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Mounting a Tractor Hedge Flail
vtsteam:
Never heard of a magnetic broom! Ya learn sumthin new every day!
awemawson:
You Colonials - we need to bring you up to speed :lol:
PekkaNF:
--- Quote from: awemawson on July 23, 2014, 09:35:28 AM ---Chap has just delivered the plumbing bits to allow the pump to be removed without loosing too much oil. I'm using gate valves to give full bore flow, but they will need a bung as they are prone to weep a bit.
This means I can put all the oil back in the tank when I get a spare moment
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Are these valves on suction side of the pump? I would prefer clear visual indication on open/close position otherwise you just must remember which way they were left.
Here is no remote control so you can hear if it happens to be closed and pump type is probably more tolerant to restriction on suction side.
In industry valves have handle aligned in direction of flow, when open, and have an inductive proximity switch to interlock the pump start circuitry. This was necessary, because too many pumps were wrecked right after maintenance...people have tendency to close the valves, but forgot to open them, specially if shift changed.
Pekka
awemawson:
Pekka,
I didn't really want lever valves as a single knock could empty the tank - these things happen when for instance a flock of sheep walks past :bugeye:
The valves are only so that I can fit the pump first to the tractor, then hitch up, otherwise getting the heavy pump on the pto shaft between the spars is neigh on impossible.
awemawson:
So up crack of dawn today to try and get the spars fitted. Heavy rain predicted for later so wanted to get on with it early.
Didn't go too badly using a series of packing, leverings and jackings, but by heck those spars are heavy. All the holes lined up fortunately and having got them loosely back on I had to set the spacing accurately to line up with the brackets on the tractor. Just a case of sliding the right hand spar on its slotted 'tee slot bolts' until it was right, but is took a silly amount of time to get it right. Tweak the back and the front would go back where it was previously. Ended up persuading it with a 14 lbs sledge hammer and a block of wood - but now it is bang on :wave:
In for breakfast, then I hope to get the control standard fitted back on so I can try it out :scratch:
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