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tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 06 4:51 pm    Post subject: Broke me bits Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Broke me bits Reply with quote
    

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

PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Phew! *those* bits - I really was concerned there for a moment

mg x

gil
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Broke me bits Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 06 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You can say that again

Windymiller



Joined: 02 Apr 2006
Posts: 550
Location: West Wales
PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 06 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 06 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 06 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 06 7:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hardworkinghippy wrote:
We borrowed a bulldozer to clear some land for new fencing


Don't give Tahir ideas.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45384
Location: yes
PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 06 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 06 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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 !

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