Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

Donald Trump

zetecescort wrote: »

local windscreen place here cut glass for an old Duncan cab for me a few years ago. any shape as long as it was a flat pane of glass. only thing he couldn't do was drill holes for handles or hinges

They should be able to drill it as long as its done before it is tempered. Well I'm guessing that. I've never had it done.

funkey_monkey

emaherx wrote: »

No issue with a live load, although you have to wait for the animal to settle down a bit if they are excitable. The crush makes a good job of it as animal has no option but to put all 4 feet in and with the bar behind them and head gate if nessacery they settle quick enough, a bucket with a little meal helps the most excitable of them settle fairly quickly.

Not sure of exact height of beams, but you could shorten handy enough or just remove the weigh cells and connect directly to your new platform someone else here has done exactly that, I'm thinking maybe Limestone Cowboy but I'm not sure.


Edit: found you the thread
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058097664/2

That is exactly what I was thinking about. How did he get a CE mark on that platform?
I wonder was that a transplant from the original scales!?!

Projects and ideas racking up now.

Base price

I should have added that the brother made up a yoke to fold the sheet of galvanised steel for the roof including gutters along the side. I will take a pic of it next time I'm at his place.

emaherx

funkey_monkey wrote: »

That is exactly what I was thinking about. How did he get a CE mark on that platform?
I wonder was that a transplant from the original scales!?!

Projects and ideas racking up now.

What ever you build, share some pics

How's the trailer planning going? And do you have that alias Xiaomi by any chance?

funkey_monkey

emaherx wrote: »

What ever you build, share some pics

How's the trailer planning going? And do you have that alias Xiaomi by any chance?

From that thread you seem to have stumbled upon I don't see the worth in it, however, I'll probably get outvoted.
If it were to start with an old tractor trailer chassis, then it might be workable but from what I've read about truck chassis, its the wrong starting point.

emaherx

funkey_monkey wrote: »

From that thread you seem to have stumbled upon I don't see the worth in it, however, I'll probably get outvoted.
If it were to start with an old tractor trailer chassis, then it might be workable but from what I've read about truck chassis, its the wrong starting point.

Well it's always good to do the research before getting too invested in a large project like that. You still learn a lot which may be useful down the line.

kevthegaff

Base price wrote: »

I should have added that the brother made up a yoke to fold the sheet of galvanised steel for the roof including gutters along the side. I will take a pic of it next time I'm at his place.

He done a great job Base

Nekarsulm

kevthegaff wrote: »

He done a great job Base

Agriline Products show Fiat 880 door glass as available at £88.00 plus vat.
Malpas online show the same at £180.00 plus vat.

Perspex has got very expensive, due to demand for screens in shops, the proper glass mightn't actually be any more expensive than buying a sheet of perspex.
No harm in pricing the glass in Sheridans and Charlie Boylans ( Crossdoney).

emaherx

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Agriline Products show Fiat 880 door glass as available at £88.00 plus vat.
Malpas online show the same at £180.00 plus vat.

Perspex has got very expensive, due to demand for screens in shops, the proper glass mightn't actually be any more expensive than buying a sheet of perspex.
No harm in pricing the glass in Sheridans and Charlie Boylans ( Crossdoney).

Yes I considered building a green house with polycarbonate earlier in the year but none could be got, I ended up building a poly tunnel instead. Perspex sheets in a tractor are a disaster, some of the polycarbonate stuff lasts much better but glass is by far the best option and not that expensive if sheets are flat.

Nekarsulm

emaherx wrote: »

glass is by far the best option and not that expensive if sheets are flat.

Not sure about the 880's, but 90 series door glass has a slight ( very slight) curve in it.

emaherx

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Not sure about the 880's, but 90 series door glass has a slight ( very slight) curve in it.

It can make a big difference if getting once off glass cut. But if Agrilineproducts.com and similar have them on the shelf as they do for most popular models then that's different anyway.

Nekarsulm

No matter what you put in the door, factory glass, perspex or glass cut by a windscreen supplier, it's worth remembering to never let a passanger lean against a Fiat door glass.
It can pop out complete, and your passanger is gone .....

BullBauld

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Parts list is here - roofs are listed on page 102:
https://www.iwt.co.uk/iwt-parts/download/4290

Can't find an accurate price but, this is the only one I can get (roof prices on pg 6):
https://www.barlowtrailers.co.uk/image/catalog/PDF/Ifor-Williams-Parts-Price-List-2016-17.pdf

Cross ref the part no from the first into the price list - works out at about £100 - £150 per sheet depending on the trailer - bear in mind that price list is from 16/17. Each trailer requires two.

