Making lifters to handle 4x 600kg fertiliser bags

[@ianlitchfield9273]

55-60 mph on your little grey Fergie 😱 your a braver man than me 👍🇬🇧

[@Gyppor]

I was just thinking the same thing!!

[@walterrobbins4470]

I wouldn’t think the tires would be rated for that speed

[@johncollier7744]

Another great job Oliver. Your welds are a piece of art. Keep the videos coming

[@RCake]

That's exactly what I thought - beautiful welds!! 😍

[@markhesselgreaves]

Made a grand job of the bag lifters, you should be proud of yourself 👍 Mark from Scotland.

[@m9workshop]

This is awesome work. The new design of retainers to stop the bags slipping off is 👌

[@johnwarwick4105]

As any electrician will agree with you that direction is 50% with a 75% chance it will be wrong 😂😂. A useful addition to any three phase is a short adapter/ extension lead with the phases crossed. These can be so handy for quick drive reversals on loaned equipment etc. good your shop is on 5 pin makes life so much easier, really annoys me when people install 4 pin in new premises.

[@snowballengineering]

That’s a good tip! I was on 4 pin until I purchased a machine that needed a neutral so now I’m on 5 pin.

[@andrewcourt5156]

There is a make of 3 phase plug, made specially for the rental equipment market, that has an inbuilt switch that you can operate via a slotted shaft, that reverses 2 of the phases. It designed to make phase reversal easy, but more importantly stops equipment renter from tampering with the equipments wiring.. opening up the plug end or the equipment end of the cable….

[@miniripper]

Must been a new boots show.

[@johnwarwick4105]

@@andrewcourt5156 yes there is, but the big problem with the ones I once saw ( apart from the cost) is you slack a screw and rotate two of the pins. Unfortunately can fully rotate and end up trusting the wires off. You need one of these on every appliance so a single reverse lead is much better value

[@andrewcourt5156]

In a rental situation, as the person renting out the kit, it is nice to try and prevent some “enthusiastic amateur” from altering the wiring !! If you equipment has 3 phase motors and it is not “desirable” fir them to go backwards, (perhaps for mechanical reasons), then as part of the control electronics / system you can include a phase relay, that will only enable the system if the incoming power is phased correctly…

[@lawrencemanning]

You and Cutting Edge Engineering are my favourite engineering channels, even though the closest I’ve come to this stuff is knocking wooden stuff together on my homemade CNC. Thanks for documenting your exploits. 😊

[@snowballengineering]

Great to hear!

[@edrod3081]

Beauty job, i wish to have those skills, this channel deserve at least 100k at this time. regards from Panama.

[@charlietabone6162]

Quality, plus, they look real good. Your dad reminded me of my dad on his Messi Ferguson. He used to love it on the farm. God bless him

[@allenbrown7820]

The bandsaw is huge! Maybe you can find a way to set it up where you keep the long stock to help cut pieces to size then bring them in the shop. The welds are spot on . Keep up the good work and Be Safe.

[@astravanmk2]

I love a bit of Snowball antics, always so interesting. That forklift sure earns its keep. What a handy bit of kit.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, there’s nothing better then seeing beautiful welds, that’s one bloody big bandsaw that’s for sure, it would be awesome to have the steal logos to weld on the items you build, hopefully someone might sponsor you an engraving machine, awesome job as always mate, cheers

[@markrich6657]

Channel, content and finished results excellent. Well thought out design, Really good, neat weld runs. Finished product looks really, professionally impressive. Thanks for sharing.👍👍👍

[@snowballengineering]

Thank you very much!

[@stuartandrews4344]

Mark, I couldn't agree more with that comment.

[@markrich6657]

@@stuartandrews4344 thank you

[@hownow8442]

Another cool engineering job. You keep them coming, I'll keep watching. Thanks for sharing your work. Cheers!

[@steveanderson4768]

Absolutely brilliant, simple effective and does everything you needed to do

[@philipspencer1834]

You made that look easy 🤣.Great work. Go Snowball. 👍

[@DeeDeeKrug]

Another great job, I used to work in a metal fabricating shop and your welding beads are amazing.

[@lemmy9996]

Both of them look really good. Well done Ollie 👍👍👍

[@camerondadams]

Thanks for that, I really enjoyed that project.

[@juiceboy-vx3qj]

Brilliant from fabrication to editing to voice volume/music just right and appropriate. Huge thumbs up👍

[@snowballengineering]

Thank you very much!

[@Rustinox]

I watch your videos for some time now. You're damn good in what you're doing. Keep up the great work.

