batcher Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Well i thought last day and all a few pics wouldent go a miss and what a hedge to end on And before anyone comments on the top necks still sore now cleaned the window 5 times bit of build up got a bit of a wobble on now and again but was a tad wet dam someone has nicked those sky hooks again still the end result wasen't so bad I'm sure every year there is more rubbish chucked out of windows :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Doesnt the old girl get hot with the tarp on the bonnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Oh and the hedge looks very neat stevo Like you say there seeems to me a lot of morons chucking rubbish out the car windows my personal pet hate is the Mcdonals bag thrown out by the chavs in their saxos > I woulnt patronise Mcdonalds if I was starving to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Doesnt the old girl get hot with the tarp on the bonnet No she's only running at 1500 rpm the wind lifts the tarp and cools her more so at 50 k on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hope its tied down well Stevo wouldnt want it blownig up on the screen when your flying along ( oh god I sound like some sort of health and safety nut) ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hope its tied down well Stevo wouldnt want it blownig up on the screen when your flying along ( oh god I sound like some sort of health and safety nut) ;D Well i have got to go on a hse course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 nice job is it wash down and repairs now? i got finished last tuesday, greased flail up and coated all the underside of the head and skids with oil and the rotor shaft etc replaced a couple of bushes and pins also, need to change gearbox oil and hyd oil and filters when i get time. i will have to look for some work now till the 1st august, what will you do till then? great hedge to finish with, i love a challange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 nice job is it wash down and repairs now? i got finished last tuesday, greased flail up and coated all the underside of the head and skids with oil and the rotor shaft etc replaced a couple of bushes and pins also, need to change gearbox oil and hyd oil and filters when i get time. i will have to look for some work now till the 1st august, what will you do till then? great hedge to finish with, i love a challange Erm no still more to go but i am looking forward to getting her off after filters oil and a new set of fails as they are worn out Then poo spreading grassland work arable possably then elephant grass work topping drilling Then time for me round bailin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffithsbros Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 theres not more rubbish thrown out every year it just never gets picked up :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 tidy work mate i would love to cut hedges haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordson major Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 It looks like you have done this before thats nice work I wish I could do it. I was looking at the tractor picture It does not look like there is a saftey mesh on the flail side of the cab or is it not showing up with the camera. If it is not on what would the saftey boys say as I thought it was a legal requirement and the rules may be tighter than when I left the U.K. If it was me I think I would put one on what ever the law said. A friend had his life saved by a guard when he picked up something in the flail and it hit the cab like a large bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWINZ Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 nice and the old gal is still in one piece what shee doin this month??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Nice work boss, looks like a nice trimmer you have got there aswell. What width would the head be? I go finished today (Ahem. ... ) too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 I had to go back and finish one little side today was getting to dark last night and there is a little prob with the field slight touch of ridge and furrow boss recons i need a trimming course think i am getting the hang of trimming now Triss it is a 5 foot head still got two days on one place then private jobs Fordson major no i dont use mesh i like to see what i am doing more so when it is raining i have never had a window break yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 re guards i belive if you the owner you dont need them but if ya employed you do by law \ i dont use them as im an owner driver but am thinking of fitting one at some point. were i used to work we used to smash 3 to 4 side windows a year between 2 machines, insurance wont pay anymore due to no guards been fitted i was driving for my ex boss the other day as a favor and a large brance sprung back and smashed the back window, i got showered in glass cant belive you have never broke a window top job in the land and furrows, must be quick on the controls, is it a joystick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 i think your fairly getting the hang of this trimming am sure the big one piece door is great for visibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 i think your fairly getting the hang of this trimming am sure the big one piece door is great for visibility Even better for going bang : not that i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Stevo you may have just tempted fate by saying you've never had one go pop!! :D My mates uncle was out on Friday knawing through a branch, it snapped off crashed down on his cab snapping the mirror arm off and smashing the windscreen. He drove 20miles to the Whites at Marlborough, had a new one put in. Went back to his job. ... smashed the door out!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Stevo you may have just tempted fate by saying you've never had one go pop!! :D My mates uncle was out on Friday knawing through a branch, it snapped off crashed down on his cab snapping the mirror arm off and smashing the windscreen. He drove 20miles to the Whites at Marlborough, had a new one put in. Went back to his job. ... smashed the door out!! :D I hope i haven't Last time the door went bang it took 4 days to turn up :'( (in august the heat built the pressure up in the cab ) i've slacked the doors off a bit now Bet he was cursing all the way to whites Things happen in threes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I hope for his wallet the mirror arm and windscreen count as two and the door the third!! Yeah I reckon that would've been a bit chilly you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 love trimming , just dissapear for days at a time , dont get hassled ! RE guards , see more people are useing large perspex sheets instead of mesh now but on the 698 698T i used , we took one of the screws out of the window hinge , & made up a wiper on a threaded bar bent over on the inside , so if it rained you could just turn the bar & wipe it manually from the inside looked a bit strange but it worked , also bolted a bit of box section to the mudguard to the top of the cab which had hinges on the mesh frame so the frame wasnt bolted to the tractor, just wish that particular trimmer had the electric controls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Split screen Morris Minor wiper Marcus, that's the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 One of our contractors used to use bullet proof glass in his 6610 and 7840 Nice job Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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