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  1. John 1594

    Did i miss something then?

    Just flicking through and deleting a few emails....this popped up, seems its from last night No trace of it on here though, click on the link and it says "error" Assume whatever i was tagged in was deleted before i had chance to read it :scratchhead:
  2. John 1594

    Mig welding gas

    What are my options? Just purchased a small (ish) 180A arcos lincoln mig welder, have got it all re-wired to suit my 32A plugs, not just need to sort some gas and a regulator Wont be needing a huge bottle, was thinking more along the lines of those 3ft high ones, rent free 5% mix or 15% mix...
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    TS 59 project

    Full refurb for this one, on a tight budget of course!!! Frame stripped, furrow width mechanism moved to the right hand side of the headstock, then had to build one worn mouldboard up with weld. 2 of them were very badly worn on the leading edge, so repaired those with a bit of jiggery pokery...
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    10 x 13 trailer tyres

    Have just aquirred another Pettit trailer to add to our growing collection. Tandem axle, rocking beam, double drop sides It is currently shod on 10 x 13 ex army tyres with split rims, on 8 stud pattern looking at what options i have as to wheel equipment i can fit. If money was no object id...
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    MF 525 combine brake master cylinders

    Dragged her out of winter hibernation today, seems she is in need of 1 if not 2 master cylinders, 1 has seized solid with the plunger at the bottom of the bore, and ive more or less ruined it getting it out. Other one feels a bit stiff...all thats stamped on them is girling 625 would i be...
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    Wild oats in spring barley

    Seems my agronomist has missed these again this year, been walking tonight and found quite a few thick patches of them in places. No doubt they are rouge-able if i have to resort to that, but is there anything i could spray them with this late in the season? So far all we have applied is a...
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    Anyone remember these trailers?

    Flicking through some old pics, and came across this, i remember a few of them in the locality, mostly built by either Pettit or Gull. Never did fully get why they made them though. They seem to be a halfway between a single axle 2 wheeler and a fixed axle 4 wheeler?
  8. John 1594

    Ford 7740 dual power

    Got one of these due in next week....among its listed faults are the 4wd wont disengage, and the handbrake relay and light are constantly buzzing even with the handbrake off You all know how much i love fixing electrical problems, so which wires do i need to grope at in order to find whats up...
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    Kverneland Power Harrows

    Been offered a pair of these, both 3M NG models, one is fairly new, other a bit older, both on packer roller Dont see many of them, is there a reason for this, they look fairly heavy old things, but the gearbox dont look very meaty Worth a punt if i get them at a decent price?
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    Fencing costs......

    Right.......been asked to quote for labour/machinery on the following 600m of 4" post and rail with 4ft sheep netting, a strand of electric rope on top of the posts, 6" corners and strainers 250m of 4" post and rail, with 6" corners and strainers 1 set of double 10ft gates and 9" posts 1...
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    Pettit high tip trailer ram

    Using the trailer yesterday and the high lift ram springs a leak, such a leak that the trailer wont even lift off its stops Took it off this morning, stripped it out, and found all the seals and backing rings laying loose in the bottom of the tube Looking at the machined grooves on the piston...
  12. John 1594

    Hedgetrimmer flails...

    Currently running back to back grass flails on our bomford, have previously managed to cut hedges with them as well, albiet slowly and sometimes two passes to get a good finish... have much more to do this year, twice what i normally do, so thinking of investing in a dedicated set of "hedge"...
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    One for the Massey men....

    right...friend of mine has recently grafted a 6.354 into an IH 634....a good swap i think, least he doesnt have to spend half his life with his finger held on the pre heat button now being a combine engine..it has the "constant speed" type of governor, he says it pulls well, but is a bit...
  14. John 1594

    Dowdeswell plough press rings

    Anyone happen to know the outside dia of these, and shaft dia? Wondered if i could fit a set into our front press in place of the flexicoil, which isnt really doing much good on heavy land this season
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    Bending sheet perspex?

    Plan on installing some "windows" in the front of the hopper on our amazone drill, to give a better indication of seed level rather than the useless toilet float it currently has Ideally i want to have two strips of perspex about 12" wide, right from the top front edge of the hopper, down to...
  16. John 1594

    Beet Drilling...

    Due to a change of circumstances ive just added a reasonable amount of contract beet drilling to our spring workload next year. Looking for a nice compact 6 row drill, needs to be able to do 20" rows, have hyd markers Anything to avoid, or specifically look out for with various makes, have only...
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    Barn stored IH TD6

    Have come across the above on my travels, stored in the back of an abandoned farm shed. Have put word out to find out who owns it, but in the meantime, whats it worth... 14 inch tracks in as new conditon with good sprockets and rollers, all the clutch levers, brake pedals and gear levers/engine...
  18. John 1594

    what would you do???

    Not first time the silly cow has parked here, getting a bit fed up with it now, its every day and always when i want to go down to those fields Never seem to be able to catch her in the act though
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    JD 6610 parts...

    need a rough idea on the following please... bonnet decal kit rh mirror arm and holder pair of front fender skins to fit 16.9/24 tyres lh inner wing cab cladding pto wiring loom under the cab puh hook to fit dromone single pin tyope latch puh release cable puh release latch and pin mudguard...
  20. John 1594

    PTO pressure washer project

    Till now we have used a honda gx powered petrol washer, nothing against honda engines but the bloody thing dont have drink some petrol So decided to make it pto powered and leave it on the 990 which doesnt get used much. Started with a pair of triple V spz pulleys and bearings aquirred from a...
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