[@jameshockey6916]

Fantastic work as always, really impressive welds 👍👍

[@rudyrivera7426]

Very good video! You’re very skilled fabricator! Keep up the good work! And keep them coming! 😊👌👍

[@gbentley8176]

Very enjoyable video and excellent fabrication. Reminded me of my solo end of welding course piece done in the sixties. It was a three point hitch twin fork lift for the fordson major. Still use it. Our instructor said I will be looking for a tolerance of no more than a sixteenth, because you are under pressure but every piece you do after this will be better! Good advice. Bearing in mind I was already a working research scientist doing it for a hobby, my 5 mates then were sixteen year old school leavers. We all passed. Still have wadkin and startrite kit and an army rapidor reciprocating saw from ww2 . These things are bullet proof. Old age slows one down but the skills remain. Thank you for posting.

[@snowballengineering]

Thank you for sharing your story and thank you for watching!

[@thepagan5432]

Really good job, the welding looks the business, as does both of the bag filler frames. You shouldn't doubt your capabilities, you do a first class job. I've seen some bad welding on other posts, where their welding beads look like bird pooh. Great post, thank you, keep safe and well.

[@gerryboard6615]

Good job, nice welds. what a time saver for the farmer.

[@Icebuntrucker]

Once again top fab work Oliver . Spent a lot of year driving a terex telehandler nice machine .

[@snowballengineering]

Thanks! We had a terex t250 until replacing it with a JCB TM310

[@StewartBrown-my7mp]

A wee video on the phase converter would be appreciated. We have one in the work shop that apparently can run 14hp but is struggling to get the Colchester triumph 2000 running and we recently purchased a rather large archdale radial arm and it has no hope of turning it over.

[@gerryoneill8881]

Good work as usual Oliver.

[@BrucePierson]

That was an interesting project. Looks like different machines have different couplings. Your welds are certainly impressive, some of the best I've seen. Those lifters should last longer than the equipment they'll be used on!

[@snowballengineering]

It’s a nightmare how many different brackets there are for different machines. Thanks!

[@DanielClarkFarm]

Workshop tour please

[@chuckgulledge2304]

Outstanding work! Greetings from Cleveland, Tennessee USA

[@robjaimiehickford4559]

Another great informative vid. That coolant pump motor is an easy fix, 2 new radial bearings and maybe a new bronze wear bush below.

[@andrewrobinson2869]

Bloody great work there young man, not bad at painting either .

[@davetaylor4741]

Makes life a lot easier these days. Lift all your fertilizer like that in the big bags. When I was young and on the farm. Everything came in 100 weight bags. You carried and loaded manually. Grain bags were 100 weight and a half. 50 to 75 Kg. I could get a grain bag on my shoulder. Climb up a ladder. And tip it into the top of the silo. I wouldn't get it off the ground these days. Old age is a bitch.

[@gerryboard6615]

Your story reminded me of the days gone by when I used to lift up the 1cwt bags of Nitram into the hopper of the Vicon Lely vari spreader. I can hear that Massey Ferguson 35 ticking over in my head now !

[@snowballengineering]

Thank you guys for your hard work! Thankfully nowadays things are a bit more mechanised.

[@bigteddy66]

Remember then they went completely the other way to the 1 tonne bags on a crate? Then to 500kg slung (now 600)

[@TheGrimReaper1]

Aye, and what about the railway sacks that were hired specifically to put on the grain spouts of a thresher. They were two hundredweight when full of wheat. Then they were hoisted by a chain sack barrow on to the trailer to be taken away. In our case carried up steps to the granary. We didnt know any better. Thankfully it all ended in about 1964, (for our farm)two years after i left school. It’s wonderful to see all these labour saving devices.Ps, just seen your dad on his 65. We had a 65 multi power high clearance we exchanged for the major.

[@tomjenkins21]

I have never seen a bandsaw cut in a forward direction? Are you sure the band isn’t on backwards and the motor in reverse?

[@snowballengineering]

Could be, it’s how it was when I got it. I’ve not needed to change the blade yet and it’s always cut alright so it’s just left it alone.

[@tomjenkins21]

@@snowballengineering if it’s working well don’t piss about with it. Keep the videos coming, great content.

[@ghilreese3413]

Nice job. Good looking cattle. Thanks for the videos.

[@mikeburton7077]

Another excellent job ,l like the way you work,thoughtfully and prescice !

[@b.malnit8983]

Beautiful job Oli. A1 job.

[@bluethru808]

In an age where most things are built to throw away and a lot not even fit for purpose….it’s really reassuring to see this level of attention to detail in a young man, I’d gladly pay more (much more) for something made by yourself than a mass produced implement, knowing it’s probably something my kids kids will use!! For what it’s worth, stay in your lane and I’ll eat my hat if big things arnt coming your way 👍 1st class!!

[@genieohnehirnspaziern3819]

Great job - I love your videos!

[@stephenkelly2067]

Fantastic channel and love your workshop

[@johndoe7793]

I always find your vids interesting, thank you.

[@mikeroutledge6929]

Seriously impressed, nice one mate

[@mikep3509]

Another great job. Incredible welding skills. 👍👍👍

[@Dmenbiker]

Ollie... Nice tool and a very good build...

