craig
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Nice to have an easy fix!
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
absolutely ...... really did not want to have to take the head off ...... they're lil' bar stewards to start after the heads been off usually.
knew it couldn't be much by the rockers ... just a case of shifting the odd crumb ....... Pam came in useful watching the valves for me, whilst i bar-ed the damned thing around from underneath.
running like his old self afterwards. Bloody mice!!!
CPS
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And a coat of brown paint no doubtcould also do with dropping the hitch off, onto the bench and 'tightening' it up a bit
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Well jakie is a first flick starter again ..... one of the best starting perky fours I've ever had, fair play.
Hitch got dropped on the bench Monday ....
jaw pivot like a d*ck in a barrel ... bolt took some undoing ..... should've done it whilst it was still on the dipper
7/8" taen out to 30mm to lose all the issues ....
followed by the jaw clamp ...
went together nicely ....
retapped the original nipple bore
and put some keepers into the body
with the pin suitably drilled for some 1/2" gripper tipped grub screws
job did - stuck it back on this morning
could do with some new pins and dipper end/link bushes, but holds yon bucket a lot tighter than it did, especially with a 10mm shim in the spring to keep it hard shut
cab got 'mucked out' a couple of days ago ...
everything greased up and hinges WD-ed all round, but the stainless pins make a big difference to their ease of use, even after standing so long
time for a wash ...
gonna have to be Friday though ..... out with Russel and his Liebherr in the a.m, bright and early, loading some new machinery for a battleship bloody big lumps apparently .. dunno whether pix are gonna be allowed? See if I can sneak a few
Hitch got dropped on the bench Monday ....
jaw pivot like a d*ck in a barrel ... bolt took some undoing ..... should've done it whilst it was still on the dipper
7/8" taen out to 30mm to lose all the issues ....
followed by the jaw clamp ...
went together nicely ....
retapped the original nipple bore
and put some keepers into the body
with the pin suitably drilled for some 1/2" gripper tipped grub screws
job did - stuck it back on this morning
could do with some new pins and dipper end/link bushes, but holds yon bucket a lot tighter than it did, especially with a 10mm shim in the spring to keep it hard shut
cab got 'mucked out' a couple of days ago ...
everything greased up and hinges WD-ed all round, but the stainless pins make a big difference to their ease of use, even after standing so long
time for a wash ...
gonna have to be Friday though ..... out with Russel and his Liebherr in the a.m, bright and early, loading some new machinery for a battleship
bloody big lumps apparently .. dunno whether pix are gonna be allowed? See if I can sneak a few
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
lovely sunset last night .... ran out of pix above
but not quite as good as the one earlier in the month
but not quite as good as the one earlier in the month
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
and a real strange sky last night
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
On the road at 7 this morning .... Hereford's half an hour from here ..... hit the traffic queue at Belmont, outskirts of 'the 'Ford at 7.25 ...... rang Russ at 7.55, having travelled about 300 yds, to say i was gonna be late
first mile into the city is usually bad but unbelievable this morning .... and after three sets of lights it magically cleared and i rolled into Wiggins yard about 8.10, just in time to help Russ drop 7 falls onto the Lieb.
Guys there had got the first lift half out the door and by the time we'd rigged, it was ready for a 'flight'.
swung it round t'other side of the crane to wait for the tranny, booked to arrive at 9.30 .... and just for a change, he was bang on time ...
bit of loadercrane porn for @Mogman
80t/m beast ... 25t of prime mover
first one on, second one coming round ..... 6.5t each
guys there were pretty keen on keeping the 'giblets' covered
then hooked the tarps over the tops for the driver, whilst the third one came out the door so we could get a hold of it
this un was 14t
on and chained down, 'fore hooking the tarps over the top on the hook, ready for roping down ....... and ........
ready to roll just about. Plod escort booked for 12.30 ...... 12 and 13ft wide respectively
we were away by 11.30 ..... out into yet more nightmare traffic ..... I got home just before 1.00
seawater heat exchanger/oil cooler units for some big transmission gearboxes on HMS Glasgee . ... off for running up and proving shoreside, 'fore getting installed onboard ship ... the bill for the pipe clamps alone per unit was £52k ..... this sort of thing, but for up to 2", 4", 6" and bigger pipes
monsters....
would not want to be buying the Phospor bronze valves either ..... or any of the other very 'spensive looking components
next three are for the ozzy navy apparently, in about a month's time
so anyone recognize this on me bench this afternoon ..... bright green bum and about 15mm across .... not seen one like it before ... and aggressive ... poked it with a finger and it reared up and had a go, instead of scuttling off in the other direction
first mile into the city is usually bad but unbelievable this morning .... and after three sets of lights it magically cleared and i rolled into Wiggins yard about 8.10, just in time to help Russ drop 7 falls onto the Lieb.
