T Whiting Excavations

[Furniss]

Just have to make sure the hinge point is central and high enough a lorry turned up the other day with a home made replacement chute door and the had put the bolt on the door in the in the wrong place would open fine but wouldn't close unless you where really gentle ended up with tarmac everywhere

Im not saying they couldn’t be improved upon but they arent bad .. bit of wd before we start and they drop down under their own weight

 

[T whiting]

I've got the trailer tailgate reskinned chutes added and painted, I've also added a number plate holder under the body so the plate doesn't get damaged, and added the triangles

I didn't have anything to tow it with so I thought I'd put it behind the fergie as I had it out to give it a run

 

[V8Druid]

I've got the trailer tailgate reskinned chutes added and painted, I've also added a number plate holder under the body so the plate doesn't get damaged, and added the triangles
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I didn't have anything to tow it with so I thought I'd put it behind the fergie as I had it out to give it a run


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I'd put some lynch pins in the tip pins, instead of the R clips ... lil' buggers have a tendency to escape and wouldn't wanna lose a hinge pin at the wrong moment Thomas

looking good though Boyo

 

[T whiting]

Yea they had split pins in but they all got cut /drilled to get them out and the R clips were all I had to hand that would fit it was those or a bent 6" nail to keep it on the agricultural theme , I've been debating what to replace them with.

 

[GazCro]

Yea they had split pins in but they all got cut /drilled to get them out and the R clips were all I had to hand that would fit it was those or a bent 6" nail to keep it on the agricultural theme , I've been debating what to replace them with.

Split pins

 

[V8Druid]

Split pins

I'd wrongly assumed the Rs were to make it removable

 

[GazCro]

I'd wrongly assumed the Rs were to make it removable

Possibly but that just means someone else can remove them, likely when you don't want them to.

 

[Quattromike]

Is there room to get an M6 bolt with nyloc nut, or double nutted with a handy bash on the end of the threads to stop them coming off.

 

[T whiting]

Is there room to get an M6 bolt with nyloc nut, or double nutted with a handy bash on the end of the threads to stop them coming off.

No there pretty tight, that was my first thought I wasn't looking at them being easily removable as I don't intend taking the body off again

 

[Quattromike]

Depending on the hole you have, a suitably sized roll pin might work. Or another good one is a keeper plate to stop it coming out and to hold it from turning in the chassis lugs so you get the benefit of the wider hinge blocks wearing on the pin instead of the thinner chassis lugs. You might find when the weight is on it'll move where there is least resistance.

 

[GazCro]

Depending on the hole you have, a suitably sized roll pin might work. Or another good one is a keeper plate to stop it coming out and to hold it from turning in the chassis lugs so you get the benefit of the wider hinge blocks wearing on the pin instead of the thinner chassis lugs. You might find when the weight is on it'll move where there is least resistance.

How old is the trailer? Been perfectly fine up to now as it was and likely with v little sight of a grease gun. I think we're over thinking things just get some split pins back in ffs.

 

[Quattromike]

How old is the trailer? Been perfectly fine up to now as it was and likely with v little sight of a grease gun. I think we're over thinking things just get some split pins back in ffs.

Absolutely, but failing to prepare is just another way of preparing to fail. Have you learnt nothing from Rory

 

[pettsy]

When I looked at it my first thought was a socket cap screw and nyloc nut.

 

[doobin]

Then s

No there pretty tight, that was my first thought I wasn't looking at them being easily removable as I don't intend taking the body off again

Then stick a washer over the pin end and weld it. Simples.

 

[T whiting]

Better?

 

[Smiffy]

Better?View attachment 21819

If being really pedantic the grease nipple should be on the other side

 

[T whiting]

It was already there so I'm not going to change it the original nipples hadn't been annihilated by the previous owner but they were heavily pitted.....

 

[Gunners]

I think you've done a lovely job of that. I don't care which way round your nipples are, they look great from here!
Nice Fergie too

 

[T whiting]

thanks I've painted all the bodywork on it and it's had a rebuild /pump it wants stripping for a transmission/engine paint but I cba at the minuite it could also do with the wiring going through and renewing. it's nearly 2 years since I last took it on a road run I did take it for a ride round the block last weekend though and remembered why it dosen't get used in the winter

 

[T whiting]

I've finally got the duck back with a shiny new piece of metal attached

It's been a long time getting parts from germany the fitters had half a dozen machines sat waiting for parts from europe

It also finally gets to get hitched to the trailer it seems to look ok for size the only problem I've come across is the ditcher doesn't fit across the trailer but tbh it's a little on the big size for the duck so once it's back earning I think I'll swap the bucket for a narrower one