Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

Base price

wrangler wrote: »

Tenants are spreading slurry here today, drawing to the pump, one of the tenants has a contracting business, if he ever got all his tractors together there's supposed to be over 30,he has three 3500 gal tankers in Dublin airport for the summer, they're some addition at this job, the other tenant works for him so has first call on all the machinery

Irrespective of how many tractors and tankers he owns he doesn't seem to care for the environment with a yellow rainfall warning of 30mm to 50mm of rain in your area tomorrow.

wrangler

funkey_monkey wrote: »

What's the tankers doing at the airport? Flood stand-by?

keeping down dust in the summer

wrangler

Base price wrote: »

Irrespective of how many tractors and tankers he owns he doesn't seem to care for the environment with a yellow rainfall warning of 30mm to 50mm of rain in your area tomorrow.

A level field of heavy land and the boundaries higher than the centre....... where would the slurry go.

Dinzee Conlee

Looking to buy a zetor (1990s model) with the big cab - purely cos of the big cab really.

One has come up, and I want to take a look. But with the lockdown, I dont want to be putting any lad under pressure to come with me. So, I'll chance looking at it myself...

I know brakes are a weak point in them - how can you check what state the brakes are in when buying?

Anything else I should watch out for?

wrangler

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Looking to buy a zetor (1990s model) with the big cab - purely cos of the big cab really.

One has come up, and I want to take a look. But with the lockdown, I dont want to be putting any lad under pressure to come with me. So, I'll chance looking at it myself...

I know brakes are a weak point in them - how can you check what state the brakes are in when buying?

Anything else I should watch out for?

I had a crystal here, never gave much trouble, what size are you buying

Dinzee Conlee

wrangler wrote: »

I had a crystal here, never gave much trouble, what size are you buying

1990s 65/70HP range... 6211 if possible, don't need anything too big.

hopeso

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Looking to buy a zetor (1990s model) with the big cab - purely cos of the big cab really.



I know brakes are a weak point in them - how can you check what state the brakes are in when buying?

Anything else I should watch out for?

I'd say just assume the brakes need doing, and budget for that. If it's dry drum brakes, they won't cost a fortune....

wrangler

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

1990s 65/70HP range... 6211 if possible, don't need anything too big.

Zetors of that era are a straight forward tractor, not expensive to repair, pity you can't bring someone with you if you're not mechanically minded

Say my name

wrangler wrote: »

Zetors of that era are a straight forward tractor, not expensive to repair, pity you can't bring someone with you if you're not mechanically minded

He could get the other person who might know tractors to travel in a separate vehicle and obviously pay for their expenses for the day. And keep a distance from them when they're examining the tractor.

wrangler

Say my name wrote: »

He could get the other person who might know tractors to travel in a separate vehicle and obviously pay for their expenses for the day. And keep a distance from them when they're examining the tractor.

We're meeting checkpoints every day now, don't know if buying a tractor is a valid excuse.
I had a dog with the vets for three days last week and for a checkup this morning, Brought in on wednesday, home on Saturday and today and was stopped everytime, in and out

Say my name

wrangler wrote: »

We're meeting checkpoints every day now, don't know if buying a tractor is a valid excuse.
I had a dog with the vets for three days last week and for a checkup this morning, Brought in on wednesday, home on Saturday and today and was stopped everytime, in and out

Probably depends on who you meet too.

I haven't been on the roads much at all so can't comment much on the guards.

Probably best to wear overalls and wellies then in the vehicle.

Base price

wrangler wrote: »

We're meeting checkpoints every day now, don't know if buying a tractor is a valid excuse.
I had a dog with the vets for three days last week and for a checkup this morning, Brought in on wednesday, home on Saturday and today and was stopped everytime, in and out

Brought OH to Tullamore last week for a checkup and we were stopped twice on the way to and back. I headed home to NCD on Thursday evening and returned to Longford Friday midday and I didn't see a squad car let alone a checkpoint.

Dinzee Conlee

wrangler wrote: »

We're meeting checkpoints every day now, don't know if buying a tractor is a valid excuse.
I had a dog with the vets for three days last week and for a checkup this morning, Brought in on wednesday, home on Saturday and today and was stopped everytime, in and out

Yeah, I dont know myself to be honest Wrangler...

I'll see how we're fixed towards the end of the week...

wrangler

Base price wrote: »

Brought OH to Tullamore last week for a checkup and we were stopped twice on the way to and back. I headed home to NCD on Thursday evening and returned to Longford Friday midday and I didn't see a squad car let alone a checkpoint.

