Altering and modifying Grimme potato harvester axle.
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2024
- In this video I alter an axle off of a Grimme potato harvester to better suit being used as a windrower.
I use the plasma cutter to cut off the old leveling ram brackets and grind flat. Next up is to arc air gouge off the welds that hold the hub assembly onto the box section, once this is off, its ground down and the excess that was gouged away is filled with weld and ground flat also. The hub assembly is then turned around and welded back on.
A reinforcement is added onto the other end where the tube slides into the machine. Some 10mm plate is cut out with the cnc plasma cutter and then pressed to shape with the press brake. Same process is done for the filler plate, this is then all tacked into place and fully welded around.
Last job is to make some new plates for the leveling ram brackets. These are cut from 15mm plate. Tacked into position, squared up and then welded on.
Hope you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for watching. - Наука та технологія
😅When you are thinking we can see the bobble on your hat spinning. Well done!
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You know when its a big job when Oliver gets the BIG grinder out .
Nice to meet you Oliver! I’m sure you know this trick, but in case others don’t, when it’s cold, take your propane torch, and give it a little heat before you paint, the warm steel will help the paint dry and stick.
You are a true craftsman, and a joy to watch. I’m in America, in western Pennsylvania.
I'm in Queensland Australia. Worldwide audience!
My workshop is usually around 9 deg C in winter and over 40 deg C in summer! Never seen proper snow in my life! I don't envy you working in an open workshop with snow on the ground at all! I'd rather sweat than shiver any day. Amazing job you did there Oliver.
I prefer the cold to the heat. Can always put more clothes on 😆
I saw snow once and I never want to see it again (other than on TV or UA-cam). I hate the cold, but it's a bit too warm here in Queensland Australia at the moment.
Welding is a far better winter sport.
The heat is in the tools. The harder you work the warmer you stay.🍻@@snowballengineering
You do a good job on everything you tackle
You reminded me of standing in front of gas heater at Granny’s. Freeze on one side and burn on the other! 😁 I have watched several videos but never heard why it’s called Snowball Engineering. Be Safe!
Sorry I didn’t catch your last name at the beginning of the video . I thought maybe it had to do with how some projects can start small and “Snowball “ into something bigger. Great video and keep up the good work!
@allenbrown7820 That's what I assumed Snowball ment in this instance as well.
Great job Oliver we love your videos in the U.S.
Would love to see pictures of the parts mounted afterwards
The Sunday best is here again
Very nice! I always love how many different things that you do with your fork lift 😂
It’s a multitool 🤣
You sure get some interesting and sometimes tricky jobs in, mostly farming machinery by the look of it. But you always work out how to do the repairs or modifications and the job ends up looking like it came out of the factory that way.
Here's a contribution towards the new battery for the forklift.
Thanks very much!
That was one complicated job! I wouldn't know how to begin with that. Shows your experience and professionalism!
God bless you Oliver!
I was UK aftersales manager for Grimme UK for 20 years, all I can say is, you have made a 1st class job of modifying this axle.
I could imagine a gantry crane would be very useful, certainly with how big some of these parts are
It would be interesting to see some of the equipment you modified in ACTION.
What the customer wants the customer is getting I pmsfl 😂😂😂😂😂 top video Oliver love it xx
Thanks for another excellent video, Oliver. You did mention your name in one of your videos. This video was especially fun for me because my grandfather was a Swiss engineer who went to the US the end of the 19th century and built up a foundry that made potato harvesting machinery, the Champion Potato Machinery Company in Hammond, Indiana.
Lovely to meet you Oliver
Would love to see it back together
Nice work, Oliver.
I know you said you haven't introduced yourself before, and most youtubers don't bother too either, so there's no need to worry on that front fella, oops, sorry, Oliver.
If anyone was curious about who you are or wanted to know any other information about you, they just need to make a couple of clicks ending with "About" in the bottom right hand corner and they would see your name "Oliver" clearly written.
Unfortunately, most viewers, so it seems, do not know how to or can not be bothered to check your channel information for one reason or another.
I have my opinion as to why that is, as most viewers live in America, but I will keep that opinion to myself for fear of offending viewers.
I am looking forward to viewing your next gem, Mr Oliver Snowball, Sir. 😉
I think you informing us on every job you do is a good thing. I, for one, am very glad you do it. Otherwise, we may as well watch your videos with the sound off and guess what the project is about and most likely remain clueless.🤭
So, come on, everyone. Tell your friends, your mates, and people in the street to watch and subscribe to Snowball Engineering and watch some great work being done👍
Well done me old cocker.
