Your Skill

the playing mantis

they aint tractors! they are toys! im dissappointed i thought i was going to be seeing some big f**off Fendt or Deutz or Claas jobby. especially from you Vtech!!

in all seriousness, thats a nice job pinarello, how long that build take.

the playing mantis

o i shud read posts properly...70 hrs

pinno

the playing mantis wrote:

they aint tractors! they are toys! im dissappointed i thought i was going to be seeing some big f**off Fendt or Deutz or Claas jobby. especially from you Vtech!!

in all seriousness, thats a nice job pinarello, how long that build take.

I took delivery of my trattor the day after the Caledonia Etape. I was very disapointed as the bloke who sold it to me said he would have it up and running and I was too knackered to think about putting it back together. Some very large meals and a good sleep later, I set about trying to get it to run.
Belts kept falling off. Brakes did not work. ignition switch crumbled because the screwdriver used in absence of the keys f*cked it up. Cutting deck was rattling about so badly and the pulley bearings were fooked. One pulley took a shiner to the greenhouse but thankfully missed.

I decided then to strip it and shim out all the linkage rods as there was too much play in them:



Then I decided to get rid of all the rust and paint everything.
New: Bearings, R pins, solenoid, ignition switch, battery, seat cover, front headlights. stripped the gearbox which was surprisingly clean. Spark plug poped out on start up and I had to hellicoil the thread and fix the dent in the Jam fridge in the garage. Hours and hours and hours later, a ride on mower. cost of mower: £50 - he wanted £125. Paid the £50 deposit and never paid him a penny more on account of the mess it was in and it was definately a non-runner. Total cost i.r.o £350.00.

Not as good a sense of acheivement as this recon job. Bought for £650, sold for sob... sniff... my babe gone... isn't she gorgeous ?: Now a wedding car in Perth:

Frank the tank

Yellow Peril wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

Yellow Peril wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Yellow Peril wrote:

I'm a lawyer so watch your pockets.

Have been a teacher and cop in previous careers

Teacher, copper now lawyer. You're on a downward slope fella.

Of that there is no doubt Frank, I'm Hellbound!

If YP was on a downward slope, that f*cker would have done his 25 min 10 by now.
(if the 'downward slope' was a 1 in 3 )

Unfortunately I suffer from a hereditary condition known as being a talentless tw@t.

Your redeeming quality is your honesty YP, you may well be a talentless tw@t but you acknowledge that fact. Many others have the same "gift" but either a) Don't realise they're so blessed or b) Just refuse to admit it.
Yellow Peril, well done to you sir.

bernithebiker

Here's my trakker,

A late 60's Renault Super 7.

Leaks like a sieve, tricky to start, but when it's going it's unstoppable, very solid!

Had a 1.5m diameter x 2.5m lump of fresh beech in the back of it the other day, and it was wheelying uphill so had to conscript my helper to sit on the front!

VTech

My Bad Boy

the playing mantis

did u lease that kub off my old man??!! when im next up his yard i will show u some pwopa tractor porn!

he might even have some old skool s**t in if we are lucky, an ancient lambo or david browne.

seanoconn

VTech wrote:

My Bad Boy

Can't view the pic Vtech

seanoconn

seanoconn wrote:

VTech wrote:

My Bad Boy

Can't view the pic Vtech

Scratch that. It's just taking a while to load

declan1

So this has now turned into the 'Show us your tractors' thread?

bernithebiker

How about a 'Show me your Mower" ?

Here's mine, 2.2 litre turbo diesel! Foldable wings.

I call it the Grass Destroyer.

VTech

Thats some land you have there sir !

Frank the tank

VTech wrote:

Thats some land you have there sir !

He cuts the grass for the local council soft lad.

bernithebiker

VTech wrote:

Thats some land you have there sir !

It's a pain in the ass to be honest. Want to buy some off me?!

Frank the tank

bernithebiker wrote:

VTech wrote:

Thats some land you have there sir !

It's a pain in the ass to be honest. Want to buy some off me?!

Do you accept payment in bottles of vintage wine.

VTech

Ive just bought a field, it needs rotavating hence the tractor.

pinno

bernithebiker wrote:

Here's my trakker,

A late 60's Renault Super 7.

Leaks like a sieve, tricky to start, but when it's going it's unstoppable, very solid!

Thats a sexy French trattor if ever there was one.
Fix the leak.
Cardboard and thick gloss paint is great for making gaskets.
Drain the fuel tank - I bet there is a century of debris in the thing.
Put fuel system cleaner through it and see if she starts better.
Change yer filters and if you haven't got one, put an in-line one in (red-mesh not paper as the paper one's will deteriorate in diesel).

bernithebiker

pinarello001 wrote:

bernithebiker wrote:

Here's my trakker,

A late 60's Renault Super 7.

