The 'Today's Job' thread

[Giles]

is that pipe really too heavy to lift? or just so you can two Han the Bauer like connector etc?

 

[Quattromike]

is that pipe really too heavy to lift? or just so you can two Han the Bauer like connector etc?

No. It has a bit of weight to it but lorry drivers are not what they used to be

 

[Monkeybusiness]

No. It has a bit of weight to it but lorry drivers are not what they used to be

What goes through that pipe?…

 

[Bri963]

Lopped these today before the planners come round. I have permission to drop them on the existing planning but just doing it now while app for new house goes in to avoid tree survey. Its not really my thing have zero experience. Only have a baby sthil 171. The bigger one was a bit intimidating for me wasn't sure if the bar would reach through it. I tried to do hinge cuts then cut from the top did I do it right? Left one as I'd like the option to keep that in the front garden. How low can I lop it and it will still grow back from? It has green shoots pretty low down. I want it to look like a tall stump when the planner comes. Maybe I can even pile some cut branches up around it, leave it a bit bigger and make it look like a pile of s**t. I have bagged up all these logs as will likely have a woodburner in the new place. Are they worth saving or should I just chuck them on the bonny? Atleast in bags they're not being handball constantly. My lad loved helping me he came to do a little job in the morning swap a couple of door closers some firm were happy to give me the day for it was home for 10 ish so went up here. Next job to get a backhoe in strip the site, get the stumps out and do me some trial holes for plasticity tests think I need 2 holes at 3m with sample every m. Then fill back in. Will be having a good bonny in November.

The tree’s horizontal, you’re vertical, you did it right.

 

[Quattromike]

What goes through that pipe?…

It's distillery effluent getting pumped out to sea at Roseisle. It can be 80 odd degrees so pipe and content will be scalding hot. They tip 30k liters in 10 mins.

 

[hiluxman]

Yesterday evenings job was sorting the diverter vavle on the grab.

New ones are £200 so I thought sod that it can only be an o ring that's gone. Took it all to bits and yep the rear on had gone. Tidied up, cleaned up, new o rings and so far under test it's back to been oil tight.

 

[doobin]

Busy today welding up the filter system for the waterjet. No idea what the stainless pipe was, couldn’t match it anywhere. Imperial pipe stock was close enough.

Tried out a new impact tap from HMS. Handy for repetitive work. Their drill bit was a disappointment though, lasted less in 316 than a decent cobalt bit

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Busy today welding up the filter system for the waterjet. No idea what the stainless pipe was, couldn’t match it anywhere. Imperial pipe stock was close enough.

Tried out a new impact tap from HMS. Handy for repetitive work. Their drill bit was a disappointment though, lasted less in 316 than a decent cobalt bit View attachment 84384View attachment 84385View attachment 84386View attachment 84387View attachment 84388

How come they don’t do this in-house? I assume they are an engineering firm of some form or other?

 

[doobin]

How come they don’t do this in-house? I assume they are an engineering firm of some form or other?

Yes it’s mental. They have a whole welding shop with two blokes full time, but they are too busy and the welding gear ‘ isn’t portable.’ I even had to take my welder over last year when they thought they had a leak on the smaller waterjet. Turned out the night shift had been cleaning and the water on the floor was residue from that

I also have to pressure wash it through which is not a small job- needs a special long lance I made up. I think they just like a turnkey solution especially as the maintenance window is usually very tight. It’s a good yearly job, I quite like the technical stuff. They’d certainly not find another firm to offer the works like i do- they got very lucky to find me when they were ringing around for a ‘digger and driver’

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Yes it’s mental. They have a whole welding shop with two blokes full time, but they are too busy and the welding gear ‘ isn’t portable.’ I even had to take my welder over last year when they thought they had a leak on the smaller waterjet. Turned out the night shift had been cleaning and the water on the floor was residue from that

I also have to pressure wash it through which is not a small job- needs a special long lance I made up. I think they just like a turnkey solution especially as the maintenance window is usually very tight. It’s a good yearly job, I quite like the technical stuff. They’d certainly not find another firm to offer the works like i do- they got very lucky to find me when they were ringing around for a ‘digger and driver’ View attachment 84389View attachment 84390

Can’t be that expensive to remake the filter system, so drain/dig-out/strip/reinstall the ‘new’ filter/refill/GO!
Rebuild the old system ready for next time at your leisure.

 

[doobin]

Can’t be that expensive to remake the filter system, so drain/dig-out/strip/reinstall the ‘new’ filter/refill/GO!
Rebuild the old system ready for next time at your leisure.