Guys there had got the first lift half out the door and by the time we'd rigged, it was ready for a 'flight'.
swung it round t'other side of the crane to wait for the tranny, booked to arrive at 9.30 .... and just for a change, he was bang on time ...
bit of loadercrane porn for @Mogman
80t/m beast ... 25t of prime mover
first one on, second one coming round ..... 6.5t each
guys there were pretty keen on keeping the 'giblets' covered
then hooked the tarps over the tops for the driver, whilst the third one came out the door so we could get a hold of it
this un was 14t
on and chained down, 'fore hooking the tarps over the top on the hook, ready for roping down ....... and ........
ready to roll just about. Plod escort booked for 12.30 ...... 12 and 13ft wide respectively
we were away by 11.30 ..... out into yet more nightmare traffic ..... I got home just before 1.00
seawater heat exchanger/oil cooler units for some big transmission gearboxes on HMS Glasgee . ... off for running up and proving shoreside, 'fore getting installed onboard ship ... the bill for the pipe clamps alone per unit was £52k ..... this sort of thing, but for up to 2", 4", 6" and bigger pipes
monsters
....would not want to be buying the Phospor bronze valves either
..... or any of the other very 'spensive looking componentsnext three are for the ozzy navy apparently, in about a month's time
so anyone recognize this on me bench this afternoon ..... bright green bum and about 15mm across .... not seen one like it before ... and aggressive ... poked it with a finger and it reared up and had a go, instead of scuttling off in the other direction
Cyberprog
Well-known member
Keeps you busy!
Lancs Lad
Well-known member
Do they not have to wear hats and hivis etc? Seems nicely relaxedOn the road at 7 this morning .... Hereford's half an hour from here ..... hit the traffic queue at Belmont, outskirts of 'the 'Ford at 7.25 ...... rang Russ at 7.55, having travelled about 300 yds, to say i was gonna be late
first mile into the city is usually bad but unbelievable this morning .... and after three sets of lights it magically cleared and i rolled into Wiggins yard about 8.10, just in time to help Russ drop 7 falls onto the Lieb.
Guys there had got the first lift half out the door and by the time we'd rigged, it was ready for a 'flight'.View attachment 25409View attachment 25410
swung it round t'other side of the crane to wait for the tranny, booked to arrive at 9.30 .... and just for a change, he was bang on time ...
bit of loadercrane porn for @Mogman
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80t/m beast ... 25t of prime mover
first one on, second one coming round ..... 6.5t eachView attachment 25414
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guys there were pretty keen on keeping the 'giblets' covered View attachment 25416
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then hooked the tarps over the tops for the driver, whilst the third one came out the door so we could get a hold of it
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this un was 14t
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on and chained down, 'fore hooking the tarps over the top on the hook, ready for roping down ....... and ........
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ready to roll just about. Plod escort booked for 12.30 ...... 12 and 13ft wide respectively
we were away by 11.30 ..... out into yet more nightmare traffic ..... I got home just before 1.00
seawater heat exchanger/oil cooler units for some big transmission gearboxes on HMS Glasgee . ... off for running up and proving shoreside, 'fore getting installed onboard ship ... the bill for the pipe clamps alone per unit was £52k ..... this sort of thing, but for up to 2", 4", 6" and bigger pipes
View attachment 25424
monsters
would not want to be buying the Phospor bronze valves either
next three are for the ozzy navy apparently, in about a month's time
so anyone recognize this on me bench this afternoon ..... bright green bum and about 15mm across .... not seen one like it before ... and aggressive ... poked it with a finger and it reared up and had a go, instead of scuttling off in the other direction
View attachment 25423
M
Monkeybusiness
Well-known member
If they had the big hiab there (I assume for unloading at the destination) then why did they need another crane Graham?
