Trebuchet build

[davidroberts30]

Are you going to throw a cow at the french

Good way to get rid off deadstock

 

[tomlad]

Hi watched and liked the vids as they came live.
I was watching thinking one of our members helps Colin ...... dude on jcb eh
Every credit

 

[TripleSix]

I've been watching, cracking job Tom.

In the last video there was talk of adding more weight but the JCB wouldn't lift the skip, consider a rope from the top of the arm down through a pulley on the chassis for "setting" it.
Then clip the rope to the arm out of the way for firing.

 

[Lazy Sod]

How do you pull the arm down to cock it @Loading shovel? Traditionally they had a winch on them.

 

[Steevo]

How do you pull the arm down to cock it @Loading shovel? Traditionally they had a winch on them.

Lift the weight on the other end up with the pallet forks.

 

[Loading shovel]

I've been watching, cracking job Tom.

In the last video there was talk of adding more weight but the JCB wouldn't lift the skip, consider a rope from the top of the arm down through a pulley on the chassis for "setting" it.
Then clip the rope to the arm out of the way for firing.

We would have used a rope but with a very limited time scale of 4 weeks to build it and film it this was the final result I think there will be some modifications in the future.
now it’s been signed off with Microsoft and they got there 3 videos we are free to do as we please without having to answer to them.

 

[Gerbert]

Free to do what you like...
Now I understand why it's on them lovely flotation tyres
Great thread, it's nice to get a little insight.

 

[How much]

That must be interesting working with furze he seem a very talented and likeable guy and your welding is far from shabby either.
I watch pretty much all his stuff and love the presenting style he has an unbelievably big following very well deserved in my opinion.
I will watch future videos with renewed interest in "the man behind the scenes" thanks for the post

By the way how long does picking up the debris take ?

 

[Loading shovel]

That must be interesting working with furze he seem a very talented and likeable guy and your welding is far from shabby either.
I watch pretty much all his stuff and love the presenting style he has an unbelievably big following very well deserved in my opinion.
I will watch future videos with renewed interest in "the man behind the scenes" thanks for the post

By the way how long does picking up the debris take ?

Maybe I’m the one with the talent.......
I don’t take to long when there is 3 of us to be fair.
There is a guy on you tube called carl beadle who does the drone work search his videos and you can see some of the behind the scenes.

 

[Longlowdog]

@How much, Man Behind The Scenes is Dirt Perfect's sidekick. Loading Shovel could be Man Behind The Screams.

 

[njneer]

If you could build one that throws 26 miles you might find some work at Calais just now.
Might be quicker than trying to get parts across the channel at the moment.

 

[Steevo]

I see he made it into the Farmers Weekly Inventions Competition this week with the screw tank.

 

[Lazy Sod]

Colin doesn't seem to paint a lot of his stuff.

 

[clbarclay]

Bare steel looks quite good though if it doesn't get time to rust before you are done filming and move on to the next project. You could argue it's actually more environmentally friendly given the short life cycle of some of these projects.

 

[TripleSix]

Colin doesn't seem to paint a lot of his stuff.

He quite likes the steampunk look I think, burnished steel and brass and copper plates and rivets, I've no patience for painting either.

 

[Loading shovel]

I see he made it into the Farmers Weekly Inventions Competition this week with the screw tank.

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Which issue was this ?

 

[Steevo]

Which issue was this ?

Latest one. Friday 26th. Did you send it in?

 

[Loading shovel]

Latest one. Friday 26th. Did you send it in?

Yer I got it.
Yes sent it months ago for the hell of it

 

[Loading shovel]

Colin doesn't seem to paint a lot of his stuff.

Re quote that I don’t seem to paint a lot of his stuff usually busy drilling or some sort of farm related activity

 

[Steevo]

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