Mine is an 8x4 builders trailer with large wheels, 3x3inch angle iron frame made pre 2012, I reckon it weighs near on 400kg so legally can probably only carry around 350kg which I agree negates the supposed advantage in having 2 axles and I am not going to risk going over the 750kg gross...
I have a two axle trailer under 750kg unbraked, I have looked at the RSA regs for republic of Ireland and they look clear to me that trailer does not need brakes or handbrake but I have had a discussion with a friend in NI who tells me that all twin axle trailers have to be fitted with a...
I am needing a new battery but want to avoid spending a lot replacing the 180ah truck size battery already in place as the tractor is not used much. The best value I can find searching is a Yuasa silver 5000 size 019 from Halfords priced at 139.99 Euro which works out at £100 and is £20 less...
Thanks for all the advice. The electric winch using a single wire rope rated at 200kg would not move the car (the 1.5hp motor stalled and would have burned out ) , using one pulley double looped giving 400kg was more than enough so I reckon that the 250kg stated by Robotstar is about right ...
I hadnt thought of that but its something that would help , main concern is would 200kg of vertical lifting capacity be capable of pulling a 1600kg car. The motor on the hoist is 1kW and fairly low geared . I am not too bothered about overloading it but I need to make up a jig with poles in the...
I have a cheap chinese made hoist which is rated at 200kG or 400kG using a pulley, I want to use it to pull horizontally a car weighing about 1600kG , not quite horizontally but over a slight incline and a small kerb. Whats the difference between a vertical hoist and a 12V winch , have seen...
Your right 9/16 whitworth is the best fitting spanner, given up with stilsons, the two hammmers method think would work but could not get in behind the nut, will try heat and then put a slot in it if it does not work . Only other thing I can do is remove the ram complete with metal pipes so...
Just started up the old digger ( 1964 model) and got drenched when two pipes burst at the same time. The first one I tried to remove is feeding a ram for lifting the front shovel, the union threads are not that rusty and have paint on them but cannot move them even with 18 inch stilsons. I think...
Thanks for the offer Moosevan , if your crankcase is good it would be great , better than skipping my engine , will get back to you if I can get over from Ireland in the next 4 or 5 weeks .
Shenion , great advice thanks really appreciate it . The conrod has completely disapeared , the...
Con rod has made a hole in the engine
No sooner was the lawnmower back in action when it got stuck in a hole and the engine made a loud bang as it was working hard to get out . The engine now has a hole in the crankcase 3 inches wide by 1 inch high . Looking in through the hole I can see the...
I have an Epson DX4050 , replacement original T0710/711/712/713 cartridges cost over £30 and as someone earlier mentioned it does around 8 pages in colour on A4 then are nearly empty , I would not recommend this printer to anyone . Tried cheap ebay cartridges (16 for £8 ) and they work well...
Thanks 500e , I shorted pin 1 to 2 and nothing happened ( put on welding gloves and helmet just in case ) , shorting pin 2 to 3 the motor speeds right up to what could be maximum so I am thinking it is the pot so will try and remove it and have a look underneath for some ID , looks very...
Having problems with wire speed , used a stop watch and its doing 1.4m/minute , using 0.8mm wire and will not adjust , I am thinking thats good for nothing as the range on the front plate shows 3m to 15m maximum/minute ?
The pcb board is made by Cigweld dated 10 July 97 type X4811 and...
Thanks for replies , have eventually managed to tack it into what looks almost the correct position but main problem now is my arc welding skills or lack of them After nearly 40 years trying and having been on a welding course the best I can do with mma is weld 3mm+ so I am progressively...
The driver had his head swivelled backwards instead of watching were he was going and hit a brick wall which has bent some parts and broken the front axle . I thought at first this would be an easy repair as at first sight it was just the original poor quality welding that had cracked off but...
Yes got it started so thanks to everyone for the advice , I know the battery is on its way out so swapped it for the car battery which is the big 019 size then bought a second hand 400 amp boost starter off ebay for £20 which is helping with some extra amps . Compression is down but once...
I agree with you on that , I can get the front shovel off easy enough but the rear end is too much and thats were all the weight is , its so unstable it goes on 3 wheels even with weights on the front but its fine when jacked up in digging mode .
Yes , I have the air filter removed so can squirt the easystart in . I know its trying to start as getting plenty of black smoke after its been cranking for a while so its burning diesel somehow but it cant quite get going .
Its a 1965 model and probably on its last legs , need some advice how to get it started . Its not been used for a while and when I went to crank it over it was stuck solid so spent an hour inching it with the starter motor but now its turning over ok but still not firing up . Its a 3 cylinder...