Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

einn32 · 04-09-2020 12:28AM

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Said I'd post herselfs wedding anniversary present. Yeah, i know, I'm dead:D

Good tyre's anyway, about 8'6" in height.

Cab view is good, much better than a side mounted. Need to replace lefthand rear view mirror alright.
The control centre. Everything needed on the joystick. Accelerator and brake on the floor, and handbrake, won't move till the handbrake is off. The toggle cylinder selects forward and reverse, top button extends the boom and middle retracts it. I'll have to wait till I get the grab on her to see how the grab opens and closes.

I'm sure she'll be thrilled...

Drove the same I think on a farm I worked on in Ireland. She was brought in from England. Great little machine. She was in use every day. The engine was rebuilt when bought and it gave some head gasket trouble while I was there. Deutz engine.

Other than that the usual hydraulic hose leaks. Make sure everything is tied out of the way. One thing was there are hoses inside the boom that leaked. It was a big job to get access to them. The extra lever I didn't mind after a while for operating the shear grab which was a dream on it. Lovely view from the cab and can open most of the windows up. Well wear.

Panch18 · 04-09-2020 06:17AM

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Said I'd post herselfs wedding anniversary present. Yeah, i know, I'm dead:D
The control centre. Everything needed on the joystick. Accelerator and brake on the floor, and handbrake, won't move till the handbrake is off. The toggle cylinder selects forward and reverse, top button extends the boom and middle retracts it. I'll have to wait till I get the grab on her to see how the grab opens and closes.

I'm sure she'll be thrilled...

Smashing loader, would love 1 of them myself, well wear

Panch18 · 04-09-2020 06:20AM

Say my name wrote: »

I probably should post an update too!

That's a 16ft high shed and it goes a few feet above that.

This is the criticism I'd have. It's not really suited for behind electric fences. By right there'd need to be blade going 2 foot below the drive where it's attached to the arm.

This is really what it's suited for. Leylandi and garden hedges.

Job done on a hawthorn hedge.

Verdict. It's ok. It's not a flail hedgecutter though nor will it be competition. It's slow and you have to be careful with it.
Pro's. If it does block on the blade, nothing breaks. Just stop the lever for the blade. Back out and turn on again.

If you flip the blade the whole way around so that the top is facing the ground would it not be better for behind the fence? or will it no go the whole way around?

Say my name · 04-09-2020 07:07AM

Panch18 wrote: »

If you flip the blade the whole way around so that the top is facing the ground would it not be better for behind the fence? or will it no go the whole way around?

It's only bolted on with four bolts.
Could do but then I'd be driving in reverse cutting along the wire. And the blade would need a lot of watching and it'd only do sides and maybe ground when extended enough out from tractor. It's an idea though. A swivel bracket could be made.

ml100 · 04-09-2020 08:27AM

Say my name wrote: »

It's only bolted on with four bolts.
Could do but then I'd be driving in reverse cutting along the wire. And the blade would need a lot of watching and it'd only do sides and maybe ground when extended enough out from tractor. It's an idea though. A swivel bracket could be made.

No, not take the head off just extend the head tilt ram so that the end of the finger bar that is pointing up in the picture is pointing down!

Buford T. Justice XIX · 04-09-2020 09:05AM

Injuryprone wrote: »

Whatever works the quick attach is what will work the grab.

Have you many attachments to go on it? You'll loose out on the handiness of the quick attach with the bracket you're making up. Would it be much more work to put new brackets on what you have?

Yeah, I'd be using a good few bits on the tractor loader so I'll be using those on this so it's easier to just make an attachment on the front for euro brackets.

Mooooo wrote: »

Looks a decent headstock on it already,changing the brackets on existing attachments may be an option. What size grab do you think it would manage?

She would be able to take a 6' I reckon but I'll stick with the 4'6" I have. I'll be able to use the tractor if she breaks down or burst a hose.

bogman_bass wrote: »

Is it a matbro or a Kramer?

She's a Kramer.

