Routy56 - can you just....

[V8Druid]

Would that be an oops or operator of the year vid?

well hopefully the latter

 

[Routy56]

So yesterday morning I fitted the new tyres on the 'new' refurbished wheels

Some silver tish on the outside, black acrylic on the inside and black hammertite on the reverse.
What's not to like

Over to my brother's workshop where he let me use his nice machine to fit them
And yes this was 'work that I couldn't do at home' before any smart arse comments

New wheels and tyres installed on red hubs. It's gotta be done. Someone will be along shortly and call me a tart

One happy owner later

Turns out that only yesterday my groundwork mate called to book me for Phase 3 in Ipswich Road, Colchester.
Driveway and drainage trenches - work for both mini and dumper.
His 2 days usually turn into 4 or 5

 

[Routy56]

So you have read the story above about changing my dumper tyres AND the banter that I got about making the old ones last forever
Well you can have a chance at buying my old rubbish tyres - they have now been listed on eBay
Some of you will recall that my mini rubber tracks was disposed of on eBay......

So on eBay I'm asking a cheeky £100 but for anyone on this forum you can have them for half that - £50
Here's a link to eBay which I will also add in the Classified section.
The money will no doubt be used to buy nice stuff for the grandchildren

 

[Shovelhands]

Tart

 

[Routy56]

Tart

James you are so cruel
Still got that lovely Navara - 14000m and 2 years with no issues

 

[Shovelhands]

James you are so cruel
Still got that lovely Navara - 14000m and 2 years with no issues

Well, you sort of asked for it

 

[craig]

So you have read the story above about changing my dumper tyres AND the banter that I got about making the old ones last forever
Well you can have a chance at buying my old rubbish tyres - they have now been listed on eBay
Some of you will recall that my mini rubber tracks was disposed of on eBay......View attachment 21842
So on eBay I'm asking a cheeky £100 but for anyone on this forum you can have them for half that - £50
Here's a link to eBay which I will also add in the Classified section.
The money will no doubt be used to buy nice stuff for the grandchildren

I know you ebay description says a set of 4, but on the ad, above the price box, it says 1, 4 available, some people may see that and think £100 each, £400 a set, unless your being really cheeky

 

[Routy56]

I know you ebay description says a set of 4, but on the ad, above the price box, it says 1, 4 available, some people may see that and think £100 each, £400 a set, unless your being really cheeky

Thanks Craig - I'll put it right. Old sausage fingers

 

[Routy56]

So SWMBO has keeps reminding me that I need to clear out my old stuff before we downsize or I pop my clogs
To me all my stuff is what I call "Come in Handies"
A few months ago was rooting through an old shed and came across my grandfather's old chain worm drive block and tackle.
I last used it for taking engine(s) out of my Rover 2000TC P6 car(s)
Now thinking about sticking it on eBay to see if someone can make use of it
@V8Druid - what do you think Graham? I guess you will have used these over the years or can tell me what I have got?

Box in back of an old shed.....

.......loads of nice chain......

.......nice brass plate reads "Original Speedax Worm B....e ...." Rated at 1.5T and tested to 2.25T with a test number of 3180
These are too nice to scrap and must be of use to someone on this forum?
I will be gentle on price and even stick it on a pallet

 

[Furniss]

I got my old mans hung up at the yard - didnt want to throw it out even though I have a small electric one down there as well, I remember using it as a kid in his agricultural engineers business ..... still gets used occasionally.

 

[Routy56]

I got my old mans hung up at the yard - didnt want to throw it out even though I have a small electric one down there as well, I remember using it as a kid in his agricultural engineers business ..... still gets used occasionally.

Yeah I too have an electric one in the barn. Like you I am thinking about hanging it up again - more for sentimental reasons

 

[V8Druid]

skipped a very similar 3t version Dave, in me clear out ... good old tools and will never wear out ...... the bolt holding the dead end tail of the chain wants replacing with a shackle or summat equally more suitable like a chain joiner, but'd otherwise get a test probably apart from no safety catches on the hooks ... not as that's the objective here ..... worth very little as a hoist, but for a decorative 'thing' ... some ppl pay silly money for this sort of stuff ... if you have a suitable hanging spot out the way, I'd stick it up

anyone ever seen/recall the endless type ? binned one o' them too .... wish I'd kept it as not seen another in a long time

 