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12:55...it's FREEZING here in Minnesota...(!)
Buds got that 110v American energy using dewalt corded tools
Good to see you are contributing to the bumper crop of vodka this year.👍
another excellently edited and informative video.
Top job as ever, mods looked factory 👍
You definitely try to think of every thing involved
That was great ! Thanks
Man versus the spud.
He does a good job at explaining what it's supposed to being doing and how he's going to go about fixing it.
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼
We'll just call you Dave, Oliver.
Very good fabrication, sometimes it is hard to get a complete picture, but you described it well. I used to dislike working outside in the winter, but as long as I had a bottle of gas and a pre-heating torch it was bearable. Good job, stay safe and well 👍
Ur one heck of a welder/fabricator.
Solid design, beautifully finished. Thanks for the videos and motivation!
Hello Oliver from the USA.....that project is a bit of a thinking project. Enjoyed it! Excellent work as always.
I assumed that snowball was a nick name due to the secret life of pets reference.
You have to admit there's a certain similarity. I was impressed that you were using it as your business name. Turned out I was wrong. Still impressed with the work though.
Competing with Mr Bradshaw as England's finest YouTubing craftsman named Oliver working out of a shed on the family farm...
Nice job.
Excellent video and professional looking product. Thank you for showing where this fit and how for those of us who knew potatoes need to be harvested, but never knew how.
That preheat didn't damage the red paint.I am impressed with how durable that is. Another great video. 👍
I'm watching while eating homemade potato chips..., whats the odds of that? 😂
As always Oliver. A smashing job you did. Your a one man Wonder. Awesome job ob as always.
I’m watching this Sunday night here in Aus 🇦🇺 tomorrow I have 38°C and for most of the week as well. I would love a bit of that snow on my workshop roof.
Be interesting to see the parts reinstalled on the digger. Thanks for bringing us along. Snow and cold here in the US Midwest also. Last few days below zero F with lots of wind.
Nearly 100F here in Queensland Australia at the moment and heaps of rain, although we've just had a couple of days without rain just now.
@@BrucePierson I didn't realise Aussies still use Fahrenheit.
@@elliejackson6907 We don't normally, I just converted our Centigrade to Fahrenheit because Fahrenheit was already mentioned.
Loved the part, lighting your heater!
Nice work
Great job Olly, glad your keeping yourself warm in the workshop - as best you can! All the best, Ian
Thanks towards a new battery
Thank you!
Ollie playing 4D chess with that bit of kit!! Great job though fella 👍👍 I always look forward to the Sunday Snowball upload!
Altered and stronger than original, lovely job ! thanks for filming your work. Brian from South Yorkshire
Well done!
Oliver, The potato farmer must be very content with this super modified axle. I am sure to purchase a new one would be big bucks.
Another great video Oliver!
Great job Oliver. It looks as though it was originally manufactured like that.
Another great video Oliver, could I request that when you've done the in shop works you might take us out and see you fitting the finished product. as no amount of explaining would be better than seeing them in situ, and of course it is extra quality content.
It’s not often I refit the parts I’ve repaired, I just get brought them as you see in the video.
The last spud harvester I worked on had a rotating deck. With a load of people standing around it. All trying to grab the spuds before the earth got dumped back on the field. That was about 1980. Things have moved on. Nice neat alteration. Should do the job. And be stronger than original. You have the cold, and snow. We are close to 40C. And possibly the second cyclone of the season. One extreme to the other.
Modern machines still often have pickers onboard, picking out the tops, stones, bad spuds and clods.
Yeah, a bit on the warm side here in Queensland at the moment. Hopefully that cyclone goes away, we've had more than enough disasters lately.
Oliver you are good man. I enjoy your work, and your videos. Thanks Oliver🍺🍺
Morning Oliver from one fabricator to another. Chris Manchester
Morning!
Hey Oliver. Fantastic channel! I am binge watching all your videos. Love the channel! Keep up the great work. Thank you!!!
Always a pleasure watching you work, Ollie. Nice job explaining that complicated bit of reengineering, well done. Stay warm!
Nicely done.
Great video Oliver. Love to see how you problem solve and get things done!
Another great (and challenging) job Oliver
Another great project done and your plasma table is a great asset to you ,well done again.