Do you need two or is the damage confined to a single side?

You will get steel sheets from your local fabricator cheaper, but they'll not have the heat reflective surface that IW put on them. You could paint them though. I'm not 100% as I've not done this job before, but I don't think they need to be rolled to fit the roof frame profile - I think if you start at the upper vents and work towards the centre line then the rivets should pull it into place - just get it al squared before you start and don't overbore the holes when taking out the existing rivets.

I'm not sure what a plain sheet would cost locally - it would be roughly 10' x 4' x 2" - if it was a TA510 10ft - as the sheet is jointed along the centre ridge (I think). You'll need a tube of seam sealer too.

If you do decide to do it yourself, I'd recommend not using the self drives with the hex heads as they can catch on cattle - best using rivets or pancake head self drive.

Thanks for the reply. I'll try and source the steel locally first and see how I go.

Cheers again.

davidk1394

Night time reading sorted I came across it while cleaning out the grandparents house.

patsy_mccabe

ArmaTrac 1104 Tractor - It looks well anyway.

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/new-armatrac-1104/26356138

3 the square

Any one recommend a good 3 ton trolley jack nothing out of the mind expensive

emaherx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

ArmaTrac 1104 Tractor - It looks well anyway.

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/new-armatrac-1104/26356138

Spec looks good on paper anyway. Wonder will these cheaper brands start to take up some of the market considering the crazy prices of the major brands.

hopeso

emaherx wrote: »

Spec looks good on paper anyway. Wonder will these cheaper brands start to take up some of the market considering the crazy prices of the major brands.

Looks decent enough, with a very high spec. I wonder what the yellow and orange levers in front of the seat are for?

zetecescort

hopeso wrote: »

Looks decent enough, with a very high spec. I wonder what the yellow and orange levers in front of the seat are for?

ejector seat?

Gillespy

I remember reading a thread in a UK forum about ArmaTrac and it was fairly positive. Most of the budget brands seem to have Perkins engines which are supposed to be poor now, no where near the great engines they were. The ArmaTrac is Deutz according to that ad. I wish they would put bigger wheels on them, 28 fronts and 38 back would set it off better than them small ones.

kevthegaff

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

ArmaTrac 1104 Tractor - It looks well anyway.

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/new-armatrac-1104/26356138

How much is it?

patsy_mccabe

kevthegaff wrote: »

How much is it?

£1,234
No idea, sorry.

funkey_monkey

The Arbos is a lovely looking machine too - I think they have Kohler engines in them.
Not sure of their price - don't think they are a bargin though.

Tractors now have gotten beyond the basic stockman tractor. Emmission regulations have made the engines more complex and manufacturers putting in more and more complex transmissions with increasing splits is getting ridiculous.

Gillespy

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/hattat-4110/26290643

These wouldn't be 100 miles from me. He has the good manners to put up prices. That €1,234 thing is infuriating.

hopeso

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

£1,234
No idea, sorry.

Half the price of a Massey, it seems....

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=379268902758839

davidk1394

funkey_monkey wrote: »

The Arbos is a lovely looking machine too - I think they have Kohler engines in them.
Not sure of their price - don't think they are a bargin though.

Tractors now have gotten beyond the basic stockman tractor. Emmission regulations have made the engines more complex and manufacturers putting in more and more complex transmissions with increasing splits is getting ridiculous.

I sat in the cab of an Arbos. Awful cab and I'd the comfort in the cab would be slim to nil

funkey_monkey

davidk1394 wrote: »

I sat in the cab of an Arbos. Awful cab and I'd the comfort in the cab would be slim to nil

Surprised about that TBH. It looked well in the photos I seen. Appearances can be deceptive!

davidk1394

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Surprised about that TBH. It looked well in the photos I seen. Appearances can be deceptive!

I sat into one at Agritechnica. From the outside it looks fine. When I sat into it, the cab was tight, very plastic, the layout of controls wasn't great, head height was low and where the foot throttle is would give you a pain in the knee.

MfMan

Any sign of these beasts to land?

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/sima-2019-more-details-emerge-on-mancels-europe-wide-plans/

Odelay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojq7sS7fCmM

Interesting tracker recovery of stolen machinery. Uses radio and GPS. GPS seemingly is not reliable, radio seems very reliable. No idea of costs.