They just allow an extra day in shutdown time and money to clean and repair. The cleaning is the most important job, and they like that done off site.

They also allow two days for digging out, and with the tilty this time we were done in five hours. The bottleneck is their utterly useless forklift drivers.

 

[Jimoz]

Yes it’s mental. They have a whole welding shop with two blokes full time, but they are too busy and the welding gear ‘ isn’t portable.’ I even had to take my welder over last year when they thought they had a leak on the smaller waterjet. Turned out the night shift had been cleaning and the water on the floor was residue from that

I also have to pressure wash it through which is not a small job- needs a special long lance I made up. I think they just like a turnkey solution especially as the maintenance window is usually very tight. It’s a good yearly job, I quite like the technical stuff. They’d certainly not find another firm to offer the works like i do- they got very lucky to find me when they were ringing around for a ‘digger and driver’ View attachment 84389View attachment 84390

How long is it since youve done general man and machine digger work? All your work looks pretty interesting/niche now. Do you still get calls for digging footings etc?

 

[doobin]

How long is it since youve done general man and machine digger work? All your work looks pretty interesting/niche now. Do you still get calls for digging footings etc?

Yes but currently I’m just passing them on to a mate.

Occasionally it’s nice to go and do a day on a micro and remind myself to thank the Lord daily that I don’t live on a new build estate!

 

[Lancs Lad]

I don’t live on a new build estate!

I don't but the "affordables" are now finished and occupied up other end of lane.
It's ace we've now got a nice new diverse population in the village. All with electric cars and nice kids thrashing up the lane with no helmets or exhausts on crossers at night.
How come folk in new "council houses" all have two decent cars and yet folk who've grafted all their lives make do with an old van and Corsa for the Mrs and lived their life on same house on the lane? Strange times.

 

[JD450A]

I don't but the "affordables" are now finished and occupied up other end of lane.
It's ace we've now got a nice new diverse population in the village. All with electric cars and nice kids thrashing up the lane with no helmets or exhausts on crossers at night.
How come folk in new "council houses" all have two decent cars and yet folk who've grafted all their lives make do with an old van and Corsa for the Mrs and lived their life on same house on the lane? Strange times.

Because we reward failure in this society..... Rather than awarding punitive employment for those who can't be f***ed.

Let it never be said the workhouse was unnecessary.

 

[doobin]

I don't but the "affordables" are now finished and occupied up other end of lane.
It's ace we've now got a nice new diverse population in the village. All with electric cars and nice kids thrashing up the lane with no helmets or exhausts on crossers at night.
How come folk in new "council houses" all have two decent cars and yet folk who've grafted all their lives make do with an old van and Corsa for the Mrs and lived their life on same house on the lane? Strange times.

Lad I know took over his dad’s groundworks business. Does pretty well for himself as you’d expect. Just spent 600k on a four bed semi detached ex council in the local town.

Two doors down lives a woman I know with four kids. Carefully spaced out of course.

 

[Jimoz]

Lad I know took over his dad’s groundworks business. Does pretty well for himself as you’d expect. Just spent 600k on a four bed semi detached ex council in the local town.

Two doors down lives a woman I know with four kids. Carefully spaced out of course.

Yeh our friends down there in ex council house. Massively extended but then you've got council tenants nearby or next door. Crazy down there.

 

[Jimoz]

I don't but the "affordables" are now finished and occupied up other end of lane.
It's ace we've now got a nice new diverse population in the village. All with electric cars and nice kids thrashing up the lane with no helmets or exhausts on crossers at night.
How come folk in new "council houses" all have two decent cars and yet folk who've grafted all their lives make do with an old van and Corsa for the Mrs and lived their life on same house on the lane? Strange times.

Both out vehicles are 16 years old i need to get us on the PIP

 

[JD450A]

The other reoccurring issue with all of it is the argument we shouldn't be having kids grow up in poverty.

I fully agree..... Fortunately the cotton mill has gainful employment for the little urchins.

 

[Lancs Lad]

The other reoccurring issue with all of it is the argument we shouldn't be having kids grow up in poverty.

I fully agree..... Fortunately the cotton mill has gainful employment for the little urchins.

Trouble is they run out of un relatededs so end up interfking so the problem becomes worse as all the kids end up spacced. Although of course all more benefits.

That's before you start on a certain ethnic group who only intermarry and the state of their kids...
Ah it's a wonderful life.
Mate of mines just got back from Oregon . Been for 3 months on a job. Says he'd move there tomorrow happily.. mmmm