What's on your bench today?

[GardenKit]

13.00 hrs. First one finished, a bit slower than planned due to a visit from my middle daughter (complete with'bump')

 

 

 

 

 

[Rich2484]

I'm not quite sure how they work, I was thinking perhaps I could just change the timing of the weight swingie thing?

 

I need it to just bounce, not move. Just holding it in place is not an option.

 

Why would you not want it to move forwards. Just out of curiosity.??

[Daniël Bos]

Why would you not want it to move forwards. Just out of curiosity.??

 

I want to see if I can use it as a post-driver.

In the Netherlands the post-driver as used most in Britain is not widespread, most contractors use a small crane/mini digger/hiab on Mog with a vibrating block.

The vibrating makes the soil behave more like a liquid, allowing the post to sink in with only a little persuasion.

 

I want to try to put a swing-lift on a trailer, and adapt a wacker plate to drive posts by making it jump on the spot.

I thought of making up a base for the wacker , with an 8" tube, 2' deep welded underneath to hold the post.

 

I think it should work, if only I can make one not move forward....

 

If it does work, I can mount it on a quad-towed trailer and have a very cheap way of getting posts in in places too tight/soft/delicate for a tractor.

Edited March 24, 2013 by Daniël Bos

[Rich2484]

Get hold of one and take it apart. See what you have there. Then with a bit of brain power you should figure it out.

[Daniël Bos]

Get hold of one and take it apart. See what you have there. Then with a bit of brain power you should figure it out.

 

I probably will.

But if there's somebody out there that can just tell me "yes, just move the quasar-pulsator 73 degrees towards the shake-generator" or something equally helpful. It'll be less of a gamble, in case it can't be done.

[Ray1]

Would a trench wacker be better than a whacker plate??

[Daniël Bos]

Would a trench wacker be better than a whacker plate??

 

Don't think so, I'm after vibrations, not thumping.

[Eddy_t]

I want to see if I can use it as a post-driver.

In the Netherlands the post-driver as used most in Britain is not widespread, most contractors use a small crane/mini digger/hiab on Mog with a vibrating block.

The vibrating makes the soil behave more like a liquid, allowing the post to sink in with only a little persuasion.

 

I want to try to put a swing-lift on a trailer, and adapt a wacker plate to drive posts by making it jump on the spot.

I thought of making up a base for the wacker , with an 8" tube, 2' deep welded underneath to hold the post.

 

I think it should work, if only I can make one not move forward....

 

If it does work, I can mount it on a quad-towed trailer and have a very cheap way of getting posts in in places too tight/soft/delicate for a tractor.

 

I think the forward movement of a wacker plate is due to the shape of the plate, the actual vibration action of the wacker is a weighted revolution, bit like a crankshaft without the piston and rod

 

 

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[Daniël Bos]

Is that a supposition or a fact?

If its fact, how come you can reverse travel direction on the plusher models that have the same plate-shape?

[Eddy_t]

Is that a supposition or a fact?

If its fact, how come you can reverse travel direction on the plusher models that have the same plate-shape?

 

I did say think, I have known them to move backwards if you start moving them backwards, I would guess its all down to the rotating weight thing

 

 

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