Gav836

44 minutes ago, smithy said:

Myself and Goody was going past CLAAS at Saxham on the A14 the other day so we pulled in for a quick look now the multi-million pound re-development has finished ,we have had tours around the place in the past while building work was going on ,anyway the person we was talking to said when we have bit more time to call in again and he would take us around now its finished , also gave us each a product guide , a model collection guide and a book on Claas from 1913-2013   

No free hat from them though 😂

1 hour ago, smithy said:

What stand number is yours 

11.106

Dropped off this Enorossi Batrake at the NEC in Birmingham today on my way back from Devon, LAMMA show preparations are underway 

It even fits to a tractor properly…..I’m improving 🤣

Finally got back to this as some fools have managed to stop me from getting diesel to do my job🙄

First one is now assembled with just a few bits left to do. This is the version with rams on the legs, also got one with screw style legs. Legs are fixed in both cases as it would be too fragile if they moved. 

21 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

I think its the black filament joe, dont get it on the other two, its done it on all prints, have a feeling it needs to go up a bit temp wise from what i have seen online, colour pigment issue so it seems 

I had to print black filament at 230 degrees to stop the same issues you’re having from occurring. 
 

I’ve switched to a PEI bed now and prints not only stick better but come off easier too.

Set this up this new Valentini 3.3m Apollo Rotavator for a customer in Dorset today, too wet to do much with it but certainly done a good job in the cover crop where we did test it out. 

3 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

small bales are still popular down this way gav, horsey types, but also a lot of the smaller farms aren't fit for big bales or round bales , just not got the space or room in yards for tele  handlers to stack them. easy to shift of 1/2 man farm units 

We don’t just sell them in Devon, they’re all over the country. We tend to just do the 10 bale version but can also do 8 and 12 bale accumulators and grabs. 

Put the decals on this and another Tubeline 10 bale accumulator today ready for delivery. Still sell several of these a year. 

Brought this lump back down to Devon yesterday, Isuzu knew it was towing it 😂

Valentini Atena 3m wide stone burier. Bit like a rotovator only the rotor runs backwards and throws the soil and stones against a tine grill so stones drop onto ground under the loose soil. 

Nice work there. Wrong make sledge for me though 😂

Yes, took a while to find the really small ones 😂

Wheels arrived today so first test fit of them to a topper

Nice. Spent 2 autumns/winters walking behind one of them in the late 90’s

Had another go at the beet harvester turbines today, came out much better this time! 

First 6 toppers just about ready for painting 

Thanks. As they are an open mould they do need sanding first as the resin is slightly uneven and also has a gloss finish. 

Might have got carried away with the resin…..

Not looked at them yet, tried all the normal sources for wheels etc and had no joy so far. 

The wheels are the sticking point at the moment as only need to be 10mm in diameter 

Big steps forward now, main parts are all now moulded and cast in resin so let the fun begin! 

Resin top covers now cast to add weight to it, 2.5 hours to print them or 10 minutes to cast them…no brainier as to what’s the best option! 

Bit more progress made now….

4 hours ago, sipher172 said:

That's looking really good.  I am watching your developments  closely as I have a Jones Engeneering Triple Bed Onion Topper on my build list and was unsure how to build it.  Seems like 3d printing is the way to go.  

Thanks. What I've done so far would have taken a long while to scratch build and not have been so refined or repeatable either. 3D printing has made it a lot easier to do.

1 minute ago, smithy said:

HaHa watch this space 

I’ve not sold you one yet 😂😂