When men were men!

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Monkeybusiness

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I had to widen a gate for my dad today - we lifted the smaller clapping post out which was just about all that my 6 tonne Takeuchi could manage!
 
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Monkeybusiness

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And now my phone won’t upload photos... Will report back shortly!
 
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Monkeybusiness

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I have no idea how to rotate this picture but anyway, it was a massive piece of sandstone and has been there for at least 150 years. I definitely wouldn’t fancy my chances arm-wrestling the fellas who put these posts in!!!
 
Mogman

Mogman

What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
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I have no idea how to rotate this picture but anyway, it was a massive piece of sandstone and has been there for at least 150 years. I definitely wouldn’t fancy my chances arm-wrestling the fellas who put these posts in!!!

Ah but your dads a midget lol, you have to hand it to the old boys put that up with a bit of string and a donkey (y)
 
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Monkeybusiness

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South Cheshire - there’s quite a few of them around here on farms that all belonged to the Tollemache estate many moons ago, but I had no idea there was so much in the hole...

It’s back in the ground now - we’ve just widened the gate as have decided to make life easier after living with a 9 foot 6 opening for the past 30 plus years!!!
 
Bri963

Bri963

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I’m firmly of the opinion that a few generations back men must have been much tougher than these gym bunnies nowadays. Look at the stone walls over the mountain tops anywhere we’ve got mountains and think how they got built, all of the early roads, canals, railway earthworks apart from the Great Central, the pyramids, etc., Can you imagine tackling some of the small jobs we do without engines, hydraulics, winches or electricity?
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I’m firmly of the opinion that a few generations back men must have been much tougher than these gym bunnies nowadays. Look at the stone walls over the mountain tops anywhere we’ve got mountains and think how they got built, all of the early roads, canals, railway earthworks apart from the Great Central, the pyramids, etc., Can you imagine tackling some of the small jobs we do without engines, hydraulics, winches or electricity?
aye too true, but time was cheap then too.... a year to build one of they there walls was the norm ..... but can see why :rolleyes:
as for tougher ..... without doubt .... (y)
 
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