Stuff you have fixed today

[Johnnybravo]

That’s the dent in the side of the van sorted then….

 

[RichardM]

That’s the dent in the side of the van sorted then….

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No - you want the sticker where the paint is broken and then it won't rust

 

[Johnnybravo]

No - you want the sticker where the paint is broken and then it won't rust

It’s been like that the last three years and it hasn’t rusted . It will die of electrical issues ,being French, well before it rusts

 

[awemawson]

Doing a service on the (new to me) JCB 3CX, and had to clear a very clogged up sediment bowl. Unscrewed it and removed the bowl, and the 'swirl funnel' came off as well.

After a very good clean and inspection I could see no breakage in the plastic funnel, nor how it was supposed to be retained in it's 'against the lid' position. I suspect they rely on the flexibility of the plastic to grip round features of the inlet and outlet, but being 25 years old it's not too springy. Funnel apparently not available individually, and the whole assembly a silly price so time to get inventive. Suitable long weak spring found in the spring stash, and funnel now firmly held in place

 

[James1979]

Vicary plant spares are good for odd bits like that. Speak to Simon.

 

[awemawson]

Yes and they want £75 for a second hand sediment bowl! Had loads from them recently, new water radiator, a valve block for the Extra-Dig, all the filters, and loads of little things like oil pressure switch, radiator cap etc.

 

[mechman]

I've had few spares off them lately found them reasonable. Looking like a used king post next £350.

 

[The Artilleryman]

Repaired 2 of these today, Ni-Mh battery needed replacing. Mind you had to use V65ht rather than the V40 fitted, half the price. Could have bought a new one for the cost of a V40 Ni-Mh, but would rather fix than throw.

 

[redlig]

I got all inspired looking at the swinging welding seats the other day and then spotted an ally s/arm on the stores pile . Using a frying pan as a seat but being a flash git used a non stick one .

 

[Blue Chips]

I just got back to the forum after a few hectic weeks of trying (unsuccessfully, so far) to sell a house, entertaining out-of-town guests for a couple of weeks, and various other stuff. I'm now in project mode again, and I just converted our 1953 Ford tractor to a breakerless ignition system (see photos). I also replaced a few gauges/wires/switches and did a comprehensive tune-up. It runs great, and I gave it a good test by mowing another six acres of fields. IF I have time this winter, I'd love to do a total ground-up cosmetic restoration of the tractor, but I suspect that some other things on the honey-do list might intervene.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@Barking Mat it did come up not to bad.



From this.
Complete, almost 100% free. But in need of TLC.



Stripping it down, this happened.
To much tappy tap tap with a hammer.



Rebuilt, with braze and an old cast metal bed spanner.
It was here I found the four bench mounting holes were tapered.



After washing soda de-greasing, caustic soda paint stripping and citric acid de-rusting I loosely assembled it.

One fixing was to bad to save, the square head bolt holding the pillar to the base. I have started looking for one, but for now it is fixed with a whit grub screw.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This hybrid plane came my way the other day. Old, complete and free of worm.

A bit a research told me it is a:
Stanley Baily No.26.
This was confirmed during the clean up.



This damage, as slight as it looks does cause a big issue with the planes operation. In use the body will skew to that side. Making good cuts difficult.
So, a bit more was recovered from a dead plane. Thank you kind person for the donations.



The missing section was cut back and a rebate was formed, letting is a bit of wood from another plane it was glued and clamped into place.
This is after trimming back with a block plane, next is sanding and scraping.

The metal work was removed. To prepare it for painting. it was boiled in hot caustic soda.



The dried, primed and painted with a coat of Ford (Europe) Paint C Pitt black, as advised by Stanley UK. Shame no one local to me had any in stock in a rattle can, so I used Ford Black from a well know outlet.



Fresh from paint removal and de rusting. Here it is being dried on a hot plate.



Only new parts are:
The wood repair.
The paint.
The French polish.

This one does not have the normal cracks on the sole plate. A know difficult repair to do with out the plate twisting.



In rebuild.
The white stuff you see on the screw is wax. The surplus was used to help wax the paint work. The French polish still needs about 24 hours to be hard enough to take a good waxing.

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Finished, this picture does not show how well the brass fittings turned out or the shine on the wood.

 

[brewdexta]

My Karcher K3 power washer developed an internal leak. My fault for leaving it in the barn over winter. So took it apart.

Here's the pump and motor assembly.

Pump detached. Not sure what oil came out but it had a metallic shimmer. The washer hasn't done much work so not built to last.

I can now see the problem, or at least one, they may be more. The frost had pushed the o ring out of the joint. You can see it in the bottom left quadrant of the picture below.

O ring is a couple of quid. Once I find out what the oil is I'll order the o ring and oil if I don't have it. No rush as I've fixed it with one of these

The missus went a over t on the mossy flags outside the chicken shed so it gave me an excuse to get one that will last. The Karcher K3 cost me 85 quid last year they are now "reduced" to 140 quid.

I'll build a trolley for it with hose reels, and remember to tuck it up somewhere warmer over winter.

 

[Maker]

I chucked the oil everywhere when I took apart my K1, I assumed the metallic look was contamination either from the piston wearing or water leaking through. Definitely not built to last, mine had cracked the plastic "cylinder head". I just put it back together as is and called it good, I'll replace it when it catches fire. Let us know how the Kranzle compares, going off the spec sheet it doesn't appear significantly better than the Karcher.

 

[Mick Annick]

I chucked the oil everywhere when I took apart my K1, I assumed the metallic look was contamination either from the piston wearing or water leaking through. Definitely not built to last, mine had cracked the plastic "cylinder head". I just put it back together as is and called it good, I'll replace it when it catches fire. Let us know how the Kranzle compares, going off the spec sheet it doesn't appear significantly better than the Karcher.

My neighbour has a Kranzle, quality of the parts is in a different league

 

[MattF]

Let us know how the Kranzle compares, going off the spec sheet it doesn't appear significantly better than the Karcher.

It appears more robustly constructed though.

 

[Brad93]

Comparing a Kranzle and a Karcher is like comparing a Ford Fiesta with a F1 car. It doesn't do anything different. Even the engines seem similar. The end result is something very different.

 

[brewdexta]

I bought the 10l per minute version, the karcher was 6l I believe. Apart from that the output pressure at 120 bar is the same. The karcher weighs 6.5kg, the kranzle is 23kg, so I'm guessing a bit more robust, we shall see

 

[Brad93]

I bought the 10l per minute version, the karcher was 6l I believe. Apart from that the output pressure at 120 bar is the same. The karcher weighs 6.5kg, the kranzle is 23kg, so I'm guessing a bit more robust, we shall see

There's no plastic poxy pumps or housings in the kranzle I can assure you of that

 

[lchris21]

My Karcher K3 power washer developed an internal leak. My fault for leaving it in the barn over winter. So took it apart.

Here's the pump and motor assembly.

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Pump detached. Not sure what oil came out but it had a metallic shimmer. The washer hasn't done much work so not built to last.

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I can now see the problem, or at least one, they may be more. The frost had pushed the o ring out of the joint. You can see it in the bottom left quadrant of the picture below.

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O ring is a couple of quid. Once I find out what the oil is I'll order the o ring and oil if I don't have it. No rush as I've fixed it with one of these

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The missus went a over t on the mossy flags outside the chicken shed so it gave me an excuse to get one that will last. The Karcher K3 cost me 85 quid last year they are now "reduced" to 140 quid.

I'll build a trolley for it with hose reels, and remember to tuck it up somewhere warmer over winter.

been there......I drain mine now every time. Mine actually split the casing