A few workshop jobs.

[sawdust]

Any pictures of what you are describing? I have rewelded the whole drawbar just now but am still undecided if it’s going to work. Now my longer drawbar will mean the roller will cut the corner even more! Some proper drawings or scale models would be the proper way to suss out all these niggles but where’s the fun in that! This way it’s a pleasant surprise when it works, and if it doesn’t the the grinder is back out.

I’m no artist... but roughly red line could be a secondary drawbar swinging roller around to a hitch point at the blue dot.

 

[Mursal]

Leonardo can sleep easy ...

 

[Netherfield]

Dicaprio?

 

[Dmc]

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Treated myself to some newwelding rods today. Shhh don’t tell the bodger thread. I got a box of each brand HIS in Inverness had in 6013 3.2mm and a box of Low Hyds as well. Never heard of Nikko Steel but tried them tonight and pretty happy with them.

Weld on the flat,
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And vertical uphill.
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Anyone know what jefferson 6013 3.2mm are like?

 

[sawdust]

Anyone know what jefferson 6013 3.2mm are like?

Were they a pop group in the 60’s?

 

[sawdust]

Leonardo can sleep easy ...

Is this better?

 

[Netherfield]

Were they a pop group in the 60’s?

If you can remember them you weren't there.

 

[sawdust]

If you can remember them you weren't there.

That’l be because I never arrived till the 70’s

 

[bravheart]

Hmm, I have read it twice and maybe being a bit dense, but I think I need a diagram!

Ok a polski (when in Rome and all that) wodka induced hand drawing.

And the culprit!

 

[Larel]

Ok a polski (when in Rome and all that) wodka induced hand drawing.
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And the culprit!
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I like that idea. Good drawing by the way vidka induced or not, it puts over the salient points. Pivots on the swinging drawbar would need to be pretty tight to stop it sagging and hitting the ground. Was wondering if a temp jockey wheel under the drawbar when in transport mode would keep it in line.
I knew I should have had a design review on here before I went too far down the manufacture path. Tried out the lengthened drawbar last night and think I might get off with it, so am going to go with it for just now. But if there are problems mark two version might be as per your drawings!

 

[sawdust]

I like that idea. Good drawing by the way vidka induced or not, it puts over the salient points. Pivots on the swinging drawbar would need to be pretty tight to stop it sagging and hitting the ground. Was wondering if a temp jockey wheel under the drawbar when in transport mode would keep it in line.
I knew I should have had a design review on here before I went too far down the manufacture path. Tried out the lengthened drawbar last night and think I might get off with it, so am going to go with it for just now. But if there are problems mark two version might be as per your drawings!

I feel industrial espionage is at work here...! Me thinks he’s stolen my artistic blue prints and just ironed out the shakey lines

 

[bravheart]

I feel industrial espionage is at work here...! Me thinks he’s stolen my artistic blue prints and just ironed out the shakey lines

Sorry @sawdust my lines are blue(printed) , squiggly and copy(ed) so must be right[emoji3]

 

[bravheart]

Joking aside the relevant points being the swinging wing drawbar and the stay from the rear of the roller to the pivot point of the other roller, as for lengths...........

ps. Did think drawbars might of need to be pivoted.

 

[Larel]

Anyone know what jefferson 6013 3.2mm are like?

Sorry never used them, or even heard of them so can’t comment.

 

[Larel]

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Is this better?

Vast improvement!! Did you apply vodka between doing the two drawings?

 

[bravheart]

It helps!

 

[sawdust]

Vast improvement!! Did you apply vodka between doing the two drawings?

Sadly not just 200 m3 of spruce timber between first attempt and @Mursal words of encouragement

 

[Scrapjockey]

Could the long drawbar be made to bridge up over the short roller in transport.

 

[Larel]

Could the long drawbar be made to bridge up over the short roller in transport.

Yeh that was one option I saw when looking for ideas. At the time I thought it looked a bit clumsy but now the drawbar on mine is that long it looks clumsy too!

 

[Larel]

First staybar made and in place.