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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
The AC from the old air or oil cooled will only have about 50v ocv (open current voltage) & the inverter will be around 80 ocv.
Unless you were using an old Oxford or Cytringen 180 set ..... they had 50 and 80V tappings ;):cool:(y)
 
Stubota86

Stubota86

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Spent the weekend clearing up this load of c**p

probably 5-6 years worth of tipped stuff at the yard off jobs that don’t warrant a grab or skip

Took 3 of us two days, 1 loading, 1 moving the pile trying to separate the rubble from the soil and another one the footplate with a road pin unclogging the jaws (constantly 😳). Probably could of done it just two of us but the lads wanted to work so more the merrier.

for what it is the crusher is a great bit of kit, only cost about £260+vat for the weekend and grabs round me are £300+Vat and that’s for an 18t which is biggest we can get into the yard so figure we’ve done ok out of it and because it’s hand loaded the crushed is probably the cleanest I’ve ever had 👍.

Convinced myself I’d saved enough money doing it to justify buying a riddle/rake bucket which would of made life a lot easier and I’ll use it on the soil pile left over to get the last of the hardcore out of it
 

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TiltyShaun

TiltyShaun

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The little TCP ouches above its weight on brick and block!! Better than a bucket crusher on a 3 ton machine. Used to have one!!👍👍👍
 
Routy56

Routy56

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Keep looking at this one. But can't settle my head that it'd stay out on hire.
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Looks a tidy machine Rory and probably worth every penny. Trouble is if you hire it out then it will get fcuked :eek:
On the other hand if you have work for it then you can no doubt make a business case for it.
At the end of the day like all of us on this forum you love big boys toys 🥰
It's near you so why not rock up a sort out a deal. You could even px some stuff that you've pulled out of the hedge :ROFLMAO:
 
Stubota86

Stubota86

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Lovely view on this job, certainly a much nicer view than if I’d flipped the camera round.
 

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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Lovely view on this job, certainly a much nicer view than if I’d flipped the camera round.
a lot of our view is white again this morning ... sun's out but only 2C and a bitter wind from the west, making it feel a lot colder
 
Stubota86

Stubota86

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right on the limit for the old KX36-3 today, thought we’d hit chalk but more like limestone 😮 having to break it out

16 years old and has a hard life on previous ownership but still works away happily all day 🤞
 

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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
right on the limit for the old KX36-3 today, thought we’d hit chalk but more like limestone 😮 having to break it out

16 years old and has a hard life on previous ownership but still works away happily all day 🤞
job for Rory's new crusher bucket there processing some o' that lot:giggle::LOL: :ROFLMAO:
 
Stubota86

Stubota86

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job for Rory's new crusher bucket there processing some o' that lot:giggle::LOL: :ROFLMAO:

Didn’t take long to make a mess of the garden, still amazes me how much it bulks up

need to treat the KX to a set of pins and bushes next time it’s back in the yard does anyone have recommendations on where to buy?
 

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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Didn’t take long to make a mess of the garden, still amazes me how much it bulks up

need to treat the KX to a set of pins and bushes next time it’s back in the yard does anyone have recommendations on where to buy?
jeeeezus .... you're not wrong there :oops: what's the hole for?

Evans and Reid
Home - Mini Excavator Centre
 
Stubota86

Stubota86

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jeeeezus .... you're not wrong there :oops: what's the hole for?

Evans and Reid
Home - Mini Excavator Centre
Heating oil tank, plumber is direct to customer - not met him yet and he was meant to have installed it last week so customer asked us to get the Groundworks - made sense for us to be fair as original tank will stop us getting the footings in. Always the way. Not mention f**ng tank turned up on a curtain side artic and had to be hand balled off us, plumber nowhere to be seen 😡
 
Stubota86

Stubota86

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Been to pick up a new leaf spring from local Ifor Williams dealer after having one snap on me today, the farm they are based on must have over 100 vintage tractors and all sorts of old plant, could spend a whole week looking round the place. Ifor dealer is quoting a year lead time on new trailers at the moment!

BMC ripper delivered today for the 1.5t, on the smallest pallet I’ve ever seen. Great service and price.

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Routy56

Routy56

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Been to pick up a new leaf spring from local Ifor Williams dealer after having one snap on me today, the farm they are based on must have over 100 vintage tractors and all sorts of old plant, could spend a whole week looking round the place. Ifor dealer is quoting a year lead time on new trailers at the moment!

BMC ripper delivered today for the 1.5t, on the smallest pallet I’ve ever seen. Great service and price.

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Glad that you followed on our recommendations and got a nice ripper from BMC :D
Love having a nose round yards like that 🤠
And yep - my Ifor trailer broke a leaf spring a while ago which was fitted very quickly......
......still got the other one of the pair waiting to be fitted. Must give my Ifor a good going over soon 😛
 
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Monkeybusiness

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Been to pick up a new leaf spring from local Ifor Williams dealer after having one snap on me today, the farm they are based on must have over 100 vintage tractors and all sorts of old plant, could spend a whole week looking round the place. Ifor dealer is quoting a year lead time on new trailers at the moment!

BMC ripper delivered today for the 1.5t, on the smallest pallet I’ve ever seen. Great service and price.

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Check your bump-stops - once they break up the springs soon follow.
Upgrading to the double leaves is worth doing too, but involves replacing all four (not just the broken one!).
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Check your bump-stops - once they break up the springs soon follow.
Upgrading to the double leaves is worth doing too, but involves replacing all four (not just the broken one!).
not a lover of single parabolics .. when it goes you'm ****ed .... at least with multi leaf you can generally get home ... heavier, but a lot more forgiving and safer.
 
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