Say my name · 04-09-2020 09:40AM

ml100 wrote: »

No, not take the head off just extend the head tilt ram so that the end of the finger bar that is pointing up in the picture is pointing down!

That's the position it'd be if I could get the head pointed down. That's full extended ram.

I think maybe the company did actually think along these lines.
This is a 30? degree attachment to bring it down further and give extra height crowning. It's an accessory they make as an add on.

It's not quite vertical now. But it's that stub of a head that I'll have to see if it can go anymore before another attachment is made or ram extended.

Getting there..:D

Red Sheds · 04-09-2020 09:58AM

Say my name wrote: »

That's the position it'd be if I could get the head pointed down. That's full extended ram.

I think maybe the company did actually think along these lines.
This is a 30? degree attachment to bring it down further and give extra height crowning. It's an accessory they make as an add on.

It's not quite vertical now. But it's that stub of a head that I'll have to see if it can go anymore before another attachment is made or ram extended.

Getting there..:D

I bought the same one last year and agree with your views on it. The drive shaft on mine snapped on second day of use when it went into too heavy of a crop, seems the slip clutch didn't work quick enough. I've welded it together again but haven't tried it yet to see if it will work. I find you have to be on very level ground to get an even finish on top of the hedge as any bump or hole the tractor goes into is greatly magnified on the cutter arm, because its such a long reach.

Say my name · 04-09-2020 10:16AM

Red Sheds wrote: »

I bought the same one last year and agree with your views on it. The drive shaft on mine snapped on second day of use when it went into too heavy of a crop, seems the slip clutch didn't work quick enough. I've welded it together again but haven't tried it yet to see if it will work. I find you have to be on very level ground to get an even finish on top of the hedge as any bump or hole the tractor goes into is greatly magnified on the cutter arm, because its such a long reach.

Hydraulic slip clutch?

There's no slip clutch on the drive shaft here and mine looks to be a standard pto shaft. I'd imagine something would go on the hydraulic pump side before the pto shaft would go.

What sort of rev's had you on the pto shaft?

Red Sheds · 04-09-2020 10:35AM

Say my name wrote: »

Hydraulic slip clutch?

There's no slip clutch on the drive shaft here and mine looks to be a standard pto shaft. I'd imagine something would go on the hydraulic pump side before the pto shaft would go.

What sort of rev's had you on the pto shaft?

Mine is the same as yours, its a standard pto shaft, What I meant was the silver disc that the drive shaft for the blade is attached to. It works like a cam to drive the blade and is attached to a hydraulic pump, I thought there was a slip clutch of some sort there. It was that shaft I broke.

I found that the machine did stop the blade in some heavy growth a few times, but this particular time, back wheel of tractor went into a rut, arm lowered down about a foot in the hedge into too heavy of growth and bang. I was running it at about 480 - 500 rpm.

I found you have to drive as slow as you can. If topping a hedge with alot of tall growth say from this season, better to go over it twice. I found cutting tall growth in one run leaves if lying on top of hedge which is unsightly.

Limestone Cowboy · 05-09-2020 07:33PM

Finally got around to this after 6 months. Bought this low loader off a neighbour in the spring and had a heap of work to do on it. Structurally sound but needed a respray, new floor, new brake shoes, new brake rams, a rewire with new lights and the hoses for the brakes all replaced. Got it painted and the brake shoes in today. Another few starts should have it finished now.

mayota · 05-09-2020 07:37PM

Looks great, what brand axels in her and are shoes expensive?

Limestone Cowboy · 05-09-2020 07:39PM

mayota wrote: »

Looks great, what brand axels in her and are shoes expensive?

Adr hubs, I think the shoes were 300x90. Not too expensive, I think about 250 for the set. Were handy enough changed.

annubis · 05-09-2020 07:47PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Finally got around to this after 6 months. Bought this low loader off a neighbour in the spring and had a heap of work to do on it. Structurally sound but needed a respray, new floor, new brake shoes, new brake rams, a rewire with new lights and the hoses for the brakes all replaced. Got it painted and the brake shoes in today. Another few starts should have it finished now.

