V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Obviously he did.........Saturday night hottie totty....
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Obviously he did.........Saturday night hottie totty....
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I presume that your size tilty doesn't have a rotary coupling through it Shaun, so no oil flow to enable a gripper/grab/hyd hitch?
otherwise, I see no reason to have to ''step up'' on the control side of things, from your SS15, which you obviously find 'comfortable' enough.
as you all know, my VA-r [Variable Angle rotator, as I call mine] is an SS15 type of control system, but with the 4 gallery rotary I've fitted, I have a hyd hitch and Aux. QCs for grab/grapple/whatever, but still run from my proportional pedal feed.
To be able to attach a gripper to mine, I'd either need to have an electrical slip ring facility, through the rotary, to control a 6x2 diverter, for Aux./gripper, in the lower, lower half .... or install a 6 gallery rotary [which I'm considering, having acquired such a beast, a while back]
To run that I'd either have to fit a 6 x 2 diverter, above my rotator, to have an either / or set up for Aux. / gripper, or fit another Cetop3, to control it [I have two extra, spare buttons], which I could use to control either; a.n.other Cetop, or use just a single button to energise a 6 x 2 diverter. The ideal would be the Cetop route, but there'd be a lot of head scratching as to just where I can physically fit it and its associated plumbing .... it's already very tight in the VA-r's body ............. and therein lies the issue that Engcon, etc. have ..... space!
Even with their ability to manufacture their own manifolds and rotaries to physically fit their constraints, they are still governed by the sheer physical size of the Cetop3 valve blocks and solenoids ... they ain't small ...... so incorporating them into small units is damn nigh 'mission impossible'
going back to the control side of it ..... I know my system is 'old hat/skool', but it's what I am used to and having tried a prop. roller system a few times, I found it incredibly difficult to adapt to .... admittedly I only got a quick 'crack' each time, but I am so used to holding a button, to select whatever motion(s) I want and controlling flow with my left foot, I found myself not letting go of the rollers .... I'd get there with practice, but have no issues with SS15 and am able to control everything simultaneously ..... rotate/tilt/Aux. and even QH if I wanted to ... with the additional plumbing above, it would even be possible to control a gripper simultaneously too...... I'd need an extra left thumb thoug
SS15 is not the devil it's made out to be, by everyone with DC2, etc., but a very flexible, controllable system in familiar hands [and feet]
............ Druid puts on tin hat and retires behind blast wall
Mmmmm, Jet!!!......Obviously he did.........Saturday night hottie totty....
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That's great, what sort of hours are you on now?FYI the JCB 8026 has been down for 5 days in its 4 year lifetime and 4 of those were within the first year.
And that lightning girlMmmmm, Jet!!!......
V8's never seen it ..... never have watched a lot of goggle box, unless it's summat real interesting, or a good sci. fi. filmAnd that lightning girl
I suppose V8 liked wolf
You are not wrong with what you say. I keep meaning to get around to do a diverter but every time I think about it I usually find something else to do! I have a friend who keeps promising me he will help but we never seem to be available at the same time!!
I agree with you on the SS15. I find my left foot does what it needs to do without a second thought.
Hey Doob, how about a review of your new post driver and gas stapler. I have a Paslode stapler which is a great bit of kit, but only fires industrial staples rather than fencing staples. I find I use it more than my paslode nailer for thinner stuff as it holds better.
Graham
I have a DeWALT second fix nail gun that fires brads which is pretty good, but it has been superseded by the stapler.Have a look at the dewalt nailers and staplers. All electric no GAS. I use the first fix one a lot, while a bit heavier than a paslode its much cheaper to run and no messing about with service kits or pissing on the gas cans to warm them up when its cold.
After been round the factory myself and seen how each individual unit is checked and double checked before even been let out of the door, I find it pretty remarkable to??....I think that it took 2 days to instal begs the question to how many pipes were cracked and moved around during the install/fitting and maybe not re-tightened might be more of the right lines to go down.OMG ..... Friday job by the sound of it .... after all the checks in Gra's video the other day it's pretty remarkable
certainly a very odd situation, for sureAfter been round the factory myself and seen how each individual unit is checked and double checked before even been let out of the door, I find it pretty remarkable too??....I think that it took 2 days to instal begs the question to how many pipes were cracked and moved around during the install/fitting and maybe not re-tightened might be more of the right lines to go down.
certainly a very odd situation, for sure
Things are progressing well on my conservation area job. Car park is nearly complete, next week Ill start the entrance crossover as the landscapers are now finished and I can have a week of no deliveries. I've managed to keep to my program so far which was priced at 2 men. Obviously there's only one of me now so I'm now earning double what I used to or in another way, the Engcon has just earned its finance for 6 months in 2 weeks. This one man groundwork thing is harder work than having two of you but loads less stress and seems to be working out money wise just nicely.
Seriously thinking about getting a 2D system now as on jobs like this it could save me time and excess aggregate if I dig too much out. Just need to get a payment in as there's a fair few thousand in the ground already and I want it back in my bank!
For those wondering - yes the now named "leakrotator" is still leaking. My replacement one must also be very wet as 2 weeks ago it was on its way from Sweden. The boat must of been lost to bad weather? To top it off Rory got goodies sent to him which he regularly reminds me of. Obviously I need to learn to lie more about how great the new Xseries machines are #nogreenbeaconshere
To top it off Rory got goodies sent to him which he regularly reminds me of. Obviously I need to learn to lie more about how great the new Xseries machines are #nogreenbeaconshere
well i got 2 engcons and 0 hats!