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    Ferguson TEF

    Currently I restoring a Ferguson TEF and thought that maybe it was an idea to create a Utube video series of progress. I`m sorry about my bad English because it is not the language I speak everyday. First video out I begin to overhaul the starter so I can see if I can get life into the tractor
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    I wish Volvo never stopped making tractors.

    The tractor in the video is an aftermarket specialist who has built as an experiment to see how a Volvo tractor might have looked today
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    Sweet homemade excavator

    Would argue that this is one of the better I've seen in a long time
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    Old video of cultivation of new land

    Filmed in 1968, when this was cutting edge in the development of creating a new field. Custom-made trailers for rock and roots, semi tractors, MAN 4wd tractors and Volvo BM loader. They speak Norwegian in the video so I'll try to translate if there is something you wonder about...
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    Tractor bulldozer

    These blades are produced a half-hour drive from where I live, they are intended for forestry use but can easily be used for phushing dirt and some stumps. They cn be angeled to som extent in ether direction. They are attached to a subframe which extends from the rear axle to the front of the...
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    Snow blower

    Came across these two images of a home built snowblower on a Norwegian side, V type blowers are quite common in Scandinavia but this is quite unique in that you can vary the working width hydraulically. Maximum width is somewhat of 5 meters.
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    Old iron lives again

    Me and a buddy had a project to revive an old wheel loader he purchased. So far we have overhauled injector pump and injectors as these was stuck .Has also sealed a wheel that is leaking and done a full service withe filters and fluid. The remainding is a new windshield, some work on the...
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    Screening bucet

    Just a quick project to sort rocks and soil
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    Had an unwanted guest on a visit to night

    Have had a badger that has destroyed the garden and stolen eggs and bothered the chickens lately.:thumbdown: Got finally caught it and drove the rascal somewhere it can not do any harm.:cool2: Needless to say that Roxy did not like the guest:laughing:
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    Cranky Posting - Cabin Fever?

    The Norwegian kind from folktales
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    Old heritage

    Loom from the 1700s that has been in the family for generations in use. There are no nails or screws in the construction, all joints are either locked with wooden nails or wedges.
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    A quite different beast to tame

    Material handler based on a Volvo EW210. Having had the pleasure of driving this in a little over a year. Working at a recycling station and rough sorting industrial waste.
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    Can this be welded?

    Take Your angelgrinder and do a spark test to determine type of metal . My personal preferans on cast iron is silver solder, if cast steel 7018
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    anyone build a

    In my corner of the world you can buy them so cheap that it does not pay to make them yourself
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    Equipment blooper thread

    We've all had some mishaps. Here is one I did a couple of days ago.:duh: Let's see what the rest of you have managed to do?:D
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    Modified 2 wheeled tractors

    Is not quite sure which brand of two-wheeled tractor, but it has self-loading front wagon Here is a home-made, created to bring elk home from the woods during hunting
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    Canopy So, what's your daytime job?

    And was told today that I have got a permanent job of running one of these, starting on Monday. After 350-400 job applications over a 2 year period I finally got the opportunity of a sustainable job
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    One wheel tractor

    Here is an old one called Alpina Export
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    Who made the best diesel mowers 15 years ago?.

    Stiga made a Park model with a Lombardini diesel
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    Got myself a new toy

    It is a is a 79` Hymas 82R has passed 7000h is very little slack to be that old of a machine. Built in Norway not too far away from where I live. It weighs 7600 kg and has the bulletproof Deutz engine of 80 hp. One owner since new and shows signs of been looked after. Excited as a kid on...
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    The future is exciting

    Three years ago I bought a Wolagri baler and bale wraper and made ​​a few modifications to them, I also made a clamp to move the hay bales with since there was notthing in the right size on the market for the hay bales. The other day I got into a conversation with the guy that inports and sell...
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    It is alive!

