Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

Jb1989 · 01-10-2020 04:36PM

emaherx wrote: »

While true, a little bit of sheet metal a weld or 2 and some pop rivets can tidy up a cab a lot.

2015-04-19 16.40.10 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

2015-04-19 16.39.37 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

2015-04-19 16.48.54 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

2015-05-23 15.03.21 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

2015-05-31 12.48.27 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

IMAG0029 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

How come you didn't go ungalvanised so you could paint red again?

emaherx · 01-10-2020 04:38PM

Jb1989 wrote: »

How come you didn't go ungalvanised so you could paint red again?

Only because that was the sheet metal that was to hand.

selectamatic · 01-10-2020 07:17PM

emaherx wrote: »

Only because that was the sheet metal that was to hand.

It fits quite nicely with the grey of the cab all the same too.

kevthegaff · 01-10-2020 08:55PM

Base price wrote: »

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Betcha theres a lovely hum off that tractor

02-10-2020 07:44AM

Base price wrote: »

We looked at second hand tractors in a few different places yesterday and today and reckon that we would have to spend €12 to €15k to replace it with something simular with a trade in offer of between €3k and €3.5k.
It's mechanically sound, starts on the key, breaks/handbrake works and does everything that we need it to do so we've decided to put a cap on the roof to keep out the rain.
Here is a pic of it yesterday morning after spreading slurry. I will post a pic of it after we put the capeen on it. BTW it doesn't go on the road.

For the money they are offering for a trade, it could be worth your while keeping it as a good backup.
Get 5 or 10 years more work out of it and still be worth 3 or 3.5.
As another poster says keep it in a shed to try and preserve it

kevthegaff · 02-10-2020 07:49AM

Mainly the top of the cab is the problem from the pic, is it possible to replace this. I think that's why fiats are commanding such a price, rust has demolished most of them

Base price · 02-10-2020 08:41AM

kevthegaff wrote: »

Mainly the top of the cab is the problem from the pic, is it possible to replace this. I think that's why fiats are commanding such a price, rust has demolished most of them

OH was talking to someone and apparently a Tumosan cab fits but the mountings have to be adapted to make it fit - €5500 plus vat for a new one.
My brother is going to put a new cover on the roof and OH picked up two second hand front tyres for it yesterday.

Base price · 02-10-2020 08:46AM

9935452 wrote: »

For the money they are offering for a trade, it could be worth your while keeping it as a good backup.
Get 5 or 10 years more work out of it and still be worth 3 or 3.5.
As another poster says keep it in a shed to try and preserve it

TBH it's the main tractor, we have a renault 781 two wheel drive that is the back up and it runs the diet feeder and mower for topping.
It deteriorated very quickly in the last two years.

emaherx · 02-10-2020 09:38AM

We should have a thread just for rust buckets and scraper tractors.

NcdJd · 02-10-2020 09:40AM

emaherx wrote: »

We should have a thread just for rust buckets and scraper tractors.

And rust bucket implements that still do the job. Go on you know you want to man

patsy_mccabe · 03-10-2020 07:57PM

Fine job .... in clay soil anyway;

https://twitter.com/i/status/1312052174462029826

Nekarsulm · 03-10-2020 08:56PM

hopeso wrote: »

Me too....

Theres a guy on one of the Facebook "Fiat 90 series" pages who rebuilds Fiat cabs.
Removes it and disassembles it completely, welds in new metal etc and rebuilds.
Asked him about rebuilding mine, and he refused....
Said it was too far gone, and that it'd be near €10, 000 giving the amount of labour involved.
Sounder cabs I think would still be costing 3-5,000 to rebuild.

Alternatively, there seems to be a trickle of complete s/h cabs coming in from Spain, virtually rust free.
Some crowd called NUTS ( New Used Tractor Spares).

Bullocks · 03-10-2020 09:22PM

Base price wrote: »

OH was talking to someone and apparently a Tumosan cab fits but the mountings have to be adapted to make it fit - €5500 plus vat for a new one.
My brother is going to put a new cover on the roof and OH picked up two second hand front tyres for it yesterday.

