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#Post#: 63345--------------------------------------------------
Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: Drew
Date: June 4, 2013, 1:54 pm
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I got a rather pleasant e-mail, the other week.
It turned out that back in January, or around-a-bouts then, I
saw an advert for a hand-turned pillar-drill at a small commune
a few kilometers up the road. So I set a meeting date, went and
viewed and realized I'd need some help above and beyond the
middle-aged lady who was selling, along with her brother, the
house and workshop (with contents) of their deceased father, who
was the local blacksmith and agricultural equipment repair man,
back in the day. The drill weighed around 100kg and needed to
come off a chest-high concrete pedestal.
I paid in full and said I'd come back when her brother, who
would give me some extra muscle, was down from Paris at the end
of May. I then promptly forgot about the deal.
So, e-mail arrives and I'm all surprise and glee, fixing a date
for today to go and collect. And speaking to the chap on the
'phone, he reminded me of a couple of other bits which I'd said
I'd have and had paid for...I'd just forgotten what a 'couple of
bits' was and so needed to take a small trailer for a pair of
something interesting, which I'll now reveal.
First up, here's the bulk of what I got for 150 Euros...
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One mighty heavy box of hammers, heads and sets (notice the one
that's been no stranger to the anvil)...
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A right variation of spanners of both the flat and tap breeds.
That biggest tap spanner is 1m long :eek: Notice the two
furnace ladles at the bottom right (missing long handles,
evidently :smile1)...
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As many forge prongs as you could wish for...
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Five tractor seats; two on supports and the others ready for
fitting. The old-boy apparently made a coin by having the
tooling to press these himself...
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The very drill which I'd originally gone for, with a box of
bits...
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And then there were these...
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Two wheels (one geared) for a pre-combine harvester, They were
made by Nodet (whom I assume did the whole kit boodle), who were
a firm who started trading in the 19th century. I don't know if
they're still going, but it could be worth research...
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All but the wheels went in the back of 'Tommy' (and it tested
the paras ;D) and I am, to be honest, pretty chuffed with the
haul; I mean, the bloke and his sister could have scarpered with
my 150 Euro-sovs and I'd have never been wise.
Pretty much everything still functions as it should, but I am
going to get a small drum and drop all the prongs, clamps and
spanners in some cherry diesel for a month-or-so, until I've
some time to do some de-rusting renovation once I've finished
'Acid Queen'. And there's likely some of the stuff which I'll
sell-on and make back some of my Brussels Quids...I mean, I
can't envisage myself ever needing that kind of tap-spanner
fulcrum for what I reckon would be an M30 thread cut :eek:
I could have filled my big trailer if I'd had the cash to spunk
on tools and materials, as I'm of the opinion that you're better
looking at it than looking for it. And liking kit which has you
holding history in your hand ticks a big box for me. However, I
reckon I've got enough for now and there's never a shortage of
this kind of workshop being cleared out as Fiat Agri and Deere
disenfranchize the relationship between farmer and local
engineer.
Old tools...do,like 'em. 8)
#Post#: 63349--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: drumlisden
Date: June 4, 2013, 2:30 pm
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Nicely scored Drew. All you need is a forge and you can become
the local smiddy. :thumbs:
#Post#: 63350--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: harryhedgehog
Date: June 4, 2013, 2:31 pm
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Great pillar drill Drew.
HHH
#Post#: 63352--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: mr.scruff
Date: June 4, 2013, 2:36 pm
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Deeply envious.
A very nice haul. I will ask the combine king to have a look for
info on "Nodet" :thumbs:
#Post#: 63354--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: Drew
Date: June 4, 2013, 2:49 pm
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Were Ron to ever stray away from his favoured Anglo-American
chod, Kev, I'd gladly let him have these two hoops.
Payback for saw-stash :thumbs:
#Post#: 63365--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: Dave
Date: June 4, 2013, 3:39 pm
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You've got to get yourself a forge now. That would be an
excellent thing to have in the corner of Hangar 18!
#Post#: 63373--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: Drew
Date: June 4, 2013, 4:17 pm
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Going for a full-on blast furnace, Dave.
Bit of flux and a good supply of ore...we'll have rivers of iron
in no time.
#Post#: 63376--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: Calum
Date: June 4, 2013, 4:34 pm
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Excellent haul!
#Post#: 63382--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: 1960SeriesII
Date: June 5, 2013, 2:23 am
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Very cool - even if absolutely useless, just having these things
is a good feeling :smile1
#Post#: 63544--------------------------------------------------
Re: Old school agri-engineer clear out bonanza.
DIR By: NUGGETT
Date: June 6, 2013, 5:25 pm
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Nice ! Last nodet machine I saw was a pneumatic fert spreader,
one with a boom not a spinner. Might not be the same nodet
though. ?????
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