Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[V8Druid]

very neat and very make-able ...... my problem is mine are 40 footers and going at least 10t each .... don't think a pair of 165 x 13s are gonna stick the pace even with only half the load ..... I made a bogie for shifting boats around on years ago, out of solid FLT rims with some centres and axles fitted into em, under a big saddle .... see if i can find a pic .... bit narrow and tall for boxes, but a pair of the wheels made up'd probably do a fair job ................ but not on planings?

'bout 6.5t sat on those two wheels and moved well ....... and come to think of it my yard was planings .... all be it very well compacted planings

 

[V8Druid]

thinking about it further ..... couple of truck front hubs'd do a reasonable job of sharing 5-ish tons between them .... thanks ... it's a damned good idea
IIRC @Mogman made something similar a while ago

 

[Mogman]

Yes made a pair that sat to the rear (so only as wide as a box) so I could load a couple of lead lined iso tanks onto my low loader they weighed 12 tonnes each, also made an axle that slips under the middle of the box with the wheels from a airport baggage tug, just lift the end of the container with the telehandler wheel the axle under it then lower and tow, moved a couple of my 40 footers one still loaded that made the tyres squirm a bit

 

[Mark]

Would be a handy idea druid save on the cost of a crane. The duck should more than handle the other end maybe just be tight turning them around.

 

[V8Druid]

Would be a handy idea druid save on the cost of a crane. The should more than handle the other end maybe just be tight turning them around.

Agreed Mark ...... it's an idea that I will give some serious thought to .... 'Drema should handle one end, loaded, I'd have thought, even if I have to walk them a few feet at a time .... side shifting them shouldn't present any issues, moving them length ways is the main problem and some wheels could well solve that ....

 

[V8Druid]

New year greetings from Druid central .... not had a great deal to say of late here ... it's come and gone .. weather's been kind AND dry .
Got me MRI results Christmas eve on me shoulder .... torn ligaments and tendons ... dunno how? .... but bloody uncomfortable and been trying to rest it as much as possible [which apparently is 'the thing to do'], but trying to explain to Clara why 'grand dad' ain't keen on picking her up is 'uphill'

Ran the genny up one day in the week, for a good hour, to give it a charge and warm it up ..... put a few of Pam's swallows over the belt grinder whilst it was running .... only another 15 to go

kept an eye on the gauges as it was running .... and about half an hour in, the oil pressure started floating about, from it's normal 50-ish PSI all the way up to here

floating mostly around this ....

and back to 50 ???? ... spoke with Serge, me genny mate and he confirmed my thoughts ... faulty sender....'sbeen fine 'til now and might also account for the issues I had with it a few months ago.
He turned up Saturday morning with a new one to try, minutes before Simon [the guy Mog bought the urban artic off a while ago] did ... with Alex hot on his heels .... bit of a gathering ... don't see anyone for ages then three turn up
after a spot of coffee / tea quaffing, we adjourned to the patch and the genny in particular .... Alex measured up his riddler, whilst Serge and I fannied about with yon sender ... after two failed 'new one' fits, we stuck the old one back in and it performed fine .... so left it run to warm up, whilst Alex demo-ed his new drone to us all .......
VERY impressive ---
on all counts .. amazing control on it, steady as a rock and fabulous pix ....
so courtesy of Alex, I can give you a few better pix than posted (courtesy of Bing),a while back .....

Alex also came up with a very interesting suggestion yesterday evening, after I'd had these arrive in my inbox ..... have a chat with the guys who own the fields around us and see if they'd be up for a bit of a boundary straighten up session .... summat like this

red line is the toe of the batter ... yellow the top .... would make a hell of a difference to me patch AND shed location ... only a quick approximation last night, but does give me an interesting possibility ... that hedge line is well past its sell by ... nice new fence and hedge line for them and a 'bit of a sweetener' ..... that area is unusable currently anyway .... just scrub

I need to be having a conversation ... soon

as for the genny and its oil gauge .. ran sweet as a nut and steady as a rock at 50-ish PSI for a good two hours ... go figure ???

anyone recognise yon sender ??? .... would like to track down a spare ..... as it won't start with a faulty unit and can guarantee, if sod has anything to do with it, it'll fail when I most want to use it

 

[Grifferr]

It looks like an iveco sender. Maybe the same in a new holland tractor? What engine is it?

