Awdmac

Nice to find one with a good cab, looks well.

Splashed out on an RP Toolz mitre cutter after reading some good reviews on it. Have struggled a bit getting 1394 nose guard done with the angles and size involved, thought this might help future projects. Solid piece of kit, as yet to be tested. Also had a Birch leaf maker, other types of leaf available, should fill the winter evenings tree making.

Found this in a secondhand bookshop. It gives good insight to older farm buildings in the 250 odd pages & is packed with 230 photo's in colour & black/white, some very atmospheric. A good source for farm building modelling & landscapes. Printed back in 1981. One Ted would particularly  enjoy I think.

35 degrees  at 5 o'clock and now it's raining

Came up behind one of Valley Axe Man's Crossland tankers this morning in Muller livery. Got the Crossland badge on the back. Small world.

Shed door gave up the ghost, things just don't last. Knocked up a new one which got me some brownie points from the boss.

Thanks for sharing, some tidy looking  kit there.

All good over the last 3 years/500 hours touch wood. Seems to handle anything its given. Lucky to have good local dealer backup, had more niggles with the 1394 to be honest.

Just gone past the gate, shook the place. Got a fair turn of speed on pulling 3 wagons. Bit ironic it was holding cyclists up!

Thanks Smithy, taken a few years to fine tune things.Looks & smells like hay so I think we're all good. Pressure off, can get back to the 1394 uh conversion now before it gathers dust!

Thanks for the info guys, might give it a respray in International colours.

Just wondering if anyone knows about Lone Star. Picked this one up in a job lot a while ago. Needs small repair to front of cab frame. Sat in spares box, not sure what to do with it. About 5" long x 3.5" to cab top.

Looks  well behind the 1490 Ted, very handy if you can do your own decals. Is there an app/program you've used to edit the images before printing, had a read up on doing it but couldn't figure out easiest one to use. 

A few photos that might help. This loader is probably about 165mm wider at the bucket end than the older DB loaders, I had to add wider brackets to hook up an older DB muck fork. The cylinder for the crowding ram is 540mm long and protrudes past the lower cross brace by 35mm.

8 hours ago, Janval said:

Ok, so I am having a tiny issue about the front loader, not seen one of these in the flesh but how does it look? It is just placed somewhat fixed for the sake of getting photos - but concerning the front part, should the upper cylinder have been moved further up? 

 

Trying to fit an artisan hydraulic part there but it just seems it won't go all in, thus making it stick out too much (tried drilling the hole a bit longer)

I like what your're making there Jan. I have an original DB loader on the tractor here. I will take some photos  of the bucket/ram in different positions tonight for you if that helps. 

Looking good Sean, interested to see what you come up with for the sheets.

Think I'll leave mine in the box

5 hours ago, smithy said:

Before I cut the grass I had to fit the new seat in the tractor which had turned up that morning ,old seat had done 8500hours and was showing its age

  Looks like you had your money's worth out of the old one !

5 hours ago, smithy said:

Saturday and Sunday I was out with the hay-bob turning the hay ,I also cut another field Sunday morning  

Nice to see some hay getting done, hope the weather stays with you

Like the look of that Sean, done a good job on the curves, look forward to seeing it progress.

3 hours ago, mb86 said:

It looks like it has the potential to make some nice clean hay paddy. Do you make it into small squares?

Used to Martin but last on contractors list in catchy weather so got my own kit so me & the missus can do it between us. Got a small round baler, does equivalent  of 3-4 small squares per bale. Run it behind 50hp Branson and use double spike on 1394 for collecting and putting up. Beauty is never have to get off tractor unless baler has a problem of course! Got twin spike for back of Branson which goes on after the baler & missus does chasin with it. Only do 7 acres for ourselves, start about 1pm baling & in the barn by 10.

Just been to have a look at the hay fields, well over 24'' in general, have to follow drum mower with wuffler when/if we get the weather.

Found chickens feedbin lid knocked off couple of days on the run. Put a bungee over it, got bitten in half. Now chained on after seeing a pair of squirrels  trying it! Hope they don't come back with a grinder.

Sorry should of added, just brush in one direction