Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

davidk1394

All set to go

Odelay

She’s a fair sized weapon!

dzer2

Thought you didn't get on with Eardly

Reggie.

I hate them side mowers ever since one fell off on me on the road

The Nutty M

I call a stewarts inquiry into who gets the 10k post.

I vote Reggie.

blue5000

Mod note New thread for Reggie:)

Old one is here https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057412449&page=667

davidk1394

dzer2 wrote: »

Thought you didn't get on with Eardly

I just had an arguement with him over parts for the mower. Nothing too serious. I priced a few other places and he was the cheapest and closest aswell

dzer2

davidk1394 wrote: »

I just had an arguement with him over parts for the mower. Nothing too serious. I priced a few other places and he was the cheapest and closest aswell

Yeah he is good on price alright. Not quite as good on assembly but maybe I had him under pressure at the time.

jaymla627

davidk1394 wrote: »

I just had an arguement with him over parts for the mower. Nothing too serious. I priced a few other places and he was the cheapest and closest aswell

Wouldn’t like to be buying second hand stuff of him, know of a wagon traded in with over 3000 loads done, that’s advertised as 1200 now is pretty bad form

emaherx

"In this house Lisa we obey the laws of physics"

https://www.businessinsider.com/edumper-121-ton-electric-dump-truck-2019-8?r=US&IR=T

Not farming related but this is pretty cool.

ganmo

emaherx wrote: »

"In this house Lisa we obey the laws of physics"

https://www.businessinsider.com/edumper-121-ton-electric-dump-truck-2019-8?r=US&IR=T

Not farming related but this is pretty cool.

The massive machine then uses that energy to go back up the hill, but since it weighs less with no cargo, it ends up with extra energy.

i thought most quarries were holes in the ground

Odelay

ganmo wrote: »

i thought most quarries were holes in the ground

They’re digging up, not down.

Timmaay

Very same principle electric cars operate on, under deceleration the motors generate electricity. Totally sensational headline though "never uses more electricity than it generates" , but only in the specific condition that its transporting load to a net downhill, and as ganmo says most quarries are holes in the ground so you'll spend a hell of alot more time moving material to a next uphill than downhill.

dzer2

Timmaay wrote: »

Very same principle electric cars operate on, under deceleration the motors generate electricity. Totally sensational headline though "never uses more electricity than it generates" , but only in the specific condition that its transporting load to a net downhill, and as ganmo says most quarries are holes in the ground so you'll spend a hell of alot more time moving material to a next uphill than downhill.

Not quite loads of quarries on sides of mountains rock is closer to the surface

emaherx

Timmaay wrote: »

Very same principle electric cars operate on, under deceleration the motors generate electricity. Totally sensational headline though "never uses more electricity than it generates" , but only in the specific condition that its transporting load to a net downhill, and as ganmo says most quarries are holes in the ground so you'll spend a hell of alot more time moving material to a next uphill than downhill.

It was built for one quarry and it works there, they don't claim perpetual motion, dont see it being that sensational of a headline, I'm sure there are many many quarries like that one. Anyway I think it is a brilliant piece of engineering.

tanko

Reggie. wrote: »

I hate them side mowers ever since one fell off on me on the road

I mowed the second cut here on Sunday with my Contractors tractor and trailed mower. Mostly sloping ground and fairly soft and slippy. The mower was all over the place sliding on the steeper slopes.
A mounted mower would have been a lot better in those conditions.

jaymla627

Reggie. wrote: »

I hate them side mowers ever since one fell off on me on the road

Pin break our tractor linkage giveaway

Reggie.

jaymla627 wrote: »

Pin break our tractor linkage giveaway

Headstock snapped on the mower

Panch18

Reggie. wrote: »

Headstock snapped on the mower

On your new kverneland???

Reggie.

Panch18 wrote: »

On your new kverneland???

This was a while ago. Dont like them 90 deg fold up mowers since

ganmo

https://www.wilsonsauctions.com/auctions/offsite-auctions/AuctionEvent?saleCode=195004&location=Bord%20na%20M%C3%B3na
A bord na mona machinery auction 14th sept

Reggie.

ganmo wrote: »

https://www.wilsonsauctions.com/auctions/offsite-auctions/AuctionEvent?saleCode=195004&location=Bord%20na%20M%C3%B3na
A bord na mona machinery auction 14th sept

Talking to a fella that just retired outta bord an mona. He says the john Deeres aren't fairing too well on the bogs

jaymla627

ganmo wrote: »

https://www.wilsonsauctions.com/auctions/offsite-auctions/AuctionEvent?saleCode=195004&location=Bord%20na%20M%C3%B3na
A bord na mona machinery auction 14th sept

You’d get it very hard to feel sorry for bnm workers getting laid off when you see the state of machinery on offer their, noting short of disgraceful

Mooooo

What do lads reckon with regard to total cost of ownership with regard to buying new vs second hand? On machines which would be kept long term

hopeso

Reggie. wrote: »

Talking to a fella that just retired outta bord an mona. He says the john Deeres aren't fairing too well on the bogs

You're worse than Geoghegan....... :rolleyes:

Reggie.

hopeso wrote: »

You're worse than Geoghegan....... :rolleyes:

Well you can think what ya like but only passing on what I was told. Too much electronics in them that dont agree with the moist peat apparently.