    For the first time in over 10 years it goes. When I bought it, it was a rust heap that engine was rusted solid. Previous owner had repaired the crankshaft even with file and sandpaper. working on it when I had time and money to spare. Now it is only left to connect the electric light and put on...
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    Show What Tool You Made*

    A friend of mine works in the woods running forestry equipment. He needed a tool to turn the pin in the locks of the chains on the machine, so here's what I come up With
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    Cut down a tree

    Had a small job the other day to cut down a tree that was getting rotten, tree is secured with wire to tractor. Sorry that the video is a little shaky, the owner of the house was a little nervous when he filmed :laughing:
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    Various tractor implements I made

    Here are some tractor implements I have built I got hold of an old Sandvik 3000 winch that was designed to screw directly onto the tractor. Since I do not have the opportunity to do so on the tractor I use in the woods so I converted it into the quick coupler called HMV that we use in Norway...
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    Front axle swap

    A friend of mine has a tractor front axle breaks on all the time. He came to me wondering if I could help him adapt a different front axle to put on the tractor so he could use the tractorwithout him needed to worry that the front wheels would fall off. I once had the same tractor and hubs are...
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    Please Help identify this International Harvester Tractor

    If it has Kimco front axle do not think of putting a front loader on the tractor. I had a tractor with Kimco axle and have never encountered weaker hubs on anything I have driven, had to jack up and look over the hubs every two weeks and replace bearings and various parts two times a year on the...
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    Air Rifle vs 22 Rim Fire Rifle?

    I have a Hatsan mod 70 that I use. It is fitted with a Aspect 3x9 telescopic sight and CZ rifle mounting, the assembly intended for general air gun does not withstand the recoil this air rifle supplies This is the first air rifle I've seen that kicks you in the shoulder when you shoot. CA 300 m...
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    What's your most hated weed?

    Horse acid or høymole is well-known two names of this plant that I struggle with. up to 9000 seeds on each plant and each of the seeds can survive 50 years in the Field
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    Removing a tree from power lines

    Removing a tree from power lines the Norwegian way :cool2: http://youtu.be/7u58NrasqK4
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    Absolutely no idea what has happened

    Can anyone offer suggestions as to what happened? :confused3::confused::confused3: The oil in my engine has become jelly. 6 months since the last oil change and not been run much at the time, can not see traces of coolant in the oil and the correct level when I have measured. The same type of...
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    Anybody having trouble?

    Anybody having trouble uploading photos from PC? Have done it before with no problems but now I have tried several times without success.:confused3:
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    Modified 2 wheeled tractors

    After the war there was a great demand for small tractors to replace a horse on small farms in Norway. Here are some versions that were popular on small farms where a conventional tractor was too big or too steep to be used. Rapid with powered wheels on the trailer Motor standard U9 with...
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    PTO Winch ? 3 Pt Hitch post pounder.

    Here is one that I rebuilt from a fixed to a quick attachment. It is originally a Sandvik 3000 (3 ton) that I have welded expanded metal, 3 point mount and blade on. There's a brake so the wire can not free spol on the drum. It mostly consists of a spring-loaded flat iron that goes on the edge...
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    How Often to Replace Hydraulic Lines?

    Since I own press to crimp hydraulic hoses, I use to wait until it breaks before I replace the hoses
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    anybody own a pull type blower?

    Have used pull type snow blowers on the farm since the 60's. Works very well as long as there is more snow than the that tractor manage to run in. If you buy V type so make sure it is straight walls on it and not curved as there is a huge difference in how wet snow it manages. Now I have one...
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    Same Explorer 65 with Farma 8 tons timber trailer
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    Show What Tool You Made*

    I restore old tractors quite often and it is not rare that the motor is frozen Therefore I created a handy tool to help me, when the cylinders have been left with rust solvent a while then I put this on the PTO so the engine is under tension while I gently taps on the pistons with the a mallet...
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    winch implement?

    Winch on 2 wheel tractor was quite common in Norway in the period after WW2 until 1970 when many two wheeled tractors were converted to small forest machines to replace horses. The winches consists mostly one worm gear to lower the speed, the clutch brake and a drum. I have one of these machines...
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    Off grid?

