Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread

Kovu

I see your point about the dust alright. However like onyerbikepat above, ours lost it a long time ago, then the replacement cracked perspex was repaired with screws and even that didn't keep it from being fecked off one day. It had to be held open by pliers by that time anyway.

Now we have one door. Tied shut and removed in summer. The other door is in perfect condition as it actually still has a latch.

yellow50HX

LHS door of digger is always open when working, only time I would close it is if it was raining into the cab.

Bottom half window of tractor is always tied up when working but window is almost in the closed position unless it's summer time and warm. Hard to see what's going on with in closed. That said I'll leave it closed when rotovating or doing other dusty work.

Don't have aircon ( wll,actually I do but it only works at full speed) so will open side windows to stop the windows from misting up when it's raining.

dzer2

yellow50HX wrote: »

LHS door of digger is always open when working, only time I would close it is if it was raining into the cab.

Bottom half window of tractor is always tied up when working but window is almost in the closed position unless it's summer time and warm. Hard to see what's going on with in closed. That said I'll leave it closed when rotovating or doing other dusty work.

Don't have aircon ( wll,actually I do but it only works at full speed) so will open side windows to stop the windows from misting up when it's raining.

Its low in gas.

I would love to have a first world tractor

yellow50HX

dzer2 wrote: »

Its low in gas.

I would love to have a first world tractor

Plenty of gas, it's the switch was banjaxed, haven't checked it for a few years now.

tomwaterford

yellow50HX wrote: »

Plenty of gas, it's the switch was banjaxed, haven't checked it for a few years now.

It's doubtful it's the switch....near certain it'll be the resister

whelan2

yellow50HX wrote: »

LHS door of digger is always open when working, only time I would close it is if it was raining into the cab.

Bottom half window of tractor is always tied up when working but window is almost in the closed position unless it's summer time and warm. Hard to see what's going on with in closed. That said I'll leave it closed when rotovating or doing other dusty work.

Don't have aircon ( wll,actually I do but it only works at full speed) so will open side windows to stop the windows from misting up when it's raining.

caught the door of our 3cx -well it wasnt me- a few weeks ago, had to get jcb man out to straighten door and put in new glass and catch:cool: door is closeed now when driving around yard

Nekarsulm

You can hear the silky smooth purr of a straight six Deere much better with the door/window open....
Just saying like...

If you have a rattley oul perkins, close them surely.

C0N0R

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Same as this.. Never leave back window open working , dust, noise and heat from the back end (the tractors..) way more comfortable with it closed..

Actually had to power harrow for drilling maize once with no back window, you can imagine how dusty that got, more soil in the bottom of the shower

Greengrass1

Only time back window is closed here is when we're on the road or there not being used. I hate to see a tractor sitting in yard with the window open. Window open for everything from spreading fert to drawing bales.

dzer2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Only time back window is closed here is when we're on the road or there not being used. I hate to see a tractor sitting in yard with the window open. Window open for everything from spreading fert to drawing bales.

Ah yes but your in the sunny south east.

zetecescort

restored our Ford 5000 a few years ago, found the doors and lower rear window in the back of a shed in mint condition. regardless of weather the doors were never fitted.

Blackgrass

Grand if you don't care driving with window open but not on if your driving someone elses tractor, shouldn't expect someone else to drive in a **** pit just because you don't care.

Dawggone

Blackgrass wrote: »

Grand if you don't care driving with window open but not on if your driving someone elses tractor, shouldn't expect someone else to drive in a **** pit just because you don't care.

Agreed. But as Conor said there are times when the back window should be open : mowing/tedding/raking backswarths...ploughing rock etc etc

davidk1394

Quick question. i have a Jcb 3cx and was asked there earlier to clean up a few ditches for a lad. Whats the going rate to hire a digger and driver per hour ?

CloughCasey1

davidk1394 wrote: »

Quick question. i have a Jcb 3cx and was asked there earlier to clean up a few ditches for a lad. Whats the going rate to hire a digger and driver per hour ?

Bout 30 for JCB man and hire. He may cover ya on diesel on top of that

MFdaveIreland

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/brian-horner-the-krone-big-x-man-176971/

worth a read

davidk1394

ready for battle

AntrimGlens

davidk1394 wrote: »

ready for battle

Did Ye not LISTEN - Close the FCUKING window...

AntrimGlens

I was using a post driver as a harvest student in England, had a chain on the pulley instead of a rope. Well some smart arse farm worker broke a link in the chain and instead of fixing it he stuck as 6 inch nail through the link.
There i was driving in posts sitting in the cab with the back window closed and the nail broke and the chain came whistling through the back window and missed my ear by about an inch, showered me in glass. Had I been turned around in the seat looking out as was normal i'd have got it straight in the face.
Hate them yokes ever since, use the track machine now to drive in all posts.