 

[Grifferr]

Sorry thinking again i had pressure switch in my head not sender for the gauge

 

[Shovelhands]

Sorry thinking again i had pressure switch in my head not sender for the gauge

It does look more like an adjustable pressure switch, than a gauge sender.

 

[Stock]

Looks like a 10 bar twin pole VDO pressure switch.

Here.

 

[V8Druid]

It is an Iveco @Grifferr ... triple lunger ..... can't see any signs of it being adjustable though James? and it's a sender unit driving the pressure gauge .... I don't have a low pressure oil light at all, but the beast'll shut down with a low pressure scenario
I'd have guessed at a VDO unit too @Stock and the range you've suggested would match the Gauge's potential range ... but it's a gauge sender, rather than a pressure switch
will have to have a search on't 'net

can see why you're suggesting it's adjustable , looking at the glob of sealer in the middle there, in this pic, James ..... I'll take another look at it shortly
It ran fine for two hours though Saturday, rock steady at 50 PSI ? ODD !!

A n other Q. I forgot last night ...... anyone suggest a source for a replacement coil for a 6 x 2 diverter valve I have ... currently has a 12V one and want a 24V?

sod's law, as usual .... got quite a few different coils, but bugger all that matches, dimensionally

19mm / 3/4" bore - 57mm / 2.25" length - 46mm OD ...... It's an Italian valve ... will have a look for the name on it ... did post it on the CEF some time ago
Got a lil' project that I need it for and seems a bit daft to fork out 100+ quid for a new 6 x 2, if I I can get a suitable coil for this one ..... not been able to come up with anything from Google as yet .... The guys in Raglan'd probably be able to source me one perhaps .... did well on new coils for the Rexroth solenoid Valves on't 'Drema a few months back
Bits for this lil' project, should start arriving shortly

 

[Stock]

Looks like a 10 bar twin pole VDO pressure switch.

Here.

Did you not follow my link??????????? it goes to VDO
Pressure Sensors & Switches

Using the expertise we’ve gained in developing specialized solutions for many of the world’s leading marine manufacturers, we offer a large portfolio of pressure sensors and switches for the marine market. Unlike many companies today, we manufacture our sensors in our own ISO and TSO registered facilities, using the same quality materials, engineering processes, and quality standards as our OE products."

 

[Mark]

It is an Iveco @Grifferr ... triple lunger ..... can't see any signs of it being adjustable though James? and it's a sender unit driving the pressure gauge .... I don't have a low pressure oil light at all, but the beast'll shut down with a low pressure scenario
I'd have guessed at a VDO unit too @Stock and the range you've suggested would match the Gauge's potential range ... but it's a gauge sender, rather than a pressure switch
will have to have a search on't 'net

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can see why you're suggesting it's adjustable , looking at the glob of sealer in the middle there, in this pic, James ..... I'll take another look at it shortly
It ran fine for two hours though Saturday, rock steady at 50 PSI ? ODD !!

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A n other Q. I forgot last night ...... anyone suggest a source for a replacement coil for a 6 x 2 diverter valve I have ... currently has a 12V one and want a 24V?

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sod's law, as usual .... got quite a few different coils, but bugger all that matches, dimensionally
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19mm / 3/4" bore - 57mm / 2.25" length - 46mm OD ...... It's an Italian valve ... will have a look for the name on it ... did post it on the CEF some time ago
Got a lil' project that I need it for and seems a bit daft to fork out 100+ quid for a new 6 x 2, if I I can get a suitable coil for this one ..... not been able to come up with anything from Google as yet .... The guys in Raglan'd probably be able to source me one perhaps .... did well on new coils for the Rexroth solenoid Valves on't 'Drema a few months back
Bits for this lil' project, should start arriving shortly

Have a look on rs components there real handy for stuff like that as well.

