Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[V8Druid]

That’s perfect Gra, did mention something like that earlier on, but just been able to do it from the side of the trailer rather than having to crawl underneath each time, that way at least you get to fabricate something

LOL ..... you have to lift the ram a couple of inches as it sits nicely on the chassis out the way, with the pin out .... could get hi tech , with a long draw rod for the pin, through the side raive, but'd have to have a flat handle to it or the sideboard'd collide with it when down ... perfectly do-able ... and a cradle for the ram to sit in, to hold it in place Hmmm

 

[V8Druid]

You can always push it away from you

absolutely

 

[craig]

LOL ..... you have to lift the ram a couple of inches as it sits nicely on the chassis out the way, with the pin out .... could get hi tech , with a long draw rod for the pin, through the side raive, but'd have to have a flat handle to it or the sideboard'd collide with it when down ... perfectly do-able ... and a cradle for the ram to sit in, to hold it in place Hmmm

I was just thinking of something alone the same lines.

 

[GazCro]

All getting complicated and high tech this. Best thing for you would have been a 3 tonne dumper with a RATCHET handbrake. Drives and tips under its own steam and if you wanna move it from the digger cab leave the handbrake a click or two from the top and pull it with the bucket. I miss the days of proper handbrakes.

 

[Komatsu]

LOL ..... you have to lift the ram a couple of inches as it sits nicely on the chassis out the way, with the pin out .... could get hi tech , with a long draw rod for the pin, through the side raive, but'd have to have a flat handle to it or the sideboard'd collide with it when down ... perfectly do-able ... and a cradle for the ram to sit in, to hold it in place Hmmm

Well the Druid I know would do it..... just saying

 

[V8Druid]

Well the Druid I know would do it..... just saying

I'll have to look at the geometry of the ram as the body rises Oll ... see if it rises away from any possible cradle position ... not a huge amount of work to create

 

[V8Druid]

All getting complicated and high tech this. Best thing for you would have been a 3 tonne dumper with a RATCHET handbrake. Drives and tips under its own steam and if you wanna move it from the digger cab leave the handbrake a click or two from the top and pull it with the bucket. I miss the days of proper handbrakes.

I've got one Gaz ...

my 6t Thwaites Alldrive

 

[TiltyShaun]

I've got one Gaz ...

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my 6t Thwaites Alldrive

Is there nothing this man doesn’t have!!!!! Apart from a Range Rover Sport!!!!

 

[JD450A]

Is there nothing this man doesn’t have!!!!! Apart from a Range Rover Sport!!!!

A functioning Gall Bladder

 

[TiltyShaun]

A functioning Gall Bladder

Fair point...but that is not mechanical!,

 

[JD450A]

Fair point...but that is not mechanical!,

Fair Point.... A lathe

 

[GazCro]

Fair point...but that is not mechanical!,

He'd have it on the bench for a fettle up if it was

 

[V8Druid]

well this was a bit of a surprise this morning ....

fields all around were white too

first thing on the agenda was suss that wheel bearing ..... taper roller .. tightened up nicely

and came up with a novel hub cap, 'til I can find a replacement ...

cut down Pineapple ring tin ... perfect fit and tapped on sweet, full of grease
didn't bother exploring the hub internals as the brakes're working just fine
got t'other side to nip a little, but can't get at it easily where it's sat so'll do it once I've moved it out a little ... left me grease tub out to remind me

next up was flip the body back over and drop it back on ...

got it a bit closer to me 'fore slinging the end and turning it back over .. then 'twere up and over to the chassis

assisted by my apprentice, lining up the front end ... it went back on .... sweet as

Jus' look at that blue sky been like it all day here .. just not quite as warm as it looks

anyway ... pins in and that ram pin I showed Ollie earlier, so on to the next bit ...

took bloody ages to juggle that lot into these ..

Left to right ... trailer lighting board on't tail gate, beacon, anything that might end up behind this ... has a set of holes for a.n.other coupling in the back chassis X member ...... plan ahead

all the feeds are now in the chassis to the rear, so now't dangling out of the body front and can tip unimpeded by leccy spaghetti

and ............ I'm out of pix again ... take 2..

 

[V8Druid]

Is there nothing this man doesn’t have!!!!! Apart from a Range Rover Sport!!!!

he very nearly did have ..... 'til Pam got in the driver's seat of the one I'd gone for a shufty at ...... and LAUNCHED us up the road ... TDV8 ... say no more .... guy in the back went very quiet ......... so I bought a diesel Golf for her runaround .... and that's plenty quick enough

 

[V8Druid]

A functioning Gall Bladder

it works fine Rory ...... it's the bloody radiographers pushing the gall stones around inside it that cause the problems ... i know theyre there and don't piss 'em off ... he should've, but wasn't the usual guy and OBVIOUSLY hadn't read my notes

 

[GazCro]

he very nearly did have ..... 'til Pam got in the driver's seat of the one I'd gone for a shufty at ...... and LAUNCHED us up the road ... TDV8 ... say no more .... guy in the back went very quiet ......... so I bought a diesel Golf for her runaround .... and that's plenty quick enough

Be a frightening vehicle for electrical gremlins as they get older you wouldn't believe the amount of wiring behind the dash in one and number of ecu's.

 

[V8Druid]

He'd have it on the bench for a fettle up if it was

If only ......... I'd have the bugger de-coked in ten minutes

 

[TiltyShaun]

Be a frightening vehicle for electrical gremlins as they get older you wouldn't believe the amount of wiring behind the dash in one and number of ecu's.

Twin turbos aren’t that reliable either!!! Glad I only have the 2.7!

 

[V8Druid]

Be a frightening vehicle for electrical gremlins as they get older you wouldn't believe the amount of wiring behind the dash in one and number of ecu's.

Oh I would ...... and yeh .. another good reason for NOT owning one ..... lovely chariot and an awesome motor that TDV8 ... but you'd want a tame LR fitter on the shelf with his own Rovercom ... and mine retired

 

[V8Druid]

Twin turbos aren’t that reliable either!!! Glad I only have the 2.7!

yet another fine reason for non-ownership ....... and they'm a bit small/narrow compared to the 322 (or the 38)