Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

Bullocks · 10-01-2021 12:30PM

wrangler wrote: »

It is sometimes said that the worst ship to sail in is the “partnership”.

I wouldn't go into partnership for love nor money. You would seldom see a good one or one that lasts too long.

K.G. · 10-01-2021 12:59PM

jaymla627 wrote: »

Cutest lad I’ve seen is the wagon man here, has a big krone wagon 2 tractors and a rake, dosent do any mowing and has another lad hired in with his loader for pit, he’s averaging 1300-1400 acres a year and his cousin puts on a second wagon for bigger jobs and he helps him out at his silage in return, he is at digger work year round as well as a one man band, owns all the gear outright bar the wagon and a new 6215r he bought this year which he had 70k of a deposit towards as traded in a very fresh 6190r he had payed off

Alot of symmetry going on there as i presume the tractor pulls the digger and does the dump trailer work so the wagon is helping to pay for the tractor and the loader guy probably has the loader for winter feeding anyway.mentally too the silage is a change from the 360.if they can pull away together theres alot of sense to it.around some contrators work with each other and more dont.

K.G. · 10-01-2021 01:02PM

Bullocks wrote: »

I wouldn't go into partnership for love nor money. You would seldom see a good one or one that lasts too long.

The secret is dont sweat the small stuff

Markcheese · 10-01-2021 01:22PM

I can very much see the logic of specialized slurry contractors ,there's a mad panic to get slurry out first thing in spring , and then that's going to continue all the way up to the close of season ... If you are the customer wanting to get slurry out now now then you don't want to hear that the tractors are flat out drawing silage ,or sowing corn or whatever ...

timple23 · 10-01-2021 04:46PM

Thinging of buying a pallet fork for front tractor loader. Anything to watch out for other than fork length?

wrangler · 10-01-2021 05:02PM

timple23 wrote: »

Thinging of buying a pallet fork for front tractor loader. Anything to watch out for other than fork length?

You'd definitely need the CE standard ON it

Odelay · 10-01-2021 05:12PM

timple23 wrote: »

Thinging of buying a pallet fork for front tractor loader. Anything to watch out for other than fork length?

1.2m long.

blue5000 · 10-01-2021 05:30PM

Markcheese wrote: »

I can very much see the logic of specialized slurry contractors ,there's a mad panic to get slurry out first thing in spring , and then that's going to continue all the way up to the close of season ... If you are the customer wanting to get slurry out now now then you don't want to hear that the tractors are flat out drawing silage ,or sowing corn or whatever ...

I think hedge cutting and slurry would dovetail well together for a one man band. There's only about 2 months of the year when both jobs can be done.

Aravo · 10-01-2021 06:03PM

timple23 wrote: »

Thinging of buying a pallet fork for front tractor loader. Anything to watch out for other than fork length?

Am looking at getting one in the coming months. Try and get one that the frame that the loader bracket is connected to is good solid steel and not box channel.

Say my name · 10-01-2021 06:25PM

wrangler wrote: »

You'd definitely need the CE standard ON it

There's not much saving on pallet forks.

Quicke make them and then you're done wondering.
Can stick on a log grab in the future then if one wanted.

wrangler · 10-01-2021 06:28PM

Say my name wrote: »

There's not much saving on pallet forks.

Quicke make them and then you're done wondering.

I bought from PRODIG, it lifts as much as the tractor lifts anyway, should've had one years ago. only decided to buy it when I was buying a brush

jimmy G M · 10-01-2021 07:35PM

Reggie. wrote: »

No I currently mow and rake for 2 baling outfits. Both men are near 64 years old now so I cant see them going at it much longer. They cut back using thier own mowers when I came along

Do you keep all the mowing and tedding done with the one tractor, or do yu hire in a second one?

Reggie. · 10-01-2021 08:42PM

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Do you get paid separately by the farmer or do the baling outfits pay you when they get paid?
Any point in you getting a fusion and doing it all yourself? Would the ground suit the fusion, there is not 1 fusion near us - too big and heavy for the ground.

You were talking about buying another tractor recently, is that part of an expansion plan, or is that on ice now?

Some farmers get me in and pay me separately but mainly I bill the baling outfits themselves.

Still might buy a second machine for myself in the future. Something heavier for cultivation

Reggie. · 10-01-2021 08:43PM

jimmy G M wrote: »

Do you keep all the mowing and tedding done with the one tractor, or do yu hire in a second one?

Yeah one machine does it all

DBK1 · 10-01-2021 09:09PM

Aravo wrote: »

Am looking at getting one in the coming months. Try and get one that the frame that the loader bracket is connected to is good solid steel and not box channel.

Exactly what I was going to say but then saw Aravo’s post. Make sure there’s no box iron used anywhere in the frame. Loader brackets straight onto a heavy plate is the only way to go. Otherwise you’re just depending on the strength of the box and that would be poor at best.

It’s something I want to get myself as well. I have a loan of a set from a friend that I got a few weeks ago for one small job and I don’t know how I’ll survive without them now when they go back! They’re used a few times a week every week.

josephsoap · 10-01-2021 09:39PM

wrangler wrote: »

I bought from PRODIG, it lifts as much as the tractor lifts anyway, should've had one years ago. only decided to buy it when I was buying a brush

What sort of money is a set ?

Reggie. · 10-01-2021 10:07PM

DBK1 wrote: »

Exactly what I was going to say but then saw Aravo’s post. Make sure there’s no box iron used anywhere in the frame. Loader brackets straight onto a heavy plate is the only way to go. Otherwise you’re just depending on the strength of the box and that would be poor at best.