[Routy56]

skipped a very similar 3t version Dave, in me clear out ... good old tools and will never wear out ...... the bolt holding the dead end tail of the chain wants replacing with a shackle or summat equally more suitable like a chain joiner, but'd otherwise get a test probably apart from no safety catches on the hooks ... not as that's the objective here ..... worth very little as a hoist, but for a decorative 'thing' ... some ppl pay silly money for this sort of stuff ... if you have a suitable hanging spot out the way, I'd stick it up

anyone ever seen/recall the endless type ? binned one o' them too .... wish I'd kept it as not seen another in a long time

Thanks for the advice Gra
So, I'll hang it up in the workshop as a sentimental talking point

 

[Routy56]

So we have had a weekend of Beast From the East 2 including today 🌬

Lunnish Hill with drifting off the fields. Often blocks here
But today went out in the Navara into Harwich. Main roads possible but all side roads are compacted snow and ice
Gonna be interesting tomorrow morning

 

[V8Druid]

So we have had a weekend of Beast From the East 2 including today 🌬
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Lunnish Hill with drifting off the fields. Often blocks here
But today went out in the Navara into Harwich. Main roads possible but all side roads are compacted snow and ice
Gonna be interesting tomorrow morning

it's snowed here for the last 48hrs .... but it's like sugar and real dry/crisp ...... and just hasn't accumulated at all

just blown about a lot with the bitter easterly that's been bringing it ....
has had a real good go this evening, but again, sugar and enough to put about a 1/4" everywhere now the wind's dropped off .... gonna be bloody slick in the morning, as it's 'kin cool out there tonight
was nothing forecast for us 'til Friday -- and then some ... reckon what we've had has been high borne stuff that escaped from your neck of the woods
think our last 'proper' dump was March '18

after this lot in Dec. '17

you just keep it over there on the east coast Dave

 

[fred]

only a dusting here in sunny worcestershire

 

[Routy56]

it's snowed here for the last 48hrs .... but it's like sugar and real dry/crisp ...... and just hasn't accumulated at all View attachment 22081
just blown about a lot with the bitter easterly that's been bringing it ....
has had a real good go this evening, but again, sugar and enough to put about a 1/4" everywhere now the wind's dropped off .... gonna be bloody slick in the morning, as it's 'kin cool out there tonight
was nothing forecast for us 'til Friday -- and then some ... reckon what we've had has been high borne stuff that escaped from your neck of the woods
think our last 'proper' dump was March '18
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after this lot in Dec. '17
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you just keep it over there on the east coast Dave

We had another overnight blast here Gra. This mention that all my cleared paths and cars got covered over
Yep we really got blasted with the first Beast From the East. At that time Feb 2018 I was running my Disco 2 TD5.
Was out and about helping people by towing them to etc

And I was even famous as a BBC Weather Watcher

In Oz

 

[Routy56]

.......and IIRC my compressor failed on the TD5

So I simply bolted a new one in place. Usual cutting and fettling of rusty bolts

Why me

 

[V8Druid]

.......and IIRC my compressor failed on the TD5View attachment 22101

So I simply bolted a new one in place. Usual cutting and fettling of rusty bolts
View attachment 22102

Why me
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aye they were in a ****ing stupid place on them ....... at least they'm in a nice dry spot on the P38, under the bonnet .... typical LR ... "er? WTF can we put this critical component? .. Ah chuck it under the floor where the road wheels can cover it in tish .. think of the spares sales " TOSSERS

 

[Routy56]

My eldest daughter phoned first thing this morning, "Dad my heating is not working and there's no hot water"
"Don't worry I'll be over shortly"
So loaded up the truck to deal with a frozen condensate pipe.....

She lives on a small estate where the untreated roads are like a skating rink.

She moved into this house last November, "The boiler is less than a year old"
IMHO it's a cheap boiler with a crappy installation.
Look at the state of that condensate pipe

So pulled both ends off and milky water pissed out of both the white drain pipe and the far end of the 32mm.....
Wall still has random holes in it from the previous installation

The Combi boiler is a Vokera East-Heat Plus 29c - budget Robbie made in Italy.
And it would not restart after I'd cleared the blocked pipe giving the red LED fault indication (as before)
I even checked that the condensate trap was all clear and gave that a good clean....

Success - after carefully RTFM
What it says is that to reset from red LED turn the mode switch to off for 2 minutes.
Not just flick it off at the wall like plumber friends had suggested

In conclusion - this is why it froze up in the first place.
All the outside pipe ons must be at least 30mm AND have a down grade of 3deg or more.
Look carefully and you can see where it goes back through the wall into the bathroom.
It's going uphill....... So the water was stopping there giving it time to freeze and back up.

Left like that for now to dribble onto the side driveway.
"I'll come back and fix that correctly when the sun is shining"