Farm Engineering

[Dman2]

well brackets have arrived so better get started altering all my attachments

Toe tip 1st

 

[Dman2]

Good job my welding skills are better than my computer skills
Thank you @llamedos

 

[james ds]

If something breaks and injures somebody will your welding be insured , under new laws here it wouldn't be.

 

[Dave W]

If something breaks and injures somebody will your welding be insured , under new laws here it wouldn't be.

So what you're saying, any welding done at home has to be tested to be insured? Is that right?

 

[the-mad-welder]

I've got a welding engineer helping me through the whole CE marking thing and he reckons it won't be long before welding on farm implements etc will need to be done by a certified welder.

 

[Dman2]

If something breaks and injures somebody will your welding be insured , under new laws here it wouldn't be.

I could answer that but i might offend someone.
How do you know I am not a coded welder?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[Dave W]

It's my understanding it could be welded by a 5 yr old with a fisher price welder and look like pigeon sh1t. The bit that matters is whether it is tested or not.
I had my machinery lifters tested. They put a 10t proof load on all 3 lifting points to give a SWL of 5t.

The point is it's WHAT is presented on the test date not WHO welded it. How it's made and who welded it are irrelevant

 

[Dman2]

Is someone seriously going to say that a farmer cannot fabricate his own project for use by himself with no employees without it being CE Marked.
Well lock me up now. and 90% of the farming population that do the same as me.

Might as well shut down half the threads on this site as well

 

[Dman2]

Its no wonder Britain lost the Great that used to precede it

 

[Dave W]

The point is anything the goes on the handler is a piece of lifting equipment and should be treated as such.
99% of all home made bale spikes, forks, grabs etc would fail a HSE inspection.

Stupid thing is you can buy say a bucket off strike has that comes with a very and CE marking but as soon as you weld some brackets on all that is invalid as it has been modified

 

[Dman2]

Anyway for those who are interested, here is my progress up to now,
Should really be finished but crap weather forced me to stay in house and drink coffee for more of the day than normal

 

[Dave W]

Smart.
I've start buying those brackets in 2 seperate pieces. Big saving on the proper ones

Hmmm. The chalk line down the middle would suggest you found the centre line and measured out from there? I bet you used a real tape as well?
On the bodges thread the heathens would have used string with a knot in every inch

 

[roscoe erf]

Is someone seriously going to say that a farmer cannot fabricate his own project for use by himself with no employees without it being CE Marked.
Well lock me up now. and 90% of the farming population that do the same as me.

Might as well shut down half the threads on this site as well

a total load of rubbish yet again suits with no job prospects making work for themselves at our cost

 

[Strawgalore]

Smart.
I've start buying those brackets in 2 seperate pieces. Big saving on the proper ones

Hmmm. The chalk line down the middle would suggest you found the centre line and measured out from there? I bet you used a real tape as well?
On the bodges thread the heathens would have used string with a knot in every inch

A real man would stick the brackets on the machine and drive up the the bucket and weld it on !

 

[Dave W]

A real man would stick the brackets on the machine and drive up the the bucket and weld it on !

No no no no. That's the other thread!!!

 

[Gator]

Anyway for those who are interested, here is my progress up to now,
Should really be finished but crap weather forced me to stay in house and drink coffee for more of the day than normalView attachment 290256

Looks ok to me

 

[Strawgalore]

No no no no. That's the other thread!!!

What thread? I need to go there !

 

[Dave W]

What thread? I need to go there !

The bodges thread. This is for precision engineering!

 

[Strawgalore]

The bodges thread. This is for precision engineering!

Il get my coat ,,

 

[BAC]

Its no wonder Britain lost the Great that used to precede it

They will do anything just to keep people in a job!