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jerdee · 24-10-2014 02:25PM

wait till you see my welding then you ll see burrrrrrrs

Zr105 · 24-10-2014 07:40PM

jerdee wrote: »

wait till you see my welding then you ll see burrrrrrrs

Burrrrs or bird sh**??

Reggie. · 24-10-2014 09:22PM

Not a great pic but the stand I built for the new diesel tank

Muckit · 24-10-2014 09:48PM

Is it high enough? Where is the tank on rhe 390?

foxy farmer · 24-10-2014 10:10PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Not a great pic but the stand I built for the new diesel tank

Plastic tanks are pure ****e.Take the stick out from under the front of the tank and put it under the timber base or leave the tank on the flat. If thats a new tank and it leaks under warranty that stand wont pass. Manufacturers want a full concrete base under their tanks now. First thing they do now if some one makes a claim is send out a technician with a camera. A cousin of mine does this for Kingspan and the number of claims rejected is huge.They wont fit a new or replacement tank unless the base is up to a certain standard.

Base price · 24-10-2014 11:06PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Not a great pic but the stand I built for the new diesel tank

Maybe a stupid question - why do you have the 2x3? under the front of the tank? We use a few bits of timber under the end of the tank when it is running out

dharn · 24-10-2014 11:20PM

I presume so as dirt, water etc will settle away from the outlet, he should shorten the legs on the other end

rangler1 · 24-10-2014 11:26PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Not a great pic but the stand I built for the new diesel tank

Yea , those tanks have to be supported along the full length.
put the 3 by 2 under the front legs. ( only joking but you know what I mean)

Base price · 24-10-2014 11:52PM

dharn wrote: »

I presume so as dirt, water etc will settle away from the outlet, he should shorten the legs on the other end

Ah, you could be right. One never knows how good the quality of diesel we buy in, particularly buying in bulk, irrespective of the location of the outlet pipe on the tank

emaherx · 25-10-2014 09:19AM

Muckit wrote: »

Is it high enough? Where is the tank on rhe 390?

On top of bonnet. You need the height to fill it.

Reggie. · 25-10-2014 09:47AM

Bottom of tank is level with bonnet of tractor

Slant is on it to let dirt fall away from the hose but may change the timber to under the legs

Tank is secondhand so no warranty to worry about

smokey-fitz · 25-10-2014 12:26PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Bottom of tank is level with bonnet of tractor

Slant is on it to let dirt fall away from the hose but may change the timber to under the legs

Tank is secondhand so no warranty to worry about

Nice tidy job, and you have rubbish storage underneath :P could always pick up a in line filter and leave it flat?

Reggie. · 25-10-2014 02:01PM

smokey-fitz wrote: »

Nice tidy job, and you have rubbish storage underneath :P could always pick up a in line filter and leave it flat?

Yeah was going to put one on it. It could stay flat then could it.

smokey-fitz · 25-10-2014 02:43PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah was going to put one on it. It could stay flat then could it.

Cant see why not, the outlet isnt right at the bottom anyway so the tank will still collect a bit of dirt and water. If you were able to get a see through filter bowl you can aslo see if its collecting water. Dont think water should be much of an issue with plastic and being inside.

rangler1 · 25-10-2014 04:25PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Bottom of tank is level with bonnet of tractor

Slant is on it to let dirt fall away from the hose but may change the timber to under the legs

Tank is secondhand so no warranty to worry about

Yea but if they're gonna crack, its usually when they're full

foxy farmer · 25-10-2014 04:56PM

You can buy a bunded tank ( tank inside a tank) but these leak too. Tanks indoors fail too so its not the weather that causes the cracking. Certain brands have a propensity for cracking. Google rotational moulding to see how they are made. Steel tank Is the way to go. That said I've 3 plastic tanks here holding oil. Replaced a steel tank over 40yrs old that spent all but 2 yrs outside with a plastic tank. Had a plastic tank for kerosene that failed after 5 yrs. Down my way lads are putting them indoors due to thieving s***bags.

satstheway · 26-10-2014 01:09AM

I can still see the teagasc manual showing a correctly positioned tank tipped back away from the outlet to allow dirt and water to settle away from the outlet. Annoys me when I see ppl with tank in rented houses tipped the wrong way to get every last drop of water and crap into the file line.

Markcheese · 26-10-2014 09:39AM

Yeah but dirt in an oil boiler is no major drama... It'd make ****e of yr engine ...
Worse than the cost of a new tank and the oil in it ... What about your well ?(or the EPA coming after you for a fish kill or river clean up ) ... Neighbour up the road lost a full tank of Kero first they knew of the leak was when the couldn't drink the water... Had to get a new supply..

cj maxx · 26-10-2014 09:41AM

Hi all
Ive had an idea all year to make a bale spike for a quickie front loader that could also double for lifting bushes for burnig
Has anyone here made anything similar ?

Reggie. · 26-10-2014 09:53AM

cjmc wrote: »

Hi all
Ive had an idea all year to make a bale spike for a quickie front loader that could also double for lifting bushes for burnig
Has anyone here made anything similar ?

A normal fork would do that job

cj maxx · 26-10-2014 11:10AM

Reggie. wrote: »

A normal fork would do that job

? What do you mean by a normal fork ?

GY A1 · 26-10-2014 11:17AM

2 prongs on the bottom ?

dharn · 26-10-2014 11:21AM

Hydraulic bale carrier is a great yoke for gathering bushes the one where you take the rollers off and have 2 spikes left ,then you can widen out the spikes to pick up longer stuff, if it is just whitethorns etc a simple frame with 2 fixed spikes is grand ,can be used to feed bales as well

Reggie. · 26-10-2014 11:48AM

cjmc wrote: »

? What do you mean by a normal fork ?

This

dharn · 26-10-2014 12:36PM

Probably, but a frame with 2 bale spikes say 3 ft 6 apart would be better the prongs on that fork are too short

Reggie. · 26-10-2014 01:01PM

dharn wrote: »

Probably, but a frame with 2 bale spikes say 3 ft 6 apart would be better the prongs on that fork are too short

I feed all my bales with a similar fork and always pushed bushes with that fork as the branches can't get to the bonnet grill when your pushing

Zoo4m8 · 26-10-2014 01:49PM

Reggie. wrote: »

I feed all my bales with a similar fork and always pushed bushes with that fork as the branches can't get to the bonnet grill when your pushing

Absolutely..wouldn't use anything else. Made a three spike (two down, one up) for a Quickie years ago when I used to move a lot of straw, could carry three bales at once and used to work well with bushes but useless with anything heavier..

Reggie. · 26-10-2014 02:28PM

dharn wrote: »

Probably, but a frame with 2 bale spikes say 3 ft 6 apart would be better the prongs on that fork are too short

Sure couldn't ya just take out the middle 4 or five tines

Nekarsulm · 26-10-2014 04:37PM

Made this this morning. Not pretty, but done the job. Good and long, cause easy to brain yourself with a short driver and a short post, when the bottom edge of the driver catches on the top of the post.

dharn · 26-10-2014 04:48PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Sure couldn't ya just take out the middle 4 or five tines

You cant beat a bit of length

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