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emaherx

Muckit wrote: »

I just want to be legal. Don't need indicators. I have a left and a right hand

That's grand as long as you are visible. But you might not be legal as you have non working indicator lamps fitted.

Anyway, good idea Muckit.

9935452

emaherx wrote: »

That's grand as long as you are visible. But you might not be legal as you have non working indicator lamps fitted.

Anyway, good idea Muckit.

I was about to disagree with you but i think you are right.
If the driver is visable and able to give clear hand signals you dont need indicators but if they are fitted they should be working.



I'm in the same boat when i take the quad on the road . no indicators so have to give hand signals

CloughCasey1

Muckit wrote: »

When you don't have lights on the back of an old tractor

Cant see that photo boss for some reason

Muckit

You might have slow internet connection? It's just a light board. Then ive a 7 pin socket wired to 2 crocodile clips. Slip them on battery terminals and viola! Lights.

moll3

Muckit wrote: »

A little bit of tweaking needed (move in the holders) but you get the idea.

this is my version an old handle of a pz mower for changing the blades

have2flushtwice

moll3 wrote: »

this is my version an old handle of a pz mower for changing the blades

Freah looking sprong for january!

Figerty

moll3 wrote: »

this is my version an old handle of a pz mower for changing the blades

I say you would get Wifi reception on that setup..

mayota

Any opinions on the no gas mig welder in Lidl tomorrow €99. Mod might put up link.

patsy_mccabe

mayota wrote: »

Any opinions on the no gas mig welder in Lidl tomorrow €99. Mod might put up link.

http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=50350

You'd be tempted at that price.

IH784man

patsy there quicker

Reggie.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=50350

You'd be tempted at that price.

The shield doesn't look great

White Clover

Do lidl or Aldi ever have electric heat guns for sale?

Reggie.

White Clover wrote: »

Do lidl or Aldi ever have electric heat guns for sale?

Yeah they do the odd time

patsy_mccabe

Reggie. wrote: »

The shield doesn't look great

Shur with the new welder and a bit of rebar you could convert it to a swing down helmet.

emaherx

Reggie. wrote: »

The shield doesn't look great

No it doesn't, mind you I spent nearly as much on a welding shield as that welder cost.

Nekarsulm

Strangely enough, the newly opened Welding training college/institute near me will not let you use an auto darkening helmet. I asked about a few Mig and Tig lessons, and when asked what safety gear I had, I was told in no uncertain terms what I could do with my Jefferson helmet. (Throw that thing in a skip and buy a "Noddy" shield with good glass)

gctest50

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=50350

You'd be tempted at that price.

or you could go gunthering a slightly butchered alternator on to the ride-on-lawnmower

ganmo

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Strangely enough, the newly opened Welding training college/institute near me will not let you use an auto darkening helmet. I asked about a few Mig and Tig lessons, and when asked what safety gear I had, I was told in no uncertain terms what I could do with my Jefferson helmet. (Throw that thing in a skip and buy a "Noddy" shield with good glass)

Sure ya can nod an auto darkening

Nekarsulm

ganmo wrote: »

Sure ya can nod an auto darkening

You can, but it was the glass quality and level of flash protection he was promoting, not the nodding.

stock>

Muckit wrote: »

I just want to be legal. Don't need indicators. I have a left and a right hand

If the vehicle was fitted by the manufacturer then to be legal you must have them fitted and operational.

Muckit

stock> wrote: »

If the vehicle was fitted by the manufacturer then to be legal you must have them fitted and operational.

Correct

White Clover

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah they do the odd time

Any idea when they might have them again... Or any other suggestion for same?

MickeyShtyles

White Clover wrote: »

Any idea when they might have them again... Or any other suggestion for same?

Draper, Einhell and Bosch do them too.
They'd be at the cheaper end of the scale.
Depending in what part of the country ya are. Joe McKennas, McQuillans, Screwfix, Caulfields Industrial and HandyHardware all have them.

Reggie.

White Clover wrote: »

Any idea when they might have them again... Or any other suggestion for same?

Always come around but not to any pattern I know tho

mayota

White Clover wrote: »

Any idea when they might have them again... Or any other suggestion for same?

Lidl had them them the first week of June the last two years.

patsy_mccabe

Woodies have Heat Guns - if that's what we are talking about.

Nekarsulm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Woodies have Heat Guns - if that's what we are talking about.

Heat guns or hot glue guns?

White Clover

The hot glue guns have a small nozzle/outlet. What I'm looking for would need to have a 1 or 2 inch outlet, almost like a hair dryer!

Nekarsulm

So hot air paint stripper guns? DeWalt make cheapo ones.

patsy_mccabe

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Heat guns or hot glue guns?

Heat gun. Bought one there before.

MickeyShtyles

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Heat gun. Bought one there before.

I wouldn't buy a power tool outta woodies. Ye'll only have to bring it back.

patsy_mccabe

The amount of times I've been told by guys that priced around for different things. Prices in Woodies would shock you.

lakill Farm

uncle talking about buying an 8ft land roller and I was going to go halves with him as he isn't a millon miles away.

has anyone ever added a hydraulic road wheel kit to a standard roller?

