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My week this week, my workshop videos!
hermetic:
Hi All,
A short week again due to the recurring Covid symptoms that many people seem to be suffering from! Monday I started the rewire of the British Legion Hall which is about to become my brothers workshop, Then a blur of headaches, stiff necks etc followed by a very productive friday whence I fitted the over run clutch to the fordson, and stripped and painted my new machine lamp for the Harrison millimg machine. In all we are moving forward, unlike the weather which has regressed to wet and cold! All we need is a couple of good drying days and we will be grass cutting!
Phil, It is wet and cold in East Yorkshire!
hermetic:
Hi All,
This week I get to redecorate a machine lamp for the Harrison Mill, and a main switch for the legion rewire job. As usual we have a tidy up midweek, and then spend Friday removing the old fencing in the field The weather was not kind to us this week, we had two days of beutifull sunshine and were all set to give the tractor and topper its first outing on Wednesday, and it rained! we need about three days of clear breezy weather to get out and cut it! It will happen,but it needs to be soon as it is slowly beginning to grow.
Phil, April showers in East Yorkshire
hermetic:
Hi All,
A week of field work and a lot of rain means that the grass will be growing, but too wet to cut! We are assaulted by wild dogs, and I get in the machine lamp rebuild as well! All in all, a productive week, and got to meet a new friend called Noah who is into boatbuilding and wildlife preservation! Have a look at Carl Wilsons channel where he is refurbing a Harrison milling machine with an identical lovolite. A true perfectionist!
Phil, In biblically wet East Yorkshire
hermetic:
Hi All,
The Fordson comes into its own, and proves how tough it is! after an hour or so of clearing brambles the engine sounds sweet as a nut, the oil pressure and temperature are rock solid, and she is not smoking from the exhaust, it was always a good starter, but after an afternoons working it seems to be even better, The hydraulic leak has dissapeared and everything works as it should. I am beggining to understand how to set up the topper, and we have decided that after we have cleared all the brambles, we will drop it down a notch and do another cut, weather permitting of course.
Phil, and warm and wet East Yorkshire.
pycoed:
Don't drive so fast & adjust the topper to be only slightly "nose - down". Make sure the topper is at 540rpm on the PTO & use low range to get a speed of about 2mph on the first pass.
This will give the topper the chance to double chop the brambles. Go over a second time as low as you dare & you'll mulch up much of the bramble stems & won't need to clear up. Carry plenty of shear bolts & tools to fit: spanner to fit nut & mole grips for bolt head, punch & hammer to knock out a broken bolt & wangle the holes back in line. Good luck!
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