Charlie's Place

[Charlie]

Hosting a steam and country fair next weekend in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support if anyone is passing and fancys a beverage in the beer tent?

 

[Stubota86]

Hosting a steam and country fair next weekend in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support if anyone is passing and fancys a beverage in the beer tent?

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What time will it be open from/til mate?

 

[V8Druid]

sadly a bit of a trek .... and have a prior engagement Saturday ...... with Ken

 

[Charlie]

What time will it be open from/til mate?

Open 10 - 5 mate, Saturday & Sunday with the Pheasant Pluckers playing in the beer tent on the Saturday night.

 

[Charlie]

Starting to come together

 

[Charlie]

Beer tent in full flow and arena looking pretty smart

 

[Charlie]

Well that was a great weekend . Absolutely shattered now but think it's the best one we have organised so far. Hundreds of tractors, over 25 full size engines along with loads of commercials and other interesting machines. Just a few general pics of the weekend below.

 

[Brendan]

Did you get any decent prices for the one trip 20' container? been thinking of getting one myself

 

[Charlie]

Hi Brendan,
Probably going to go with Containers 4 Sale UK Ltd. A one way with lock box comes in at £1825 + VAT and delivery to me in SG4 £230 + Vat.
Going to 'attempt' to Grafo-Therm it myself as I have another three that need doing.
https://containers4saleuk.com/20ft-storage-containers.html

 

[Jimbo69]

Hi Brendan,
Probably going to go with Containers 4 Sale UK Ltd. A one way with lock box comes in at £1825 + VAT and delivery to me in SG4 £230 + Vat.
Going to 'attempt' to Grafo-Therm it myself as I have another three that need doing.
https://containers4saleuk.com/20ft-storage-containers.html

That’s not a bad price, I’ve just asked for a quote from them, delivery will probably be a bit more up to Aberdeen though.

 

[powercom]

Hi Brendan,
Probably going to go with Containers 4 Sale UK Ltd. A one way with lock box comes in at £1825 + VAT and delivery to me in SG4 £230 + Vat.
Going to 'attempt' to Grafo-Therm it myself as I have another three that need doing.
https://containers4saleuk.com/20ft-storage-containers.html

you might want think twice about the grafothem we have use it to good effect in the past but did a further 9 units late last year and all have corroded badly on the roof just rust spots initially but magnified by the absorbent qualities of the grafo making large rust blotches 2 or 3 inches across for every rust spot on the steel , all over the interior roof looks terrible but obviously not recipe for longevity either !!! , Grafo are being very cagy about what has caused it they are blaming insufficient container paint thickness but have had it all shot blasted back off that was a "BIG JOB " we are sure its not that the Paint thickness issues is thick enough and very well done ,
we know the the new 1 trip units paint spec changed last year from solvent to water based and this is we think un -compatible with grafo Now , grafo therm is we think A high Alkali PH based product with we suspect high gypsum content to absorb the moisture and this is leaching through the paint to attack the steel that the old solvent based paint could withstand and the new water based cannot

not found a replacement product yet that's a shame but grafo is certainly not suitable for the new paint on new one trips

 

[Charlie]

Thanks for the heads up power com. Might put a good coat of paint on first then.
Busy old day today. Nipped out to the barn last night to check the battery in the 802 had charged up as I needed it today to move the remains of a fire into a skip. Nope, nouda. Battery f***ed. No problem as there is a spare next to it, a simple job, just swap them over..... or not!!!!! I bought my 802 cheap (1500) and I knew it had a replacement home made back end and it’s never bothered me. Now on the original the whole thing lifts up but on my replacement just the top lifts up and hence when the battery is at the bottom there is no possible way to get it out the soding thing has been built around it with no thought that at some point someone may want to get to the battery!!!!! Finished the mods at 02:30 this morning

All good and happily moved the bonfire first thing this morning.
Decided to get rid of the old pergola and expand the patio next

You can see the state it is in, actually surprising it hasn’t fallen down! Think I’m going to rebuild it with brick pillars Get rid of that short wall jutting out and make the patio wider. Took longer than expected to get down due to some helpers! Bless em

I can build the brick wall but never done a pillar! Any tips would be appreciated

 

[V8Druid]

was the new door a cuminfa ... looks a handy size for the job in question ... bet you were cursing the battery

 

[Charlie]

Lol it was off an old commercial glass washer out of the local boozer I can’t repeat my language to the battery on here. Tried to squeeze it out the top knowing it wouldn’t fit and ended up cutting my arm and getting covered in battery acid

 

[Charlie]

View from my office window. Like I’m going to get any work done today

 

[mart1602]

if there anything like the guys round here you wont have much to watch

 

[Charlie]

So this is the result of a days work and 6k of public money. Apparently it’s a pedestrian crossing

 

[V8Druid]

So this is the result of a days work and 6k of public money. Apparently it’s a pedestrian crossing
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really ???? ..... they don't look like that around here ..... stripey fings in Wales

 

[pettsy]

I assume another contractor will be doing the “knobbly” bits on the pavement?

 

[Charlie]

I assume another contractor will be doing the “knobbly” bits on the pavement?

Looks like that’s a no as it hasn’t changed! I really don’t see the point as a vehicle can’t see it and no member of the public knows what it is. And it’s our money

Quick reminder to people to wear the correct ppe. Had a cutting disk explode on me today and this is the result. It was a 10 second 1 cut job and thank god I put the safety specs on. Picked a fair few shards out me face