What kinda cover will he use ? Some fiber glass kit could be a good job

enricoh · 04-10-2020 05:52PM

Where's the best place to get a good rate on sterling cash does anyone know.
Need to get 4k sterling, the english stuff not the nordie stuff! - for a machine I'm buying.
Thanks

timple23 · 04-10-2020 06:05PM

enricoh wrote: »

Where's the best place to get a good rate on sterling cash does anyone know.
Need to get 4k sterling, the english stuff not the nordie stuff! - for a machine I'm buying.
Thanks

Revolut gives a very good exchange rate, so if you're travelling over you could convert your money and withdraw maybe from an atm. (Not sure on withdrawal limit)

ruwithme · 04-10-2020 07:45PM

Its a wonder the unionists stand for the so called main land not accepting their nordie sterling.

Nekarsulm · 04-10-2020 08:37PM

ruwithme wrote: »

Its a wonder the unionists stand for the so called main land not accepting their nordie sterling.

Six hundred million reasons a month.
Each one of them worth £1 sterling.
That's why they keep quiet.....

ruwithme · 04-10-2020 09:03PM

They won't mind the border in the Irish Sea later then so.

davidk1394 · 05-10-2020 08:02AM

Anyone on here operate a vector stake driver ? What's your opinion on them and are they pricey ?

Attie Ross · 05-10-2020 01:19PM

enricoh wrote: »

Where's the best place to get a good rate on sterling cash does anyone know.
Need to get 4k sterling, the english stuff not the nordie stuff! - for a machine I'm buying.
Thanks

If near Newry Buttercran shopping Center bureau de change beats them all.

http://https://www.bureaubuttercrane.com/

timple23 · 06-10-2020 05:35PM

Yard scraper is hopping as its scraping. Is it because rubber is worn or does toplink need adjusting? Doesn't happen when its flipped over reversing.

ruwithme · 06-10-2020 09:03PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Anyone on here operate a vector stake driver ? What's your opinion on them and are they pricey ?

Never operated the vector post driver myself, but worked the tractor for many many posts drove by another man on the ground.

Their a quailty machine. Have a Malone driver myself here and they will drive posts just the same,but the vector is just quality product. You'd know you had her hanging off the back of the tractor.

Vector had the side shift on her. If I'm not mistaken Malone don't do that?mine doesn’t anyway. Imagine their tasty price.

wrangler · 06-10-2020 09:27PM

ruwithme wrote: »

Never operated the vector post driver myself, but worked the tractor for many many posts drove by another man on the ground.

Their a quailty machine. Have a Malone driver myself here and they will drive posts just the same,but the vector is just quality product. You'd know you had her hanging off the back of the tractor.

Vector had the side shift on her. If I'm not mistaken Malone don't do that?mine doesn’t anyway. Imagine their tasty price.

I bought the cheapest vector thirty years ago, never gave any trouble and has drove hundreds of post.
You can get them up to any spec and price

ruwithme · 06-10-2020 09:30PM

You spent your money cleverly and saved yourself the crowbar and sledge work

wrangler · 06-10-2020 09:34PM

ruwithme wrote: »

You spent your money cleverly and saved yourself the crowbar and sledge work

You hear guys saying they'll buy one , do their fencing, and then sell it, but it's never sold

Say my name · 07-10-2020 11:55AM

Interesting clip here of a homeowner in California with a little 4wd tractor that prepared his property before the wildfires.

https://youtu.be/mm1Rij7dvWI

White Clover · 07-10-2020 03:26PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Anyone on here operate a vector stake driver ? What's your opinion on them and are they pricey ?

I have a Vector model 3. A mighty machine.

Waffletraktor · 07-10-2020 03:59PM

Say my name wrote: »

Interesting clip here of a homeowner in California with a little 4wd tractor that prepared his property before the wildfires.

https://youtu.be/mm1Rij7dvWI

What rabbit hole did you find yourself down?

Different sort of terrain out there.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 07-10-2020 04:57PM

timple23 wrote: »

Yard scraper is hopping as its scraping. Is it because rubber is worn or does toplink need adjusting? Doesn't happen when its flipped over reversing.

Adjusting the toplink should sort it. You might have to play with it to see if it's too long or too short.

Say my name · 07-10-2020 05:15PM

Waffletraktor wrote: »

What rabbit hole did you find yourself down?
Different sort of terrain out there.

Just popped up my feed.

It's all retirees sort of place looking for detached homes in the hills for the peace and quiet.

Filmed well and fair promotion of a product. How anyone that lost their home and thinking of the next time. Would they have the cash to buy the machine is another matter.

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