Was told its was hard to beat the old fords and legends for dog ignorance

Odelay

ganmo wrote: »

https://www.wilsonsauctions.com/auctions/offsite-auctions/AuctionEvent?saleCode=195004&location=Bord%20na%20M%C3%B3na
A bord na mona machinery auction 14th sept

Interesting link and thanks for adding it. But the state of those machines is shocking. How the fook are they so bad after 1-3k hours work?
My employer has a machine with 26k hours on it, driven by employees and it looks like it came out of the factory six months ago.

Those machines were abused.

Keep Sluicing

Lot 315 and 316 will make money

hopeso

Odelay wrote: »

Interesting link and thanks for adding it. But the state of those machines is shocking. How the fook are they so bad after 1-3k hours work?
My employer has a machine with 26k hours on it, driven by employees and it looks like it came out of the factory six months ago.

Those machines were abused.

Semi state body again.....Money pissed down the drain. As Reggie said above, modern tractors aren't suited to the bog (and the abuse). An organisation like BNM, with ample workshops and workforce should be well able to maintain and refurbish the classic tractors they had for many years to come, considering the low hours and seasonal nature of the work.

jimmy G M

Are they be left outside all year long? Never stored indoors?

mayota

jimmy G M wrote: »

Are they be left outside all year long? Never stored indoors?

Looks like they bring in bits of them.

Donald Trump

Odelay wrote: »

Interesting link and thanks for adding it. But the state of those machines is shocking. How the fook are they so bad after 1-3k hours work?

The hours on them can't be right. I saw them a few days ago and they had 30 year old tractors with ~2k hours.



Either a broken or new clock I'd have to think....although looking at the state of the machines overall you'd have to think broken more likely than replaced!


They'd be pulling 3000 year old bog bodies out of the bog that would be in a better state

kevthegaff

Went to the auction a few years ago, the smaller tractors are the best value, some of the fiats had no starters alternators etc, a lot were on tracks with no back linkage, a lot of exporters from what I could see

vincenzolorenzo

Reggie. wrote: »

This was a while ago. Dont like them 90 deg fold up mowers since

Your new mower folds up by more than 90 degrees doesn't it? What's different in the design to stop the headstock breaking? Still a big weight its carrying isn't it?

Reggie.

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

Your new mower folds up by more than 90 degrees doesn't it? What's different in the design to stop the headstock breaking? Still a big weight its carrying isn't it?

Much bigger headstock plus the weight is even across the headstock rather than all on one arm/side

Limestone Cowboy

Came across this the other day. Too cheap to resist....:rolleyes:

The Rabbi

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Came across this the other day. Too cheap to resist....:rolleyes:

That should save the back when you are picking stones.

Reggie.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Came across this the other day. Too cheap to resist....:rolleyes:

You'll never get it onto the front of the NH

Limestone Cowboy

Reggie. wrote: »

You'll never get it onto the front of the NH

Ha, might have to go on the hyundai

Jb1989

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Came across this the other day. Too cheap to resist....:rolleyes:

Is that poor haybob heading down under

whelan2

Jb1989 wrote: »

Is that poor haybob heading down under

Ha, the beauty of boards everyone has a good look at what's in the background . .

Limestone Cowboy

Jb1989 wrote: »

Is that poor haybob heading down under

It could be. Not my yard though.

bogman_bass

What’s the plan for it?

Limestone Cowboy

bogman_bass wrote: »

What’s the plan for it?

Building walls mostly. I have a lot of very big stones.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Building walls mostly. I have a lot of very big stones.

Self praise is no praise:p

Parishlad

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Self praise is no praise:p

Thanks for that Sherriff! Badly needed a bit of a chuckle!

Muckit

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Came across this the other day. Too cheap to resist....:rolleyes:

Jaysus, that.... and a good chainsaw!!
#winter sorted

Odelay

A grab is an awful handy attachment to have. Don’t know why excavators don’t have them, they are very popular in the states.

Reggie.

Odelay wrote: »

A grab is an awful handy attachment to have. Don’t know why excavators don’t have them, they are very popular in the states.

Do you mean the "thumb"

Panjandrums

Do the OPW ever have auctions? I remember seeing a new 35tonne Kobelco excavator a few months back and thinking that would be a great buy in a few years for someone.

Sharp MZ700

Nice clean Lexion 670 TerraTrac in Fermoy today, first time hearing one on tarmac. Couldn't believe how quiet it was, the header on tow was making a racket!