    Thinking about going off the grid. What equipment is needed, I thought, a combined system with solar panels and windmills? Are there any traps one can go in? I live near the Arctic Circle, so I'm in doubt in how much benefit I will have of the solar cells in the winter? The system must 220/230V...
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    Winter, what a wonderful time of year

    And the adventure continues I have a site I plows on contract of a residential area, there is one that has a small tractor which he only uses for firewood production. I let the snowblower down and start driving, going 10 meters I hear a **** of a bang and shearpin on the snowblower snaps. When I...
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    Looking for wood gasifier help

    Found by the way a drawing of a wood gasifier made ​​from Strømmen mekaniske during World War II hope it helps
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    Winter, what a wonderful time of year

    Here is the tractor I tried to start The old Deereng, my father rebuilt in the late 50 `s with Opel engines when the original engine was done ​​for Terren Mesteren Skidder It was created about 22 machines early 60 `s, have collected parts for this for almost 10 years. they were built not far...
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    Winter, what a wonderful time of year

    Now I soon had enough of winter, tried to start the tractor yesterday and it went fast enough around on the starter but nothing happened. Ok found some working light so I could see what I was involved in, warmed air intake on the engine with propane and pressed a start button that is connected...
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    Home-made attachments...

    this is a winch I converted from the type you had to bolt to the rear of the tractor to quick connection category HMV which we use in Norway
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    Tractor pictures

    Some of my tractors, some are under renovation. I have more but no images at the moment
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    Snow Let's see your snow removal equipment

    Restoring this to be in the snow clearing next year Bolinder Munktells H10
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    Costa Cruise Line and Northern Europe

    The roads are probably a little narrower than you are used to and the speed is typically 80 km/h 49,7mph on normal roads highway is 100 km/h 62mph To find things to see Travel to Norway - Official Travel Guide to Norway - visitnorway.com www.visitsweden.com it's easier than make suggestions when...
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    Weapon laws

    Since there are members from all over the world on this site so I thought we could compare gun laws. Here are the rules in Norway. In Norway you must first take the hunting proficiency test, then you must seek permission from the police before you get to buy weapons it requires that you have...
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    Happy new year!

    Just want to wish my TBN frends a happy New year!:thumbsup:
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    Need a new cell phone

    Need new cell phone, considering CAT b15 someone who has experience with it? Welcome suggestions for other phones that can withstand a beating.
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    picking up leafs in fall with X-Series tractor

    Here is the easiest way to mount dual on a tractor, make a ring between the rims and use threade rod with a hook and eye bolts on the tractor rim. It will not stress the axles noteworthy on such a light tractor
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    Back blade

    Drilled holes for the the boom and made ​​the sleeves to be welded in. Has also made ​​most of the parts to tilt and turn on the blade, need to be reinforced but you see the idea
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    Back blade

    The other day the old back blade my father made sometime in the 60ths gave up. this has been repaired more times than I can remember, so I decided it's time to upgrade it so it holds. It will get hydraulic swing of the blade and the ability to tilt it horizontal. As always my inspector is never...
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    Hay wagons; let's see them!

    Trailer frame was meant to another use but after that need changing so I used what I had. Hay bale weighs about 35kg apiece. And drawbar weight helps with getting traction, trailer has hydraulic brakes that are connected to the brake system of the tractor. Where I live we use a different type of...
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    Hay wagons; let's see them!

    Here is my hay wagon, have to create a back wall.
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    Buying Advice  Dreaming of a new tractor

    Hi Thinking of buying a new tractor. Here is a list of what I'm looking for: Hydrostatic transmission Sloping bonnet so I have better overview of the FEL atatcments 60 to 70hp cab the possibility for front-mounted three point hitch and the PTO cabin at least three double-acting hyraulik...
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    Haymaking in Norway 2013

    Began with the haying season for a couple of days ago, so here is the first video where I cut the grass. The tractor is a Same Explorer 65, from 85 `. Mower is Khun. Will post more videos as I get time to upload. I farm close to 185 acre with this setup. http://youtu.be/r4lICjYp9Ls
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    MAN tractor

    How many of you have seen or heard about this brand before? Bought this last summer Man 4R2 - YouTube
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    Firewood prosessor

    Hello everyone. I'm pretty new to the forum, will apologize if anything I say makes no sense since I was not born English speaking. well I have quite a long time played with the idea of building a firewood processor. Really liked the splitting wedge to this machine. But would rather go for a...
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