Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

davidk1394 · 08-10-2020 07:00AM

White Clover wrote: »

I have a Vector model 3. A mighty machine.

I was looking at one of those. Thinking of buying it or the M2+. I have 2 other post drivers I can sell which would take the sting out of buying it.

have2flushtwice · 09-10-2020 08:44AM

Anyone know where I would get a radiator for a 753, 99 model?
I've emailed the crowd in limerick who are on done deal.

Odelay · 09-10-2020 09:55AM

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Anyone know where I would get a radiator for a 753, 99 model?
I've emailed the crowd in limerick who are on done deal.

You’d be better off phoning them. Most traders ignore done deal emails as usually they are time wasters.

Suckler · 09-10-2020 08:15PM

Anyone know a bit about oil spec differences?

Changing the transmission/hydraulic oil on a Massey 135 and have universal oil that meets MF 1139 spec but reading the manual is specifies MF 1129 or MF 1129a spec. Anyone know the difference?

Nekarsulm · 10-10-2020 12:54PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Has anyone got a price for a falcon 12' trailer with or without decks.
Wondering how they price in comparison to an IW.

IW price list is £5460 (TA510 12x6 + decks) + £210 (sump tank) + £220 (fold down front flap).

Still faffing about on how to approach a larger trailer. Making one still not off the table - anyone done it from a lorry chassis?

The trouble with making one nowadays is the possibility of the RSG/Gardai clamping down on them.
If for example , it was decreed that pulling a trailer without a manufacturers plate invalidated your car/jeep insurance, that would be the end of a lot of trailers use on the public road.

3 the square · 10-10-2020 03:29PM

Any one here using a sonarol shear grab ??
Any options good or bad

enricoh · 10-10-2020 06:11PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

The trouble with making one nowadays is the possibility of the RSG/Gardai clamping down on them.
If for example , it was decreed that pulling a trailer without a manufacturers plate invalidated your car/jeep insurance, that would be the end of a lot of trailers use on the public road.

Just don't spray it up too nice and say it's 10 year old if stopped!
Iirc new trailers have to be plated nowadays.

enricoh · 10-10-2020 06:16PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Has anyone got a price for a falcon 12' trailer with or without decks.
Wondering how they price in comparison to an IW.

IW price list is £5460 (TA510 12x6 + decks) + £210 (sump tank) + £220 (fold down front flap).

Still faffing about on how to approach a larger trailer. Making one still not off the table - anyone done it from a lorry chassis?

You should be able to pick up a lorry chassis handy enough. A lot of trucks are cut at the back of the cab and the front is put into a container for africa, the rest you'd get chape enough I reckon

timple23 · 10-10-2020 06:24PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

The trouble with making one nowadays is the possibility of the RSG/Gardai clamping down on them.
If for example , it was decreed that pulling a trailer without a manufacturers plate invalidated your car/jeep insurance, that would be the end of a lot of trailers use on the public road.

There is a few ads on donedeal advertising plating of trailers. I wonder how they decide what its capable of carrying.

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/trailers-certified-amp-plated/14206718?campaign=14

Buford T. Justice XIX · 10-10-2020 06:37PM

3 the square wrote: »

Any one here using a sonarol shear grab ??
Any options good or bad

Grasstomilk has one but I'm not sure he's started using it yet.

Seen a good few on Twitter happy with them and they seem reasonably priced as well.

wrangler · 10-10-2020 09:10PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Yes that's the plan. Although, I think that there is a possibility that the axle would need relocating to distribute the weight between axle and hitch better.
I'm not even sure what the rules/ratios are for this. We'd be farming out the chassis work to a fabricator with a heavy welder so let them figure it out.

A neighbour who has done two of them claimed it wasn't a good idea, he always said that a lorry chassis need a wheel on four corners like on the lorry not a drawbar in the middle

Markcheese · 11-10-2020 08:12AM

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Anyone know where I would get a radiator for a 753, 99 model?
I've emailed the crowd in limerick who are on done deal.

There's a crowd in cork who remake you old radiator ,you give them your old one they replace the core ..

enricoh · 11-10-2020 09:21AM

wrangler wrote: »

A neighbour who has done two of them claimed it wasn't a good idea, he always said that a lorry chassis need a wheel on four corners like on the lorry not a drawbar in the middle

Yeah, it could be a bit wavy on springs, then you have to cut off the springs and fix the axle and plate the chassis - a lot of guntering and cursing required!

have2flushtwice · 11-10-2020 11:19AM

Markcheese wrote: »

There's a crowd in cork who remake you old radiator ,you give them your old one they replace the core ..

It was a machine I was looking at, took a chance on it....

The rad was bubbling
but not leaking.
Turned out there's a gear pulley running the rad fan, which was seized. A few knuckles later I had the pulley out. There's a gear to the fan. The pulley is rough but ok. The fan won't turn . So next it's out with the rad and the oil cooler and see what's up with the fan.

Odelay · 11-10-2020 11:43AM

Trailers made out of lorry bodies were the rage 30+ years ago. There is a reason people use purpose made trailers now.

Tonynewholland · 11-10-2020 12:02PM

Odelay wrote: »

Trailers made out of lorry bodies were the rage 30+ years ago. There is a reason people use purpose made trailers now.

