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Same here.Maybe it's just me, but the pictures aren't displaying!
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The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Try this.
mr migwire
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Made the brakes work on Bedford S type, now to get the rear body off and make a start on prettyfying the chassis...
mr migwire
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Made an engine cover for the loco we are restoring usefull again, the corners had welded themselves into the angle upstands they locate behind and tore when we removed the door, a bit of cutting and filling and all is well.
mr migwire
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and the rest of the pics.
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Only was planning on covering over where the old light fitting had been.
Ended up making a shelf for the Makita batteries whilst I was at it. Understairs is going to be crammed soon at this rate.
There's another two batteries to go on there. They're out on loan at the moment.
Ended up making a shelf for the Makita batteries whilst I was at it. Understairs is going to be crammed soon at this rate.
There's another two batteries to go on there. They're out on loan at the moment.
Nick DV
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Nice work and very organisedOnly was planning on covering over where the old light fitting had been.
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Ended up making a shelf for the Makita batteries whilst I was at it. Understairs is going to be crammed soon at this rate.
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Nice.
Last weekends project. I acquired a PZ hay rake and it took a while to collect with lock downs and all so my wife took the truck and collected it when she went to the mother in laws. They are PTO driven and there are spring tines that throw out against a return spring to throw the hay around. We usually use contractors, but borrowed one last year for some small paddocks. Since we are a small farm by modern standards, the contractors don't want to come and do our hay when they can spend days on a big place. I thought it was worth a punt to have one for the odd job.
The seller wasn't quite honest about it's condition or model and the claim it had been used recently (ish) might have been a bit exaggerated. Now for $NZ350 (around 175 quid) I didn't expect much, but it was marginal to fix.
It was supposed to be the PZ300 model, but is the much older PZ200 model, which Google tells me was known for being a bit fragile and not farmer proof, and makes it probably 1970s vintage. This one is a testament to that with plenty of farmer welding and some rough looking braces, and missing a divider that hangs down underneath. It had also been outside for a long, long time judging by the layer of rust that came off when I hit it with a wire brush. Half the tines were missing and some of the return springs were broken. The divider is missing that hangs down below and one of the wheels is broken, although that is my fault as they are horribly balanced and it dropped rather hard on one side. The divider had a huge hit at one stage that sheared off the arm and twisted up the torsion spring that is supposed to stop that happening.
The PTO driveshaft is missing a guard cover ($NZ140) for 'elf n safety, but more importantly it is rusted together instead of sliding nicely so it will shorten up when you lift the hay rake up. If I can't fix that or it is bent, it will be a new $NZ650 - $700 PTO shaft, which will blow the budget to hell.
it should look more like
I was tempted to scrap it and write off my gamble, but that would be admitting failure. The bearings seem ok, and it has the remnants of grease within living memory, so I will have to at least double my costs, or three or 4 times if I need a new PTO shaft, and see if it will fix up. If not, I will deny to the wife that I ever had it or find another one and pass it off...
I started taking the broken tines off, and the nuts were rusted solid. Blew them off with the oxy set, since they loosen up when they are molten. I started to wire brush it down. I got a quote for sandblasting and proper painting but at around $NZ800, it was more than I wanted to spend on something that wasn't in great condition.
This weekend if the weather is good is to get some rust killer on it and maybe some paint, and drop the wheels off so I can see if I can fit a new wheel. I have ordered new tines and springs.
It was supposed to be an easy job
The seller wasn't quite honest about it's condition or model and the claim it had been used recently (ish) might have been a bit exaggerated. Now for $NZ350 (around 175 quid) I didn't expect much, but it was marginal to fix.
It was supposed to be the PZ300 model, but is the much older PZ200 model, which Google tells me was known for being a bit fragile and not farmer proof, and makes it probably 1970s vintage. This one is a testament to that with plenty of farmer welding and some rough looking braces, and missing a divider that hangs down underneath. It had also been outside for a long, long time judging by the layer of rust that came off when I hit it with a wire brush. Half the tines were missing and some of the return springs were broken. The divider is missing that hangs down below and one of the wheels is broken, although that is my fault as they are horribly balanced and it dropped rather hard on one side. The divider had a huge hit at one stage that sheared off the arm and twisted up the torsion spring that is supposed to stop that happening.
