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Snowball Engineering
Добавлен 21 дек 2022
Hello, I’m Oliver Snowball. An agricultural engineer/fabricator based in North Yorkshire, England. Majority of my work is agricultural equipment but will tackle anything.
I try to make my videos as straight forward and as straight to the point as I can.
Hope you enjoy the channel!
Check out Snowball_engineering on instagram to see past,present and behind the scenes photos.
I try to make my videos as straight forward and as straight to the point as I can.
Hope you enjoy the channel!
Check out Snowball_engineering on instagram to see past,present and behind the scenes photos.
Repairing cracked frame on Grimme Varitron 270 potato harvester
First up is some footage from Emley moor tractor pulling. The first 2 pulls are me with my Leyland that I built back up in last weeks video. Next is Rob with his 6 cylinder Fordson major, he was having a bit of bother with his hitch being set too high so he was struggling to keep the front end down, then its Jason with his Leyland 285, I think his kill flap was half shut so it wasn’t boosting up properly. Next is Ben with his twin turbo Perkins V8 powered Ford 8210, and last is James with his 6 cylinder Fordson Major. There were 33 tractor pullers in total but I only recorded a few.
To the job in hand, the customer noticed during the machines annual service that the tank frame was starting...
To the job in hand, the customer noticed during the machines annual service that the tank frame was starting...
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My week off.. in the workshop. Leyland 285 tractor puller rebuild.
Просмотров 48 тыс.День назад
I had a week off normal work to get my leyland 285 tractor puller rebuilt ready for taking it to Emley moor M.A.S.T rally. The engine was to put back in after some more modifications, a billet compressor wheel was to fit to the turbo. All the panel work to refit and the triple plate centrifugal clutch to put back in. I also had to retime the big injection pump via spill timing it. Hope you enjo...
HiSpec tanker gets cracked chassis repaired
Просмотров 71 тыс.14 дней назад
In this video I repair the chassis on a HiSpec slurry tanker. The chassis had cracked on both sides where the spring hangers had been welded on, a bit of a poor design and the fact the bar from one side to the other had broken out resulted in there being too much flex. I gouged out the crack with the plasma and grinder then welded back up. To add extra strength into the area and transfer the lo...
Fitting new drawbar to our flat bed straw trailer. Part 2
Просмотров 80 тыс.21 день назад
Part one here: ruclips.net/video/NWz5dXM31Ho/видео.html Merch available here: snowballengineering.co.uk/ In this video my Dad and me carry on with doing some upgrades to the bale trailer. Part one we swapped axles, now its time for a new drawbar. While my dad cuts out the old drawbar, i fabricate a new one. Issues with the Hyster forklift starter motor lost us a bit of time but got the trailer ...
Fitting twin axles onto our flat bed straw trailer. Part 1
Просмотров 130 тыс.28 дней назад
In this video me and my dad work on swapping the axles on the farms flatbed straw trailer. We didn’t want to spend too much on job so we tried to do it as economically as possible but still make a good job of it. My dad removes the old axle while I work on fabricating the beam for the replacement bogie axles to pivot on. I flame cut the pivot plates out to help get a good round hole for the pin...
Saving a telehandler bucket from the scrap!
Просмотров 87 тыс.Месяц назад
In this video i rebuild the bottom half of a telehandler bucket. The old floor was cut out with the plasma cutter, the bottom of the sides were also cut out as they were rotten from years of cow muck stuck to them. A new floor was then cut to length and pressed to shape with the press brake. The new floor, sides and bucket edge were then welded in along with 2 gussets that were cnc plasma cut o...
Repairing New Holland baler crankshafts. Part 2
Просмотров 53 тыс.Месяц назад
In this video I finished the job of repairing the New Holland baler cranks. Firstly the jig needed line boring to size, to do this I used the new S power line borer. After the 2 end supports were done, I transferred the jig onto the Huron milling machine to bore the centre support to size. This completed the jig. Next up I test fitted the crank into the jig to ensure it fit and also to get some...
Strimech Buckrake gets a set of JCB Q fit brackets
Просмотров 42 тыс.Месяц назад
In this video I fit a set of JCB Q fit brackets onto a Strimech Buckrake. Not the most interesting of jobs but one that pays the bills. The buckrake was designed to fit onto the 3 point linkage on a tractor, however, the customer also wanted to be able to use it on their JCB telehandler as well as keeping the option of the 3 point linkage. To do this I drew a set of brackets that would weld ont...
Repairing New Holland baler snapped crankshafts. Part 1
Просмотров 47 тыс.Месяц назад
In this video I start the job of repairing 2 baler crankshafts that have snapped. Firstly I start by cutting 2 lengths of 75mm bright round bar to use to make new journals. These are then turned down to size in the lathe with a bigger radius to hopefully improve on the original weak point. The shafts are then parceled up and sent off to be hardened and tempered to match the manufactures specifi...
