Workshop builds

llamedos

New Member
Love to see some of the innovations in such as the workshop thread, but what are the implications in making these "one offs" new machines surely must have to have some sort of rules and reg and certs before thay are used, so how do these innovations go on if something fails?
Thinking particularly in this blame&claim culture
 

exmoor dave

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Location
exmoor, uk
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Last summer's project. 12' bed low loader. Probably bout half old steel half new.
Built to move awkward machines that even when folded are still awkward for smaller gate ways or moving on the road. Such as grass narrows & tedder. But put them on a trailer the other way around and their much narrower.
Also use it to take vehicles to the garage.

Don't know much bout rules or regs. But it's got a new axle. Working brakes. Hose burst valves on the ram and a big bit of steel to lock it in the up position.

I'm proud of it and the head tractor driver (bro) is well chuffed.
 

John 1594

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Location
Cambridgeshire
think you will find that 99% of farm builds are bit to a lot higher spec and standard than any "factory" produced offering. Two reasons for this, mainly that the man building it knows exactly what he wants from the machine in question, and it doesnt have to be built to a specific cost to leave a profit.

So the majority of home made stuff is very over engineered when compared to a commercially built product.
 

DrDunc

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Dunsyre
think you will find that 99% of farm builds are bit to a lot higher spec and standard than any "factory" produced offering. Two reasons for this, mainly that the man building it knows exactly what he wants from the machine in question, and it doesnt have to be built to a specific cost to leave a profit.

So the majority of home made stuff is very over engineered when compared to a commercially built product.

93.4% of statistics are made up on the spot (including this one:rolleyes: )
 

cvx175

Member
Location
cumbria
think you will find that 99% of farm builds are bit to a lot higher spec and standard than any "factory" produced offering. Two reasons for this, mainly that the man building it knows exactly what he wants from the machine in question, and it doesnt have to be built to a specific cost to leave a profit.

So the majority of home made stuff is very over engineered when compared to a commercially built product.
So farm built trailers with extra steel added for strength are good but larrington trailers are just pointless as they have too much steel?? :rolleyes:
 

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