Recent content by mickeyw

This looks fantastic. I can see parts for a bucket quick hitch against the wall, but also another boom?

Ballasted rear tyres primarily help with traction by (hopefully) keeping the rear wheels on the ground. A counterweight will be what reduces the load on the front axle components and makes steering a bit easier on a non-PAS machine. Our little old Ford 3000 has liquid ballasted rears, but when...

Where I did my engineering apprenticeship we had a big Ford 6 cylinder diesel industrial genny. We used to run it up once a month to make sure it would work when we needed it. I was helping the guy whose job this was once day, and we were just refitting the batteries that had been on charge. I...

This is a topic that is getting more attention here in the UK by the highway authorities, so it's interesting that it has cropped up on here too. Only last week I followed a tractor and trailer of round bales that was lurching all over the place on an undulating rural road. There were definitely...

BFreaky this is coming along great (y) Your outboard stablisers mimics the design of the original JCB backhoe loader that is by far the most popular here in the UK. I've not seen many other stabiliser designs on machines we get over here. JCB series 1 Series 2D and still used in recent models

Hi All, I have a 1987 Renault 68-12 with an MX front end loader. The main cylinders are only single acting, which limits certain tasks. For instance, if I could put some down force on the bucket things like scraping yard would be a whole lot easier, hence me contemplating double acting...

Hi all. I am trying to disassemble the steering cylinder on my 1640 to replace the seals. I'm trying to do this on the tractor but I cannot figure how to remove the cap. It's a single ended cylinder with big ball joint at one end, then an eye to connect to the steering arm. I've read...

Thanks :D There is quite a bit of perspective in this shot. I had to get a long angle to get the whole lot in the picture. The winch is a 12v 9500 lb model running with 11mm synthetic rope. It can haul pretty much anything onto a trailer, and is also used for self recovery, and recovery of...

My 1986 Landrover 110

Hi All, I have a Ford 3000 that has developed some hydraulic issues over the last couple of years. From the many threads I've read on this subject this is not an uncommon thing. We have owned this tractor for over 20 years. It doesn't do much work, gets the minimum of maintenance and...

Good day everyone. Not so much a thread revival, but a long overdue update and report of the first real functional test. I seems it's been the best part of two years since I started this build thread, and in that time I have moved home, made a human addition to the family, and changed my...

Well as I mentioned before, I acquired an axle to mount the splitter on. The top of the axle is 11.5" off the ground, so even taking the 4" deep beam into account the working height would be too low if I sat it straight on the axle. It's also not a great plan to dump a heavy splitter on the...

Hi All, We've been enjoying some summer weather here in the UK, so fires and related matters have fallen from the top of the jobs list. My splitter has been sitting on my garage floor getting covered in all the dirt, muck and swarf that weld/fab/machining generates. Anyway, this week I've been...

Been a while since I updated here. I haven't got much more done, but I have welded a 10mm length of large diameter pipe onto the foot to prevent log slip. It's halved so it clears the splitting point. I've been undecided whether to mount this splitter on the tractor's 3PH, or as a trailed...

Here in the UK, we typically use split chestnut stakes (approx. 4-5 diameter and halved) and barbed wire or for fencing suitable for cattle and sheep. The posts are normally 5? or 6? and go 8-12 into the ground. Over the years I have put a lot of posts in the ground, just using a manual post...