Why do things have to be so bloody awkward?

[melted welly]

Got a harvester with a broken chain.

Said chain is duplex ASA 60, so equivalent to say a tsubaki 60H.

Only it’s not, instead of having double centre plates like everything else, this awkward &@&&@ has only 1 centre plate, therefore standard off the shelf replacement doesn’t fit into the sprockets as the double centre plates make it 1.5mm too thick. I can get a single short length from manufacturer, but not till tomorrow.

Why do they do this sort of shite?!

First decent day we’ve had in ages and I’m missing it.

 

[Deerefarmer]

Confucius say, Man who dick off on rainy day never ready for sunny day

 

[melted welly]

What’s he say about man who been pressing on in less than ideal conditions to try and make the best of a bad job?

 

[davidroberts30]

Got a harvester with a broken chain.

Said chain is duplex ASA 60, so equivalent to say a tsubaki 60H.

Only it’s not, instead of having double centre plates like everything else, this awkward &@&&@ has only 1 centre plate, therefore standard off the shelf replacement doesn’t fit into the sprockets as the double centre plates make it 1.5mm too thick. I can get a single short length from manufacturer, but not till tomorrow.

Why do they do this sort of shite?!

First decent day we’ve had in ages and I’m missing it.

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[melted welly]

Both show as having 2 centre plates

 

[davidroberts30]

Both show as having 2 centre plates

Thought i looked at it and the bottom 1 had 1 plate joining the 2 runs of chain

 

[Abacus]

If you are in a hurry get an angel grinder and open up the midel a bit then fit a standard one in the winter

 

[Deerefarmer]

What’s he say about man who been pressing on in less than ideal conditions to try and make the best of a bad job?

Man who press on during bad conditions wear melted wellies

 

[melted welly]

Thought i looked at it and the bottom 1 had 1 plate joining the 2 runs of chain

Looked like it but the tech drawings show 2.

 

[Zippy768]

What’s he say about man who been pressing on in less than ideal conditions to try and make the best of a bad job?

Man who press on in less than ideal conditions, wear chain and have to replace on sunny day

 

[melted welly]

Man who press on in less than ideal conditions, wear chain and have to replace on sunny day

Might be a bit of truth in that right enough. Can sit and wait for Goldilocks conditions that never come though

 

[Zippy768]

Might be a bit of truth in that right enough. Can sit and wait for Goldilocks conditions that never come though

Only pulling your leg.
Can only press on when you can

 

[Spud]

Welcome to my world. Every bloody thing that can go wrong last week or so has done. Sick to death of chasing parts or people to do stuff. Lots of stupid little breakdowns.

 

[melted welly]

Welcome to my world. Every bloody thing that can go wrong last week or so has done. Sick to death of chasing parts or people to do stuff. Lots of stupid little breakdowns.

It’s same here, 2023 has been a crap year.

 

[Will 1594]

It’s same here, 2023 has been a crap year.

buy two chains an have a spare
it’s getting to point you have to carry a spare set of every thing
as missing “the day “ out weighs cost
had a grumbling bearing on taifun packer so changed all 4 front ones
and drill press wheels odd bearing , so did them all , have too much to do and have to minimise down time
anxiety is running high at minute with weather as nowt drilled yet

 

[melted welly]

buy two chains an have a spare
it’s getting to point you have to carry a spare set of every thing
as missing “the day “ out weighs cost
had a grumbling bearing on taifun packer so changed all 4 front ones
and drill press wheels odd bearing , so did them all , have too much to do and have to minimise down time
anxiety is running high at minute with weather as nowt drilled yet

Got a box of generic sourced. It’s just frustrating that we have quite a bit of money tied up in spares, you think you’re well covered and some smart fecker in a design dept has decided that awkward sizes might earn them a bit more in spares down the line. Then it’s not stocked anywhere

 

[workin f nowt]

What’s he say about man who been pressing on in less than ideal conditions to try and make the best of a bad job?

Hero?

 

[melted welly]

Hero?

No grassmen stickers, light bars or air horns here I’m afraid.

 

[Wood field]

No grassmen stickers, light bars or air horns here I’m afraid.

That’s what your doing wrong !

 

[melted welly]

That’s what your doing wrong !

Never thought of that!

I’ll try turning my collar up and letting all the air out of the seat. See if that helps