Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

RobinBanks

Looking for recommendations for tractor tyres for the front. Tractor has a front loader and i am looking at putting 360/70/R24 on.

Grueller

RobinBanks wrote: »

Looking for recommendations for tractor tyres for the front. Tractor has a front loader and i am looking at putting 360/70/R24 on.

Not firestones anyway. They would melt off the front of a loader tractor under the heat of the sun. Worst wearing tyres I ever saw.

whelan2

enricoh wrote: »

Did any of ye ever shift a mobile home using a teleporter?
I was wondering if its possible to put up on a bale trailer with the teleporter? Can get extension forks. The chassis isnt the strongest on mobile homes, just worried about it
Got a price of a lad that shifts them using proper ramps etc n he's top dollar.
Shifting it 30 mile so better not put it on the hitch of the jeep!

Oh moved one once as a favour for a neighbour. Never again. He said there's a reason why the specialised guys do it

bogman_bass

whelan2 wrote: »

Oh moved one once as a favour for a neighbour. Never again. He said there's a reason why the specialised guys do it

Me too. Hope of a job

Reggie.

RobinBanks wrote: »

Looking for recommendations for tractor tyres for the front. Tractor has a front loader and i am looking at putting 360/70/R24 on.

BKT are a good all rounder and cheapish

emaherx

Reggie. wrote: »

BKT are a good all rounder and cheapish

Put nothing else on machines around here this last 10 years. Can't afford the premium brands and definitely can't afford cheap rubbish.

hopeso

Reggie. wrote: »

BKT are a good all rounder and cheapish

emaherx wrote: »

Put nothing else on machines around here this last 10 years. Can't afford the premium brands and definitely can't afford cheap rubbish.

Absolutely, but it's always worth pricing the premium brands when you're buying. They seem to randomly offer discounts, or give cash back promotions, on their tyres from time to time which leaves them costing little more than BKT.....

Bridgestone have recently launched a new tyre with wide lugs, designed to give good service life on road work. This should make them very suited to loader work too. Bridgestone is a premium brand, with prices to match, but they were selling these new tyres at a reduced price to get them established. I'd certainly suggest at least pricing them.......

C0N0R

Question, what size jump starter pack would you need to start a tractor? Have a tractor at home that will only start off the jump leads from another tractor, and came accross this jump starter pack and was curious as to whether it would start the tractor?

https://www.zagg.com/en_us/car-jump-starters

emaherx

C0N0R wrote: »

Question, what size jump starter pack would you need to start a tractor? Have a tractor at home that will only start off the jump leads from another tractor, and came accross this jump starter pack and was curious as to whether it would start the tractor?

https://www.zagg.com/en_us/car-jump-starters

I wouldn't rely on them on a frosty Morning. Better solution would be fix tractor.

Or if you want a booster a charger with trickel charge option and a spare battery would be a much better choice for tractors. ( You can then either swap batter or use leads to boost)

C0N0R

emaherx wrote: »

I wouldn't rely on them on a frosty Morning. Better solution would be fix tractor.

Or if you want a booster a charger with trickel charge option and a spare battery would be a much better choice for tractors. ( You can then either swap batter or use leads to boost)

At the moment it suits me for the tractor not to be starting without having to be jumped, last time I used it was August, long term I agree 100% change the battery but was just thinking how handy one of those would be if it were able to start a tractor

emaherx

C0N0R wrote: »

At the moment it suits me for the tractor not to be starting without having to be jumped, last time I used it was August, long term I agree 100% change the battery but was just thinking how handy one of those would be if it were able to start a tractor

Think if it's lying long term, trickel charger is great to keep a battery topped up, you could try a solar one connected to tractor battery.

davidk1394

A nice run on a Saturday morning:D

The Rabbi

davidk1394 wrote: »

A nice run on a Saturday morning:D

Up to Breens,Something wrong?:D

Say my name

davidk1394 wrote: »

A nice run on a Saturday morning:D

How did you load that in the trailer?

Reggie.

Say my name wrote: »

How did you load that in the trailer?

One stone at a time

davidk1394

The Rabbi wrote: »

Up to Breens,Something wrong?:D

I need a bigger tractor

hopeso

Say my name wrote: »

How did you load that in the trailer?

Rock of Claasel.......

blue5000

davidk1394 wrote: »

A nice run on a Saturday morning:D

You could print a few of them off and use it as a christmas card:P

JOAT

Anyone ever convert a drag trailer that’s on air brakes and suspension to hydraulic brakes? Looking to convert it to a bale trailer and tractor doesn’t have air. I’m thinking brakes couldn’t be too hard to convert but what about the suspension? Or could it work away without suspension?

enricoh

JOAT wrote: »

Anyone ever convert a drag trailer that’s on air brakes and suspension to hydraulic brakes? Looking to convert it to a bale trailer and tractor doesn’t have air. I’m thinking brakes couldn’t be too hard to convert but what about the suspension? Or could it work away without suspension?

Just leave the airbags deflated, there is a shock at each hub.
Are they disc brakes or drum brakes - drum are no bother to convert , disc are torture!

JOAT

enricoh wrote: »

Just leave the airbags deflated, there is a shock at each hub.
Are they disc brakes or drum brakes - drum are no bother to convert , disc are torture!

Any issues with stability when the air bags would be down?
Brakes are drum so I presume just put in a brake ram and hosing or is there more to it?

cjpm

You can buy rams for handy enough money from Lynch Trailers in Cork

enricoh

JOAT wrote: »

Any issues with stability when the air bags would be down?
Brakes are drum so I presume just put in a brake ram and hosing or is there more to it?

We've a twin axle bale trailer here like that, I never noticed any stability issues with it anyway

With a drag trailer would the drawbar not be up a couple of foot in the air, dunno how you hitch into it?

9935452

JOAT wrote: »

Anyone ever convert a drag trailer that’s on air brakes and suspension to hydraulic brakes? Looking to convert it to a bale trailer and tractor doesn’t have air. I’m thinking brakes couldn’t be too hard to convert but what about the suspension? Or could it work away without suspension?

You would hear of lads using a cigarette lighter compresser to inflate the airbags.
If all the lines are well sealed its possible

Base price

hopeso wrote: »

Rock of Claasel.......

I only got that now .

Reggie.

Upgraded to a fusion 3 today

Dinzee Conlee

Reggie. wrote: »

Upgraded to a fusion 3 today

It’s too early to be opening your presents Reggie...
Put it back...

Odelay

Tis a long way from the Britain’s gear I used to play with!

Reggie.

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

It’s too early to be opening your presents Reggie...
Put it back...

Won it on a raffle today. Delighted

patsy_mccabe

My new toy. Stihl MS 170. I was looking for a smaller saw for a while as my old MS 250 is over 18 years old now. I had it in with a dealer this year getting a new muffler and he said that the compression is perfect in it. Still, great to have a smaller one for around the farm. At €245 delivered from Robert Kee in Donegal, you can't complain. A bit pissed off to see the 'Made by Stihl in China' though. I've a feeling it won't last as long as the MS 250.
12" bar and just 2 two-strokes oil and spanner with it.