Repairing ripped out tines on bale spike
Просмотров 45 тыс.2 месяца назад
In this video i replace the top box on a bale spike due to the original not being made strong enough and ripping the bushes out. Firstly, i straighten out the bent side plate by heating it then knocking it back with the big hammer. I cut off the old box section using the plasma cutter then grind down the left over welds. A new length of 100x100x6mm box section is cut with the chop saw, cleaned ...
Fabricating pipe reel to lay water pipe with mole plough
Просмотров 62 тыс.2 месяца назад
In this video i do some fabrication to make some add ons to allow a mole plough to be used to lay water pipe. A relatively simply job but still took some thinking about. Hope you found it interesting. Thanks for watching. If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase a Snowball engineering hoodie at snowballengineering.co.uk/ I will be adding various different items to the shop as time ...
Worn out Box tipper repairs
Просмотров 72 тыс.2 месяца назад
Snowball Engineering hoodies available at: snowballengineering.co.uk/ In this video I repair a box tipper that had excessive wear on the main pivot, both on the shaft and where the bush goes. The gear was also worn and needed turning. Firstly, I started off by plasma gouging the weld that held the gear on, the gear was still on very tight so heat was applied to help. Once the gear was off, I cl...
Repairing damaged shear bolt hole on big baler flywheel.
Просмотров 84 тыс.2 месяца назад
In this video I have a big flywheel from a Massey Ferguson baler in for repair. The hole where the shear bolt bush goes had gotten damaged due to the incorrect shear bolt being used. Because the hole is damaged there is nothing to support the bushing anymore resulting in the bush cracking. Nice simple repair. I knocked the old bush out and placed the flywheel onto the new Huron milling machine....
Big workshop rearrange to fit in a new machine. Huron KU6
Просмотров 52 тыс.3 месяца назад
Bit of an upturned week this week sorting things out and moving things around to fit in the new to me Huron mill. The lathe, beaver mill and elliot mill had to be shifted. The radial arm drill was swung around to go along the wall side and the press brake was moved across to make some more space. I drew a floor plan with the dimensions of each machine so i knew i could fit them in the space wit...
Rebuilding my tractor puller. Piston modifications. Part 1
Просмотров 36 тыс.3 месяца назад
EBay listing for anchorlube: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266726209600?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=b_LV1WW4QWq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=b_LV1WW4QWq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY In this video I make a start on the rebuild of my tractor puller engine. I’m using fresh pistons this time so they need to be modified to lower the compression ratio. To get the compression ratio down to the re...
Rolling a train bonnet. Bushing a Ford 9600 pivot and repairing front press link pin holes
Просмотров 52 тыс.3 месяца назад
Rolling a train bonnet. Bushing a Ford 9600 pivot and repairing front press link pin holes
Fabricating a 3 point linkage weight frame
Просмотров 105 тыс.3 месяца назад
Fabricating a 3 point linkage weight frame
Fixing and modifying electric pole rack on truck.
Просмотров 57 тыс.3 месяца назад
Fixing and modifying electric pole rack on truck.
Worn drawbar ring, wear edge and bracket change
Просмотров 255 тыс.4 месяца назад
Worn drawbar ring, wear edge and bracket change
Making a HUGE log splitter. Part 3
Просмотров 81 тыс.4 месяца назад
Making a HUGE log splitter. Part 3
Telehandler bucket, New wear edge and crack repairs
Просмотров 83 тыс.4 месяца назад
Telehandler bucket, New wear edge and crack repairs
Rebuilding stub shaft on Sumo Trio packer roller.
Просмотров 108 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Rebuilding stub shaft on Sumo Trio packer roller.
Altering and modifying Grimme potato harvester axle.
Просмотров 58 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Altering and modifying Grimme potato harvester axle.
More JCB TM310 and 320 headstocks broken!
Просмотров 74 тыс.5 месяцев назад
More JCB TM310 and 320 headstocks broken!
Line boring and bore welding rototilt attachment
Просмотров 52 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Line boring and bore welding rototilt attachment
Progress on the high speed Grey Fergie!
Просмотров 43 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Progress on the high speed Grey Fergie!
Drawbar repairs on 18tonne Stewart trailer. Part 2
Просмотров 74 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Drawbar repairs on 18tonne Stewart trailer. Part 2
Drawbar repairs on 18tonne Stewart trailer. Part 1
Просмотров 116 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Drawbar repairs on 18tonne Stewart trailer. Part 1
Altering attachments to suit Merlo telehandlers
Просмотров 62 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Altering attachments to suit Merlo telehandlers
Looks like that will do it Ollie. Boy that frame sure looks like it could have thicker metal on it , must be a weight issue keep up the good work Ollie 👍
At 30 Mins in I predict it gets painted in red lead !!!!
Nice one lad !
Any chance of a farm tractor tour you’ve got some right modern classics on the farm I would to learn the history of of them! Look after yourself 👍
That potato harvester looks like it is built to generate future sales...
Small Mig welder for the win....Again. Oh Aggregate machinery can be built to a price. you need but the well established or properly made stuff if you expect it to last. It all wears out after a fashion, but Man oh Man there is some junk out there.
Here in the US we also have many local tractor pulls lots of fun and beer.. thanks for sharing.
nice bit of work there Snow.