Looks good. Did you paint yourself

Limestone Cowboy · 05-09-2020 07:49PM

annubis wrote: »

Looks good. Did you paint yourself

No, I sandblasted it alright. A friend did the painting for me.

zetecescort · 05-09-2020 07:53PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Finally got around to this after 6 months. Bought this low loader off a neighbour in the spring and had a heap of work to do on it. Structurally sound but needed a respray, new floor, new brake shoes, new brake rams, a rewire with new lights and the hoses for the brakes all replaced. Got it painted and the brake shoes in today. Another few starts should have it finished now.

looks well. the price must have been good to take it on with a list like that to do to it.

Limestone Cowboy · 05-09-2020 08:06PM

zetecescort wrote: »

looks well. the price must have been good to take it on with a list like that to do to it.

It wasn't that good in hindsight to be honest. The only thing is you know what you have when everything is done out of the new.

Limestone Cowboy · 07-09-2020 06:47PM

Getting there now, just the side markers to wire up and get the floor on it.

Reggie. · 07-09-2020 06:48PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Getting there now, just the side markers to wire up and get the floor on it.

And a digger for on top

Limestone Cowboy · 07-09-2020 06:51PM

Reggie. wrote: »

And a digger for on top

I have the digger for it already, here's a pic when I bought it, probably looks worse than it is. All the crossmembers and main frame was perfect on it. Nothing bent, broken or strangled.

Reggie. · 07-09-2020 06:54PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I have the digger for it already, here's a pic when I bought it, probably looks worse than it is. All the crossmembers and main frame was perfect on it. Nothing bent, broken or strangled.

Amazing what a bit of TLC will do

3 the square · 07-09-2020 07:41PM

Any one know navan plant and agri sales
What they like to deal with ??
Some nice machinery up on dd

hopeso · 07-09-2020 08:52PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Getting there now, just the side markers to wire up and get the floor on it.

Looks like a quality job! :cool:

NcdJd · 08-09-2020 02:19PM

If I ever win the lotto. Just something to knock around in or if going to the garage for smokes.

https://youtu.be/vbJlIQ_igwM

Reggie. · 08-09-2020 09:28PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Reggie are you still getting much use for the Moscha or is all your work now with the dribble bar?
Are folk willing to pay the extra for putting it out with the bar as opposed to the Moscha?

Another question hovering in my head was related to the conversion of a dribble bar to a trailing shoe - you just need to buy the shoe and bolt it on or does it require any type of spring release mechanism to avoid jarring on rocks/stones etc.

Not much work with the dribble bars at all. 90% moscha. Got the bars just to future proof myself really when I had the funds

dzer2 · 09-09-2020 05:15AM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Reggie are you still getting much use for the Moscha or is all your work now with the dribble bar?
Are folk willing to pay the extra for putting it out with the bar as opposed to the Moscha?

Another question hovering in my head was related to the conversion of a dribble bar to a trailing shoe - you just need to buy the shoe and bolt it on or does it require any type of spring release mechanism to avoid jarring on rocks/stones etc.

Think the trailing shoe needs to pivot down when the bars are extended to get below the grass

ruwithme · 09-09-2020 10:10PM

Anyone use a rakeman 3 metre tine weeder/Harrow? See one priced at €2900 vat inc on donedeal. I have used the einbock tine Harrow many times in the past and found them great for dead grass pulling and helping level in poached bare ground and also a great machine for harrowing grass seed in.

Gods Gift · 10-09-2020 09:20AM

Strips of spring steel run on the ground in front of the shoe to part the grass. Shoe runs behind like the coulter of a one pass following the ground.

mayota · 10-09-2020 03:54PM

Smash and grab here today. Glad to be done with it.

Grueller · 10-09-2020 07:26PM

mayota wrote: »

Smash and grab here today. Glad to be done with it.

That your own gear or contractor,or do you contract?

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