The PTO driveshaft is missing a guard cover ($NZ140) for 'elf n safety, but more importantly it is rusted together instead of sliding nicely so it will shorten up when you lift the hay rake up. If I can't fix that or it is bent, it will be a new $NZ650 - $700 PTO shaft, which will blow the budget to hell.
it should look more like
I was tempted to scrap it and write off my gamble, but that would be admitting failure. The bearings seem ok, and it has the remnants of grease within living memory, so I will have to at least double my costs, or three or 4 times if I need a new PTO shaft, and see if it will fix up. If not, I will deny to the wife that I ever had it or find another one and pass it off...
I started taking the broken tines off, and the nuts were rusted solid. Blew them off with the oxy set, since they loosen up when they are molten. I started to wire brush it down. I got a quote for sandblasting and proper painting but at around $NZ800, it was more than I wanted to spend on something that wasn't in great condition.
This weekend if the weather is good is to get some rust killer on it and maybe some paint, and drop the wheels off so I can see if I can fit a new wheel. I have ordered new tines and springs.
It was supposed to be an easy job
Munkul
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@Geoffm, ours looks in similar nick paintwork wise to yours, but actually works, lol. I think ours is a 200 also.
The dividers are very easy to break, especially when (like us) you use the divider as a park stand. I honestly don't think the divider actually does anything useful.
The drive mechansim is pretty bulletproof though, even if the frame isn't...
The tines on ours have a rope through all of the spring coils, connecting them all together. That way, if you snap a tine, it doesn't get lost (in theory)
Really quite a satisfying job, tedding out hay and rowing it all back in again. It's a pain setting the tine angles from ted to row, though!
The dividers are very easy to break, especially when (like us) you use the divider as a park stand. I honestly don't think the divider actually does anything useful.
The drive mechansim is pretty bulletproof though, even if the frame isn't...
The tines on ours have a rope through all of the spring coils, connecting them all together. That way, if you snap a tine, it doesn't get lost (in theory)
Really quite a satisfying job, tedding out hay and rowing it all back in again. It's a pain setting the tine angles from ted to row, though!
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Last weekends project. I acquired a PZ hay rake and it took a while to collect with lock downs and all so my wife took the truck and collected it when she went to the mother in laws. They are PTO driven and there are spring tines that throw out against a return spring to throw the hay around. We usually use contractors, but borrowed one last year for some small paddocks. Since we are a small farm by modern standards, the contractors don't want to come and do our hay when they can spend days on a big place. I thought it was worth a punt to have one for the odd job.
The seller wasn't quite honest about it's condition or model and the claim it had been used recently (ish) might have been a bit exaggerated. Now for $NZ350 (around 175 quid) I didn't expect much, but it was marginal to fix.
It was supposed to be the PZ300 model, but is the much older PZ200 model, which Google tells me was known for being a bit fragile and not farmer proof, and makes it probably 1970s vintage. This one is a testament to that with plenty of farmer welding and some rough looking braces, and missing a divider that hangs down underneath. It had also been outside for a long, long time judging by the layer of rust that came off when I hit it with a wire brush. Half the tines were missing and some of the return springs were broken. The divider is missing that hangs down below and one of the wheels is broken, although that is my fault as they are horribly balanced and it dropped rather hard on one side. The divider had a huge hit at one stage that sheared off the arm and twisted up the torsion spring that is supposed to stop that happening.
The PTO driveshaft is missing a guard cover ($NZ140) for 'elf n safety, but more importantly it is rusted together instead of sliding nicely so it will shorten up when you lift the hay rake up. If I can't fix that or it is bent, it will be a new $NZ650 - $700 PTO shaft, which will blow the budget to hell.
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it should look more like
I was tempted to scrap it and write off my gamble, but that would be admitting failure. The bearings seem ok, and it has the remnants of grease within living memory, so I will have to at least double my costs, or three or 4 times if I need a new PTO shaft, and see if it will fix up. If not, I will deny to the wife that I ever had it or find another one and pass it off...
I started taking the broken tines off, and the nuts were rusted solid. Blew them off with the oxy set, since they loosen up when they are molten. I started to wire brush it down. I got a quote for sandblasting and proper painting but at around $NZ800, it was more than I wanted to spend on something that wasn't in great condition.
This weekend if the weather is good is to get some rust killer on it and maybe some paint, and drop the wheels off so I can see if I can fit a new wheel. I have ordered new tines and springs.
It was supposed to be an easy job
We used to have a couple, one had the divider broken off and couldn't tell the difference between them.
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Sliding gate to replace one destroyed by thieves. I made rollers with truck unit bearings
