What are you up to in the workshop?

I see a lad locally selling stainless steel catering tables (worktops) fairly reasonably.

Has anyone ever used such things as a workbench?

Obviously I'd mound my vice on something much heavier.
But thinking a SS table either side would be just the job?
 
they don't tend to be very thick. take a look underneath and see if there's much structure. if not then it should be easy to bond a sheet of ply or similar underneath which would make it a lot more dent resistant.
 
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AYF said:
I see a lad locally selling stainless steel catering tables (worktops) fairly reasonably.

Has anyone ever used such things as a workbench?

Obviously I'd mound my vice on something much heavier.
But thinking a SS table either side would be just the job?
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Another consideration,if you're planning welding mild steel near or on it ,weld spots/ snots, really take a good holt to stainless.
 
Bearing collapsed on one of the idlers, locked the whole thing solid.
Gears were ok so replaced all the bearings when it was apart.
 
johndeere6920s said:
Them kuhns are weak enough but nothing to touch them to cut.
There new mowers look serious
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That’s one thing I wouldn’t praise works 3160 Kuhn for (cutting well) . Not fond of very lodged crops great mower to follow the ground though . Blade guards between the skids are very poorly held in place . . Supposedly the newer version has a different profile to the bed and cuts lodged grass cleaner .
 
massey 6480 said:
That’s one thing I wouldn’t praise works 3160 Kuhn for (cutting well) . Not fond of very lodged crops great mower to follow the ground though . Blade guards between the skids are very poorly held in place . . Supposedly the newer version has a different profile to the bed and cuts lodged grass cleaner .
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That's interesting if i was changing mowers kuhn would be my too choice
 
MF30 said:
8 different gears with broken teeth, whole stripdown and washout necessary in case theres a chip lurking in the case still.
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I think the reason my 700 and 800 Kuhn mowers have lasted so well is the fact there belt driven,I remember a local contractor scrapping a 702 at only a couple of years old because it ate itself,he said his belt drive Kuhns never had any bother.
 
scoffcruddle said:
I think the reason my 700 and 800 Kuhn mowers have lasted so well is the fact there belt driven,I remember a local contractor scrapping a 702 at only a couple of years old because it ate itself,he said his belt drive Kuhns never had any bother.
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I’d say this one encountered an immovable obstacle, problem is if one tooth broke you still need to do a total strip down if you can’t find the shrapnel. The belts are your weak link rather than a shaft drive, there is a slip clutch on this one though.
 
we rebuilt the bed on our krone and i somehow think it looked easier than most outer makes to strip and build. parts not that dear either compared to others
 
Local lad had a demo of a front and back mounted john deere mower`s recenlty . Was really impressed with the cut from them . Under the john deere green paint you could see kuhn red after the first field .
johndeere6920s said:
That's interesting if i was changing mowers kuhn would be my too choice
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