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DaveDCB
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Continuoushas a slew ring over a meter diameter
one said slew ring glad the wife takes the photos as mine are pants!
Continuoushas a slew ring over a meter diameter
When the hell did she take that picture she must of been up the scaffoldone said slew ring glad the wife takes the photos as mine are pants!
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New incarnation of me old dumper
Log skidder the A frame at the back just touches the floor when lower and you can see still got a fair bit of travel on the lift side of things too welded a few clutch hooks to it along with a normal hook in the middle and a tote box for the chains
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Speaking of chains what are these hooks for? came in the scrap and thought be good to pull a few trees with
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you could be right, going to use them like a chocker as the chain slips through the hooks quite wellthose hooks actually fit into the links as opposed to the way in which clutch hooks work IIRC Mog
looks like that was identical to my 7ft bucket Mog .... good strong bucket and was supplied by Hydrema with the machine, newOn another note got to dig 30 odd holes for shed bases on a farm 1m square, now i only have 20 tonnes so the buckets are a bit big front to back plus i don't have a 1000mm bucket got 600 then jump to 1200, so thought id convert a old ditching bucket that i pulled from the scrap a few years back it was on 60mm pins and the hangers were too close together to do anything with my machines (have to cut them off and start again anyway) so enter my latest project
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wanted to keep the toe plate in one to make it easier to line up plus will be stronger
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wished id taken more pictures but was in the "zone" made the pins lower so it curls tighter only problem is the hangers stick out the back a bit
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but still within 1 meter so after a nights thinking about it, and a day cutting and shunting a bucket that didn't fit anything I own, I have a bucket that will scoop out meter square holes for fun
see them most often on old 'dog' chains .... I've a few lashing chains with them fittedyou could be right, going to use them like a chocker as the chain slips through the hooks quite well
On another note got to dig 30 odd holes for shed bases on a farm 1m square, now i only have 20 tonnes so the buckets are a bit big front to back plus i don't have a 1000mm bucket got 600 then jump to 1200, so thought id convert a old ditching bucket that i pulled from the scrap a few years back it was on 60mm pins and the hangers were too close together to do anything with my machines (have to cut them off and start again anyway) so enter my latest project
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wanted to keep the toe plate in one to make it easier to line up plus will be stronger
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wished id taken more pictures but was in the "zone" made the pins lower so it curls tighter only problem is the hangers stick out the back a bit
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but still within 1 meter so after a nights thinking about it, and a day cutting and shunting a bucket that didn't fit anything I own, I have a bucket that will scoop out meter square holes for fun
yeah a strong bucket for sure but only 6' wide and no use to me been sat here for at least 2 yearslooks like that was identical to my 7ft bucket Mog .... good strong bucket and was supplied by Hydrema with the machine, new
I dug some holes recently to roof a yard between some buildings and they were of varying sizes depending upon span of roof. But basically they were sized according to weight of conc on bottom of stanchions to stop wind getting under roof and lifting building.With agricultural sheds I've had this problem before couldn't break through the ground with a machine that would make a meter square hole
Spoke to structural engineer and he told us the calculations are done on the volume of concrete in the ground and the surface area of concrete in contact with the ground
So we now dig all holes 600mm wide then extended them in the other direction to about 1.5/1.6m and touch deeper this gives you the same amount of concrete but can dig the base with any size machinr
If I did that for this particular farmer he would have a fit this is a guy who only wants his concrete 5" thick with no steel in to keep costs down, but also has the concrete on hardcore/soil mix that every tom dick or harry builder tips in his yard..................very foolish and short sighted in my opinion but what do i know I'm merely a truck driverWith agricultural sheds I've had this problem before couldn't break through the ground with a machine that would make a meter square hole
Spoke to structural engineer and he told us the calculations are done on the volume of concrete in the ground and the surface area of concrete in contact with the ground
So we now dig all holes 600mm wide then extended them in the other direction to about 1.5/1.6m and touch deeper this gives you the same amount of concrete but can dig the base with any size machinr
New incarnation of me old dumper
Log skidder the A frame at the back just touches the floor when lower and you can see still got a fair bit of travel on the lift side of things too welded a few clutch hooks to it along with a normal hook in the middle and a tote box for the chains
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Speaking of chains what are these hooks for? came in the scrap and thought be good to pull a few trees with
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who's gonna completely f**k that yard backing onto it with yer truckIf I did that for this particular farmer he would have a fit this is a guy who only wants his concrete 5" thick with no steel in to keep costs down, but also has the concrete on hardcore/soil mix that every tom dick or harry builder tips in his yard..................very foolish and short sighted in my opinion but what do i know I'm merely a truck driver
Great practical fab job there making something really usefulOn another note got to dig 30 odd holes for shed bases on a farm 1m square, now i only have 20 tonnes so the buckets are a bit big front to back plus i don't have a 1000mm bucket got 600 then jump to 1200, so thought id convert a old ditching bucket that i pulled from the scrap a few years back it was on 60mm pins and the hangers were too close together to do anything with my machines (have to cut them off and start again anyway) so enter my latest project
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wanted to keep the toe plate in one to make it easier to line up plus will be stronger
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wished id taken more pictures but was in the "zone" made the pins lower so it curls tighter only problem is the hangers stick out the back a bit
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but still within 1 meter so after a nights thinking about it, and a day cutting and shunting a bucket that didn't fit anything I own, I have a bucket that will scoop out meter square holes for fun
Too easy to trap yourself against the wall, being pivot steer and running on slippery s**t!Got to say that dumper looks brilliant.I often wonder why farmers don’t use em for scraping muck.just remove skip and fit simple hydraulics and a blade.dumpers are pretty indestructible too being designed for idiots to use
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John Rowbotham - Robotplant on the CEF (whom I've failed to get to join us sadly ) built a front end loader with a 6t Thwaites ... got some pix somewhere ... really rates itGot to say that dumper looks brilliant.I often wonder why farmers don’t use em for scraping muck.just remove skip and fit simple hydraulics and a blade.dumpers are pretty indestructible too being designed for idiots to use
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