Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread

MF290

Reggie. wrote: »

It depends on what I do. If I do too much physically that can trigger it so it's a bit like russian roulette

Make sure and get it checked out fully Reggie, there are all to many stories about people ending up with life changing injuries caused by brain trauma...

Reggie.

MF290 wrote: »

Make sure and get it checked out fully Reggie, there are all to many stories about people ending up with life changing injuries caused by brain trauma...

Not much up there to trauma in guessing

davidk1394

When the friend went to hard on the drink last night

pedigree 6

davidk1394 wrote: »

When the friend went to hard on the drink last night

Oops.

MF290

davidk1394 wrote: »

When the friend went to hard on the drink last night

Is he trying to give it the final shove there or holding on so it doesn't go any further?

davidk1394

MF290 wrote: »

Is he trying to give it the final shove there or holding on so it doesn't go any further?

I'd say his trying to decide what to do

Nekarsulm

As the farmyard is 100 yards away from the house, I often thought it would be handy to have a little compressor in the garage. Blow up a soft wheel on the car, or the kids bike tyre etc.
Came across this last Sunday at a car boot sale. Chanced it at €3.
Put a plug on the wire and a hose and it started right up!
An "Aerograph DeVilbiss"
Could be fifty years old, but will probably still outlast a new Chinese model.

Muckit

Fortune favours the brave!

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

Fortune favours the brave!

One man's trash is another man's treasure

inthepit

DeVilbiss were the RollsRoyce of compressors.Motor looks to be at least fifty years old,so it was built to last,a rough electritian or a tidy mechanic will be well able to keep it going.Don't make em like they used ta.

Limestone Cowboy

inthepit wrote: »

DeVilbiss were the RollsRoyce of compressors.Motor looks to be at least fifty years old,so it was built to last,a rough electritian or a tidy mechanic will be well able to keep it going.Don't make em like they used ta.

There meant to be good alright, I know the girlfriends brother gave around 600 for a new devilbiss spray gun last year. I couldn't get over the price of it.

Muckit

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

She got a good write up in the journal

He's wrong about that switch on his right which he states is for locking the controls when outside the cab

FeelTheBern

Recently became proud owner of MF 390 (I know - just as the cooler kids started selling out of their 3 series masseys ... ).

Have gotten loan of log splitter and trying to figure out how to work the hydraulics on back for first time. I have three levers to the right of the seat for the hydraulics - do I just pull them upwards to turn on the oil for each set of valves. Or do I need to set lift to constant pumping or something like that as well?? Thanks!

Reggie.

FeelTheBern wrote: »

Recently became proud owner of MF 390 (I know - just as the cooler kids started selling out of their 3 series masseys ... ).

Have gotten loan of log splitter and trying to figure out how to work the hydraulics on back for first time. I have three levers to the right of the seat for the hydraulics - do I just pull them upwards to turn on the oil for each set of valves. Or do I need to set lift to constant pumping or something like that as well?? Thanks!

You find which lever powers the log splitter and keep iit pulled back. I used a bungy cord to hold it back.

FeelTheBern

Thanks Reggie - wasn't sure if we were missing something. Grand job!

Grueller

Have they no float position?

Reggie.

Grueller wrote: »

Have they no float position?

No not in the 300s

GY A1

Grueller wrote: »

Have they no float position?

Couple of our levers click in and hold there when pulled back

Reggie.

GY A1 wrote: »

Couple of our levers click in and hold there when pulled back

Not sure if they are supposed to do that

satstheway

If I had known Reggie was selling I could have been a customer. Cant believe u left the red.

Just a quick question
When I use grab or link box on 398 at medium high revs the hydraulics keep locking. Grab especially ad for it. Worse in winter when cold.
Is there a fix for this?

Milton09

So that's why the lift isn't going up !!! :mad:

Reggie.

Milton09 wrote: »

So that's why the lift isn't going up !!! :mad:

I think I see your problem.....

satstheway

Reggie. wrote: »

I think I see your problem.....

Indestructible I thought they used to say.

Milton09

satstheway wrote: »

Indestructible I thought they used to say.

Never saw it before - only 100 hrs on the pump and carrying nothing when it happened, inexplicable.

MF290

Milton09 wrote: »

Never saw it before - only 100 hrs on the pump and carrying nothing when it happened, inexplicable.

Hardly a QTP pump?

kay 9

MF290 wrote: »

Hardly a QTP pump?

Are they not up to spec? Think we've used one in something before

Reggie.

MF290 wrote: »

Hardly a QTP pump?

