Labour Saving and General Guntering

Reggie. wrote: »

It's the way the angle of the bars are. She will crowd back but I want the top level with the front edge when crowded back. Can pile the turf up well when it's back that far. If ya get me. I'll take a pic when I'm finished to show

My neighbour always buys a load of turf. He has a handy little shed right across from the kitchen door, that used to be a dairy. Fed up drawing the turf in by hand, he rebuilt the roof of the shed and now can take off half of it with the loader. Then fill the turf in across the wall with the 50b, and lift back on the roof panel again.

quietsailor

f140 wrote: »

there a special type tread alright. I had to get them for my 5000 as well for a weight carrier. I got them in GWS in Ballincollig.

It sounds like you're all close enough to Cork city. There is a shop in at the end of the link into town called Brownlows, if you're ever stuck for odd ball threads or fittings they have a good stock but they're pricy. Worth it for that one odd ball fitting thats stopping the whole job

Reggie. wrote: »

Lick of paint tomorrow and this should be done

Nice looking job but such a pity to paint such nice clean steel, galvanize it, lifetime job and marginally more expensive than painting. :-)

Odelay

Milton09 wrote: »

Nice looking job but such a pity to paint such nice clean steel, galvanize it, lifetime job and marginally more expensive than painting. :-)

Galvanise scrapes off. A gate or something else it would be worth it. Paint will tidy it to look neat, but like galvanised it will also scrape off.

Baler sprocket repair 25 Tooth 16B-1 with directional dog clutch on the back. OEM €400 plus vat.
Guntering solution €30 plus vat

Before

During

After

Milton09 wrote: »

Nice looking job but such a pity to paint such nice clean steel, galvanize it, lifetime job and marginally more expensive than painting. :-)

It's painted now

blue5000

Milton09 wrote: »

Baler sprocket repair 25 Tooth 16B-1 with directional dog clutch on the back. OEM €400 plus vat.
Guntering solution €30 plus vat

Milton this is engineering, not guntering. You are waaaaaaaaaaay over-qualified for this thread.:)

blue5000 wrote: »

Milton09 wrote: »

Baler sprocket repair 25 Tooth 16B-1 with directional dog clutch on the back. OEM €400 plus vat.
Guntering solution €30 plus vat

Milton this is engineering, not guntering. You are waaaaaaaaaaay over-qualified for this thread.:)

I disagree Blue, there is some very tasty work and very novel solutions to problems posted here regularly that easily blur the lines between engineering and guntering. ☺

More details on lathe please!
Size, make, single or three phase etc..

Nekarsulm wrote: »

More details on lathe please!
Size, make, single or three phase etc..

Colchester student 3 phase , peach of a machine and unfortunately not mine but I have access to it anytime I want which is nearly as good .

Lovely machine. Years ago I replied to an advert in the local paper, where the Tech. in Cavan were selling their 1Phase Colchester ChipMaster lathes.
Offers by sealed bid.
I missed out by less than 50 pounds

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Lovely machine. Years ago I replied to an advert in the local paper, where the Tech. in Cavan were selling their 1Phase Colchester ChipMaster lathes.
Offers by sealed bid.
I missed out by less than 50 pounds

Us shouldn't have been so right with the purse strings then

Reggie. wrote: »

Us shouldn't have been so right with the purse strings then

Still kicking myself about it. I bid 250 for one, the guy got it for 300.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Still kicking myself about it. I bid 250 for one, the guy got it for 300.

I think everyone has a story like that

On the other hand, I did get an old flat belt drive milling machine from an elderly gent in Essex for 150 sterling. Probably dates from when Kaiser Bill was in charge in Germany.
Using it as a pillar drill ever since.
No.3 Morse taper.
Got a pen-pal into the bargain!

stock>

Nekarsulm wrote: »

On the other hand, I did get an old flat belt drive milling machine from an elderly gent in Essex for 150 sterling. Probably dates from when Kaiser Bill was in charge in Germany.
Using it as a pillar drill ever since.
No.3 Morse taper.
Got a pen-pal into the bargain!

You better give us a look at a picture of that................

raypallas

Nekarsulm wrote:

On the other hand, I did get an old flat belt drive milling machine from an elderly gent in Essex for 150 sterling. Probably dates from when Kaiser Bill was in charge in Germany. Using it as a pillar drill ever since. No.3 Morse taper. Got a pen-pal into the bargain!

A solid investment!

stock> wrote: »

You better give us a look at a picture of that................

I think not.
Enough clipboards in my life without drawing more on myself.

Seldom buy the "Farmers Weekly", but the current issue (2 December) has a few pages of inventions made by farmers. Very interesting.

foxy farmer

Not a labour saving idea but more a mess prevention measure. Tip I learned years ago as apprentice.
The next time you buy a bag of tie wraps/cable ties DO NOT open the end of the bag but cut a slot in the middle of the bag. Just stick in2 fingers and pull out ties as needed. Messy things if they spill out accidentally.