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chrome wrote:thats a good welder to have at home do you run hard wire only?? you can run flux core with co2 with that

Most of my welding is inside so generally use .8 solid wire with CO2.
Since you have mentioned about flux core with CO2, I have looked deeper into it and have ordered a roll.

I have always believed it was miles dearer but have since found out the Flux core for use with CO2 is only $20 dearer for a 15 kg roll.

It is only the Flux core without the CO2 that is expensive.


Cheers Richard

Got a promo in the mail today from the "tool shed" saying they can sell you a 5kg bottle of co2 gas for $595 . wen empty take it back to get filled. So gets away from that mongrol rental bottle trap. May be good value for those that dont use much gas. Not sure havnt used gas for a few years now. mostly outside so use flux core

hahaha i rent a big bottle of co2 -Size F- (about 20-25kg of co2) from boc to fill my paint ball bottles and costs $14.55 a month, costs $60 to fill up, lasts for ages filling 7 to 20 ounce paintball bottles which hold about .60 cents worth of gas (i charge $2 a fill, which is darn sight cheaper than Hunting and Fishing).

also rent Argoshield Universal Size D $13.28 per month for the mig.

I own my own 5kg Co2 bottle. I think it cost $70 when I bought it.

Had it refilled today and that cost $50 .

Is that what others are paying or am I being ripped off ?

Cheers Richard

I bought a brand new 5kg bottle 2.5 yrs ago.
Cost $300 and was full, and refils are $33.00

rokhound wrote:I bought a brand new 5kg bottle 2.5 yrs ago.
Cost $300 and was full, and refils are $33.00

I am over a barrel a bit because there is only 1 place in Richmond that can fill them.

To drive to Nelson and back is over half an hour so the time I count my time and the running expenses it would make it dearer

Cheers Richard

lol when i was doing hydraulics.. id go through a g of argoshield a week and a couple of 20kg rolls of wire !!1.2 and 1.6 solid
now ive used 10kg's of wire this month ...0.6

i also dont have to use my resperator all the time
if your welding heaps .. get a mask with carbon filters .. it will save your lungs

oh and flux core and c02 gives you a whats called a low hydrogen weld ...

look up kendels distrubtors in aucks for your wire ... they have a massive range and a pile of speciallity stuff ... and its hlf of what youll pay at yout local tradezone/tool shed

twl has a shitload of lincoln wire at the mo good price and all positional with one temp setting we got givin a box to try it and its all good and cheaper than the boc stuff we usually get

some 5Kg CO2 bottles on tradeMe http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=258560457

W

Interesting, I gather from this that you have always been able to own co2 bottles then. I used to use argon shield back in the days wen I had a shed and used a fair bit but hated the bottle rental thing wether you used it or not. So would I get a better looking les splatter weld if I used the co2 and flux cored wire. The splatter pisses me of. makes every thing ugly. Or maybe its the guy hanging on to it thats the proplem.

Repair Jobs all done. New WOF and ready for our 5 day's 4 wheeling at Westport in a couple of weeks.

Strenghtened Panhard rod tower today with 6mm plate



Cut the front guard with angle grinder to stop it binding on front door



Fitted new windscreen



Took some of the dents out.



Replaced Radius rod bush



Moved horn the higher ground and out of the shit



Replaced broken taillight and rear brake shoes and changed oil in new diff.

Hopefully no more repairs till after new year

Cheers Richard

Love it, Guards and doors bent to hell, She's right, Get the grinder out and make it work again,, Beautiful .. You took some dents out ? Where ? You got that Fkn free spool working on that Fkn warn Fkn winch ??

mudzilla wrote:Love it, Guards and doors bent to hell, She's right, Get the grinder out and make it work again,, Beautiful .. You took some dents out ? Where ? You got that Fkn free spool working on that Fkn warn Fkn winch ??

thats what i thought 'took some dents out' oh ook

I have just joined the Series 2 forum in the UK.

There is a good possibility that my 2 could be the oldest in the world.
Numbers 1,2, and three were produced in late march and mine came off the production line on 3rd march so as a prototype it probably sat around awaiting parts or something.

mine is number 16

I have been thinking about the future and think in veiw of all the drama I have been through lately it might be a better choice to do up the old landy rather than modify the Hilux.

nothing like a new project and keep moving forward.

