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Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on May 08, 2013, 08:28:31 am
I think it's all above board. Never seen any "do as you likeys" in there yet!
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on May 07, 2013, 11:06:40 pm
The half inch steel plate they use to cover holes in the road so you can drive over them. You can find loads of it quite cheap in our local scrappy. He's one of the few that will sell to the public at the price he gets for it when he weighs it in - top bloke!

do the "scrap men" take that in? ??? completely legally of course and with the owners permission.
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on May 02, 2013, 09:37:24 pm
might as well go hardox plate, probably about the same strength and half as thick, and half the weight  :D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: casto on April 27, 2013, 03:28:21 pm
Sounds perfect! no i've not heard it called road plate either
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 27, 2013, 08:38:27 am
half inch! think thats a bit thick :P
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on April 27, 2013, 07:54:57 am
The half inch steel plate they use to cover holes in the road so you can drive over them. You can find loads of it quite cheap in our local scrappy. He's one of the few that will sell to the public at the price he gets for it when he weighs it in - top bloke!
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 26, 2013, 11:37:26 pm
whats road plate? ???
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on April 26, 2013, 09:12:39 pm
So make it from road plate I guess? That'll take some cutting!
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 25, 2013, 08:36:20 am
not all the old ones were, mainly 401's and u25's 411 were mostly steel ;)

and thin plate? whats that?  :D over engineering is the key! just like Unimogs  :P
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on April 25, 2013, 08:07:06 am
Fair enough. In that case make it with very thin plate so you could cut it out with a jigsaw.

Old Unimog beds were wooden? Just run it off of the 411 so it doesn't look out of place? :D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 24, 2013, 08:14:18 pm
im a nerd, it would have to be metal to blend in :P :D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on April 24, 2013, 08:11:12 pm
I don't think it would even need to be a steel plate arrangement? Just a wooden frame that bolts onto the three point would handle the torque needed to run a spit. You could probably make it with 4x2 and a sheet of ply?
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 21, 2013, 12:41:44 am
Why not just belt drive? Would be easier I should think and pulleys are really cheap.

the man has a point!  :) (y)
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on April 20, 2013, 09:33:25 pm
Why not just belt drive? Would be easier I should think and pulleys are really cheap.
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 19, 2013, 11:46:07 pm
we have a hand held one, so could make stencils and cut around it, or we know people with plasmas  ;) and thats just getting complicated  :P but i did think of bike gears  ;) the load wouldnt be that great, im sure if it has some kind of lubricating system it would work  :)
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: casto on April 19, 2013, 10:14:44 am
hope you have a plasma cutter then  ;D how about 2 speed rotation?? not sure why I'd want 2 speed but think it would be something different  :D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 18, 2013, 08:40:30 pm
Lol yeah Brian I'd like to see that! Just watch it when u bend over to pick some up  :D
:o

I thought about pto as well but run it through a home made reduction box like bike gears :)
yeah, thatd be pretty awesome! 2 x4-5 mm steel sheets plasmad to the shape required and bolted together with bushes, with 2 shafts, 1 at each end holding maybe 2 cogs each for chains  8)
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: casto on April 18, 2013, 07:49:48 pm
Lol yeah Brian I'd like to see that! Just watch it when u bend over to pick some up  :D I thought about pto as well but run it through a home made reduction box like bike gears :)
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 18, 2013, 07:14:14 pm
haha, roaming through peoples tents saying im looking for some meat!  ;D oops!  :P
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on April 18, 2013, 06:54:51 pm
They say you know meat is done when it falls from the bone... When bits start flying off we could go looking for them? Like an easter egg hunt but with cooked food?! :D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 18, 2013, 06:50:44 pm
Class it up a bit and turn it with a PTO?

wouldnt be able to get it slow enough, not unless it went through a reduction box.  :-\
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: njc110381 on April 18, 2013, 06:42:44 pm
Class it up a bit and turn it with a PTO?
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 17, 2013, 08:10:21 pm
i dont know a butcher, but i'm sure i'll work it out  ;D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: casto on April 17, 2013, 08:00:35 pm
oh yes. don't think anyone will notice one of 30 missing  :D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 17, 2013, 07:52:11 pm
HAHA! you know where theres plenty of them  ;D
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: casto on April 17, 2013, 06:55:38 pm
i think we can beat the 40 chickens some how, after all there is a mog in the equation  ;D horse anyone?? lol
Title: Re: its nearly that time of year
Post by: Villager on April 17, 2013, 04:55:47 pm
that is happening at a future club event!  :o :D member will have to buy there own chickens though  ;)
Title: its nearly that time of year
Post by: casto on April 17, 2013, 04:05:02 pm
well finally the sun is staying in the sky for longer, the trees are budding up maybe its time for the bbq to come out.......or is it  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYw-kZNDFbo