9935452 wrote: » Lack of a handbrake would rule that out for me ����. I always planned to make a chute or slide for it so it could be loaded with a back actor or minidigger. Figure out which bucket would hold the correct amount of gravel for a fill. Or for when using a dry mix
Bullocks wrote: It would smell lovely aswell haha
lab man wrote: » Soap bar is a block 18 inch by 4 by 4
Bullocks wrote: » What a kinda pleb am I haha. I must try that trick, I never heard of it
Bonzo Delaney wrote: » Ah yer not the only one. I knew of the fairy liquids morticiser trick so read it as a bar of the missuses Palmolive also. Would a half block not tear the ****e out if the drum often threw a few stones in to the mixer to clean her out though
Bonzo Delaney wrote: » We had one of these bad boys great bit of kit on the back of a 135. Screenshot_20190421-021150.jpg (650.1 KB)
lab man wrote: » Try it and you'll see the difference mixing u can throw it in a few mins into mixing
Czhornet wrote: » Thinking of converting an old flat bed 10' x 6' trailer in to a tipper. I see a lot of new ones have forward facing rams, what are peoples thoughts on this, is it easier to tip heavier loads this way?
Donald Trump wrote: » How would conversion work? Where do you hinge it from? Who is going to do the welding for you? It's dangerous to be doing those kinds of work yourself unless you're sure of your own welding ability. I heard a story of a fella years ago who was killed by a trailer he "made up" himself.
Czhornet wrote: » Cut the axle and drawbar off, make up a new frame, weld back on axle and drawbar to new frame. Hinge old body off new frame using 12mm brackets and pins and position the ram for tipping. Straight forward really, so should ram be forward facing or backward facing?
Odelay wrote: » Saw looks in excellent condition. Like the use of the chain guard.
Muckit wrote: » It doesn't get a hard life to be fair. Grand light saw for all l'd be at. Cutting up windfall, ash mainly. I'm not cutting down big sequoias!
Albert Johnson wrote: » The men at the redwoods started out with cross cuts and axe's back when men were men. It fascinates me as to how a team of men with only horses and simple tools could fell and transport such goliaths. The work must have been backbreaking and ludicrously dangerous but it really captivates the golden age of Americana for me.
Still waters wrote: » When men were men, when was that? every generation has it easier than the one before them, they used the tools available to them the same as we do today
Czhornet wrote: » Donald Trump wrote: » How would conversion work? Where do you hinge it from? Who is going to do the welding for you? It's dangerous to be doing those kinds of work yourself unless you're sure of your own welding ability. I heard a story of a fella years ago who was killed by a trailer he "made up" himself. Cut the axle and drawbar off, make up a new frame, weld back on axle and drawbar to new frame. Hinge old body off new frame using 12mm brackets and pins and position the ram for tipping. Straight forward really, so should ram be forward facing or backward facing?
9935452 wrote: » I bought a 12x7 tipper trailer at one stage. Stripped it down . Sandblasted chassis. Rebuilt axel. Converted to hydraulic brakes. Built new body for it . Rebuilt hydraulic ram , new hoses and a full rewire. Its a nice job but i wouldnt do it again . Could have bought identical trailer cheaper plus my time lost in it.
roosterman71 wrote: » My father always built his own stuff. He's built tippers, cattle trailers and bale trailers. He could have bought them of course, but then they wouldn't be his own sweat and blood. And he's a much happier and content man knowing that something he spent a lot of time and effort on does the job it was intended for. There's only one tipper in the yard I don't remember him building. It's a 10x6 and working away. I do remember him building a 12x8 ~30 years ago. That is the main trailer for work here, and apart from changing the wheels from twin to super singles, nothing else has been done to it in it's lifetime. Not even paint, or varnish on the wood. It could do with a little work to reinvigorate it, but it's far from essential. Other things I remember him making: Bale trailer (still going strong but I don't like it) Numerous cattle trailers (used to sell them on to nearby farmers who liked the idea that they were low so no ramp needed) Cattle bodies for lorrys (buy the lorry, build the body) Square bale carrier (for the front of the JCB. Holds 40 small bales and was used to lift them onto the loft) Tractor implements (bale spikes for rear and loader, carriers, buckets, transport box)
Suckler wrote: » I just wouldn't chance it nowadays. Too many ready to claim if something went wrong and/or insurance companies only looking for reasons not to pay out.
893bet wrote: » That does not belong in this thread! Far from gunntering!
