sipher172 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Massey Ferguson 6140 with Vegitable Harvesting System. All I have to do is finish the wings off and attach them, and then finish off the trailer. Hopefully I will get it done before Christmas. I just thought I your see what you thought so far, and whether you can spot anything I need to modify. I have nails that will run around the channel with a small cup shape on top, to make the cabbage collecting device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FB Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 i expected to see a MF jammed in a video :D Looks ok, just need the rear part done i guess or is it straight to a trailer (trailer i think??) Whats it all made from again?? and will you produce more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 The tractor has the chassis of a valtra c, and everything else is made out a plaststruct. I doubt I'll make any more because it is really fiddly and a few bits are a bit heath robinson. But if any one is interested in making their own I can tell them the sizes of plaststruct I used. Once you get into it it isn't a very difficult build. The frame channel is made of two sections of U shaped plaststruct with a recetangular piece down the middle. The grove leaves a channel that a nail head can follow around, then I will add a cup to each nail and join the nails together using wire so they follow around the veg line, from the field to the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 few members here making that sort of harvester , must be bored of all the tractor work & need some exercise,to want to grow labour intensive crops , looks good S172 will look a corker when it's finished ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Well I have been struggleing with the folding system for the wings, so I started work on the trailer. I have been really impressed at how productive my day has been, considering this all start as a few lengths of plaststruct this moring. Well maybe in the grand scheme of things, productive isn't the word, I'm sure my parents would suggest my time could have been better spent applying for jobs, but what the hey. So I have the trailer nearly completed, what do you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NewHolland2 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Now I like the look of that......Some nice work there mate...... I think it's good to see all these vegetable harvesters appearing now as opposed to the conventional wheat and grass/maize harvesters we're used to...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nice piece of kit there Sipher172 lookin good, well made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 WOW... now that is tasty mr Sipher... very tasty indeed :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 Another couple of pics Getting ready to unload the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 pic 2 the rig open out, still needs a bit of support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 nice progress....you have all next week to apply for jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 will you be attatching a caster wheel to support the end of the rig or some locking mechinsim to the hinged pert of the conveyors ? looking very good . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 its looking good mate, about time you got another job and slowed down a bit i recon :D :D your making me well jelous, as i cant do anything a mo,still painitng at min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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