What "Questionable Tractor Parts"

MF290

kay 9 wrote: »

Are they not up to spec? Think we've used one in something before

They're grand for certain things but some of the stuff tends to be "questionable" as reggie puts it. We'd always rather get stuff off Conaty's in Kells if anything goes in our tractor.

annubis

Reggie. wrote: »

She got a good write up in the journal

He's wrong about that switch on his right which he states is for locking the controls when outside the cab

fine machine I thought from video, is that the same as your one reggie?

Reggie.

annubis wrote: »

fine machine I thought from video, is that the same as your one reggie?

No that's the next one up. Mine is a 5H 115. Roughly the same horsepower with all the same options as that tractor only mine hasn't the high speed hydraulic pump

tomwaterford

MF290 wrote: »

They're grand for certain things but some of the stuff tends to be "questionable" as reggie puts it. We'd always rather get stuff off Conaty's in Kells if anything goes in our tractor.

I once had to drill out the mounting holes on a hydraulic pump off them as they wouldn't line up/fit properly

They were metric 8mm....hole was meant to be 3/8s :rolleyes:


Though it was for an ould lad what deos about 10 mins a week work....and I told him after he sourcing it-the problem but he was happy to do so



Afaik someone from there used post quite regularly in the diggers forum

Milton09

Got a bit adventurous in a wet corner with the quad mower and luckily was
close enough to a fence to winch myself out.
Winch a great job for situations like this.

IH784man

Is that a logic

Milton09

IH784man wrote: »

Is that a logic

No, QuadX , borrowed from the BIL, good job in the right (bad) conditions

IH784man

Is she 16 horsepower,flail or drum?

Nekarsulm

Pain in the hole SAME Leopard.
There is something in the diesel tank that blocks the outlet at random intervals.
I've threatened her several times, but she dosen't listen.....

pedigree 6

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Pain in the hole SAME Leopard.
There is something in the diesel tank that blocks the outlet at random intervals.
I've threatened her several times, but she dosen't listen.....

Would dipetene be any good to you?
Be no harm to try it anyway. Might clean it out.

Put it in the tractor tank on my last fill.
It's made some difference. No lag when reving now and more pulling power.

Waffletraktor

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Would dipetene be any good to you?
Be no harm to try it anyway. Might clean it out.

Put it in the tractor tank on my last fill.
It's made some difference. No lag when reving now and more pulling power.

Its like fuel from a branded station like shell vs tesco there is a difference with the additive.

pedigree 6

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Its like fuel from a branded station like shell vs tesco there is a difference with the additive.

Yea but dipetene I think it would only be a once a year job.
I think it might be a bit hard on an engine. Not sure really.
But it cleans the tank and lines and injectors.:pac:

Waffletraktor

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Yea but dipetene I think it would only be a once a year job.
I think it might be a bit hard on an engine. Not sure really.
But it cleans the tank and lines and injectors.:pac:

Ahh, we use a product Stanadyne here as the engines are modern and fickle for fuel quality. Also with a big tank fuel can sit there for a few months during quite times.
All they do is raise cetane value/clean out bugs/extra lube on pumps though i have heard of mixing in engine oil to diesel if running pre emmisions crap engines.

Willfarman

What is the cab height of a aul 50b lads. Is it as well to get back actor off and a weight box or is it v awkward to leave 2nd part of the jib when not needed.

Nekarsulm

So these old SAME's have two outlets fom the diesel tank, one at each side. These run to the center of the tank, and then through a shut-off tap, and then forward to the engine. No way to see in, nor drain the tank.
Drastic action was called for...








Now to make two plates and screw them over the holes I've cut, and seal them up again.
Some one had used bits of twigs to measure the diesel level, and dropped them into the tank, and they were dissolving and breaking up.

The pic's are after hoovering out the sediment and bits of bark, etc. Twig still to come out.

Muckit

Nekarsulm wrote: »

There is something in the diesel tank that blocks the outlet at random intervals.

It's called rust!! :- ) only joking. A great tractor I'd say (says you 'when they keep goin!') Whatever about the diesel tank playing up you wont have to worry about a leaky radiator!!

An agri contractor used have one of them when i was a young lad and l used to love the hum of her coming down the road. Now, like the jcb, she was a looong time coming down the road!!

davidk1394

Wrapper

Panch18

davidk1394 wrote: »

Wrapper

Hey David

Can that wrapper go inline behind a baler??

davidk1394

davidk1394 wrote: »

Wrapper

It can. All the connections are there but I never set it up

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

It can. All the connections are there but I never set it up

Is that the new one?

blue5000

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CloughCasey1

blue5000 wrote: »

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Done deal is much better!