Today I acquired...........

[mechman]

A new daily drive:


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And a heavier and longer crane:


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Moved out of the elderly Daf and now back to doing it Swedish style. Much better motor, in fact it's chalk and cheese compared to the Daf, 60 ton/metre crane and a double extending trailer. Apart from the trial of having to find new homes for all my personal kit, sort out all the lifting gear, board out some of the trailer chassis for extra storage, and get to grips with yet another make of crane, all of which will take at least a couple of weeks, I'm looking forward to going to work next week, more so than I have for a while...

Is that crane heavier than the tractor unit?

 

[vw-al]

You're all wrong!

It's on this -
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Howard 300 that I rebuilt a few years ago, that gets to see daylight a couple times a year.
I thought I'd better treat it, as the inner tube was becoming quite visible through the sidewall...

Hi M_c where did you get the tyre from, I need a new one for my little dumper, how much if you don’t mind?

 

[4String.]

Is that crane heavier than the tractor unit?

According to Hiab's website, 13 metre reach 60 ton/metre weighs in at about 5 tons, which is a long-winded way of saying no.

It will be interesting to get the rig on an axle weighbridge and see what it weighs empty, as well as finding out how close to maximum axle weights it's running at. The elderly Daf with a crane half the size and a single extending trailer was just shy of 28 tons, so a much bigger crane and a double extender should be well over 30.

 

[MikeBB1970]

I was given some oak , 7 feet . Cut it down to 6 feet and cut longways into two.

Plus a couple of pics my wife took the other day , (two bows I had purchased )
My horse bow and a youth ' longbow'

for grandson.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

A table for the fly press i picked up earlier on in the week, it has got a mahogany top for it which has just been sanded and oiled ready to go on once this is re painted,
Not sure what it was off or used for but I liked it.

 

[DAPPH]

^^^did say in passing thats a nice hammer he thinks its for me to put in my tools hes only seen it ruff

Would be nice to give him a little something to use or put on show

Dip it in pink dayglow paint then see how long he manages to keep it .

 

[DAPPH]

View attachment 242080 like that angle

I'm assuming I'm not going to have to go at it hammer and tong as to loose the harding if it still there ?

Put Stanley stone mason brick hammer into amazon & see a picture of one IIRC there is only one ground angled face on the hardened cutting end .

 

[m_c]

Hi M_c where did you get the tyre from, I need a new one for my little dumper, how much if you don’t mind?

It was £35 from https://www.howard-rotavator-spares.com/shop
I did find a slightly wider tyre for less money (https://allterraintyres.co.uk/index...ucts_id=5037&zenid=2fucrs42lldcfdgn3sdgkpchc5 ), but there isn't much clearance between the tyre and the main pulley, so I opted for the more expensive narrow option.

 

[God mode restorations]

Today I received.
My Bradley turton press.

 

[8ob]

Today I received.
My Bradley turton press.
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Looks like it might fit on an ordinary trailer Spencer, are you feeling ok

Bob

 

[God mode restorations]

Looks like it might fit on an ordinary trailer Spencer, are you feeling ok

Bob

Am feeling *** lol. I have moved some cast iron this weekend

 

[8ob]

A 4 pot kerbota injun for reconditioning. Needs a bore and with a bit of luck my Van Norman will go that small

 

[Maker]

Is that handwheel big enough?

 

[mechman]

Today I received.
My Bradley turton press.
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What does it press?

 

[WorkshopChris]

What does it press?

From the size of it, absolutely anything that gets in its way.

 

[God mode restorations]

What does it press?

They are primarily designed as mouldings press. But could and can be used for a lot of press work.

 

[angellonewolf]

Dip it in pink dayglow paint then see how long he manages to keep it .

i did think of

time 2.06

 

[steviec_lj]

What does it press?

They used it to create planets originally, but it’s been sat in the maintenance cupboard - just outside of Neptune but on an elliptical orbit so it’s only just come back in to reach - and @spencer 427 got his sticky mitts on it..

 

[julianthegypsy]

A Stihl FS38 strimmer. I've been after one for ages, our electric one drives me nuts, line breaks every two minutes and the bump feed never works. This one pops up on marketplace, lady says its old but only used half a dozen times, and it's £50. I was there an hour later. Really looks like its only been used a few times. Got it home, expecting the carb to be gummed up and need a new diaphragm. It was bone dry anyway. Mixed up some fuel, poured it in, three pulls and away it went. Subsequently, first pull every time. Makes a noise, but by 'eck, it smashed down half our garden in no time flat! Happy boy!

 

[mr migwire]

got rid of the money pit that was the land rover discovery and got myself something far more friendly......
she needs a bit of tlc but is a runner, starts and drives, will be in british railways livery the same as my series 3 landy.