Giles
Well-known member
Just about to write this
J
Jimoz
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Also how were they bringing them out the door of factory? Gantry crane?
craig
Well-known member
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
aye ..... belly full of tea last night and I was goooooone
.... was a busy couple of hours and an early start for me after a very poor night's sleep ... zonked yesterday evening own site and do as they want .... none of the usual bollox ... I was 'togged' in me 'Jaffa' overalls, hi viz vest and bonce protector (for my own good - load was just the right height to crack yer head on) ...Do they not have to wear hats and hivis etc? Seems nicely relaxed
they kept out the way once they'd skated the lifts out to us and I stayed 'visible' for Russ, not as he's any risk to my health ... does exactly as he's asked and i'm in charge on the floor
transport only booked ... just happened to send yon 8 wheeler ... 60t gantries at other end .... Russ has done quite a few of these and wanted me there, to speed things up yesterday ... had other things to do after lunch, rather than having a leisurely day, using their blokes to load with ... they devoted their energies to getting 'em out to us, whilst we 'charged on' getting 'em air borne and onto trailers
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
500 or possibly even 700 Liebherr ... need summat big for 175t lift
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Skates Jim .... gantry couldn't handle them as a lump ... lift a side at a time onto skates and bowl them out with a 4.5t Nissan FLT ... no real dramas ... everyone mucked in, once we'd got the first one airborne and were waiting on the trucks .... first one on about 9.30 and all on by 10.30 ...
smooth operation
.... Russ likes to have 'knowledgeable help' with him .... speeds everything up, if he has other things to do after
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
So does anyone know what the spider was, with the luminous dayglo green bum ??
diggerjones
Well-known member
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
busy day, for 'the boss', yesterday ...... re-bagged the left over stone from the nadgered bags and stacked that lot on top of me bags of clean 40mm...
driven mostly by the fact I (well Pam actually) wanted my solid pallets, from under the busted bags ..... for a 'project' ....
got the cover out for the poly-tunnel and patched the couple of holes its flight into the field had caused, last year, then got that back on the frame ...
refilled the new sandbags (hopefully these'll last a bit longer than t'others did) and got them in place, then installed me solid pallets as bases for ......
Pam's tommy grow bags, I'd picked up on me way home from Russel's job on Thursday - one short - only had seven, so cleaned 'em out .. she wanted to get her plants in and under cover from the forecast rain last night ... and didn't it ever come down.
It's squirrel time again .... little sods are eating the strawberries green ATM and any red ones they can find - I haven't managed to get my hands on one ripe one yet ...
Clara got the first one ...
so Pam's spread some 'welcome dust' about for the lil furry f****ers ......
see if they like paprika
pepper next if it doesn't do the trick
Pam's birthday today and Clara had to have the train track out this afternoon, .......
..... 'fore we went out for some tea ..... first time in a very long time that we've been to one of our favourite eateries for tea .... well organised fair play .. and the grub was awesome. Must be pushing 18 months since we were last in there
driven mostly by the fact I (well Pam actually) wanted my solid pallets, from under the busted bags ..... for a 'project' ....
got the cover out for the poly-tunnel and patched the couple of holes its flight into the field had caused, last year, then got that back on the frame ...
refilled the new sandbags (hopefully these'll last a bit longer than t'others did) and got them in place, then installed me solid pallets as bases for ......
Pam's tommy grow bags, I'd picked up on me way home from Russel's job on Thursday - one short - only had seven, so cleaned 'em out .. she wanted to get her plants in and under cover from the forecast rain last night ... and didn't it ever come down
.It's squirrel time again .... little sods are eating the strawberries green ATM and any red ones they can find - I haven't managed to get my hands on one ripe one yet ...
Clara got the first one ...
so Pam's spread some 'welcome dust' about for the lil furry f****ers ......
see if they like paprika
pepper next if it doesn't do the trick
Pam's birthday today and Clara had to have the train track out this afternoon, .......
..... 'fore we went out for some tea ..... first time in a very long time that we've been to one of our favourite eateries for tea .... well organised fair play .. and the grub was awesome. Must be pushing 18 months since we were last in there
Cyberprog
Well-known member
I bought my nephew's a massive box worth of that stuff. Always wanted it when I was a kid. Never got any tho
I spent yesterday with a friend of mine in Weston, went for food, then back to hers for a dip in the hot tub. Eventually got home round 8pm and grabbed a kebab on the way back.
Today has been shopping & cooking. Did a gorgeous Ragu on tagliatelle for dinner.
I spent yesterday with a friend of mine in Weston, went for food, then back to hers for a dip in the hot tub. Eventually got home round 8pm and grabbed a kebab on the way back.
Today has been shopping & cooking. Did a gorgeous Ragu on tagliatelle for dinner.
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