Routy56 - can you just....

[Routy56]

I wa starting to worry as well. You get some interesting little jobs, and tidy work. How come you were on a hire machine rather than the helicopter?

Thanks Brian - someone else that care about me
Even that hire machine struggled for reach. My BIL said he was gonna hire a 5 tonner but the muppet got one not much bigger than mine
Love my helicopter - it gets place where others fear to tread

 

[Routy56]

He did say if you read…..lack of reach!!

Yeah you tell him Shaun - at least someone pays attention to details

 

[V8Druid]

At least someone cares about me
Nah been soooooo busy with work life balance - holidays, family and still going out to play a few days a week
Perhaps I'll try and find more time to post more stuff on the old blog

must confess, I too was beginning to wonder if all was OK at your end of the world

 

[Routy56]

And this is where we were on holiday in September - think that @Bri963 will guess where we was

And this was our base camp

Yes - we drag around a tintent and have a right old larf

And this is me at the local Park Run next to the Caravan Club Site - @Bri963 - can you guess where that is Brian?

 

[Bri963]

He did say if you read…..lack of reach!!

I don’t read too well. Don’t need to, none of our machines have an iPad in the cab.

 

[Routy56]

must confess, I too was beginning to wonder if all was OK at your end of the world

Thanks Gra I know that you care deeply for all of us
As I say, busy doing other stuff thinking that I'll post stuff later.......

So straight back from holidays in September over to Uncle Erics place for a big family gathering and to celebrate his 81st birthday.
5 x units of us rocked up in caravans and motorhomes. We love our family

 

[V8Druid]

Thanks Gra I know that you care deeply for all of us
As I say, busy doing other stuff thinking that I'll post stuff later.......View attachment 28875
So straight back from holidays in September over to Uncle Erics place for a big family gathering and to celebrate his 81st birthday.
5 x units of us rocked up in caravans and motorhomes. We love our family

well you sure as hell know what you'll look like at 80 Dave

 

[Bri963]

I know exactly where that is, Dave. If I’d known you were up I’d have called round with the beer. Did you go into the cathedral?

 

[Routy56]

I know exactly where that is, Dave. If I’d known you were up I’d have called round with the beer. Did you go into the cathedral?

Thought you’d know Brian
No we didn’t go inside. But it was a nice walk from Ferry Meadows
We had a pint on the square doing a spot of people watching

This fella was absolutely smashed and listening to a loud radio. Obviously a normal local
Perhaps I’ll look you up for a beer next time

 

[Bri963]

If you want noise, walk through the town centre on a Saturday between shops closing and all the nightlife kicking off. Did you do the walk beside the Nene Valley railway? Sometimes you get a surprise and a steamer will come through outside of normal running hours.

 

[Routy56]

If you want noise, walk through the town centre on a Saturday between shops closing and all the nightlife kicking off. Did you do the walk beside the Nene Valley railway? Sometimes you get a surprise and a steamer will come through outside of normal running hours.

Yep we sure did
we saw steam trains and my favourite a class 37

 

[Routy56]

Busy day in the freezing weird today.
Dig out and crushed on for a barn project ready for the main build
My mate on the dumper likes taking nice photos.
While I wrestled with 80T of crushed demolition blend crap

 

[V8Druid]

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Busy day in the freezing weird today.
Dig out and crushed on for a barn project ready for the main build
My mate on the dumper likes taking nice photos.
While I wrestled with 80T of crushed demolition blend crap

well he's doing a decent job of it

 

[Bri963]

lovely Pics, good job. Looks tidy.

