Happy New year for 2025

[facthunter]

What are you going to do in your SPARE time?   Nev

[skippydiesel]

On 02/02/2025 at 8:55 PM, onetrack said:

Don't work that old Gay-lion too hard, the last rigid-frame Galion was built nearly 40 years ago, and sourcing new parts might be a little difficult today!

At least it has hydraulics - not like the old D4 we had on the farm about 40 years ago😈

[Moneybox]

1 hour ago, skippydiesel said:

At least it has hydraulics - not like the old D4 we had on the farm about 40 years ago😈

It has a really nice Twin Disc hydraulic transmission similar to what you'd find in a large boat/trawler. Just swing it from forward to reverse without backing off however I still managed to crunch the gears when I went from Low to High range on the move. That bit is not hydraulic ☺️

[Moneybox]

The plane will sit on the trailer for another week. My LAME will fly into Northam on Thursday morning next week so there's no point in me being there before that.

[facthunter]

You have to get the revs exactly right with any of that low to high range stuff.  Trouble is you need 2 hands and the clutch foot. Nev

Edited Thursday at 02:46 AM by facthunter

[Moneybox]

7 minutes ago, facthunter said:

You have to get the revs exactly right with any of that low to high range stuff.  Trouble is you need 2 hands and the clutch foot. Nev

Yes but no doubling the clutch when there is none. I think the HiLo change should be done at stand still. The throttle is like a bulldozer, push it down for idle or lift off for flatout normal operation. At that point the noise cancelling earphones are a good idea. It has a 4-71 two stroke diesel that lets the neighbours know how hard you're working.

[facthunter]

 No clutch,  just float it and slide out of the gear and adjust revs for the next one.  Everyone seems to say It can't be done. It sure can't be done if the engine is stopped and you are moving. Nev

[Moneybox]

39 minutes ago, facthunter said:

 No clutch,  just float it and slide out of the gear and adjust revs for the next one.  Everyone seems to say It can't be done. It sure can't be done if the engine is stopped and you are moving. Nev

Yes Nev you are right however this two stroke thing is like a Yamaha 2-stroke. Getting the correct revs might not be that easy.

[facthunter]

I know they don't like to be idled. I presume it's a  GM. Built a few of them. Nev

[Moneybox]

I'm taking the opportunity to build Mrs M's carport while the weather is mild, 39° forecast for today that's about 9° cooler than the maximum it hit in the week before last when we left for Perth. The problem is that I'm working with galvanised material that is so reflective that i can't see what I'm doing and the steel is still too hot to handle without gloves. Can't win so I've decided to leave it until the sun goes down.

[Moneybox]

A few clouds came over so I took that as my signal to get out there again.

 

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It went well for a while until I saw a great plume of smoke rising from across the fence.

 

 

I caught it in time but took that as my signal to quit for the moment 😉

 

 

 

 

[onetrack]

In the wheatbelt, it's compulsory to have a fire trailer and pump with a minimum of 1000 litres on hand, if you want to do any angle grinding or cutting of steel anywhere - even on a bare industrial block in a townsite.