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[Nearly]

Dowdeswell with DD narrow points?
I did the same last year with pieces of subsoiler wing and long countersunk plough bolts. Full set of 10 for pennies and should make mouldboards last double the time.

 

[michael N123]

Dowdeswell with DD narrow points?
I did the same last year with pieces of subsoiler wing and long countersunk plough bolts. Full set of 10 for pennies and should make mouldboards last double the time.

Noo Gregor Besson and the big bolt on points

 

[sawdust]

Nylocks are king.
Although it pains me to admit it, we bought a 25kg bag of each size, 6mm, mm , 10mm and 12mm about 25 years ago. It was out of some guy's car boot
Running a bit low now.

I’ll have to disagree with you there, my personal experience is they’re as soft as and will strip easily, if possible I try to use double plain nuts, to lock things off.

 

[Shovelhands]

I’ll have to disagree with you there, my personal experience is they’re as soft as and will strip easily, if possible I try to use double plain nuts, to lock things off.

Buy the deep section ones

 

[mx110]

Maybe.... I think the ghost that steals the chuck key for the drill and all my Sharpies is in on it though

I found where my sharpie stealing ghost takes all mine, into the Mrs greenhouse

 

[spanners and hammers]

Was told by someone that when welding galv you got a milk allowance.

thought that was for lead paint ??

 

[Sharpy]

Buy the deep section ones

@sawdust This! The slim ones should be banned.

 

[clbarclay]

In most case, a good bolted joint does not need a locking device like a nyloc and a plain nut done up to the right torque should not come loose.

However this is the bodges thread and there are probably plenty of examples where bolts are just put right through hollow sections with no internal bracing to resist crushing or loose bolts being used as pivots.

 

[sawdust]

@sawdust This! The slim ones should be banned.

I've even stripped/ripped the threads off deep section M16 nylock nuts holding on the harvester head to the rotator too many times.

 

[Sharpy]

I've even stripped/ripped the threads off deep section M16 nylock nuts holding on the harvester head to the rotator too many times.

Can you not get higher tensile nuts?

 

[Lincsman]

Can you not get higher tensile nuts?

yes
https://www.demon-tweeks.com/demon-...Vb7HtCh0oEwinEAQYBCABEgLC5fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[sawdust]

yes
https://www.demon-tweeks.com/demon-...Vb7HtCh0oEwinEAQYBCABEgLC5fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

To me, 8.8 is hardly high tensile, shear bolts are 8.8 and they're made to fail!

 

[sawdust]

Can you not get higher tensile nuts?

It's easier just to double plain nut all the rotator bolts holding the head on, and have piece of mind.

 

[womble8350]

There should be a law against detachable service boxes on water tanks, or at the very least they should come with a few welding rods.View attachment 795944

Those iea water troughs should all be rounded up and scrapped. I hate the dam things they are a rubbish design. I have bolted tech screwed and god knows what else the service box’s down. Bulls just loved destroying them.
I’ve now changed them all to Ritchie ones as they made to be bolted down.

 

[Hesstondriver]

Those iea water troughs should all be rounded up and scrapped. I hate the dam things they are a rubbish design. I have bolted tech screwed and god knows what else the service box’s down. Bulls just loved destroying them.
I’ve now changed them all to Ritchie ones as they made to be bolted down.

if I was buying new I buy the welded service boxes - this one was a freebie so worth a go !
but yes I agree they should be illegal

 

[Lincsman]

To me, 8.8 is hardly high tensile, shear bolts are 8.8 and they're made to fail!

90% of things are bolted with 8.8, and I have some 10.9 that are used for shearbolts, so that logic is a little flawed

 

[Mark C]

Bolt would have been cheaper think of the electric bill running that welder [emoji35] [emoji23]

I always tell screw the boxes to the trough. Quick and easy and can be done in the field if needs be.

 

[sawdust]

90% of things are bolted with 8.8, and I have some 10.9 that are used for shearbolts, so that logic is a little flawed

90% Of things are bolted together, the shank of the bolt is taking the weight, a 2ton+ weight suspended relying on 6 nylock nut to keep it up, doesn't work... I know I've seen them fail as well as stripped plenty tightening them up.

 

[michael N123]

Dowdeswell with DD narrow points?
I did the same last year with pieces of subsoiler wing and long countersunk plough bolts. Full set of 10 for pennies and should make mouldboards last double the time.

A few more boards are starting to crack so gonna look and see what spare metal I have to make them last a bit longer might do the lot it’s a shame they wear out where the bolts are first

 

[Sausage]

90% of things are bolted with 8.8, and I have some 10.9 that are used for shearbolts, so that logic is a little flawed

I agree that they seem standard, but the 8.8 means a ultimate strength of 800MPa, with yield at 80% of this. To get this strength the material has to be hardened so they are high tensile.