It’s something I want to get myself as well. I have a loan of a set from a friend that I got a few weeks ago for one small job and I don’t know how I’ll survive without them now when they go back! They’re used a few times a week every week.

Look for old forklift forks. I got a complete unit off a forklift mast and just welded the euro hooks straight to it

Base price · 10-01-2021 10:13PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Look for old forklift forks. I got a complete unit off a forklift mast and just welded the euro hooks straight to it

+

We did the same but converted them to suit the 50b.

The only thing that I would suggest is to make sure that they are not worn at heel of the fork. Some lazy fellas drive around with the forks slightly tilted but the heel is hitting the ground and over time it gets worn away and weakened.

wrangler · 10-01-2021 10:16PM

josephsoap wrote: »

What sort of money is a set ?

I wouldn't remember, they're a long time here

have2flushtwice · 11-01-2021 09:30AM

I saw an ad for led lights for work vehicles with the main square of the lens white light as normal, but the edges of the lens were tapered and there was an orange strobe in the edge which seemed to work desperately.
The ad was on Facebook but hasn't come up since.
Anyone know where I could get something like it?
I tried 24/7 lighting . net but they didn't have them.

blue5000 · 11-01-2021 01:55PM

My 5's water pump shat itself when feeding last night. We were using it the day before pulling out timber so not sure if a branch hit the fan or if ice split something. At least a new one is only about 40 yoyo. Finding an empty shed with a concrete floor this time of year will be the hardest part.

That water pump was one of the first things I bought on ebay, 15 or 16 years ago, shipped from the states.

satstheway · 11-01-2021 02:08PM

have2flushtwice wrote: »

I saw an ad for led lights for work vehicles with the main square of the lens white light as normal, but the edges of the lens were tapered and there was an orange strobe in the edge which seemed to work desperately.
The ad was on Facebook but hasn't come up since.
Anyone know where I could get something like it?
I tried 24/7 lighting . net but they didn't have them.

Took me a while to figure out why you want desperate bad lights. ðŸ˜†

hopeso · 11-01-2021 02:24PM

have2flushtwice wrote: »

I saw an ad for led lights for work vehicles with the main square of the lens white light as normal, but the edges of the lens were tapered and there was an orange strobe in the edge which seemed to work desperately.
The ad was on Facebook but hasn't come up since.
Anyone know where I could get something like it?
I tried 24/7 lighting . net but they didn't have them.

I'm sure I've seed that ad on Facebook too. More than once, I think...
This place has something similar in his listings.... https://www.donedeal.ie/dealer/tradewestie?start=30

have2flushtwice · 11-01-2021 03:22PM

satstheway wrote: »

Took me a while to figure out why you want desperate bad lights. &#55357;&#56838;

@ 🤣🤣🤣🤣
predicated text at it's finest!

have2flushtwice · 11-01-2021 03:27PM

https://www.wish.com/product/5e1c20dd5b32654e600a6c11?from_ad=goog_shopping&_display_country_code=IE&_force_currency_code=EUR&pid=googleadwords_int&c=%7BcampaignId%7D&ad_cid=5e1c20dd5b32654e600a6c11&ad_cc=IE&ad_curr=EUR&ad_price=8.00&campaign_id=9527731197&exclude_install=true&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2uWXkMWS7gIVIe_tCh2FlQlzEAQYAyABEgIH1vD_BwE&hide_login_modal=true&share=mobileweb

found them on wish

Limestone Cowboy · 11-01-2021 05:57PM

blue5000 wrote: »

My 5's water pump shat itself when feeding last night. We were using it the day before pulling out timber so not sure if a branch hit the fan or if ice split something. At least a new one is only about 40 yoyo. Finding an empty shed with a concrete floor this time of year will be the hardest part.

That water pump was one of the first things I bought on ebay, 15 or 16 years ago, shipped from the states.

Arse of the oil cooler bust in the digger today, priced up a new one and its 4k. Nearly had a weakness, going to have to be some bit of cobbling done on it. 45 gallons of oil out on the ground to make it worse

11-01-2021 06:01PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Arse of the oil cooler bust in the digger today, priced up a new one and its 4k. Nearly had a weakness, going to have to be some bit of cobbling done on it. 45 gallons of oil out on the ground to make it worse

http://www.spheattransfer.com/

I got an oil cooler for a loading shovel repaired off this crowd before!.....got a non-genuine radiator for a tractor through them.before e300 cheaper and fitted perfect anyway

Odelay · 11-01-2021 06:09PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Arse of the oil cooler bust in the digger today, priced up a new one and its 4k. Nearly had a weakness, going to have to be some bit of cobbling done on it. 45 gallons of oil out on the ground to make it worse

That’s a scandalous price. Would have though an oil cooler was a straight forward bit of kit, or at least as straight forward as hydraulics can be...

blue5000 · 11-01-2021 06:20PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Arse of the oil cooler bust in the digger today, priced up a new one and its 4k. Nearly had a weakness, going to have to be some bit of cobbling done on it. 45 gallons of oil out on the ground to make it worse

Would water have collected in the bottom? A few old tractors that were outside 10 years ago let water in at the gear levers then split the gearbox in the hard frost. Look abroad for one, the Paddy factor sounds steep on that, part number or use google images to find it.

FintanMcluskey · 11-01-2021 06:37PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Arse of the oil cooler bust in the digger today, priced up a new one and its 4k. Nearly had a weakness, going to have to be some bit of cobbling done on it. 45 gallons of oil out on the ground to make it worse

Oh scutter.

Is there absolutely no option to repair?

Kenwal in Longford or the likes may be of use?

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