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| DaveH:
John, Can't get any better than that :D :beer: DaveH |
| raynerd:
Nice one John, looks great and seems to work a treat! Chris |
| John Hill:
It sure looks the part John! :thumbup: I would say it is plenty strong enough too but if the ground is compacted to any depth you might find it lacking somewhat in which case I suggest about half as many tines and slope them forwards somewhat. I was a farm boy many years ago and of course we had various types of harrows and in certain conditions it was necessary to weight the harrows or they just bounced along on the surface, but I think a quad bike would not have the traction to handle that. About the worst thing I can imagine happening if you hit something solid (like what :scratch:?) would one or two of those tines bend, in which case you will get a piece of pipe and bend it back! Great project. :beer: |
| DMIOM:
Looks a good bit of kit John and exactly right for the job as specified - i.e. appropriately engineered, not over-engineered. --- Quote from: John Hill on September 01, 2011, 03:23:49 AM ---.......I was a farm boy many years ago and of course we had various types of harrows ..... --- End quote --- me too! --- Quote ---About the worst thing I can imagine happening if you hit something solid (like what :scratch:?) would one or two of those tines bend, in which case you will get a piece of pipe and bend it back!.... --- End quote --- I know its not a grubber, but I too was thinking along similar lines and how the tines or points on some of our harrows had a threaded top and fastened up though holes in the cross-bars (if these ones were of hollow box I'd have made the holes bigger and welded in suitable sleeves); it also then gave scope to adjust the number of tines in play, and/or replace them with spring tines or similar. Anyway, don't let us farm boys lead you astray into scope creep (well, not until you start on the next one! ::) Dave |
| John Hill:
Dave, we had harrows with the threaded tines too. If I recall correctly the nuts would never unscrew so a cold chisel was brought to bear and a new tine put in, in fact I think they were only taken out when they were being replaced and it was always a suprise just how much longer the new ones were, or maybe we just had stoney, sandy ground! :coffee: |
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