Multidrive refurb

[Zebbedee]

That's looks well @Zebbedee when do I get to buy it?

Let me get a season out of it first!!!! How did you get on with the press arm?

 

[Sandy]

Let me get a season out of it first!!!! How did you get on with the press arm?

It's in the chop shop at the moment for the 7f when it's finished il get a few pics for you

 

[Cab-over Pete]

That looks cracking, nice job.

 

[Will 1594]

Looks a lot different to when we saw it in workshop last year.

 

[Shovelhands]

Nice work, some proper graft and hours spent there

Looks a fantastic machine and nothing quite like getting EXACTLY what you want

 

[Zebbedee]

Mine will want respraying in about 5 and twenty minutes.

Not sure about "liking this comment Pete" ,,,,, but you are probably right paintwork on a lot of new stuff leaves a bit to be desired nowadays.

 

[Zebbedee]

Nice work, some proper graft and hours spent there

Looks a fantastic machine and nothing quite like getting EXACTLY what you want

Yes @Shovelhands a fair bit of graft but as you say I was wanting a specific machine and hopefully I am pretty much there with this one, besides it was an enjoyable project to do and now it's making money for me so what's not to like!!!!

 

[Drillman]

I really wish I had the skills to refurb something like that.

 

[Bumble Bee]

You've made a right job of that @Zebbedee. Looks better than they come out of the factory!

 

[Zebbedee]

You've made a right job of that @Zebbedee. Looks better than they come out of the factory!

Don,t be mentioning "out of the factory" @Bumble Bee poor @Cab-over Pete will be crying

 

[croppers]

Well done @Zebbedee that's a real credit to you and the people who have gone out of their way to help you. Look after the machine and it'll look after you.
If you have gone down the Trimble route for steering why did you not go the whole hog and let it do rate and section control?

 

[Zebbedee]

@croppers rds 34i controller does all the auto rate etc and is a nice box to use, was going to use Trimble iq for rate etc but decided I could not have the visual screen on steering and sprayer control at the same time? I put my budget into the auto steer rather than auto section at this stage (can add auto section at any time quite easily though) as we drill rtk and do quite a lot of pre emerg so steering will make that job easier especially in the dark!(needs must at that time of year) watching the Trimble screen it is quite easy to judge your in and outs so pretty good really especially as the Trimble is using a correction signal unlike most using the free egnoss signal which has huge amount of drift.

 

[croppers]

I hear there was a good write up in this weeks FW about a couple of MD's working in Yorkshire, haven't tracked it down yet @Bumble Bee good to see you flying the flag from all accounts

 

[Zebbedee]

Yea seen that never read it all yet but well done @Bumble Bee

 

[quattro]

Looks like a new one better painted more than likely you've had a lot of work there but it will be very rewarding using it and thinking the the money you saved on a new one well done credit to you

 

[herman]

Looks absolutely fab @Zebbedee it sure looks like you've gone to town on it .
I had the booms off that fire damaged demount on my 6185 as it had a 15/24 m on it which was a bit un practical . I do think the chafer boom is possibly one of the most heavy duty on the market but I do think the V.G.knight is excellent and less heavy .

 

[Zebbedee]

Looks absolutely fab @Zebbedee it sure looks like you've gone to town on it .
I had the booms off that fire damaged demount on my 6185 as it had a 15/24 m on it which was a bit un practical . I do think the chafer boom is possibly one of the most heavy duty on the market but I do think the V.G.knight is excellent and less heavy .

Small world I almost bought your old booms from Gary, but decided I really wanted the vg type booms as I have them on the sprayer I have and thought I would miss them. The knight booms do seem to be quite good, travel well and fold neatly and quickly. Did you get the oil leak on your axle sorted @herman

 

[herman]

No I've not done the oil leak yet ! It's only accumulated a couple of litres of oil in the rear axle after a thousand acres or more so rightly or wrongly it will be a few weeks before we tackle it.
But we have replaced the wheel bearings , it will be a bit less of a job to do in the long run.

I just need to get the trimble ez boom and ez steer sorted and ill be happy.

 

[herman]

Now then fellow multidrivers, does anybody run any intermediate wheels ?
It's a burning disire of mine to find some as I run 710 floats and then I have to go to 300 rowcrops, it's just too big a jump . I was thinking of getting some 16.9 34 to help . They would be ok for early spud pre em and a bit of late blight come osr pre em when I don't want to keep swapping wheels .
What does everyone else think or do ??

 

[croppers]

16.9's are a bit big I feel for potato work, I run max 14.9 in spuds anything wider and it nips the beds.