Nekarsulm

davidk1394 wrote: »

ready for battle

Scary looking attachment to the tractors lift arm. You are relying on a 50 cent linchpin. Would you not double up the brackets and use proper implement pins?
You wouldn't find me standing within 15 foot of it. I've seen the mess when a post driver comes off on one side.

davidk1394

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Scary looking attachment to the tractors lift arm. You are relying on a 50 cent linchpin. Would you not double up the brackets and use proper implement pins?
You wouldn't find me standing within 15 foot of it. I've seen the mess when a post driver comes off on one side.

What are they ? Never seen them before

foxy farmer

AntrimGlens wrote: »

I was using a post driver as a harvest student in England, had a chain on the pulley instead of a rope. Well some smart arse farm worker broke a link in the chain and instead of fixing it he stuck as 6 inch nail through the link.
There i was driving in posts sitting in the cab with the back window closed and the nail broke and the chain came whistling through the back window and missed my ear by about an inch, showered me in glass. Had I been turned around in the seat looking out as was normal i'd have got it straight in the face.
Hate them yokes ever since, use the track machine now to drive in all posts.

Cross Engineering use a roller chain and a hydraulic motor to wind the chain.

pajero12

severeoversteer wrote: »

so for the price of 2 back windows ye could have bought a telescopic pick up hitch

im only sayin
not tryin to start a war

telescopic pick up is a great invention

Wouldn't it still break the window when pulled in?

*edit Ah you mean you wouldnt need to have it open to see out?

Nekarsulm

davidk1394 wrote: »

What are they ? Never seen them before

Like this. The full pressure of the driver won't be directly against the actual lynchpin.

joejobrien

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Like this. The full pressure of the driver won't be directly against the actual lynchpin.

That mechanism is for leveling the post driver on a slope. ......:D

Nekarsulm

joejobrien wrote: »

That mechanism is for leveling the post driver on a slope. ......:D

Let me explain........

vincenzolorenzo

Nek is right. That current set up is likely to fail at some point, particularly with the stub shaft bent down like it is. I've seen linch pins/R clips break with less load on them than the weight of a post driver. With the other type of design the load is supported by the two steel plates either side of the lift arm

yellow50HX

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Hate them yokes ever since, use the track machine now to drive in all posts.

I use a sledge hammer....ha ha ha

Use the front loader for the heavy poles.

Mad4simmental

The home girl. No fancy bells & whistles but she done the job!

Reggie.

Mad4simmental wrote: »

The home girl. No fancy bells & whistles but she done the job!

The auld 784. Drove one for a few years

td5man

Reggie. wrote: »

The auld 784. Drove one for a few years

Used to drive one with a loader that had no brakes and dodgy gears. :-((

davidk1394

A friends investment for this year

yellow50HX

davidk1394 wrote: »

A friends investment for this year

Ah yes the 7610's Are a great yoke alright....... :D:D

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

A friends investment for this year

How much was the rake

davidk1394

yellow50HX wrote: »

Ah yes the 7610's Are a great yoke alright....... :D:D

A famous machine. That 1 is actually column change 84 reg with totally original paint work with 8000 genuine hours

davidk1394

Reggie. wrote: »

How much was the rake

I think it was 6k

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

I think it was 6k

Big money for them in fairness

yellow50HX

davidk1394 wrote: »

A famous machine. That 1 is actually column change 84 reg with totally original paint work with 8000 genuine hours

Same as the one here, but I'd say closer to 10k on the clock now. Actually pulled one of those tenders with 2 years ago to rake in hay for a neighbour and it worked it fairly well too.

davidk1394

yellow50HX wrote: »

Same as the one here, but I'd say closer to 10k on the clock now. Actually pulled one of those tenders with 2 years ago to rake in hay for a neighbour and it worked it fairly well too.

Tis a good tractor and a nice pur off them to

davidk1394

Reggie. wrote: »

Big money for them in fairness

Another friends father bought a brand new 2800 claas i think it was 27k inc vat. Serious money for a piece of equipment thats parked up 7 months of the year

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

Another friends father bought a brand new 2800 claas i think it was 27k inc vat. Serious money for a piece of equipment thats parked up 7 months of the year

That's what I was thinking myself.

Limestone Cowboy

7 hours straight at this today #rattled

Reggie.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

7 hours straight at this today #rattled

Walking like John Wayne are ya

Limestone Cowboy

Reggie. wrote: »

Walking like John Wayne are ya

Barely walking at all and my arms are hanging off me aswell!

f140

Mad4simmental wrote: »

The home girl. No fancy bells & whistles but she done the job!

is that a kneverland plough with hydrein boards? is it hard to pull with springs?

IH784man

Mad4simmental wrote: »

The home girl. No fancy bells & whistles but she done the job!

My kinda machine now

Reggie.

IH784man wrote: »

My kinda machine now

Your biased tho

Mad4simmental

f140 wrote: »

is that a kneverland plough with hydrein boards? is it hard to pull with springs?

Ya she is. Very easy pull. I got a good deep plough with her no bother atall. Nice little plough.

Limestone Cowboy

Friend sent me this today!

Reggie.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Friend sent me this today!

He's missing the tractors. They ain't gonna work themselves