Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[V8Druid]

As Rob says ... his loooong day was a lot more than mine ... but ... body is complaining today ...
180 miles for me was a LOT, with 90 getting my spleen shaken to s**t with a lump on the back and then assailed by me 'Hamster juice ' this morning, between taking Clara to school, collecting her at 12 and entertaining her 'til half four ...

Collected from Rob's dad's place 45 miles away ... back to Druid central - 'nother 45, woke up the 'Drema and offed it. Headed back with an empty trailer, which although faster, wasn't the same as a solo and although it towed well, kept me well informed of its presence on the back, on the back roads I used for the trip - much shorter than 'the long way round ' .. 'nother 45 .... gave Rob his trailer back, etc. and headed home for tea ... 'nother 45 .
most driving I've done in a day in a long time ... and didn't I know it last night .. but again as Rob said ... mission accomplished, limited dramas (was an 'interesting tow ' ) and everyone mostly in one piece

 

[V8Druid]

Phone goes off and I'm thinking .... bloody hell is it seven already ?... ... don't seem to have been in bed an hour??
then realise the sound isn't my alarm's Tubthumping tune, but the ringtone ...

(guaranteed to wake me up)

light's already on and I'm stood there looking at the clock thinking WTF is ringing me at 2:15 ????

Look at it and it's Josh ......................... ........ can only mean one thing

Granny has a new grandchild ....

9 lbs 8.5 oz at 01:45 this morning ....
OMG !!! .... he's a lumper ...... his mum is a very petite size six ....... pix of the new arrival to follow ....
I'm one of the few people who guessed right with 'a boy'

I am now completely wrecked ..... gone half three, 'fore granny stopped bouncing off the walls and then back up at seven for Clara's arrival ....
now delivered to school and might just have a few hours for a catch up ..... once me drug delivery has arrived and that could be anytime 'tween now and 11:30

 

[Cyberprog]

Lol, I think I'd have been happy to wait for the news till the morning!

 

[V8Druid]

Lol, I think I'd have been happy to wait for the news till the morning!

am now on screen saver Alex ... been now't but interruptions and visitors all day .... Granny is not quite so bouncy-abouty now

the 'weigh in' for the new 'acquisition' will have to wait 'til tomorrow ..... have sussed the tyres'll take 3,300kg ... each!! .... so a good capability in the lugging stakes, by the time the draw bar gets its share too ....... so assuming a circa 5-6 t build rating ... as long as yon ram'd cope with lofting that much .... will have a measure up and get the calculator wound up when I'm a little less zombie-fied

 

[V8Druid]

and now the bearings've just collapsed in't sodding washing machine .... that's the morning buggered ... quick shufty, but doubt it's fixable ... new one required probably

 

[Cyberprog]

Never rains but pours!

 

[Rob65]

Druid,
If what you are describing is that of a nice peaceful retirement, think I will just carry on workin until I’m a bleedin hundred

 

[V8Druid]

Druid,
If what you are describing is that of a nice peaceful retirement, think I will just carry on workin until I’m a bleedin hundred

Aye ... I have no idea HTF I used to find time to do a 12 hr day, six days a week, as well plus all the paperwork for that ?? ...

I'm also juggling dealing with clearing Ken's place and the admin for selling the place too ..... got three inquiries to address this morning ..... and a bloody washing machine to rip out, for examination and repair/replacement .... aside from what i would 'like' to be doing.

retirement is not all it's cracked up to be ....... at times ...... at least when I was working i knew what I'd be doing/where i'd be for at least 72 hrs a week

 

[V8Druid]

dragged it out, turned the taps off, dropped the cold hose off, cracked the hot and got covered in hot water ????? managed to eventually seal the hose on the coupling again ... and after I'd cleared up a bit ... discovered the placcy bit'd gone round fine .... bloody valve hadn't though

so having gotten it turned off it came out ......and on to me sack truck .... heavy lil' sod

trundled it up to me boxes and set about it .

never seen a washing machine without a removable back panel ... " HTF do you get into this then " ???

