Recent content by cityfarma

Work has had a cleanout and I scored some brand new heavy duty reinforced airline hose of various sizes from 25mm to 40mm. I am thinking about using it for reticulation and may bury it. I am interested in thoughts on how it will fair if buried or left in the open. Cityfarma

I am building a pizza oven on my farm over a period of time as I don't live on the place. A lot of the designs mention using fire bricks. I was wondering is it necessary or will standard bricks work ok. I ask as it will only have occasional use and I have standard bricks available. Cityfarma

I paid off the loan a couple of years ago but never got around to actually retrieving the title from the bank. I finally got off my posterior and paid over the money for the bank to clear the encumberance. Should have the title about Friday.:D :D :D One less hold the bank has over me:mad: Now...

I had the oportunity to demolish 3 manual move, hydraulic lift, pallet trolleys today. They were going to be abandoned with the sale of a building. I now have 3 forklift decks and 24v hydraulic pumps with 1000kg, 1m lift cylinders. It should be a simple matter of welding on some brackets to...

I have been fortunate in getting some free steel tube. It was new and around 6 meters long. I got 1 length of 65mm square tube and two lengths of 50mm round tube. A good saving! Now all I need is help in how to weld the round tube in a "T" join. Cityfarma

I am about to purchase a spreader and as a learner, I am asking for advice from the pro's. I want to use it to spread fertiliser and seed. I want to put in some pasture for cutting for hay. I have harrowed the ground last spring and now want to prepare and plant. I do not have the equipment...

My L4400 is 3 hrs away and I need to know what size socket to buy to tighten a hydraulic line that is leaking. Refer to picture. The bolt is the one connecting the curved pipe covered in oil. It is on the right side of the tractor and the hoses come from the FEL control. Thanks in advance...

I have a problem with trees that have become a weed and I cannot pull them by hand. I do not have spare hydraulics but do have pneumatics. The theory is that the 2.5" cylinder and 30 psi should give around 120lb pressure to the ram and the tree at the bottom of the V should then have around...

I have an L440 that does not get a lot of use. This means the fuel tank only gets refilled ocassionaly (when very low) and the fuel may be months old. It is then filled with fresh fuel. Is it recommended to add anything to the fuel to kill the nasties that may wish to cause me problems? Cityfarma

I have a water tank on the top of a hill and a 2" poly pipe coming from the dam. My problem is that the current connection system has led to a loss of water due to movement of the tank. The tank sits on sand and has a piece of 2" hose with nut and tail on each end, approx 600mm long between the...

I want to plant a few different types of pumkin and I want to collect the seeds for next year. I know pumkins cross pollinate so how far apart should the different types be planted to maintain the true types? Is there a similar problem with watermelons? Cityfarma

I have been slowly improving my welding by practice but today found a way to improve faster. I bought an automatic darkening helmet. I can now see where I am putting the stick and adjust the darkness so I can see where I am welding. The improvement is worth the cost. The only problem I have...

I need to till my paddock to get rid of weeds and maintain firebreaks. As I can only afford one, I would like to know what implement to use. I was considering a 7 point spring tyne harrow. My tractor is a Kubota L4400. A disc plough would turn over the dirt but I would then need to break it up...

Does anyone have a link that explains what grades of bolts mean? If I build something that requires bolts, what type, size and strength are bolts and how do I specify? The last thing I want is to grab any old bolt that looks ok only to find it bends or breaks because it was too soft or has no...

From reading many posts, I see there are others that live away from where there equipment is. My farm is 3 hours from home. There are also many people making equipment for the tractors though they are unable to access the tractor while making the attachments. I would like to know if anyone has...