Has been cold this week, at least you were inside from the wind. It was bl**by cold outside working on the loco. Superb job!
Appreciate you’ve got some proper cold up there recently. Us southerners have got off lightly. I need to get back to my workshop to check out the never ending winter condensation issues on my lathe and mill. Come on springtime 👍
Nice job. Might be nice to see some footage of this thing in action after it’s all done and re-installed. Thanks for posting. Cheers from the states! 👍🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧
It’s always good practice when altering different machinery by using thicker materials then previously by the manufacturer. Great video always interesting to watch other tradesmen fabricate & welding.🇬🇧🇮🇪.
Nice work! And thanks for all your (quite understandable) explanations. 👍
Love the channel pal. Keep up the good work. Cheers
Thanks, will do!
+Oliver, you have done what the high paid engineers couldn't... Rebuilt the piece of equipment as it should have been built, originally... I have to watch and rewatch your videos so I can follow and understand what you are doing... It is akin to proving a theorem in geometry... I love your videos as your brain wanders through the fog and comes out in the blazing sunshine... Thank you for what you do... Dave
Another great video Oliver, I always look forward to Sunday now 🤙
Oliver, you do awesome work!
Pleasure to watch your craftsmanship.
Thank You Oliver! Greetings from the North Country USA 😊
Great video. First class work, as always. Thank you for sharing your work
That, mr Snowball, was some heavy modifications! I had no idea where it was going... and I still does not.. But great video! Thanks!
Fantastic job as always! Snowball Engineering, Cutting Edge Engineering, On Fire Welding and IC Weld are my top YT channels. When I have time to watch videos that is.
I hate the cold! Today is the first day in two weeks it's been above 32°F or 0°C.
I have found that when I'm working in my cold shop, the most effective way to warm
in front of a stove is to remove my jacket. Warm my front and back then hold my jacket
up with the inside facing the stove. That way the inside of my jacket and my body are both
warm. Standing in front of my stove with my jacket on just warms up the outside of my jacket
and the jacket does what it is supposed to do, keep the heat/cold from getting to my body.
Give it a try.
Thanks for the share Oliver, l’m enjoying your great videos and yes you do explain what you are doing and why very well. I’m from Richmond North Yorkshire ,now living in the East Midlands and is great to hear the Yorkshire accent Oliver. Your workshop is looking much tidier on video 👍
As usual Oliver another really good video, informative sensible commentary outlining what is required and how you intend to achieve it, and always adding those little touches to do the best job possible for the customer.
Feel like this new plasma/flame table has already almost paid for itself by now.
Well done Ollie, another banging job. You made lining up those big pieces look easy. All the best.
Nice work with the gouging. 😀
Oliver yes I think you are right the positive camber is to allow for the torsional twist on the rectangle box due to amount of wheel offset in standard configuration. With wheel on outside it would have more leverage than new position under harvester so able to twist box. I’m sure it will make it easier for tractor driver when navigating roads as the wheel won’t be sticking out so far frightening oncoming drivers 😂
The cold weather always shows up the batteries which are on the way out, I’m sure in the summer it’s fine 😝
Really appreciate your time and effort on these videos 👍
A lot of work with this excentric - also, very good weld clean up, Noice!
Be interesting to see it on the machine and to know if it worked 😊, did you have to change anything??
Thank you, Oliver. Nice to finally meet you. 😊
absolutly awsome job enjoyed every bit thanks much keep em coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved the gusset idea on the swinging arm improving German engineering, Ace.
Spokój, przemyślane decyzje, wiedza i narzędzia wtedy robota wychodzi super !😀
Been there, “burn on one side, freeze on the other” lol.
Another great video Oliver,but it’s got me wondering if it all fitted and worked ok once back on the machine!
Hopefully! It only went out the yard on Friday so I don’t know yet.
Great video. Super filming. Thanks
Great job. Keep up the good work. Could we see this back on the machine ?
That was good gouging you did. Another great job you done as usual. Thank you Oliver for another top notch video.
Another great video Oliver keep up the good work you do a grand job 👍
Thanks
Thank you!
Awesome, great job, thank you for sharing, I learn a lot 👍👍👍👍
Spectacular work as usual. and enjoyable video
Good to know your name,nice to meet you 😊
Hi Oliver 😊, great bit of engineering on this one, you've certainly got an eye for detail, and the gouging, plating , and welding were top notch, another quality job going to a customer. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.