All comes out the front!! very clever design ... Creda 1200 -- must be 15 yr old, but I was impressed....eventually, once i had a suss on it .... lid off, once I found the screws ..... followed by a gert heavy lump of concrete ... made it a lot lighter

couple more screws and the front panels off ...

label all the multi plugs ... which're all the bloody same ..... few more extraneous wires and it'd fallen over

once id gotten the front off ..... some more clever designs ... forgot a pic of the clip retaining the door rubber ... well clever and a pop to get off, as was the rest of it .. more bloody concrete ... and it was a LOT lighter
lots more odds and sods ... all pretty straight forward and yon drum was on its way out ... PLASTIC!! least it won't die from the usual problem

all the wiring is in one loom and comes away with the drum .. pretty neat, once it's all ready to exit and well labeled for its return

so ..... to the bench ...

tha's bollo-ed .....

split the outer drum ... POP ... and set about getting the drum out o' the burger ......

came out sweet as

think I may need some new ones of these ....

outer rear race knocked out pretty easy ..... the inner was a different story ....

bugger out o' pix again

 

[V8Druid]

couldn't be arsed to cut a shorter bit of tube .... this 'un fitted fine

bearing was looking similarly second hand after it eventually succumbed

think the goodness has been exhausted out o' them

it's been 'grumbling' for a while ...... can see why now ....

from here on in it was a clean up job ..... and suss the new bits ...

another very tired one

and all measured up for sourcing ......

as usual, 20 minutes on Ebay and they're ordered and on their way .... 18 quid all in
everything cleaned up and sat in a box awaiting the arrival of the 'spare bits' ...... let's hope i can remember how it goes back together

this, once i'd sussed it, has to be one of the easiest washing machines i've ever had apart .... and I have done a few .... as a young teenager I used to have quite a lucrative lil' biz re-firb.ing 'em ...
in those days a new washing machine was a significant investment ... and was always a market for decent s/hand ones ... had an 'arrangement' with the local scrappy ... I had first pick on anything he got in ... and he used to get quite a few .... Mother always had a row of three top flight Bendix,s ... she ran a guest house/B&B and there was always one or two going round (and I always had a spare sat for her -- in case.) ...... wish I'd had ebay in those days would've made life so much easier

anyway .... apart from the obvious, this un'll be good for another few washes, ......... once it's re-assembled .... you could put a few of these together in a day .. a very well designed assembly

ON EDIT

nearly forgot these for you ...... tonight's sky ..... been a glorious day here ..

 

[Cyberprog]

I dare say you'd have made a few quid back in the day if eBay had been around!

 

[Quattromike]

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I dare say you'd have made a few quid back in the day if eBay had been around!

Everyone just got the local paper and scoured through it

 

[Cyberprog]

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Everyone just got the local paper and scoured through it

God, I forgot about Trade-It, did you have something like that? Ads were free and it was a proper thick spread full of bargains, all local. It was the Gumtree of its day.

 

[V8Druid]

God, I forgot about Trade-It, did you have something like that? Ads were free and it was a proper thick spread full of bargains, all local. It was the Gumtree of its day.

aye the yellow rag ..... spent some time trawling through that

 

[V8Druid]

I dare say you'd have made a few quid back in the day if eBay had been around!

too right ... did alright as it was ...... bits'd have been easier .. but cannibalisation ruled then

 

[Jimbo69]

God, I forgot about Trade-It, did you have something like that? Ads were free and it was a proper thick spread full of bargains, all local. It was the Gumtree of its day.

We had Scot-Ads up here, was green and came out every Wednesday I think it was. Sounds a lot like your Trade-It

 

[Quattromike]

We had Scot-Ads up here, was green and came out every Wednesday I think it was. Sounds a lot like your Trade-It

There was a green and a blue version, can't remember what the difference was

 

[Jimbo69]

There was a green and a blue version, can't remember what the difference was

I think the blue one came out on a Saturday.

 

[Quattromike]

I think the blue one came out on a Saturday.

Aye could be, I was thinking it was scot-ads and scot-cars. Many an hour was spent looking for the right car at the right price

 

[Jimbo69]

Aye could be, I was thinking it was scot-ads and scot-cars. Many an hour was spent looking for the right car at the right price

I think Scot-cars was always in the middle.