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    Bamford Super 58 baler - How tight should the plunger be?

    Hi, I am hoping to be baling in 3-4 days and I’m trying to sort my baler. If is a bamford super 58 It’s just had new plunger bearings It had sat outside so I had to remove runners in bale chamber and clean out behind them All clean now and going back together but I don’t know what point to...
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    Hydraulic linkage bent slightly

    Hi, I was assembling the hydraulics on my ferguson TEF20 yesterday and once the top cover was all on and I went to connect the control valve, I realised something wasn’t right. The linkage has bent slightly which I believe is from over tightening the draft control knuckle It seems to work fine...
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    Primer isn’t adhering

    I bought a new line, cleaned the compressor thoroughly and had a filter before the line and after. I am positive that nothing is coming through the air stream now and the primer went on ok, there were a few fisheyes in the first coat but the second coat covered them up. I have had a few runs and...
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    Primer isn’t adhering

    Tried it today and primer went on ok, much better than before but still not perfect
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    Primer isn’t adhering

    Upon going back into the spray booth again today, I noticed that on the piece of cardboard that I tested on, it had the fisheyes aswell So hopefully I have solved the problem of oil in the air I’ll report back tommorow after I have painted
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    Primer isn’t adhering

    will isopropyl alcohol clean the parts well enough? I have found out that the compressor was overfilled with oil by about 3x what it should be. I have put the correct amount in now and cleaned up the tank and lines etc. I have a new airline, filter on each end. I used isopropyl alcohol to clean...
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    Primer isn’t adhering

    Used a wire wheel on an angle grinder to get paint and rust off
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    Primer isn’t adhering

    Hi, I have attempted to paint some parts from my ferguson TEF20 engine today and the primer wasn’t adhering. i am using a high quality epoxy primer and a good quality gun with a 1.8mm nozzle. My air compressor is old and I have quite a thin airline.which Means the max psi I can get before the...
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    David Brown 1490 weight?

    On a trailer No extra weight 2wd Cab Loader Bucket
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    David Brown 1490 weight?

    Hi, I’m looking at buying a David brown1490 (with a cab, loader and bucket) and hopefully I would tow it back behind a pickup with a 3.5 ton towing capacity I am in the UK. Does anyone know what the tractor weighs and a rough guess of the weight of the loader? I have found specs on tractor data...
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    Castle nuts on big ends- over torque or under torque to line up cotter pin?

    Would it make a considerable difference to balance By adding a washer or filing a nut down? At the end of the day it’s a 73 year old engine which will have an easy life not a performance engine from a race car?
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    Castle nuts on big ends- over torque or under torque to line up cotter pin?

    i torqued the nuts to 65 ft/lbs the bottom of the range, then turned them until the slots lined up some went at 70ft/lbs . others had to go to 95 ft/lbs. Mechanical draper torque wrench which is nearly new
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    Castle nuts on big ends- over torque or under torque to line up cotter pin?

    In the 5ft/lb range, some of them don’t get close to lining up
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    Castle nuts on big ends- over torque or under torque to line up cotter pin?

    Bottom of the conrods with the end caps that go onto crankshaft
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