Recent content by JX1100U

Scrabbling the surface would be "better" as you could cover the full surface of the existing slab so its the same across the full interface between new and old. Trying to fix it with bars can lead to localised cracking at the fixing as the concrete can't move/shrink like it wants too during curing.

I would follow what PSQ has said. Shed company would be the first call and see if some cash gets their interest. There would be some calcs for the shed design somewhere unless its a properly dodgy job. From my experience as an engineer trying to do retrospective calcs on cold rolled steel...

Hatsoff has summed up my understanding of fibres as a structural engineer. The biggest use of fibre that I know of is in shotcrete but never seen it in a 'normal' slab here. Fibres certainly don't replace mesh in most cases that I have seen or heard of. The only attempt I know off where...

So I don't have a KV7515 but do have a KV7640 which I imagine is setup kind of similarly. Can you get to the valve block and manually activate each function on the side of the block? Our has diagrams of what function each valve does. We lost the wrap cycle on our so it would load and tip...

We charge by the hour for mowing (and raking) in Tasmania as a general rule. Its a bit different here as pretty much all our paddocks would have cattle/sheep in them at sometime during the year but how do you allow for a rough field if you charge by the acre? We start the clock when we drive...

Use a Puma 180 with full powershift for baling. Get on well with it, generally bale in 10-12. 12-13 is the big change that can be a bit annoying, generally if I have to go that fast we just make the windrow bigger. Our paddocks would be a lot rougher than the UK as cattle are in them year...

We have a 7640 as well, it does love to throw the occasion fit with something being out of position. I'm not much good to you as I don't drive it much, probably only telling you what you already know. We usually get error three in undulating country where the arm is actually prevented from...

We have specified to brush clean the reo and then use Epirez 133, mixed with sand to create a grout/paste, to replace the spalled concrete in the past. Not sure if Epirez products are available in the UK. Could always just brush clean the reo and paint with rust converter or kill rust before...

That's the standard we use here in Australia, 150mm (6") layers and compaction testing on each layer. If you came to us for a design we would give you a few options to choose from. Strip the fill and replace with controlled fill, so 150mm layers and compacted with testing of each layer to...

Concrete mass block from the local bridge company, weighs about 1.1T. Euro hitch with a few cogged bars welded on and cast into the front face. Best part didn't cost me a cent as I design their bridges so got mates rates.

Need to come for a holiday in to Tassie Roy, Valtra are nearly as common as any other brand down here. They seem to suit what people want here and the dealer is keen to sell them. Certainly see more on farms rather than contractors but a few contractor have added a few to their fleets. In...

Our 2004 JX1100U with Q45 loader has just gone over 7000 hours and has never had any major issues. We got it as repo from case credit with 250 hours in 2008 for 10k less than it was passed in for at an auction the week before. Was our only tractor for 10 years and did all the mowing, raking...

^^This, lots of variables that need to be answers before you can know for certain it would work for your situation. Big one that will affect the concrete panel is how wide do you want the bridge? This will determine the beam spacing and hence how far the concrete panel has to span. Defiantly...

Never designed a pre-stressed panel but have done standard tilt up panels. Just used normal slab mesh located in the middle of the panel but these were only for a veneer/cladding on a building so weren't required to take any major loads. The load per tendon (wire/strand) I don't think would...

I think you answered your own question, if you have never shot a cow before better to get some one with experience to do the job right and show you how its done regardless of what is used. As for using a .22 in general, that's all my family have used for the last 60 years of farming. Limit...