 

[V8Druid]

Did you not follow my link??????????? it goes to VDO
Pressure Sensors & Switches

Using the expertise we’ve gained in developing specialized solutions for many of the world’s leading marine manufacturers, we offer a large portfolio of pressure sensors and switches for the marine market. Unlike many companies today, we manufacture our sensors in our own ISO and TSO registered facilities, using the same quality materials, engineering processes, and quality standards as our OE products."

sorry Stock ..... didn't notice the orange "here" ..... will havea look in a minute .... cheers

 

[V8Druid]

Have a look on rs components there real handy for stuff like that as well.

aye ... cheers Mark... very often resort to trawling RS ........ just so much of it .... was looking for a very specific push button the other night ..... 7 odd thousand results ..... gave up after about 20 pages

 

[V8Druid]

Looks like a 10 bar twin pole VDO pressure switch.

Here.

sorry Stock ..... didn't notice the orange "here" ..... will havea look in a minute .... cheers

OK .... great link Stock ..... be even better, if they didn't have dozens of "Image coming soon" boxes, instead of pix of the products ... will have to keep an eye on that site for ''soon''

 

[Grahams]

The drone has provided some great shots. Super yard you have now. Will only get better with a permanent shed.
Difficult to know how best to approach the neighbour. People get very touchy about losing land, even if they have no intention of using it.
Graham

 

[Cyberprog]

I recall thinking a while back that the boxes would wind up moving. That said, adjusting your boundary will make a big difference in the shape of the yard!

 

[V8Druid]

The drone has provided some great shots. Super yard you have now. Will only get better with a permanent shed.
Difficult to know how best to approach the neighbour. People get very touchy about losing land, even if they have no intention of using it.
Graham

yeh, they're great pix, eh .... Alex is gonna come back and do a proper job with it, one weekend and get some / a lot more for me
Yard is coming together nicely .... shed'll make life ... blissful

Luckily, I get on great with the two guys who own that bit of boundary .... been trying to buy a half acre bit t'other side of that fence/hedge line to straighten up my entire plot boundary nicely .... but can never get a yay or nay on it. I raise the issue every few months and ...... wait, 'til I raise it again ... will have to be a bit more pro-active I think ... not really been of any great importance before .... but now is of more significance, but need to shift some boxes, 'fore I could tackle it.
Must go see a mate who buys/sells/break trucks and see if I can acquire a front axle off of summat 'large', to create a box shifting bogie

 

[V8Druid]

I recall thinking a while back that the boxes would wind up moving. That said, adjusting your boundary will make a big difference in the shape of the yard!

Hi Alex .... welcome to the new forum Boyo ..... been wondering how you've been ?
yeh the movement of said boxes has been discussed on and off for a while ... and they still end up in pole position ..... for a shed ... armed with t'other Alex's pix, it's easier to make an even better assessment of where'd be best ...... and them boxes are sat on the prime spot

And yes , realignment of that one batter'd make one hell of a difference .

will almost certainly be seeing one of the guys shortly, as some bastard broke into their barn last night ..... and nicked the girl who rents it's horse box.
didn't get far though ... yon 'donkey box' was awaiting some attention to the brakes and the nearside wheels were locked on .... can see the wheel marks all the way up the drive ....



... the muppets managed to drag it another two miles, before, I'd guess, the tyres let go, going down a 'proper hill' ...
I'd surmise the tail started wagging the dog, dog dived into the verge and hedge, rolled and yon box detached itself, passed 'em and came to a halt facing the way it'd come from ....upright .
I assume the low life scroats must've then torched the Freelander, lying on its side and buggered off ... hedge is well ****ed

FB reported sighting at around seven this morning of said truck burnt to a crisp, Pam passed it about 09.00, broadside in the road, with the 'donkey box parked neatly in front of it, facing the wrong way and by the time she returned at 10.30 plod had arrived and it was being removed.....Must've burnt out of its own accord, 'cos the brigade hadn't been out to it.

when she returned home and told me about it, I'd looked up the drive to see the box, usually beside the barn, gone and rang the girl who's box it is, to see if she was OK, thinking it might've been her four by on its side .... she was fine ... apart from being one box short ... and so the day has proceeded from there .....
been to MOT the P38 lunchtime, so not been 'involved' any further 'til I got back and we found a gert hole in't back of the barn wall, but sod all missing .... as far as the box's owner could tell, amongst the carnage that passes for her collection of horsey tack

Only disappointment really was no toasted scroats in the Freelander ...... at least the girl'll get her box back ...... eventually, when plod has finished with it!!