The 'Today's Job' thread

[doobin]

I could happily copypaste about half the BEEFY FLAPS facebook page over here. Very relevant.

I just don't get people who's identity revolves around a shitty Ifor with triple lights and some conveyor belting with a witty slogan.

At least boy racer types have an engine.

 

[Furniss]

V wet day in NW France !!
Dropped onto a little inside job to get us to the weekend

 

[JerryRtilt]

V wet day in NW France !!
Dropped onto a little inside job to get us to the weekend


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We could of done with a indoor job today,

 

[Furniss]

We could of done with a indoor job today,

Are you still in that huge hole @JerryRtilt ?

 

[JerryRtilt]

Are you still in that huge hole @JerryRtilt ?

Fortunately back up at ground level now, pool companies guys in the hole getting ready for shotcrete, think they may have installed a sump pump today.

 

[doobin]

Full overhaul on the landlords stock box. Never known hubs this bad. Cowshit gets to them. The circlips needed serious heat and half a can of penetrating oil per hub as I worked them around. Then 35 tons of press to free the bearings. Glad I went for the fifty ton model. The little 90 degree die grinder with a stripping pad was worth its weight in gold as usual to clean up the inside of the hubs. If you don’t have one in your workshop you’re wasting a lot of time!

Took me as long to change the all the hub bearings as it took Harry to do all the brakes and cables. What a bitch of a job.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Full overhaul on the landlords stock box. Never known hubs this bad. Cowshit gets to them. The circlips needed serious heat and half a can of penetrating oil per hub as I worked them around. Then 35 tons of press to free the bearings. Glad I went for the fifty ton model. The little 90 degree die grinder with a stripping pad was worth its weight in gold as usual to clean up the inside of the hubs. If you don’t have one in your workshop you’re wasting a lot of time!

Took me as long to change the all the hub bearings as it took Harry to do all the brakes and cables. What a bitch of a job.

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2nd that on the 90' grinder. Can't live without it. Use it for all sorts. With a Decent dormer die it eats stuff.

 

[V8Druid]

Full overhaul on the landlords stock box. Never known hubs this bad. Cowshit gets to them. The circlips needed serious heat and half a can of penetrating oil per hub as I worked them around. Then 35 tons of press to free the bearings. Glad I went for the fifty ton model. The little 90 degree die grinder with a stripping pad was worth its weight in gold as usual to clean up the inside of the hubs. If you don’t have one in your workshop you’re wasting a lot of time!

Took me as long to change the all the hub bearings as it took Harry to do all the brakes and cables. What a bitch of a job.

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unusual to see a dual race assembly in a trailer hub Doob .... explains the circlip

 

[doobin]

unusual to see a dual race assembly in a trailer hub Doob .... explains the circlip

I don’t think the circlip does anything other than stop the hub moving back towards the backplate. The bearing is held onto the stub by a large nut which is then peened to hold it in place.

 

[doobin]

Found time this pm to attend to this dog for a customer. The very definition of ‘nothing left to weld to’

 

[Canal Navvy]

How do you mean? All modern knott hubs seem to be like that.

Unfortunately......much prefer the old fashioned adjustable tapered roller bearings

 

[doobin]

Unfortunately......much prefer the old fashioned adjustable tapered roller bearings

They sure seemed to last longer!

 

[V8Druid]

I don’t think the circlip does anything other than stop the hub moving back towards the backplate. The bearing is held onto the stub by a large nut which is then peened to hold it in place.

and the circlip retains the dual bearing assembly in place in its housing .. as said to " stop the hub moving back towards the backplate " .. the large nut on the stub holds the bearing's inner assembly (with factory set adjustment) together, but sadly with this set up there is zero adjustment at any later stage ..........

Unfortunately......much prefer the old fashioned adjustable tapered roller bearings

which is why .......

They sure seemed to last longer!

they could be adjusted as they wore

pretty crap and retrograde step really ....... but ensures the dorks of today, who couldn't adjust a wheel bearing to save their lives, simply have to fit a new assembly, in one piece and have it right from the off
same thing applies to most cars/vehicles today, sadly

and makes the bearing manufacturers mucho dinero on a way more regular basis

 

[V8Druid]

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I hope you're charging like Mog's proverbial 'wounded rhino' for that ...... totally sh1t job to do
'In the day' (with a workshop full of the appropriate kit) I'd have cut it out, formed a Z and replaced it completely .... without a folder or press brake, over skinning is the only realistic option

 

[William127]

Full overhaul on the landlords stock box. Never known hubs this bad. Cowshit gets to them. The circlips needed serious heat and half a can of penetrating oil per hub as I worked them around. Then 35 tons of press to free the bearings. Glad I went for the fifty ton model. The little 90 degree die grinder with a stripping pad was worth its weight in gold as usual to clean up the inside of the hubs. If you don’t have one in your workshop you’re wasting a lot of time!

Took me as long to change the all the hub bearings as it took Harry to do all the brakes and cables. What a bitch of a job.

Must be the day for it, knocked out the bearings from all 4 hubs from my LM146 ready for new. No press here, just some old sockets, ground down races and a well applied club hammer. As always the second one came out in half the time of the first once you're in your stride
They were all in pretty decent condition for a 10 year old trailer that's done unknowable thousands of miles and tons of load, but it's getting 'the works' cables, shoes, expanders, lights, floor, suspension checking over ready for another 10 years. Such a versatile trailer, I nearly stuck it in an auction last year but decided to sort it right out instead.

I'm going to look for a press though, 50 ton it is

 

[AHPP]

Must be the day for it, knocked out the bearings from all 4 hubs from my LM146 ready for new. No press here, just some old sockets, ground down races and a well applied club hammer. As always the second one came out in half the time of the first once you're in your stride
They were all in pretty decent condition for a 10 year old trailer that's done unknowable thousands of miles and tons of load, but it's getting 'the works' cables, shoes, expanders, lights, floor, suspension checking over ready for another 10 years. Such a versatile trailer, I nearly stuck it in an auction last year but decided to sort it right out instead.

I'm going to look for a press though, 50 ton it is

I did bearings on the van the other week. Battered one out with a big socket and a big hammer just to see what it was all about. Took the other to someone with a press. Much more civilised.

 

[Giles]

Lost a full morning yesterday putting right a drain we installed in November to drain my pond which is still taking water frim
Neighbours.

I was finishing some paperwork or something and laddo sleeved the pipe in Geotextile. We used to do this and sleeve was in land drains fittings bag, but I’d stopped doing it because of problems anyway it went in sleeved.

Yesterday morning pond was 10x size where I’ve lifted lawn level and flooded it dug down found drain in 2 spots not flowing cut it where it joint lateral and rodded and fine till it hit knotted sock at end.

Other area dug and exposed water not soaking in to pipe but following stone bed.

Cut Geotextile sock at end and away she went

Exposed drain and cut sock off

Ground is heavy clay not sandy

Do not wrap drains in Geotextile

 

[Giles]

Then had 16 ton of sand to get shifted in the rain all day slow going

Video is bottom land drain once Geotextile cut and top water with 2” pump into it

 

[Furniss]

we are frequently asked by customers who have been on google if we should wrap it and we dont.

 

[6feetdown]

we are frequently asked by customers who have been on google if we should wrap it and we dont.

We've stopped a while back too.
Only thing I'm torn with is fabric in whole of trench or just placed on top of stone