Sundays Fun...

[snowcat]

Well maybe for some, but certainly not something I would have chosen for a Sunday, but heres a job that I'm stuck with, probably another 4 hours to finish in the morning,

Job involves a bent stub shaft, originally welded internal from the tube, this snapped plunging the "Real" into the knife, F**kin the hex shaped bits bushes, bending all the mounting bars (the tube bits) ends followers, cam track, cams, and generally making a nasty mess, started at 7.00pm last night, and continued from 7-6 tday..... Pictures were taken at state of play at lunchtime.....

Stub assembly was cut out, new shaft made, which was shouldered to help fit up, but as it was originally made to be welded internal, I had a tricky job squaring it to the tube, even harder was coping with the H/D I tacked the welded in opposite quarters working fast, and doing the same on each pass, and keeping positional for speed, I also then machined an over bush and welded exactly the same for strength, NOT the way to leave the nicest looking beads but controlled the pull quite well.....

Once in bars were straightened heated/ repaired, new end bolted in (another to follow) nylon bushes...etc... also I had to machine a new bearing holder up cut and tack....

Last picture was state of play at 6.30pm, rest of parts should be in at 7.00am.....

Tahhhh

 

[snowcat]

 

[Hitch]

Looks more fun than looking after my daughter (in a terrible mood today, which is rare) and doing the weekly shop.... Had some trolley rage in Asda, left mid shop and went to Tescos instead. Came back, cooked dinner, tidied garage, just leaves the shower to re-silicone later.


A couple of piher clamps there i notice

Certainly a tricky thing to keep straight

 

[wyn]

Nice repair work

Is that a Case combine ?

Did it just fall apart or did he hit something

I bet with the weather we're having this summer he'll be glad to see it up and running.

 

[Sparkey]

very nice snowcat!!
yes, wyn farmers are stressing out at the mo here in france too!
The wheat-grains aren't dry enough to harvest yet, but the plants are falling down...that all goes to waste...

Lucky we don't have any wheat this year! we did a mixture of peas and grass this year...it's quite a new thing here in france, once you harvested the peas the grass will grow and we can harvest that(or put animals on it)
First time we did that all the french farmers shook their heads and went: oh those weird dutchies!
But when it seemed to work they started doing the same thing...funny!

ps: i mean grass as in the green stuff you have as a lawn, not the other grass....

 

[snowcat]

Well I guess its better than Asdas anyway Hitch........

2188 Case, and I think it was poor maintenance and wet conditions that killed it......

Ahhh well sparkey at least you can disappear back to work when hubby starts to rant about the F****n weather

 

[Sparkey]

ssshhhhtt!!!!!
don't tell any one!!!!

 

[wyn]

yes, wyn farmers are stressing out at the mo here in france too!
The wheat-grains aren't dry enough to harvest yet, but the plants are falling down...that all goes to waste...

Lucky we don't have any wheat this year! we did a mixture of peas and grass this year...it's quite a new thing here in france, once you harvested the peas the grass will grow and we can harvest that(or put animals on it)
First time we did that all the french farmers shook their heads and went: oh those weird dutchies!
But when it seemed to work they started doing the same thing...funny!

ps: i mean grass as in the green stuff you have as a lawn, not the other grass....

With the recent rain over here lots of fields seem to be on the floor. The way it looks nowadays you need the biggest machinery you can get hold of and harvest everything in acouple of days, because that's how long summer lasts.

I've heard about underseeding crops with grass but have'nt seen it around here much. If you grow a lot of wheat/barley then the fencing isn't up to much so it's difficult to hang on to the cattle/sheep.