51MON Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 cheers gav i wonderd how they worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Nice pictures and video. You have straight line with the plough. I hope now that Marky don't see this topic so he can see how it works to make a straight line :D Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 looks lovely soil to plough gav even the press breaks it down nice , last time i used a press the before & after effect looked the same :D would love to plough again even for just an hour :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 brillant pics as always gav, no such worrys down here though, havest is getting on well now. Apart from being quite soft underfoot the crops arnt to wet at the mo but then we last had a big downpoor about 3days ago so they have been going okay the last 2days. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Nice pictures and video. You have straight line with the plough. I hope now that Marky don't see this topic so he can see how it works to make a straight line :D Texas I opened it up for him Bas Good vid Gavvers.... more of that please... any job you do... we want video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Marky you struggle to open the gate to let him in let alone a furrow!! :D Great pics Gav, like what Marcus said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 great pics gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Oh nice looking soil,would look well lush falling through a de-stoner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 nice pics Gav, and great video! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 been thinking about this for ages gav but how does the press unhook at the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffithsbros Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 been thinking about this for ages gav but how does the press unhook at the end the catch opens when you lift the plough i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 been thinking about this for ages gav but how does the press unhook at the end theres a hydraulic cylinder inside the end of the arm just pull on the lever to let go but dont forget to put it back because its a bugger if you miss it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 On the Kv arm there's a hydraulically operated catch in the end, pull the spool back to release it, then, as its on the turn over circuit, when you push the lever forward at the headland to turn the plough over it automatically pushes the catch down again, Lemken arms work on a similar set up. I can get you some pictures of the set up Monday if you like theres a hydraulic cylinder inside the end of the arm just pull on the lever to let go but dont forget to put it back because its a bugger if you miss it Or if your press arm is old and worn and lets go of the press going across the field....also if the press is long overdue an upgrade due to worn arms that won't pick up easily...........I refer to my current press as "Spawn of Satan" due to how damned tempermental it is. I won't even repeat what I called it earlier in an outburst when it was playing up :o :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I know some guys I worked with used to doctor it so they could plug it into the trailer brake and dabbed the break to release it. Wow I miss ploughing........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 On the Kv arm there's a hydraulically operated catch in the end, pull the spool back to release it, then, as its on the turn over circuit, when you push the lever forward at the headland to turn the plough over it automatically pushes the catch down again, Lemken arms work on a similar set up. I can get you some pictures of the set up Monday if you like Or if your press arm is old and worn and lets go of the press going across the field....also if the press is long overdue an upgrade due to worn arms that won't pick up easily...........I refer to my current press as "Spawn of Satan" due to how damned tempermental it is. I won't even repeat what I called it earlier in an outburst when it was playing up :o :D the one i used was quite similar to your gav, i remeber sometimes it would pick up and then randomly slip off any were across the field but it was the only one i have used so had nothing to compare it with i just thank heavens i didnt have to use it last summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 tell you what gav, all this dodgy kit baler plough pick up ect, your gonna be a busy boy over the winter getting them all fixed aint you :D just dont forget that little project your doing beet wise will you mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 I know some guys I worked with used to doctor it so they could plug it into the trailer brake and dabbed the break to release it. Wow I miss ploughing........ I tried that with a Lemken press arm but couldn't get it to work, would release but not return the pin. tell you what gav, all this dodgy kit baler plough pick up ect, your gonna be a busy boy over the winter getting them all fixed aint you :D just dont forget that little project your doing beet wise will you mind The baler is sorted, plough is beyond repair really as the whole thing is twisted, at 15-20 years old its overdue an upgrade really so there's not much I can do to it. Got a project at work winter time as well by the sounds of it involving cattle barriers and a welder :D As for the other :-X :-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I tried that with a Lemken press arm but couldn't get it to work, would release but not return the pin. Yes, these were dowedswell and were sprung return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 what ? catches ? sprung loaded pins? hydraulic catches ? blimey you lot are spoilt ? when i used to plough with a press there wern't any catches or sping pins , it was drive forward till the press arm hooked up to the press & it would follow along, that was it , nothing to go wrong & it worked perfectly well & had no problem with it also had to carry a chain to tow it back into line or out of the hedges \ or even back off the main road when it had actually gone through the hedge \ or even as in one case from out of the wreckage of an old chaps greenhouse [ as when you ploughed down a slight incline & it would run away on it's own we didn't need telly , we made our own excitement :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 what ? catches ? sprung loaded pins? hydraulic catches ? blimey you lot are spoilt ? when i used to plough with a press there wern't any catches or sping pins , it was drive forward till the press arm hooked up to the press & it would follow along, that was it , nothing to go wrong & it worked perfectly well & had no problem with it also had to carry a chain to tow it back into line or out of the hedges \ or even back off the main road when it had actually gone through the hedge \ or even as in one case from out of the wreckage of an old chaps greenhouse [ as when you ploughed down a slight incline & it would run away on it's own we didn't need telly , we made our own excitement :D That should be in Qoute of the day, so was all that in just one day MJB Sounds like a fun machine to use then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 no it didn't happen all in one day wasnt so bad on the more loamy/ sandy soils CP , but on the harder soils where the press didn't make as big impact on the furrows, yes the press would run away , but you soon learn quickly , soon as you reach the brow of the slope , you'd just lift the plough a bit & leave the press behind,& pick it back up again on the next run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 That sounds like it would be fun in the dark Marcus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 only reason to plough at night was trying to get ahead for maize drilling & no press was used , as the heavy rollers & powerharrows would be run twice over it sorry gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Here's a few of pics of the press arm as promised Catch out for picking up Catch retracted for release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Combining wheat and carting with the 6810 and 14t AS trailer One more swath to bale and then thats everything baled up, all combined as well as of 11am today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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