The 'Today's Job' thread

[Storrsy]

A day in the mud for the farmer up the road - putting the ducting in place for the grand connection of his shed roof to the grid.
Mighty impressed with the tiltrotator and how easy it made life - he set off with great intentions with his spade and then leant on it all day

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That looks horribly sticky s**t!

 

[William127]

Glad to see the concrete in this, best part of 8ft deep footings, 3 grabs of clay out. Little Cormidi tracked dumper got quite a workout.
Back Thursday to dig out another lorry load to lower the middle.
Tomorrow I've got some leveling to do in my field then start the roof timbers for the digger shed. 5.4m 8x2s were about 18 quid each, I thought that was very reasonable?

 

[Furniss]

That looks horribly sticky s**t!

Yeah it was a bloody clarty going on - farmers are used to it though eh and he was happy as Larry (or louis)

He gets his 600m2 connected up shortly.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Glad to see the concrete in this, best part of 8ft deep footings, 3 grabs of clay out. Little Cormidi tracked dumper got quite a workout.
Back Thursday to dig out another lorry load to lower the middle.
Tomorrow I've got some leveling to do in my field then start the roof timbers for the digger shed. 5.4m 8x2s were about 18 quid each, I thought that was very reasonable?

I thought you had a MILL ?

 

[William127]

I thought you had a MILL ?

Indeed, no suitable timber for this sort of thing though
As it happens I'm hoping i can fit the power head end of the mill in this shed

 

[V8Druid]

Glad to see the concrete in this, best part of 8ft deep footings, 3 grabs of clay out. Little Cormidi tracked dumper got quite a workout.
Back Thursday to dig out another lorry load to lower the middle.
Tomorrow I've got some leveling to do in my field then start the roof timbers for the digger shed. 5.4m 8x2s were about 18 quid each, I thought that was very reasonable?

what the hell is that house built on?? a rubbish tip ?? .. timber deffo wasn't dear, unless it's gone down a lot recently

 

[William127]

what the hell is that house built on?? a rubbish tip ?? .. timber deffo wasn't dear, unless it's gone down a lot recently

Was an army base (allegedly) then a Sainsburys depot lorry park (fact, I remember it)
Nice consistent layer of tarmac a few feet down

 

[DaveDCB]

Was an army base (allegedly) then a Sainsburys depot lorry park (fact, I remember it)
Nice consistent layer of tarmac a few feet down

Mmmmmmm new build lovleyness.. no doubt failed contamination tests so they just capped the whole lot off with 2ft of less contaminated crap!

We did some footings at a house built on old colour works site.. the ground under the capping was literally a multicoloured rainbow!

 

[William127]

Mmmmmmm new build lovleyness.. no doubt failed contamination tests so they just capped the whole lot off with 2ft of less contaminated crap!

Certainly looks like that

 

[6feetdown]

Met by these beauties earlier

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Met by these beauties earlier

I can almost hear their incessant MEOWing from your pics!

 

[Giles]

Neighbours of ours at parents in countryside had them after a year or so another neighbour let himself into their night time avery and blasted them with 12 gauge.

 

[V8Druid]

quite a few around here at various places - fortunately, none in ear shot of here ... one place, they disappear for a couple of months in the winter time and return from God knows where in the spring
there's a donkey lives at the top of our drive and he's bad enough when he kicks off about 6-ish in the morning .... hell he has some voice

 

[diggerjones]

Neighbours of ours at parents in countryside had them after a year or so another neighbour let himself into their night time avery and blasted them with 12 gauge.

Same happened here. We had 2. Male and female. The male was a twat. Would attack you if you weren't paying attention. Got rid of it. Then 2 wild one's turned up, my lady started feeding them. then neibour shot 1 and the other buggered off.
We still have the original female, makes some funny noises and thinks it's a chicken

 

[DaveDCB]

thinks it's a chicken

When are you going to eat it then?

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I bloody hate ladders these days. I am no weakling but took me and 6.5ft 20st lad to get these buggers up. Too much of a pussy these days to extend them rung by rung whilst half way up.

 

[Furniss]

Todays carnage

House is very damp so drains are going round it and if we can do it he wants enough digging out the back to but some patio doors in and have enough room for a table etc.
It's in a local village that was built around a series of slate mines, we have been here many times and its always hard going

 

[Mogman]

Bit of lifting today

 

[Furniss]

Cant get truck to digger so it's neat to be able to avoid the double handling - 4 x 3t swivel tips average 7.5t at tip - could get another in at a push but quarry close and not worth the faffing.

 

[Storrsy]

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Cant get truck to digger so it's neat to be able to avoid the double handling - 4 x 3t swivel tips average 7.5t at tip - could get another in at a push but quarry close and not worth the faffing.

Seems like you've pretty much nailed your setup for your work