It was on the news today that the guards issued 30 fines in Longford so they're working near you somewhere

lakill Farm

wrangler wrote: »

Tenants are spreading slurry here today, drawing to the pump, one of the tenants has a contracting business, if he ever got all his tractors together there's supposed to be over 30,he has three 3500 gal tankers in Dublin airport for the summer, they're some addition at this job, the other tenant works for him so has first call on all the machinery

Ollie & Gerry ?

Reggie.

stanflt wrote: »

Bitter

Theres nothing that you annoy me more is having a fleet of tractors. Thing of nightmares for me

Reggie.

wrangler wrote: »

keeping down dust in the summer

That's only for roadbridge off to the side of the airport on a site. Not really the international airport where the flights do be.

Reggie.

lakill Farm wrote: »

Ollie & Gerry ?

Yep

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

Theres nothing that you annoy me more is having a fleet of tractors. Thing of nightmares for me

I'd get sick at the thought of what you're doing......... hate driving tractors.
Shortly after retiring a neighbour asked me to draw grain with a 2 yr old fendt and I declined,

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

Theres nothing that you annoy me more is having a fleet of tractors. Thing of nightmares for me

Takes allsorts to make a world, some people thrive on that sort of pressure, he only branched into that at the building of the M6. Soil stabilisation is a big thing with him now. the tractor at that could be 450hp

Reggie.

wrangler wrote: »

Takes allsorts to make a world, some people thrive on that sort of pressure, he only branched into that at the building of the M6. Soil stabilisation is a big thing with him now. the tractor at that could be 450hp

Not on about the pressure.


I've enough OCD with 1 tractor. Imagine me trying to keep 30 clean.......nightmare

porter shark

Reggie. wrote: »

I run an amazone. What ya need to know?

What ya mean ya have springs?

When I set the depth with the rabe I tighten 3 coil springs each side. When I hit a stone the Harrow hops, aided by the springs so the gears, tines etc doesn’t get the full force of the bang.

It’s a onepass I’m interested in. What model are you running?

Reggie.

porter shark wrote: »

When I set the depth with the rabe I tighten 3 coil springs each side. When I hit a stone the Harrow hops, aided by the springs so the gears, tines etc doesn’t get the full force of the bang.

It’s a onepass I’m interested in. What model are you running?

I'm running an amazone 3000 KG. She runs off the back roller. You set your depth using pins.

zetecescort

might be in the market for a 10x6 tipping trailer and looking at a few websites I see some manufacturers with the hinge point of the back door higher than the sides. What's the advantages or disadvantages of this type of design?

emaherx

zetecescort wrote: »

might be in the market for a 10x6 tipping trailer and looking at a few websites I see some manufacturers with the hinge point of the back door higher than the sides. What's the advantages or disadvantages of this type of design?

Load dosen't get caught in the back door as easily while tipping, especially clay. I've bent the back door on mine while tipping wet clay as the whole load moved at once and caught the door, not an issue with looser materials though

wrangler

zetecescort wrote: »

might be in the market for a 10x6 tipping trailer and looking at a few websites I see some manufacturers with the hinge point of the back door higher than the sides. What's the advantages or disadvantages of this type of design?

I draw farmyard manure with my trailer and it won't come out under the tailboard, so I was thinking of hingeing it higher up, someone might have thought of it before me,

Attie Ross

zetecescort wrote: »

might be in the market for a 10x6 tipping trailer and looking at a few websites I see some manufacturers with the hinge point of the back door higher than the sides. What's the advantages or disadvantages of this type of design?

Allows door to lift higher so grass won't stick in the door also Allows trailer to tip higher before it catches on the ground.

mr.stonewall

zetecescort wrote: »

might be in the market for a 10x6 tipping trailer and looking at a few websites I see some manufacturers with the hinge point of the back door higher than the sides. What's the advantages or disadvantages of this type of design?

More swing on the tailboard. Stops what ever is being tipped getting stuck in the tailboard. Had to sort trailer here with the same problem after tailboard ripped off when with a load of slig

wrangler

emaherx wrote: »

Load dosen't get caught in the back door as easily while tipping, especially clay. I've bent the back door on mine while tipping wet clay as the whole load moved at once and caught the door, not an issue with looser materials though

you got there before me, I've seen tailboards hinged on one side in my travels, it hinges right around and is caught on an antiluce on the side board while your tipping

zetecescort

Thanks for the quick replies lads