Leaks like a sieve, tricky to start, but when it's going it's unstoppable, very solid!

Thats a sexy French trattor if ever there was one.
Fix the leak.
Cardboard and thick gloss paint is great for making gaskets.
Drain the fuel tank - I bet there is a century of debris in the thing.
Put fuel system cleaner through it and see if she starts better.
Change yer filters and if you haven't got one, put an in-line one in (red-mesh not paper as the paper one's will deteriorate in diesel).

Thanks for the tips. Its the hydraulics that are leaking, the engine's OK. No fuel filter at all - the old one was so full of crap I just simply bypassed it! (didn't have a spare). So just a watchglass thing off the fuel tank, which stays quite clean actually.
I fear the starting is just poor compression - it is 45 years old! A quick squirt of 'StartPilote' up the air intake gets it going if its cold.
Basically, I just haven't got the time, and I'd rather be riding my bike!

briantrumpet

I was trained to do bovine artificial insemination, but I haven't kept my hand in. I could still trim cattle hooves, or play G# minor two octaves or so on the trumpet.

If you have any questions about these areas, I'm your man.

bernithebiker

briantrumpet wrote:

I was trained to do bovine artificial insemination, but I haven't kept my hand in.

Boom, boom!!

team47b

pinarello001 wrote:

the playing mantis wrote:

what tractors have u tractor owners got?

'Ere's my trattor... 'Rocky Rocket'

Before:



Middle:



After (70hours, a lot of paint - Landrover green enamel, wiring, solenoid, scraping, wire brushing, tantrums, the odd kick, 'R' pins, link rods, welding, helicoil kit, demolished rhubarb patch on account of break failure in granny gear...):

Nice restoration R, that is a skill! What's next on the project list?

(Probably the same size/speed as my car!)

seanoconn

pinarello001 wrote:

the playing mantis wrote:

what tractors have u tractor owners got?

'Ere's my trattor... 'Rocky Rocket'

Before:



Middle:



After (70hours, a lot of paint - Landrover green enamel, wiring, solenoid, scraping, wire brushing, tantrums, the odd kick, 'R' pins, link rods, welding, helicoil kit, demolished rhubarb patch on account of break failure in granny gear...):

Stealthy green. The grass won't see Rocky coming till its too late!

pinno

team47b wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

the playing mantis wrote:

what tractors have u tractor owners got?

Nice restoration R, that is a skill! What's next on the project list?

(Probably the same size/speed as my car!)

Next on the restoration list is Cleat. I'm going to restore him to his former glory (for want of a better expression).

First of all will be the stripping. That i'll leave to my trusty Tory who is good at this: Miss (for obvious reasons) Widdicombe. Then I will apply the paint stripper and peel off all the layers of sin, duplicity and perversion. Whatever is left will be removed by the sand blaster. A good coating of bullshit will be applied before the restoration to his frame begins in earnest.
What I really need is some embellishment like decals. Does anyone know of a superb graphics and decals maker? I thought the '(don't) LOOK' logo and an arrow would be good on his naval area and 'long vehicle', 'wide load' on his ass.
'Warning - scouse on a bike' on his forehead and a nice twee headshot of CB tattooed on his chest and Willie Carson on his back.
Some detail that I have looked into is the possibility of some medical warning stickers in strategic areas such as 'In an emergency, feed Eccles cakes' and if he gets lost 'If found, Return to Stoke Mandeville Hospital'.

The following decal will be applied to his thigh:
1. Trek
2. Giant
3. Cannondale
4. Specialized
To avoid any potential argument.

His trusty trike will reamain unchanged with a just a minor alteration in the form of re-inforcement to the Munter carrying platform on the rear of the machine as the size of Munters is rising disproportionally and their needs have to be catered for.

Any proceeds towards the tremendous cost of this project would be gratefully received.
Any suggestions about the reformatting of the internal workings in the grey and disfunctional material between the lugs would be taken with the utmost confidentaility and consideration.
A Wayne Rooney toupe job to his balding pate (there is no question that he is bald) can be done by transplant from his hairy backside - volunteers for this critical proceedure are being recruited now; some agricutltural experience required.

dynamicbrick

Cleat Restoration Attempt Party.

I can donate the following to help give Cleat a chance;

1 x Curly Wurly (half eaten)
1 x Large yellow-grey bogey (may be brain matter) ejected during my one attempt at Obree circular breathing
1 x OS Map of Medway and environs. Dated 1986. Slight chewing in corner by animals unknown. Looks too big to be a mouse, suspect a Gerboa.