Nice repair !!
Nice fix Oliver.
nice tractor pull , and another top shelf repair. thanks
Die Bolzen würde ich aber mit Schmiernippel versehen!
Sehr gute Konstruktion!
Tractor pulling looked like good craic
Shit Greta will be after you
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What a good investment that plasma table was
Some jobs are not as easy as it seams this one wasn't to easy but not difficult as well it was just a bit fidelity. Congratulations Oliver you made to the race it was awesome 👏 👏
Nice work Oliver, thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Evening Olly, that looked a nightmare to work on, sharp edges everywhere to bang into. You seem to have a huge amount of patience, well done. My brother runs a quarry, the kit is well built but the blokes still manage to beat it to death, it’s a harsh environment for sure.
What a difficult job on a HUGE MACHINE 😳😳😳. Went to hillshead many years age fascinating show. The quarry is disappearing fast as it’s supplying stone for HS2
Enjoy!!! love it!!! i hope to see you at work some day
Oliver, enjoyed the tractor pulling footage very much. Here in West Texas we do not have much pulling, but I do enjoy them. The tour of the potato harvester was very interesting. Thanks for a great video.
Another nice repair job
Obviously the design engineer used CAD Cardboard Aided Design aka origami (paper folding) as their main tool and the materials to build the machine weren’t much better. 👍🏴
Looks like fun at the tractor pull. Great video.
Walked past you at Hillhead, but only realised after you had gone, else would've stopped and said Hi! Keep up the good work!
Those quarry machines are built much stronger than agricultural machines. They have to be with the forces involved with digging rock. The other point is that a breakdown with any of those machines runs into many thousand dollars per day that they aren't working, so they can't afford breakdowns. That sure was a big quarry.
That was a really tricky and difficult repair, but you nailed it as usual. I don't think that will ever break again. I can imagine the machine being scrapped at the end of its life and that repair still being good.
Olly have you seen that new gouger Isaac from ICWeld has? It’s a straight end cutter and it’s quick (in his hands). You might want to check it out. He was real happy with it, doing exactly what you’re doing but on a piece that required some real contortions. I love you both .
Another job well done OLLY
That is one complicated and complex machine for harvesting potatoes. I remember when I was in my teens, they grew potatoes in the paddock across the road from our house. They were ploughed out of the ground and then picked up by hand and put into potato sacks. You got paid by the sack. Labour was cheap back then.
Another well done repair. My late uncle did repair work on quarry and highway equipment. I think you'd be great at it.
Impressive performance in the Tractor Pulling Ollie - well done 👏 . If you're looking to get more involved in Plant repairs, you should check out the "Cutting Edge Engineering" and "On Fire Welding" channels, if you haven’t already seen them. Good luck.
Looks like you did pretty well with the tractor pulling. I was reading the comments to see what viewers said and your replies to some of them. Hopefully they get the sled working correctly for the next meet so that it works the same for everyone. Be careful with the extra boost that you don't overdo it. Hate to see it blow up.
The most enjoyable vid I've watched on RUclips this week definitely a 👍 Oliver
Think you are correct. A machine, like a loader or excavator, that is used year-round in harsh conditions has to be built better than a harvester that gets seasonal use. That is probably why Kurtis gets his price for top pocket repairs. Going after some of that construction/mining business would probably be a good thing. Your shop location might be the biggest issue. What grade of steel do you use? Is it primarily something comparable to A-36? Do you use anything like T-1, A-514, 400, or 450? I've used T-1 on backhoe booms with good success (as far as I know).
Another fine job done Ollie!! Most people don't understand something looks simple but can be difficult. Keep up the great work 👍 👏
Не пойму смысл этой забавы на тракторах.
Bit of a beast machine that is!
I work as a Grimme technician for a local dealer. Thanks for showing us that repair! I need to check that part on the bunker frames, looks like its a proper weak spot. You did a good job! Cheers mate!
Another intresting video. I said hello to you when you were in the food queue at Hillhead
I am the first person to admit that I am no engineer, but that was a simply awesome repair job, Oliver, I would not have known where to start with that one, and as usual a fabulous result that looks as if it will last forever. Again I know nothing about tractors and tractor pulling, but you seemed to be up there with the others Oliver, you certainly seemed to be enjoying the facilities in the beer tent, though I hope you enjoyed all your weekend Oliver.
Another great video where you surpass the original design.
Moving into quarry type machinery, you will be into ' allistairc123' territory
Good day Oliver. Thank you for sharing the other side of Oliver. Tractor pull and equipment expo. Hopefully you can have a Snowball Engineering logo and signage on your tractor for a business write off for advertising. If that is allowed in the UK pulling world. Thank you for the education of the Potato machine and excellent repair. Cheers.
Yhe crack started at the end of that weld
Olly I rekon you could weld 2 snow flakes together. Super repair job as usual. Nice footage from the tractor pull also. Thanks 👍
Good filming. Thanks
How on earth does that fit down the lanes of north Yorkshire 😂😂
It’s actually not that wide.