighten door and put in new glass and catch:cool: door is closeed now when driving around yard

Nekarsulm

You can hear the silky smooth purr of a straight six Deere much better with the door/window open....
Just saying like...

If you have a rattley oul perkins, close them surely.

C0N0R

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Same as this.. Never leave back window open working , dust, noise and heat from the back end (the tractors..) way more comfortable with it closed..

Actually had to power harrow for drilling maize once with no back window, you can imagine how dusty that got, more soil in the bottom of the shower

Greengrass1

Only time back window is closed here is when we're on the road or there not being used. I hate to see a tractor sitting in yard with the window open. Window open for everything from spreading fert to drawing bales.

dzer2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Only time back window is closed here is when we're on the road or there not being used. I hate to see a tractor sitting in yard with the window open. Window open for everything from spreading fert to drawing bales.

Ah yes but your in the sunny south east.