For reformatting, in keeping with the zeitgeist, I propose we reformat him to run entirely run on self-generated energy. If we break down a car alternator, and install the major bits to either knee, we should be able to get him generating 3 amperes at tickover. The Voltage regulator will need to be somewhere out the way where nobody can touch it.

I've also got one of those grabby claw things from the 80s in the loft - reckon it'd make a good replacement for his left arm.

Afterwards I propose we call him Cleat Austin, the Six Shillings Ha'penny Man

ballysmate

pinarello001 wrote:

bernithebiker wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

bernithebiker wrote:

Seeing as... yeah...ok...got that bit..right..ahem...
oh look: and oil products (eg. Diesel ), home heating , French .

I did... long jackanory... diesel pump function) ?

Nutritional bit; Bananas in the post for you.

Some French: Aurevoir mantainent.

Ok, here we go. Mmhmm...aha..oho..aaa..I see..right...ok....

...weakness of bio-diesel. We don't do Bio-diesel, the van is proffessionally converted with a heat exhanger.

the better the lubricity. So watch out for the injectors, but you should be OK ifnthe engine is a bit older (lower rail pressures). We are replacing our sprinter with a VW LT35 - old Bosch mechanical fuel pump/system wich does not have the fuel pressure sensor mallarchy. It is not common rail.

but don't get caught on the road with it*!

It's a big complex subject, we're just scratching the surface here. Goody, there's more to come and I can be the oracle.

I was told (from an inside source) that the HMRC does not have the manpower or resources to chase up Red Diesel use in cars. In fact we have been pulled over and the van smells like a chip pan on fire, at weighbridges etc and they mentioned the smell with a smile and a tilting of the head. Not a dickie bird said about the oil as they do not assume that we are mixing the oil with a spot of diesel.

One copper was asking me all about how to convert his car as it was Peugeot - perfect for conversion.

Thank you. Ta. Merci. Gracias. Tack.

Apparently you are allowed to go into Tesco (Other supermarkets are available) and buy up to 2500 litres of cooking oil a year to run your car on, without paying duty.
Would have thought it difficult for HMRC to prove how much oil a private car has used. But I would advise that using cash is king when buying cooking oil. Don't use a card and leave an audit trail.

http://www.vegoilmotoring.com/eng/legal-stuff

Sodafarl

team47b wrote:

@Sodafarl

It's the delayed reaction to exercise that's difficult to allow for, woke up yesterday with 39mg/dl (or 2.16m/mol in your money) no adverse symptoms, I just got to eat some extra fast carbs before breakfast, win/win

Sorry for going off theme again.

@Team47b
Followed your advice re carbs and eating prior to a long cycle. Completed my first over 100 mile cycle (132) on Saturday and had no lows or highs. Readings were spot on at the end of day and still felt really good.
Thanks again for the advice.

Soda

team47b

Sodafarl wrote:

team47b wrote:

@Sodafarl

It's the delayed reaction to exercise that's difficult to allow for, woke up yesterday with 39mg/dl (or 2.16m/mol in your money) no adverse symptoms, I just got to eat some extra fast carbs before breakfast, win/win

Sorry for going off theme again.

@Team47b
Followed your advice re carbs and eating prior to a long cycle. Completed my first over 100 mile cycle (132) on Saturday and had no lows or highs. Readings were spot on at the end of day and still felt really good.
Thanks again for the advice.

Soda

That's really good, impressed on the distance, not done that many KM's let alone miles in one go! Balancing food/insulin/exercise is always a great sense of achievement, well done.

Ok, back to 'readers tractors' now :roll:

jouxplan

I'm unsure if this is still a 'Your Skill' thread, or a tractor thread, but in case it is still a 'skill' thread:

I'm a Chartered Civil Engineer, specialist Geotechnical Engineer and a Contaminated Land Consultant. This means I can tell you what kind of foundations you need, and what you need to do about the fact that your building plot is located on an old noxious factory with toxic soils all over the place It also means I get to play with yellow tractors with the letters 'JCB' on though that is rare these days, as I happen to be the Managing Director :oops:

I'm also, to my very great surprise, a world class drummer. I play for one of the world's top Genesis Tribute bands.

Whilst the former skill might be of help post WWIII, I guess the second (but far more fun) skill will be of little use

team47b

My actual specialist skill is in cognitive theories of perceptual salience, dissonance and habitude.

Any takers?

pinno

team47b wrote:

My actual specialist skill is in cognitive theories of perceptual salience, dissonance and habitude.

Any takers?

Yeah - question for you. Why is it that when inbreds start shouting at each other in street babble can't I understand them or their raison d'etre ? What is the solution ?