Broke me bits

Latest Articles

Broke me bits

Downsizer Forum Index -> Land Management

Author

Message

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 4:51 pm Post subject: Broke me bits
Hired powerbarrow and bought rotovator have both stopped working. Drive belt keeps coming off the Loadrunner barrow, MTD rotovator is no longer turning... This veg plot is taking a lot longer than anticipated.

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Broke me bits

tahir wrote:

Hired powerbarrow and bought rotovator have both stopped working.

Drive belt keeps coming off the Loadrunner barrow, MTD rotovator is no longer turning...

This veg plot is taking a lot longer than anticipated.

Doesn't sound as painful as what I first imagined when I saw the thread title though!

moongoddess

Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 673

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:30 pm Post subject:
Phew! those bits - I really was concerned there for a moment mg x

gil
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18415

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Broke me bits

tahir wrote:

This veg plot is taking a lot longer than anticipated.

Don't they always ?

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:51 pm Post subject:
You can say that again

Windymiller

Joined: 02 Apr 2006
Posts: 550
Location: West Wales

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 9:33 pm Post subject:
have a nearly new electric lawnmower which has started throwing its belt, I'll try a new belt first. Cutting my Leylandii off, below ground level, really knackers the teeth on my Skil electric chainsaw. Guess what I'll be doing first thing tomorrow!

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 9:51 pm Post subject:
It's finally dried up enough here, but my tools are a bit more basic- so far the stainless spade has yet to fail, but with 288 square metres of veg bads to prepare, I could be some time

hardworkinghippy

Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Posts: 1110
Location: Bourrou South West France

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 06 7:09 am Post subject:

This seems to be a common complaint at Easter...

We borrowed a bulldozer to clear some land for new fencing - definately quicker than doing it by hand!

The 'dozer got stuck then the tracks stopped working and we had no idea what was wrong and no workshop manual

After a day of contacting people who could help, we finally got it off the slope with a crane and two tractors (it's a really heavy beastie) then a manual turned up from a friend of a friend and the dozer's now dismantled waiting for parts.

I don't get too involved with all the macho driving stuff, but I have to feed and water all the guys, calm them down and clean all the oily fingerprints off everything.

I imagine that one day I'll be able to pop into the garden wearing a pretty new Easter hat and some nice little gloves and cut a few fresh flowers for the table....

Treacodactyl
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 06 7:12 am Post subject:

hardworkinghippy wrote:

We borrowed a bulldozer to clear some land for new fencing

Don't give Tahir ideas.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46240
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 06 11:42 am Post subject:
i kill landrovers if light kit fails "it just broke gov" the hols the hols . it wasnt toes

Blacksmith

Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 5025
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 06 1:10 pm Post subject:
If its a "V" belt, tension it a bit more, that should help it stay put. If its a slipping belt, try a spot of black treacle. ( old fitters trick) works on slipping fan/alternator belts. There are commercially available belt spray dressings, but black treacle works well !

	Downsizer Forum Index -> Land Management	All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

View Latest Posts