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

Very good indeed, top job, and professionally carried out

[@woodyj4946]

Lovely work once again! 😊

[@tomtd]

Nice finishing touches, I note followers on the up, give it a year and it’ll be an impressive number. Compared to CEE your work seems far more diverse and unlike CEE you don’t have a videographer so compliments for the video editing work. Looking toward to the next chapter. Oh that’s some bandsaw you have there.

[@snowballengineering]

Thank you!!

[@sackvilleweldingservices]

Those look very smart indeed squire. Good design and execution of the job!

[@markopolo5695]

Great video pal

[@edmiddleton28]

They look like the ones we make! Great video man

[@carloskawasaki656]

Thank you for sharing I learn a lot, always a pleasure watch your project 👍👍👍👍

[@Teredifa]

nice job mate. I have been super busy the past few months in the workshop and havnt had time to see your progress but now i have a bit of time to catch up :D

[@Rubbernecker]

Excellent work!!!

[@markr9895]

I don’t mind the painting, it means I’m close to getting paid for my work! Love your dad’s Massy.

[@larryruth5256]

Beautifully work my friend!

[@kenwood8665]

I really enjoyed that today, looking forword to the next one.

[@grahambeech5576]

Another first class job completed.

[@ianmarsden8568]

Love watching the plasma cutter on fast forward.

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Nice build. Heavy duty last a lifetime 👍

[@alanrichardson1672]

Those welds are very nice - a real good job.

[@daig1984]

Really enjoyed this

[@RebuildingScotland]

Great to see the Union Jack on the bag lifter!

[@eppot1]

nice work !!! 👍👍

[@CWhitmer22015]

Well done! I agree about painting is the worst part. I work mostly with wood and always get someone else to apply the finish 🙂

[@b.malnit8983]

Keep the vids coming. Love them.

[@richarddey6793]

Love your videos, attention to detail is excellent great work,

[@kirkpowell6161]

Great video, Your welds look like they were done by a $1M robot!

[@ChrisSherlock]

I wondered what the fuss was all about with finding space for the bandsaw in the workshop...and then I saw you standing next to it!

[@robertcrossley9803]

Great video. Thank you.

[@AW-Services]

Another great video fancy new uniform. When is the Snowball merch shop opening?

[@snowballengineering]

If enough people are interested in merch I’ll start a shop 😆

[@andreagennari2831]

Altri 2 lavori ben fatti complimenti.

[@Cole-n1e]

Nice craftsmanship! 👍

[@djhscorp]

Enjoy your work, great video content. Keep on keeping on.👍

[@robertmiller4796]

Nice job! Have fun

[@mingthemerciless6855]

Brilliant craftsmanship. Cheers!

[@b.malnit8983]

Very nice welds mate.

[@daveo6728]

Great video.

[@warrenjones744]

That's one hell of a saw Oliver. What a shame you don't have room to leave that saw set up permanently right close to a rack you could load steel right on and go.

[@therealspixycat]

Well done! Again!

[@peterbrennan2343]

Really good job can you run the brake press on a phase converter

[@snowballengineering]

Yes, I can run everything I have on 3 phase off the phase converter as it’s quite a big one

[@ncut5547]

Awesome job again well done ...so is this your main job or do u have a full-time job as well ...picked up a few tips in your videos thks ...

[@snowballengineering]

What you see in the KZbin videos are from what I do full time. I get a good variety of jobs.

[@jayden4656]

Another good video. Great workshop

[@malcolmobrien1008]

Nice job. Tidy welds What size wire using?

[@snowballengineering]

1.0mm wire

[@denguefever9489]

Whats the story on the engines up on your shelf?

[@snowballengineering]

Spares for tractor pulling and future projects.

[@WombleUK]

Really impressive looking welds.

[@thecorbies]

Excellent work.

[@robertstewart7744]

great work

[@jameswood9764]

The bandsaw is running backwards blade teeth should be cutting downward towards the rear of the machine??

[@bmcblane1]

That is one big mother of a band saw!

[@BruceBoschek]

Good job! Thanks for sharing.😊

[@snowballengineering]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@jamespayne8781]

Looks really good.

[@mozzer999]

Did you consider galvanising the lifters? Last forever then. Trouble is they charge by weight and these look heavy ......

[@HP_rep_mek]

Nice result there👍

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

Oliver. Great engineering. I think your band saw shrank significantly in the warm weather 🥵 .👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@petegraham1458]

That looks to be a well designed and substantial bit of kit. I believe it will do the job and then some. Put the max capacity on it near your logo so some one can’t say they were never told .

[@nikxohs3925]

nice work. i see you listen my advice when you made a bucket and add your firm on those

[@stephenkelly2067]

How do you weld on forklift without damaging her altenator

[@snowballengineering]

Never had an issue with that

[@paulandsueroberts4121]

Beautiful job.

[@walterrobbins4470]

That is a nice saw