Routy56 - can you just....

[V8Druid]

Does Graham have the skip they came with too @Routy56 .... actor is demountable / swappable ....... rarely see 'em with the skip

 

[Routy56]

Been another really busy few weeks.........
......this week I completed a big (for me) dig out on a Caravan Club CL.
Already his Garden House CL has been awarded new CL of the Year

Basically my friend has a 3 acre garden and last year he opened up the CL with just simple grass pitches
"Dave, can you just dig out an access road and 3 hardstandings for me"

So rocked up with the Neuson and Terex and just started digging where Martin had marked out with the blue cord.
That's Martin in the dumper - he's very practical and a handy guy

As the 'road' progress simply dug out the 'hardstandings'
Very basic 6" dig including turf ready for sub base materials and gravel top dressing

Martin got in at least 3 wagons of crushed for the bottom 3" or so....

So as we progress, Neuson spread the crushed, the boys fettled it with my big rakes and a Martin gave it a basic wack....

By day 2 it got very busy so Ryan was on site as chief dumper and big rake operator
All the spoil had to go through the gate to the end field for sorting out later....

Trouble is that we had loads of fcuking rain to make mud pies
Chucked two loads of crushed in the gateway which soon disappeared.....

Spoil tipped in low spots and in areas to make 'artistic features'

"Granddad, I don't have to steer once it's in the ruts!!"

This is the stuff that I like. We had 4 wagons of grey Type 1 from Ipswich. Came in on the boat from Norway

Martin hired a very nice 1200 roller from Toddy Tool Hire
When Steve Toddy delivered it we got talking about machines - what a great bloke.
Gonna visit his teapot at the workshops soon

Berm by the Blackthorn hedge and raised area.....

.....which will be 're-wilded' with a seating area in a "Wide Snug"

Job jobbed for me. Martin will go round the edges with his Wacker plate.
Just look at those Skys - we was lucky with the weather this week.
But it was so cold that I had to use the heated seat cover on the Neuson.
So good, I even had to turn it down to low setting

Now he needs to source some bulk grey granite chippings at a reasonable rate - suggestions for the Ipswich area?

 

[V8Druid]

bloody nice looking job Dave ... looks all the smarter for nicely delineated edges in the pitches and road ... lovely looking digging too ....... shame the pinch point was so wet for you ... lucky lad with the weather though

 

[Routy56]

bloody nice looking job Dave ... looks all the smarter for nicely delineated edges in the pitches and road ... lovely looking digging too ....... shame the pinch point was so wet for you ... lucky lad with the weather though

Thanks Gra for your kind words
Your old man would love Martin. He’s retired traffic/bike instructor
Now does bike instruction for Suffolk

 

[V8Druid]

Thanks Gra for your kind words
Your old man would love Martin. He’s retired traffic/bike instructor
Now does bike instruction for Suffolk

credit where it's due Boyo ... looks the mutt's

I hope he charges like a rhino .. nice looking pad

 

[V8Druid]

Does Graham have the skip they came with too @Routy56 .... actor is demountable / swappable ....... rarely see 'em with the skip

did he sell it after Dave?

 

[Routy56]

did he sell it after Dave?

Yep he sold it no problem
I will update the other thread with a photo

 

[tinydigger]

will be spending a lot more time down your way Routy as just started seeing a old friend of mine who lives in Harwich so will be spending weekends and holidays off work with her. If you get tooted and waved at by a big bloke in a old silver long wheelbase frontia it will be me lol

 

[Routy56]

will be spending a lot more time down your way Routy as just started seeing a old friend of mine who lives in Harwich so will be spending weekends and holidays off work with her. If you get tooted and waved at by a big bloke in a old silver long wheelbase frontia it will be me lol

I’ll look out for yer truck - not many of those left on the road these days
You are more than welcome to pop in for a cuppa and a yarn
I’ll send yer a pm with contact details

 

[hiluxman]

I’ll look out for yer truck - not many of those left on the road these days
You are more than welcome to pop in for a cuppa and a yarn
I’ll send yer a pm with contact details

I was going to say same, there won't be many frontiras left on the road.

 

[Routy56]

I was going to say same, there won't be many frontiras left on the road.

Yep comfortable old things back in the day. Must be a modern classic by now

 

[Shovelhands]

I’ll look out for yer truck - not many of those left on the road these days
You are more than welcome to pop in for a cuppa and a yarn
I’ll send yer a pm with contact details

You won’t miss him, he drives it with his head out the sunroof

 

[hiluxman]

Yep comfortable old things back in the day. Must be a modern classic by now

Yes they have a cult following nowadays

 

[Routy56]

Still like to finish the day with a nice warm burn

 

[V8Druid]

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Still like to finish the day with a nice warm burn

not trying there Dave

gonna need a replacement soon

 

[Routy56]

not trying there Dave
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gonna need a replacement soon

Yep normally change mine once a year. Old one gets folded up and weighed in with the scrap. This burn is for conifer ctuttings - get it hot enough and it all goe up cleanly
Have a nice stock of empty clean barrels used for red (now empty) and kerosene
Mine you if my plan for a nice diesel great or goes through then I’ll get another delivery of red. You’ll know that electricity generation is an authorised use of rebated fuel

 

[Quattromike]

I've got a good stock of old tyres off forklifts, lorry's and tractors I've heard burns well in a bonfire, I've never tried it obviously

 

[Routy56]

I've got a good stock of old tyres off forklifts, lorry's and tractors I've heard burns well in a bonfire, I've never tried it obviously

Yes and it’s a good way to remove a tyre from old steel rims before weighing them in - so I have heard
I’ve still got a wheel and tyre from a Ford D series kicking around my yard that needs ‘processing’

 

[Jimbo69]

I've got a good stock of old tyres off forklifts, lorry's and tractors I've heard burns well in a bonfire, I've never tried it obviously

Apparently if it’s done in the dark there’s no black smoke

 

[Giles]

Apparently if it’s done in the dark there’s no black smoke

Around November time… burn everything you can’t the rest of the year