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

[brewdexta]

Three IBC cages of firewood, we have coppiced a quarter of our main bit of wood. There's probably another 2 more IBC cages to go.

Getting it out was interesting, the woods are at the bottom of a steep field. Usually the field is soggy and I can't get the bobcat down there, but due to the dry weather I could take an IBC cage down there. Due to the steepness, I had to make sure the cages were nice and full to balance the bobcat for the way back up. I can reverse up but only with quarter of a cage, with a full cage I can go forwards up the hill no problem.

A fair bit needs splitting, I have a splitter and normally get a neighbours tractor around to supply hydraulics so I can use the bobcat for moving IBC cages once full. But I would rather do it myself when I need to but need some adapter hoses, or maybe just replace the hoses I have on the splitter.

Current hoses on the splitter

And hydraulic fittings on the bobcat

I have a 3 point linkage adaptor plate for the front of the bobcat, I don't think the current hoses will reach so adapter hoses maybe the way to go so that if I do want to do a lot of splitting and get a neighbours tractor in, I can just unplug them.

I'm not sure what the different fittings are called, I can probably find out but I think I'll just take examples down to the hydraulic hose shop nearby.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Three IBC cages of firewood, we have coppiced a quarter of our main bit of wood. There's probably another 2 more IBC cages to go.

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Getting it out was interesting, the woods are at the bottom of a steep field. Usually the field is soggy and I can't get the bobcat down there, but due to the dry weather I could take an IBC cage down there. Due to the steepness, I had to make sure the cages were nice and full to balance the bobcat for the way back up. I can reverse up but only with quarter of a cage, with a full cage I can go forwards up the hill no problem.

A fair bit needs splitting, I have a splitter and normally get a neighbours tractor around to supply hydraulics so I can use the bobcat for moving IBC cages once full. But I would rather do it myself when I need to but need some adapter hoses, or maybe just replace the hoses I have on the splitter.

Current hoses on the splitter

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And hydraulic fittings on the bobcat

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I have a 3 point linkage adaptor plate for the front of the bobcat, I don't think the current hoses will reach so adapter hoses maybe the way to go so that if I do want to do a lot of splitting and get a neighbours tractor in, I can just unplug them.

I'm not sure what the different fittings are called, I can probably find out but I think I'll just take examples down to the hydraulic hose shop nearby.

Cheers
Andy

@8ob is your man

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Your splitter is on standard 1/2" quick release couplings, the bobcat is on flat face couplings, again probably 1/2" unless it's a big one with Hugh Flow hydraulics. You just need a the male end of the flat face and swap the couplings over.

Edit, sorry that should be one male and one female as that's the opposite of what's on the bobcat.

 

[brewdexta]

Your splitter is on standard 1/2" quick release couplings, the bobcat is on flat face couplings, again probably 1/2" unless it's a big one with Hugh Flow hydraulics. You just need a the male end of the flat face and swap the couplings over.

Edit, sorry that should be one male and one female as that's the opposite of what's on the bobcat.

Thanks Dan, it was the flat face connectors on the Bobcat that I didn't know the name of. That makes it much easier, it's a small bobcat with standard hydraulics so I'm guessing you are right on the 1/2". I'll take some close up shots of any numbers on the connectors and get the local shop to make up a couple of short hoses.

 

[Farside]

Some pictures of superb views in Yunnan province China. View attachment 175871

I can see the engine crane factory.

 

[steviec_lj]

Alba 1A Shaper
Q&S Mechanical Hacksaw
2, Centec 2 Mills

Also an X/Y Vice, mounted to an old pillar drill base, for £5

I believe I’ll be sacking the cameraman, as I didn’t take pictures of it all

Still spent less than £500 including 650 miles worth of diesel

 

[jimbo84]

A Bisley drawer set. Should be very useful in the workshop although I’ve seen somebody on ebay trying it on with one the same for £130 as industrial chic or such like

 

[dobbslc]

I went to an autojumble on Sunday and got nothing! Only had about 8 stalls

 

[Arc Tourist]

Three IBC cages of firewood, we have coppiced a quarter of our main bit of wood. There's probably another 2 more IBC cages to go.

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Cheers
Andy

Hard to believe there is a place that looks as dry as this in the UK.

 

[winchman]

I went to an autojumble on Sunday and got nothing! Only had about 8 stalls

Which one?

 

[dobbslc]

One in Essex near Brentwood I can't remember the name.

 

[MattF]

What can I say. Found him this morning whilst picking up litter, & didn't have the heart to bin him. He'll be getting some disinfectant & hot water though.

 

[Windy Miller]

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What csn I say. Found him this morning whilst picking up litter, & didn't have the heart to bin him. He'll be getting some disinfectant & hot water though.

What is it?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

What is it?

Annoying squeaky dog toy?

 

[MattF]

What is it?

No idea. It's foam covered with rubber or similar. This is the back. No idea what purpose the slot serves.



The worrying part is that it keeps reminding me of that American Dad episode, where Roger pretends to be a woman & dates Snot. That's why it's going to get disinfectant & hot water.

 

[Maker]

You press your nose in the slot to make Lenny Henry happy.

That is to say, it's a Comic Relief Red Nose.

 

[Browser]

FromFour local Wyevale garden centre which is sadly closing down, a Weber-branded cover for my ugly drum smoker, intended for a Spirit gas BBQ and originally priced at £80 (daft!) Due to the various price reductions it was mine for the princely sum of £7.97, so I'm happy as it looks the biz and Mrs Browser is happy as it's replaced the very scabby tarp I had been using

 

[Rig Pig]

Car boot bargain £2 - not nice stuff but may save my bacon one day, good old BCF, fire it off and leg it!

 

[Arc Tourist]

Car boot bargain £2 - not nice stuff but may save my bacon one day, good old BCF, fire it off and leg it!

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Halon ! Wow, that's a heck of a bargain for £2.00

 

[weldingnovice]

Just saying, that if for instance,

If I had a roofer repair a flashing on a garage flat roof and the rear half of said garage had been turned into a garden room/office with a plasterboard ceiling.
If the roofer then set alight to the UPVC fascia in the junction the roof and void, and I was on fire watch and could smell burning then saw smoke coming from spotlight holes.

Then if he just shrugged his shoulders when I asked where his fire extinguisher was

and I luckily had a couple in my van.

Say one was co2 the other halon possibly beige cylinder but could be wrong.

From my days working in the petro chemical plants think that halon was the go to type.

Anyways if I let it rip through the spotlight holes. and opened the doors and windows and retreated to a safe distance and waited everything would probably ok if the smoke cleared fairly quickly and was happy it was extinguished.

In this kind of scenario the sensible thing to do would be to inform the punter that as hot works had been carried out and that considering the occurrence of the smoke to keep an eye on it over the next couple of hours.

Then if some time later I was working at a friends house who works part time for a fire safety company I asked her to get a couple of extinguishers checked over and sorted out if needed. If she reckoned the bloke there said that halon had been banned since he were a lad due to ozone depletion and were now only used by the military.

Obviously seeing as it's illegal to discharge halon this is just a hypothetical story.

Good find