quick fixes, bodges and creations

clbarclay · Apr 26, 2015

Ez-pilot platform kit for a 94 series.

In theory it should also fit an Austin A30 as well, which provided the splined section.

General-Lee · Apr 26, 2015

clbarclay said:
Ez-pilot platform kit for a 94 series.
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In theory it should also fit an Austin A30 as well, which provided the splined section.

Has db John finally caved in??

clbarclay · Apr 26, 2015

I haven't recived an order yet.

Mursal · Apr 26, 2015

Have you the rest, of the A30?

clbarclay · Apr 26, 2015

No, a neighbour has a yard like an Aladin's cave of parts and just happened on the steering wheel.

Robigus · Apr 26, 2015

jamesy said:
Which is the replacement?!

The dusty one on the left. It's a top work tractor we like to get full use out of our tires.

Gulli · Apr 27, 2015

@Mursal not the easiest thing to get a good picture of...
Knocked the bolts down into the curved slot so they line up with the holes and then a bit of bending and resizing of the bolts on the outside bit and it all goes together

Poorbuthappy · Apr 27, 2015

Did you manage to get bolts in the other side too Gulli? I put the 4 bolts in the trailer then slid the piece over them into place.

Gulli · Apr 27, 2015

Yeah I put that side in first and then bent the bit in the second picture out. The guy we bought it off had tek screwed the old one on which is why It split I think. Doing it this way meant I didn't have to drill the hinge out to get the nuts on. Could have knocked the nuts in I suppose but it's a job to find two bolts the same length in our workshop let alone 4!

Nearly · Apr 27, 2015

roscoe erf said:
snap you pinch that off me

If it wasn't for ammo boxes all of my treasures would be on the floor.

roscoe erf · Apr 27, 2015

Nearly said:
If it wasn't for ammo boxes all of my treasures would be on the floor.
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they won't open

roscoe erf · Apr 27, 2015

roscoe erf said:
they won't open

but will in my reply :scratchhead:

Nearly · Apr 27, 2015

roscoe erf said:
but will in my reply

edited them while you were typing.

roscoe erf · Apr 27, 2015

Nearly said:
edited them while you were typing.

removing secret data eh

Bobthebuilder · Apr 27, 2015

Bobthebuilder said:
Will look as good as new (ish) when I get it finished

told you ;-) just a couple of extra self tappers and a cable tie needed to keep a bit of trim in place

pycoed · Apr 28, 2015

Since there have been some distressingly expert-looking welding projects displayed recently, for lovers of pigeon sh!t I enclose the following.

The front pulley, which also drives the deck belt , pulled off my 1970's Wheelhorse mowing deck during the first cut of the year. I was surprised at this, since the piece of Trianco F60 boiler casing that I had used to repair it 5 years ago had seemed good stuff. It was, but the original bits surrounding it had failed near some welds from 10 years back.

After a week of soaking in ATF, repeated heating with a weed burner & left for a weekend under puller tension, I finally got the double pulley off the spindle & the spindle out of the deck.

I carefully tacked (arc welder on rusty bacofoil welded to welds welded to nothing!) the spindle mount back in position. Found a bit of 5mm plate (old throat plate from the same Trianco boiler) & carefully, i.e. with chalk, marked the position of the spindle & blade mounting holes.

After cutting holes, welded plate into good part of deck (originally 10 or 12Ga steel), then (of course!) had to drill slightly oversize to get spindle bolts to fit.

Working outside the workshop, since naturally there is no available bench space, due to 2 Sprinter engines in bits plus the remains of a Cushman Truckster, I then stepped back to admire the welding (as you see, only one blow hole) & trod on the angle grinder with the last cutting disc in it.

Consequently I had to chisel off the original spindle mount I had tacked in, since it fouled the pulley.

Anyway – it works! I gave it a stiff test cutting ¼ acre of once cut rushes around a pond & all seems well for another year. Two hours well spent.

davedb · Apr 29, 2015

Quick electronic tester bodge then ran out of reals for fence wire so used an old extension lead real, works better that the proper ones

rc mx110 · Apr 29, 2015

davedb said:
Quick electronic tester bodge then ran out of reals for fence wire so used an old extension lead real, works better that the proper ones

Just touch the wire with a blade of grass

davedb · Apr 29, 2015

rc mx110 said:
Just touch the wire with a blade of grass

no wasnt for testing fences

i just grab them with me hand, after all im a man

it was to test for power getting to the seat on a tractor, air seat went flat found it had snipped wires so had take seat out and mend them

General-Lee · Apr 29, 2015

rc mx110 said:
Just touch the wire with a blade of grass

My dad loves it and is all on about the shock! Just uses his thumb.

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