 

[Routy56]

A few weeks ago I was working in the village of Dedham.
This a north Essex village made famous by the artist John Constable

Simple little can you just dig a trench for my SWA cables?
Dave, who is an Electrician that used to be married to my sister.
He is a great business partner and uses me for all the dirt stuff
This particular job was for a Farm Charity that gives Therapy to any person with disabilities etc
Lovely people to work with and for and kept me supplied with tea

So, while I was there, I popped into the local Pharmacy for me Covid Booster jab.
Lovely sunny day and such nice people and village.
Didn't hurt 'cos I'm well 'ard

So Dave had pissed off leaving me to it.
He knows that I dig to required depth, install the cables in soft sand, lay out warning tape and back fill nicely

All nicely back filled and covered back over with the road planings at the entrance.
Job jobbed, nothing to see move on please

BUT while I am there I park the Navara on the slope with the Ifor on the wanky old bridge.
I have never advertised and often get accused of talking to anyone.
This lead to more leads and business

So the staff at the Therapy Farm were compiling that the Bridge woodwork is all going rotten
Indeed it is old railway sleepers on steel RSJs with holes in it.
I was careful to track the 1503 and park the unloaded trailer over the steels

So I said I'd have a word about getting it repaired. Hold that thought.......

 

[Routy56]

.........remember that Bridge. Turns out that the parish Council are now keen to get it sorted.
AND they want little old me to 'quote' for the job

4 x RSJ Steels between brick piers which seem sound enough
12 foot long reclaimed sleepers - 18 of the big 12" ones

Sleeper ends all going rotten. Covered with plywood!

The plywood covering is now going rotten. Revealing the completely rotted out sleepers below.
You can see the water flowing below this one

Have written to the Parish Council with estimates (don't do quotes) and various options.
My favoured option is to replace all the 12 foot sleepers with 'new' grade A reclaimed ones
And IF I get involved, will be using a business partner with experience of civil and stuff like this
At the moment struggling to find a supplier for these...

So there you have it guys - suggestions on a postcard please

 

[GazCro]

.........remember that Bridge. Turns out that the parish Council are now keen to get it sorted.
AND they want little old me to 'quote' for the job

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4 x RSJ Steels between brick piers which seem sound enough
12 foot long reclaimed sleepers - 18 of the big 12" ones

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Sleeper ends all going rotten. Covered with plywood!

View attachment 30173
The plywood covering is now going rotten. Revealing the completely rotted out sleepers below.
You can see the water flowing below this one

View attachment 30174

Have written to the Parish Council with estimates (don't do quotes) and various options.
My favoured option is to replace all the 12 foot sleepers with 'new' grade A reclaimed ones
And IF I get involved, will be using a business partner with experience of civil and stuff like this
At the moment struggling to find a supplier for these...

So there you have it guys - suggestions on a postcard please

Good luck finding good old sleepers they seem to be very thin on the ground these days. Plywood covering will have sped up the sleepers rotting. Leave a gap between them (10/15mm) so the air can circulate round them and they'll last years, if you can find some that is.

 

[Routy56]

well he's doing a decent job of it

Thanks Gra
He took a better one on the same day - frosty morning early start with the sun rising in the East

So this has gotta be my favourite.
Now if I could be bothered to advertise on social media or web site this would get a posting

 

[Routy56]

Good luck finding good old sleepers they seem to be very thin on the ground these days. Plywood covering will have sped up the sleepers rotting. Leave a gap between them (10/15mm) so the air can circulate round them and they'll last years, if you can find some that is.

Yes with you on that one - the plywood would appear to be cheap shuttering ply and a complete bodge

 

[fred]

.........remember that Bridge. Turns out that the parish Council are now keen to get it sorted.
AND they want little old me to 'quote' for the job

View attachment 30171
4 x RSJ Steels between brick piers which seem sound enough
12 foot long reclaimed sleepers - 18 of the big 12" ones

View attachment 30172
Sleeper ends all going rotten. Covered with plywood!

View attachment 30173
The plywood covering is now going rotten. Revealing the completely rotted out sleepers below.
You can see the water flowing below this one

View attachment 30174

Have written to the Parish Council with estimates (don't do quotes) and various options.
My favoured option is to replace all the 12 foot sleepers with 'new' grade A reclaimed ones
And IF I get involved, will be using a business partner with experience of civil and stuff like this
At the moment struggling to find a supplier for these...

So there you have it guys - suggestions on a postcard please

how about using concrete pre stressed beams (block and beam) butted together and concreted.

We use them for garage floors so can easily take the weight and nothing to rot.