I’m thinking the same. Unless it’s just for on a farm and not the roads

emaherx · 11-10-2020 01:36PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

They would need the second axle then to give them some stability.
We get all animals to outfarms in a 10' IW. Takes all day and tough on the old jeep. Can't justify a new one for a few days work per year.

I'll have to ask emaherx to measure the platform height of his trailer.

Here is the floor height and floor to roof height.
Now get building and take plenty of pictures.

All day with jeep and trailer is no fun, which is exactly why I spent the money on a new tractor trailer, as far as I'm concerned the cattle trailer is the most important implement on a disjointed farm.

Grueller · 11-10-2020 02:02PM

emaherx wrote: »

Here is the floor height and floor to roof height.
Now get building and take plenty of pictures.

All day with jeep and trailer is no fun, which is exactly why I spent the money on a new tractor trailer, as far as I'm concerned the cattle trailer is the most important implement on a disjointed farm.

Are you happy with the tuffmac Emaherx?

emaherx · 11-10-2020 02:39PM

Grueller wrote: »

Are you happy with the tuffmac Emaherx?

Yes, it has made moving cattle so much easier.

There are better trailers out there and lesser ones too. I'd looked at everything from timber clad to aluminum clad trailers with fully galvanized chassis but the Tuffmac ticked the most boxes for me.

I wasn't going to buy it because they usually build 8ft wide trailers, but they came back and said they'd build a 7ft one which suits my 390 better. Even at 7ft I still had to add telescopic mirror arms to the tractor.

I always sweep out the trailer after use but would only properly wash out at the end of the season so the welded aluminum floor and sides were what sold it for me.

Hudson trailers were by far the best looking trailers I'd looked at, but I couldn't justify the cost.

emaherx · 11-10-2020 07:00PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Did you look at the johnston? They seem to be one of the cheaper ones. Look a bit lighter too.
How do you find the single axle setup?

I can't remember, I looked at a few manufacturers in the North, some only did steel floors or had optional aluminum floors and roofs, by the time you selected the spec the same as the Tuffmac I don't think there was much difference in price.

I find the single axle fine, it's a well balanced trailer. I haven't had reason to regret not opting for the double axle, might be different if I had a high speed tractor.

BullBauld · 12-10-2020 07:58PM

Where's the best place to get tin for replacing roof on cattle trailer?

Nekarsulm · 12-10-2020 09:37PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

They would need the second axle then to give them some stability.
We get all animals to outfarms in a 10' IW. Takes all day and tough on the old jeep. Can't justify a new one for a few days work per year.

I'll have to ask emaherx to measure the platform height of his trailer.

Time was, I'd be scouring DoneDeal or the scrappys, only delighted to start welding.
Now, I'd rather hire a lad with a lorry for a few hours..

GrasstoMilk · 13-10-2020 05:29AM

3 the square wrote: »

Any one here using a sonarol shear grab ??
Any options good or bad

Yep, got it there Saturday a week ago
Delighted with it
Have it on a 120hp Massey and she's handling it very well, waiting on a 1t weight for the back just to keep her grounded better
Very good value for money too, any of the main brand bale shears are 3k
Feeding 3 bales a day atm across a 115ft feed passage, able to split the bales up a good few times with it

davidk1394 · 13-10-2020 06:58PM

Not sure where to post so I'll put it here. I want to buy a new corded angle grinder. The Makita is 98 and packed it in. Is there any particular brand people would suggest?

GrasstoMilk · 13-10-2020 07:49PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Not sure where to post so I'll put it here. I want to buy a new corded angle grinder. The Makita is 98 and packed it in. Is there any particular brand people would suggest?

I'd go Makita again, we bought a new one about 5 years ago
Previous one was makita do and probably early 90s, good strong grinder I think

kevthegaff · 13-10-2020 08:43PM

My grinder keeps springing up when I'm cutting, what's the story?

Suckler · 13-10-2020 09:13PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Not sure where to post so I'll put it here. I want to buy a new corded angle grinder. The Makita is 98 and packed it in. Is there any particular brand people would suggest?

I've a 4" Makita and 9"Hitachi; can't fault either of them. There's good deals to be had on 4" & 9" Hikoki Bundle that I'd consider.

https://www.everydayweldingsupplies.com/hitachi-hikoki-9-inch-4-and-half-inch-angle-grinder-twin-bundle-110v-or-240v-with-free-9-inch-diamond-blade-4-half-inch-blade

patsy_mccabe · 13-10-2020 09:19PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

My grinder keeps springing up when I'm cutting, what's the story?

Kickback, is it? Are you used to using one?

patsy_mccabe · 13-10-2020 09:24PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Not sure where to post so I'll put it here. I want to buy a new corded angle grinder. The Makita is 98 and packed it in. Is there any particular brand people would suggest?

i bought this Bosch one recently on screwfix. Trade rated. Very happy with it. Good strong build and lovely balance to it when cutting.
https://www.screwfix.ie/p/bosch-gws-7-115-720w-4-electric-angle-grinder-240v/6339j

raypallas · 13-10-2020 09:57PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

My grinder keeps springing up when I'm cutting, what's the story?

Is it new? Happened with a new before and had put guard/handle on wrong side

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