8ft roller €1150
8ft with road kit €2850

Nekarsulm

lakill Farm wrote: »

uncle talking about buying an 8ft land roller and I was going to go halves with him as he isn't a millon miles away.

has anyone ever added a hydraulic road wheel kit to a standard roller?

8ft roller €1150
8ft with road kit €2850

Seems crazy money for what amounts to a ram, a pair of wheels and some box iron.

EDIT. Actually cheaper to buy a standard model each, and keep on your own place, than buying a single roller with wheels, and still have 600 euro change......

patsy_mccabe

All you need on each farm is two holes in the ground for the two wheels and a lockable frame with wheels. No need for a hydraulic ram.:D

Just drive the wheels into the holes, take out the locking pins, drive out of the holes. Simple.

stock>

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

All you need on each farm is two holes in the ground for the two wheels and a lockable frame with wheels. No need for a hydraulic ram.:D

Just drive the wheels into the holes, take out the locking pins, drive out of the holes. Simple.

'twoud't do here as the holes would fill with water as fast as you dig'em......... bt sure if I made a bit of a mound maybe that would work..........

Bullocks

Its not a big job to change the roller from 3 pt linkage onto the drawbar in the field , I dont see a big need for hydaulic job especially at that money

have2flushtwice

Off topic..... But Looking for a roller door for a shed. Needs to be big enough to get a quad through. Anyone got one lying g around?

satstheway

Bullocks wrote: »

Its not a big job to change the roller from 3 pt linkage onto the drawbar in the field , I dont see a big need for hydaulic job especially at that money

Don't think your supposed to lift a roller when full unless it has a steel axel and specified for lifting when full.

MickeyShtyles

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Off topic..... But Looking for a roller door for a shed. Needs to be big enough to get a quad through. Anyone got one lying g around?

Does it have to be a roller door?
Box sections with galvanise over. H section rollers. And a big ole lock.

stock>

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Off topic..... But Looking for a roller door for a shed. Needs to be big enough to get a quad through. Anyone got one lying g around?

Lock only keeps an honest man out.

The bigger and stronger the door the better and a roller door is easily opened, All one can really do is make it as hard as possible for the thieving scum to rob it, but if they want it badly enough they'll get it.

lakill Farm

Bullocks wrote: »

Its not a big job to change the roller from 3 pt linkage onto the drawbar in the field , I dont see a big need for hydaulic job especially at that money

Uncles tractor wount lift the roller when full and emptying and refilling would be a curse of a job. hence road kit

GY A1

lakill Farm wrote: »

Uncles tractor wount lift the roller when full and emptying and refilling would be a curse of a job. hence road kit

Some one on here did a diy conversion of a roller or something lately.
Remember seeing pics

patsy_mccabe

Might be a good place to ask - does anyone have a good tip for removing the nails (old style) from corrugated sheeting. I tried one already with a crowbar but only dented in the sheeting. I want to reuse the sheeting again if possible.
Was thinking of just cutting off the nail heads with a small hack saw.

Limestone Cowboy

GY A1 wrote: »

Some one on here did a diy conversion of a roller or something lately.
Remember seeing pics

Reggie did it last year I think.

MickeyShtyles

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Might be a good place to ask - does anyone have a good tip for removing the nails (old style) from corrugated sheeting. I tried one already with a crowbar but only dented in the sheeting. I want to reuse the sheeting again if possible.
Was thinking of just cutting off the nail heads with a small hack saw.

The ones with the rubber rings?

Nekarsulm

If they are the old fashioned really heavy nails with the plastic or lead washer, then you can usually get a grip on the head with a new pair of Vise-Grips and wind them out.

Otherwise a 4 1/5 inch grinder with a proper grinding disk. (as opposed to a cutting disk)

Spending the morning here fixing a break in an Orby Auger. You'd really want to use stainless bolts, the way ration rusts mild steel away.

patsy_mccabe

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

The ones with the rubber rings?

Yep, them the ones.

croot

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Might be a good place to ask - does anyone have a good tip for removing the nails (old style) from corrugated sheeting. I tried one already with a crowbar but only dented in the sheeting. I want to reuse the sheeting again if possible.
Was thinking of just cutting off the nail heads with a small hack saw.

http://www.ie.screwfix.com/makita-dga452z-4-angle-grinder-18v-bare-a13ec5.html

Used one of these to take off an asbestos roof of an old shed. Cut the nails where possible and put on a grinding disk if they were too deep. Very handy.

Corrugated as well so same principle.

patsy_mccabe

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If they are the old fashioned really heavy nails with the plastic or lead washer, then you can usually get a grip on the head with a new pair of Vise-Grips and wind them out.

Otherwise a 4 1/5 inch grinder with a proper grinding disk. (as opposed to a cutting disk)

Spending the morning here fixing a break in an Orby Auger. You'd really want to use stainless bolts, the way ration rusts mild steel away.

I'll try that, thanks.