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  1. organicguy

    Cutting gas bottle, welding cast!

    Sanitary trap on very old vacuum tanker plastic rot. Unlikely to find replacement. Thought weld gas bottle onto cast ring to make new bucket. How many times to wash out gas bottle before cutting? Tips for welding ring to bottle. Might or stick? TIA OG
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    Brown water/slurry pump output

    Need to do some calculations for EA inspection. Bauer SX1000 pump, 900 rpm, 6in suction hose, 4in output hose, 600m hose pumping brown water. Anyone know how many cubic meters/hour it will pump. Charts in our book are unreadable. Hoping someone with a flow meter might have a realistic idea. TIA OG
  3. organicguy

    Wheel stud removal

    Got a stripped thread on front stud on 312. Nut still on. What's best course of action? Remove nut and run on 7. Weld nut on and hope to wind out stud? Another plan?
  4. organicguy

    Copper pipe corrosion

    Just had to change a leaking fitting on top of water heater. Noticed lots of verdigris on outside of pipe and very thin end of the pipe Anyway to prevent water corroding copper?
  5. organicguy

    Teagle straw chopper control box

    Long story short. Neighbours straw chopper bed running with no straw, stalls with bale. Dealer says box problem. Neighbour borrows my box to test theory, his chopper no better. On return my chopper bed runs in reverse when spool engaged. Will stop if forward engaged, but will not run forward. I...
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    Kverneland LD85-160 plough turnover

    Reverseable plough has stopped turning over. Ram extends to straighten plough but instead of turning, it goes straight back out. If straightening ram is turned off, it still will not rotate. Oil hissing noises coming from control block. Any clues what to look for? TIA OG
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    Electric price tracker?

    Any chance? Just had e-mail from Bionic for renewal next May. Various prices around 28p/kwh for 3 years, standing charge varying from 25p to £4/day on about £25,000 worth of Electric. If I sign today they will pay me £5000 on the start date, their commission, WTF!!!
  8. organicguy

    Fendt cab suspension

    Cab suspension on 312 has gone. Main dealer been out and replaced front rubbers and link arms with rubber bushes both sides at back. Now rocks about like a jelly. What else is there to change? Dealer no clue!
  9. organicguy

    Workshop clear out. F.O.C

    MF mower blades, unused! Vintage seems wasteful to dump
  10. organicguy

    What are these for?

    Clearing workshop, found these. Must have very specific job never been used here? Any ideas?
  11. organicguy

    Mf 3070 electrics

    Favourite old tractor, 11000 hrs flattening battery. Multi power, range green lights coming on without ignition key in. Any clues where to start looking? Tia
  12. organicguy

    Wheel studs, Howard dung spread!

    Damaged studs on trailer(axle ex Howard rotospreader) I think they are 5/8 14 tpi? Struggling to find replacements. google not being my friend so far? Any constructive help welcome! TIA
  13. organicguy

    1ST Mushrooms of the year!

    Just found these as I turned beef heifers into new block. Was a 2nd group but by the time I got back they had eaten them.
  14. organicguy

    Dairy partition wall

    I need to build a partition wall across our dairy to satisfy farm assurance. I am thinking a uPVC stud wall. Any guidance, tips , experience , recommendation for suppliers of materials? TIA OG
  15. organicguy

    V bucket for trenching

    I have 500 m of ditch to clean out. It is a water board storm water overflow. As I can track over the top I thought it would be more efficient if I did it with a V bucket. Was just going to weld two 2nd hand bales to the side of 20in bucket. Was working on 45 degrees but this seems ridiculously...
  16. organicguy

    360 charge rate

    Have some work to do for local water company ditching, tree shearing, within our farm. How much per hour for 9 tonne 360 and operator? Want to be fair to make sure I get the work so I don't have to spend hours each day supervising and then fight about compensation!
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    How wrong is this?

  18. organicguy

    Repairing wooden laminate floor

    Cheap laminate floor in rental property has moved or shrunk. looking for advice on best way to repair before new tenant. TIA OG
  19. organicguy

    Landrover Defender 54 plate starting issue

    Intermittent issue. Turn key, lights normal, fuel pump runs, 1 relay clicks but starter does nothing. No dimming of lights, no clicks, nothing. Tow start and it can then be fine for days. Anyone make suggestions as to where to start looking? TIA OG
  20. organicguy

    Shower Solenoid

    Bit off topic but might be seen here. Water valve solenoid on a pumped Triton shower blows when our water supply fails. Is it feasible to put a fuse in the circuit to protect it? TIA Og
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