Cheers Richard

Not modify the Hi Lux Richard , after Paul and Andy kick your arse in Westport you will be planning your revenge .

I can see the headlines in the Hope local rag
"Local 4WD enthusiast Richard Barker has hung up his Snatch Strap, after 30yrs in the mud. Bulletproof as he is known in the 4WD community has walked away from his passion and along with his long time friend and fellow 4WD enthusiast Kevin Page ( Oldblue ) have retired and will now be able to spend more of there spare time at the local LINE DANCING CLUB ",

YEAH RIGHT

FITZY

"Last of the summer wine" when you get to our age you can only look back on things that were.

Your right there Kev, but we a blessed to have things to look back on,

MEMORIES LAST LONGER THAN DREAMS,

FITZY.

Don't jump to conclusions you guys

If the good Lords willing and the rivers don't rise I'm not giving up 4 wheel driving.

Just think it will be more worth while working on my old Land Rover which could be the oldest original in the world.

Chassis No 142800016
engine 141800023
gearbox 141800011

Number 1 is rusted completely away No 2 is now a bitser No 3 Plate exists and no one knows of the other numbers up to my 16 so is well worth restoring.

Number 20 is in the Dunsfold collection in the UK.

You will have to put up with my shit for a while yet.


Cheers Richard

Bulletproof wrote:Don't jump to conclusions you guys

If the good Lords willing and the rivers don't rise I'm not giving up 4 wheel driving.

Just think it will be more worth while working on my old Land Rover which could be the oldest original in the world.

Chassis No 142800016
engine 141800023
gearbox 141800011

Number 1 is rusted completely away No 2 is now a bitser 3 and 4 are in the landrover museum and no one knows of the other numbers up to my 16 so is well worth restoring.

You will have to put up with my shit for a while yet.


Cheers Richard

Tells us more about the old landy. Hope you are not gonna sell it once it's done. Too many interesting old vehicles find their way out of this country.


You will have to put up with my shit for a while yet.

We like this!
John

Here is a list of the oldest production ones know from the UK

Yep, this is the oldest production series 2 I know of, this is an export model, they started these first, some 1000 vehicles were built before they made a start on the 'home market' models, of which Sweep is.

Date wise, the earliest surviving vehicles are -

24th March - YOG (export #2)
31st March - diesel (home #4)
2nd April - Sweep (home #22)
2nd April - 1418 00008 (home#8)

Mine was built on the 3rd of march.

Cheers Richard

That backyard of yours looks like a Landy sanctuary there Richard.
To have one of the oldest landrovers has to be worth something.
Surely you won't sell it?

Finished playing with the landrover for 2009. Janet and myself are leaving for Westport tomorrow for our annual get together with Andi and Paul Delis.

Staying at Flags so will be good to catch up with him, Steve and Marc Crackett, Nuts etc. Andy Jackson and Kerry Smith also joining us.

Hope to do the track under the Karamea Bluffs, New track at Charming Creek. Tailings and probably No 6 etc.

Hilux ready for more dents



Might get some pictures to paste in new Year

Cheers Richard

Have a good trip and dont forget all the vids and photos for us junkies that want to get out more

Packed and ready to roll



Have a "Happy New year"

Cheers Richard

I see Janet in the back ground rushing back inside to get the GIN bottle,

FANCY FORGETTING THAT,

FITZY.

Happy New Year.

that landy sounds like a retirement fund to me. cant take it with you

Just arrived home from Westport. Nuts joined us most days and showed us around the new track at Charming creek

Really good track in the wet with greasy clay hills. Today Marc Crackett came and we only did a couple of hundred metres because the my hilux broke a CV in a bottomless bog and it took over 2 hrs to get it out before we could change the CV.

Yesterday went through Tailings the hard way from south to North and for the first time I managed to drive the steep hill on the first go out of the Little Totara so that made my day.

Will post a vid tomorrow

Andy Jackson came over from ChCh to test his V8 hilux and managed to sheer the bolts on his a free hub and also screwed a drive shaft.

Cheers Richard

Happy New year,, Have you run outside this morning and hugged your Land-rover ?

Well done Richard, that is one mean hill. In the earlier post was it you who broke the CV or another HiLux .

Jafa drove it last year------ reminds me of an old song that you might remember,

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO I CAN DO BETTER,

FITZY.