I used to have a couple of them. No longer have them but I have some photos saved. Let me know specifically what you want to see and I'll look through the photos that I have.

 

have you the photos of the cables underneath the levers that operate forwards backwards and the conveyor

 

See how that center belt is sunken into the pulley? I don't think that is normal but not sure how a pulley would wear down that much. All three belts are brand new.

 

See how that center belt is sunken into the pulley? I don't think that is normal but not sure how a pulley would wear down that much. All three belts are brand new.

Is the pulley all one piece? Also, measure the belt width and section. (Width and height/depth) That middle belt looks narrower but photos can be deceiving.

 

Jealous BTW. I'd love to have a little Mete-R-Matic in the stable.

 

Jealous BTW. I'd love to have a little Mete-R-Matic in the stable.

It is an awesome machine and saves a ton of back breaking work.

 

Ya it doesn't look sunken down that much in my photos. Can you adjust out the extra slack with the cables? I don't remember exactly what that middle pulley drives or what controls it.

 

@Redtwin curious how you and your neighbors load that thing up?

 

We've been using shovels but I am going to build a faring around the top as a sort of funnel so that we can use the bucket loader to do it.

 

We've been using shovels but I am going to build a faring around the top as a sort of funnel so that we can use the bucket loader to do it.

The old trick for using a front loader to load smaller vehicles is to enter the pile at an angle, only loading about 2/3 of the bucket.

ETA: Or let it spill over. (assuming it won't harm the equipment) "Gather" the pile occasionally once the loaded vehicle moves out of the way.

 

@MasterMech We were going to do the loading half the bucket at an angle method as well but the tractor wasn't available last time I topdressed. So it was just two guys with two shovels. We ended up doing almost 10 yards that way and it was too bad but a bucket loader is the way to go. He could load the bucket and be standing by to dump it just as the Turfco was emptying out. The biggest waste of time was going back to the pile when empty.

 

@MasterMech We were going to do the loading half the bucket at an angle method as well but the tractor wasn't available last time I topdressed. So it was just two guys with two shovels. We ended up doing almost 10 yards that way and it was too bad but a bucket loader is the way to go. He could load the bucket and be standing by to dump it just as the Turfco was emptying out. The biggest waste of time was going back to the pile when empty.

That's always the way when top dressing. You spend a ton of time hauling/driving unless you have a way to move sand closer to the work. Time for a feeder cart? :lol:

 

Hi Mate I can definitely do that tomorrow morning for you could you perhaps help me out by taking a photo of the cables inside the control box for the pulleys im having trouble locating the cables in the correct levers

 

@David ANSLOW Are these the photos you need? If you need a different angle, let me know.

 

@Redtwin How has this been working since I welded the pulleys/shafts?

 

@Humbert810 I haven't driven it loaded since getting it back but it moves forward and backwards with no clunking now. We were supposed to do a topdress at the church this summer but it just never happened and now it's too late in the season.