Rich2484

Need I say anymore....

Nay wrong with Aldi. May have to trot off down there later.

If you change the top and bottom, or roof and bottom of the port you start changing the timing of the engine. This can lead to bad things. The exhaust can be changed so it stays open for longer allowing more gasses to escape but too much and you hit major problems.

Havnt tried with logs but it works very well on grain. Are you about the tunnel type with metal grills that have small openings that direct the air away from the doors?? These are good. Attached to a big fan will blast air through whatever is in there. But the draw back I can see for logs is the air will be allowed to travel too much so all air put in by fan will just go straight out the first tunnel and not get to the others. As these floors are designed for grain that is hard to push air through. If that makes sense??

Was rain earlier but now snow. The rain had managed to freeze as the snow was falling so its snow straight onto ice.... The grit lorry s have done nothing as they where spreading in the rain... Should be good fun in morn.

It does smell fishy. Vosa will not take time to call someone and say you need an o license. They will wait until the police inform them or have a big tip off. Have you had to inform them of any changes recently? Or have you been pulled by the police recently?

It's called urban forestry.

Depends what part of the little end has gone. And how bad. If its piston pin then new pot and piston. If its crank then new crank pot and depending on what damage has been done to pot. Get some pics of of pot and piston.

When I first started on a farm at the age of 7 its was mf135 and David browns with non sync gearboxes..... The good old days. Oh and the two furrow plough. After college a started back at another farm and it was John deeres with 7 furrow ploughs. Now it's auto pilot combines that actually don't need a driver if only to go around the edge of the field once to mark it out on the computer and the combine does the rest. And if you have the auto on the tractors (the big yellow dome thing on the top for those that havnt seen it yet) the combine and tractor will even communicate with each other and tell the tractor when it wants unloading. Tractors also have the auto pilot in them now, and after a few minutes of setting up the computer the tractor will do all the work, I.e ploughing. The new jcb 7000 series tractors have auto and semi auto gearboxes that can be set to go into certain gears and speeds also sync with the diffs to engage at either certain wheel slip % or how far the front wheels have turned left or right. The operator can also set the spool valves to go off at certain times. So when ploughing you can set the box up to. A. Lift the plough at the end of a run when the wheels are turned. B. set the spool valve assembly to turn the plough over. C. Set the diffs to engage when you have turned. D. Set the arms to drop the plough in and change gears and engine revs to match the ideal speed and power to plough like the pro. So yes tech has caught up a lot on farming and is also continuing to do so at a great rate of knots. Sorry big derail over the mog thing.

Love the way he looks around to make sure no one saw him fall before walking away. I love CCTV.

Trust me you will only be tempted to buy the cheap ones once. Never again after that. I learnt that lesson a long time ago.

Edit. The 200t has a small amount of Ali transfer onto the cylinder. Not much that I'm overly worried about. It's below the exhaust port and about the port is spotless. Bit off clean and it will be good to go. The comp test read in at 160psi.

Took the 200t apart today and removed the old bearings, did do a pressure test and the clutch side seal was leaking like a sieve. The case came apart real easy after I took a sledge to it a few times. not really just tapped the crank with a wooden mallet and it fell apart. So much so that I had to act quick and catch the crank before it hit the bench. Also got the quad ready for pickup. Refitted all the plastics and checked it all worked. Had some issues with lights working when they shouldn't but nothing major.

Will have to remember that one. And get a picture of the other halts face as I bring a well roasted crank casing out the oven. :lol: Good idea lake. Better make sure all the plastics and rubbers are off before hand. Oh and have you got a gas mark setting aswell please! Could be a new thread here called baking with spud.

I'm confused over the plastic washer thing. Are you on about the oiler gear??? If so turn it anticlockwise while gently pulling on the and it should unscrew out. May need a tap with a wooden mallet to separate but go carefull.

Whilst on the subject of bearings. Anyone actually follow the manual for refitting bearings in applying heat and pushing them in..? Can't remember the temp but think its somewhere about 200 degrees...

Kick it accross the workshop floor. :lol::lol: no don't do this.

Ok. I would do a pop test on the carb and make sure the metering valve is working as it should. Have you checke for spark after it gets hot and dies? Sorry if its been asked but I can't remember that far back and too tired to look Thinking maybe the coil is suspect after getting warm. Is the plug coming out a nice colour or not?

That must be a low record. Are you sure the tester was correctly fitted? That is low enough that you should be able to turn it over with you teeth. How does it feel on the pull cord. Anything above 140psi should run but is getting to the point of need changing. If you reading is true then I'm shocked it even starts.

For mechanical lifting gear it's all covered when you do the tickets anyway. It's always down to the operator to check and recheck the daily stuff and all relevant checks have been made by him or a mechanic if work has been done to the machines, same as driving someone else's car, If the tyres are knackerd its down to the current driver to check them. I had a tough job years ago when I done my cpcs tickets for 360 as it was all changing and getting updated. Trying the keep up with health and safety is a nightmare and I still get bits and pieces through the post now. The actuall chances of having to use PUWER sheets for lifting machines in arb is non existent as they are hire machines and they should be done anyway. Doing them to the extent of the yearly checks is for the owner of the machines. I have not been on any one piece of machine long enough to have to do the yearly ones expet for tractors. Any vehicle has an mot and that is usually more than enough for a legal reason unless its a crane. This is all about machines as I don't have a clue about manual lift gear as I don't use it.

That's right. Moving the chip from site to site is ok. You are not selling it and making money from it or delivering it to a paying customer it's not haulage. Something about for profit or personal gain..... I'm too tired to go trawling through the vosa maze that is there website to find the relevant documents.

If you want to take the route you will need a daily checklist, weekly, monthly, and then the 6 month, and 12 month checks. Some machinery is different as its all down to what the book says as service intervals. The sheets are easy to do yourself and it doesn't matter how it looks so long as the basic info is there. Daily normally is lights, horn, wipers, mirrors, engine oil, tyres, brakes work, handbrake, windscreen wash. The sorts of things you use driving a the vehicle. Monthly is all of the above plus, all other oil checks and engine air filter. Six months is all above, plus oil changes. And filter changes. Yearly is all above, plus whatever is due a service interval, the yearly is getting into the big service stuff like changing diff oils and gearbox oils. But again it is down to what equipment you have and what the manufactures recommend as a service interval. I did have a few around with it all on for tractors, forklifts and 360 excavators. I will have a dig through the paperwork and see if I can find them.

Stick to your guns. It's not haulage it's arborculture. I've always noticed its almost the same as agricultural for vehicles. What is the mog registered as or for? On road, off road, agri, etc.

:lol: got to admit as much as I love fixing tools, I do love getting out and working hard for the day. There is nothing like the feeling of going home and feeling really tired knowing the money have earnt was well earnt and mine.