The Bucket Foundry

[Ocean1]

Funny thing, the ignition wires emerging from the mag are opposite ie left hand wire goes to right hand cylinder? Just noticed that today when I had the mag in bits. They are not fun to work on. Any way once we got spark and fuel it fired right up, who would have thought, I was getting sick of pulling to rope. Actualy the ignition problem turned out to be corrosion on the output lug to the off switch, corrosion was shorting the ignition to earth, cleaned it up and the sparks came back, lucky as I had run out of ideas by then.

Yeah, think it was 90 deg out now I think about it... They were pretty crude even then, compared to pretty much everything else. They did some impressive hrs though, and the materials they used were bloody good.

[husaberg]

Yeah, think it was 90 deg out now I think about it... They were pretty crude even then, compared to pretty much everything else. They did some impressive hrs though, and the materials they used were bloody good.

Bert Monroe thought so too rear axel (Cat grader) from memory heated in a forge and flattened with a power hammer. He used Ford axel earlier but said the cats were better steel.

[WilDun]

Flettner, - Caterpillar Diesel? .... carburettor, mag ???

[Flettner]

Flettner, - Caterpillar Diesel? .... carburettor, mag ???

Starter motor, two cylinder petrol engine. Rope start (and sweat and blood if you don't do it right).
My dad had a D7 it was also petrol engine start but by then the petrol engine had an electric start, sooo civilised
They can be a right performance to start.
Some International Harvester bulldozers had petrol start but they had a extra valve that opened the main combustion chamber to auxiliary chamber with a spark plug in it (lower compression). There was a carburetor and a mag fitted to them as well. You started the main engine on petrol, warmed it up then shut the valve in the combustion chamber, then it was a diesel. Same engine.

[Ocean1]

They can be a right performance to start.

The MOW had a bunch of them up at Twizel on various projects. The trick is to chuck a bunch of rags/sawdust/diesel under the sump and light it. Give it 10 min while the tea brewed and then start the starter motor. Another 10 min to drink the tea and then start turning the main engine over.

They did get a little bit black, but that's how it's done when it's below zero.

[WilDun]

It's a whole new world! - well an old new world! - petrol, diesel, Rygers, oil less, 70:1, lots of oil 16:1 long conrods, short conrods, no conrods, rings, ringless, fires under the sump - where's it all going to end? it's all getting too much for me!

[Frits Overmars]

It's a whole new world! - well an old new world! - petrol, diesel, Rygers, oil less, 70:1, lots of oil 16:1 long conrods, short conrods, no conrods, rings, ringless, fires under the sump - where's it all going to end? it's all getting too much for me!

Just take it one step at a time Will. That's what I did; here's me with my Cat D4 .

I told the guys in the Land Rover not to follow my tracks, but they knew better .

[WilDun]

Just take it one step at a time Will. That's what I did; here's me with my Cat D4
I told the guys in the Land Rover not to follow my tracks, but they knew better .

Thanks Frits, - thought I was going crazy for a brief moment. - You sure that wasn't you driving the Land Rover? ...... naw, of course not!

......and yes, we all know better, ie. till it happens - and I feel that I can speak with some authority here!

[WilDun]

Talking about being bogged down and grand kids, I had three staying (and their parents) for a few weeks and have been a little overwhelmed.
It was all fine of course but my foundry progress has been 'zilch' and then I'll be away for a few days this week as well, but hope to be back again next week playing with (sodium silicate/co2) moulds.

Watched most of the moto GP late last night, (went to sleep with about 5 laps to go) and although Rossi is being portrayed as a 'villain' I believe he was pushed into it by that "little shit" who had no need to be riding like that with absolutely no margin for safety - he was going nowhere in the championship anyway.
Rossi would be remembering the incident where someone else from Italy (Simonchelli) who riding at at probably 110% as usual and was killed. - that's my take anyway!

[Frits Overmars]

Watched most of the moto GP late last night, (went to sleep with about 5 laps to go) and although Rossi is being portrayed as a 'villain' I believe he was pushed into it by that "little shit" who had no need to be riding like that with absolutely no margin for safety - he was going nowhere in the championship anyway.

Rossi was accused of kicking Marquez but I studied the video in slow motion: Marquez steered into Rossi although Rossi had still left sufficient room for Marquez at the left side of the track. Marquez banged his helmet against Rossi's knee. Rossi naturally pushed back in the course of which his foot slid off the rest.
You can judge for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2DiV26-jqs

[husaberg]

Rossi was accused of kicking Marquez but I studied the video in slow motion: Marquez steered into Rossi although Rossi had still left sufficient room for Marquez at the left side of the track. Marquez banged his helmet against Rossi's knee. Rossi pushed back in the course of which his foot slid oft the rest.
You can judge for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2DiV26-jqs

Totally agree with that Frits but I believe Marrquez actually made two contacts with Rossi.
I made these Gifs.
In part of the Summary of events even Mike Webb even admitted they believed Marqseesze was trying to slow Rossi to advantage others

“Despite what Marquez said we think he was deliberately trying to affect the pace of Valentino.

Val clearly baulked him he admitted so.
The points being taken off is fine, but to start on the rear of the grid as well, is too much.

[Frits Overmars]

Great Gifs, Husa. I can only respond with a couple of stills I found on Facebook, hinting at the favor Marquez did to his fellow countryman Lorenzo, the only rider left in the championship battle with Rossi (I'm actually surprised that the second picture made it through the Facebook censorship at all).

[husaberg]

Great Gifs, Husa. I can only respond with a couple of stills I found on Facebook, hinting at the favor Marquez did to his fellow countryman Lorenzo, the only rider left in the championship battle with Rossi (I'm actually surprised that the second picture made it through the Facebook censorship at all).

I did do one of Someones dad er Not celebrating when his son crashed as well.
Those gifs are utterly simple to make
http://imgur.com/vidgif


one could say it was like he was cheering for a goal at soccer rather than someone he is rather attached to crashing.............
See the moment when he realises he is being filmed.

[WilDun]

See the moment when he realises he is being filmed.

To be honest I think he was secretly watching the Rugby world cup (NZ v France) you could distinctly see he was shouting "ALL BLACKS" when he was caught on camera and he missed his son head butting Rossi! and his over dramatic (and staged) demise!
I think Rossi just slowed down to make his landing a little softer - well, he is well known as a nice guy!

[Flettner]

Are the All Blacks playing somewhere? It's great having no television.
FOS under construction, these beads on a string are GOOD to use. Much faster stick down time.