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Nearly

Member
Location
North of York
3/4 of the way through spot welding a frame together to hide the cherry tanks.
It even hinges at the right hand side.
Phone didn't ring all day. There must be sonething on.
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fermerboy

Member
Location
Banffshire
Bought a "project" KV 853 bedder at local collective sale.
Among other things I discoved that the beater had been run with a duff bearing knackering the shaft big time. :banghead: :banghead:
Welded up(excuse rough welding), and need to "lathe" back to size, stuck on an old oversize bearing on the raised part, tacked on to
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axle stands, bodged an old spring clamp welded to axle stand to hold grinder while rotating the drum to grind it back.
Not quite a lathe but will do a job. Local engineering places are all shut for weeks, but not sure I'd have spent the money on it anyway.
 

KennyO

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Angus
Bought a "project" KV 853 bedder at local collective sale.
Among other things I discoved that the beater had been run with a duff bearing knackering the shaft big time. :banghead: :banghead:
Welded up(excuse rough welding), and need to "lathe" back to size, stuck on an old oversize bearing on the raised part, tacked on toView attachment 1005499View attachment 1005500 axle stands, bodged an old spring clamp welded to axle stand to hold grinder while rotating the drum to grind it back.
Not quite a lathe but will do a job. Local engineering places are all shut for weeks, but not sure I'd have spent the money on it anyway.
Verging on engineering there Davie.
 

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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