Routy56 - can you just....

[GazCro]

Thing is theoretically the grid owner has a statutory right to deal with trees in there ROW.....

From what I heard the last storm brought entire sections of line down...... but I must'nt say too much in the open.

Can't just blame trees though there's a lot of poles standing out there which are rotten. A contractor told me they are short of new poles so can't replace them. Couple that with wind a trees coming down............

 

[Lancs Lad]

Can't just blame trees though there's a lot of poles standing out there which are rotten. A contractor told me they are short of new poles so can't replace them. Couple that with wind a trees coming down............

Sactly ..the state of the poles round here is a joke...in fact the whole BT infrastructure is 60 years beyond expiry date...
That's possibly slightly skewed...from my perspective of living at the end of several miles of balsa wood poles threaded through sycamores .
Been up several times with arb kit on to sort it...jelly crimps keeps broadband on here
One night removing a crotch dangling middle of the road in the pissing rain stood in a silage grab...watch yourself sez bill there's a few tines missing

 

[Quattromike]

runs like a clock very quiet,

Is it an off the shelf system you bought or did you build it up to suit your own requirements?

 

[Routy56]

Do you want another FL6?

And that's for Ether, used to come in ping pong type capsules.... most MOD stuff had the option.

Blimey - you still got that old FL6
Back in the day I had a1983 F6 but didn't renew my LGV licence last year

Flogged it on eBay about 5 years ago - it went to Shetland
Prior to this I had a session of old lorries to play with

Thanks for the info about Ether. May not bother with that if she starts OK.
This week will be recommissioning the old Gen Set and see how she runs....

 

[Routy56]

Off here now as well . Only meant to be 50mph according to forecast . The equipment doesn’t take much of a blow

Maintenance of the infrastructure and trees are probably the problem?
Likewise around here we have problems when it's blowing hard, which is quite rare.
Currently keeping an eye on a pole on our feed leaning at about 15deg from vertical

 

[Routy56]

That..and
Don't cut trees down says the greenies...bad for the environment says the greenies...fk u says the wind

Yep - and I am keeping an eye on a near neighbours Cherry Tree where our power cables and Openreach cable goes through it's branches

 

[Routy56]

Sactly ..the state of the poles round here is a joke...in fact the whole BT infrastructure is 60 years beyond expiry date...
That's possibly slightly skewed...from my perspective of living at the end of several miles of balsa wood poles threaded through sycamores .
Been up several times with arb kit on to sort it...jelly crimps keeps broadband on here
One night removing a crotch dangling middle of the road in the pissing rain stood in a silage grab...watch yourself sez bill there's a few tines missing

Same around here with lack of maintenance on the infastructre
Trees and bushes make our road into a tunnel only cut by buses and lorries.
Then you have the grips all blocked with the water running down the road rather than entering the silted up ditches....
Love those jelly crimps - got a jar full ready for use

 

[Routy56]

You have an easy start type liquid in the reservoir part, and unscrew the knob and pump it.

Any idea or recommendations as to the liquid matey

 

[Lancs Lad]

Same around here with lack of maintenance on the infastructre
Trees and bushes make our road into a tunnel only cut by buses and lorries.
Then you have the grips all blocked with the water running down the road rather than entering the silted up ditches....
Love those jelly crimps - got a jar full ready for use

These are handy...if you need to do a "planned" disconnect..

 

[V8Druid]

Yes I had an old Volvo F6 with a large heater in the inlet - started first time every time
Been cleaning up the old thing this afternoon and after the grime was removed found this thingy....View attachment 31792
......it's got a capillary pipe going under the engine up to the inlet manifold. Any ideas how I use the little bugger?
Looks like I'll have to pour sone kind of juice into it. That button marked "Start Pilot" is some sort of plunger pump

ether pot

 

[V8Druid]

These are handy...if you need to do a "planned" disconnect..

what is it ??

 

[V8Druid]

Blimey - you still got that old FL6
Back in the day I had a1983 F6 but didn't renew my LGV licence last year
View attachment 31807
Flogged it on eBay about 5 years ago - it went to Shetland
Prior to this I had a session of old lorries to play with

Thanks for the info about Ether. May not bother with that if she starts OK.
This week will be recommissioning the old Gen Set and see how she runs....

surprised at that ?

I'd plumb a flame thrower into the inlet manifold fed off the return lines with a good 6mm cable feeding it off a heater position Lucas ign switch ... easy enough with an 1/8" th BSP/BSG hyd flexi to feed it cherry .... bound to be a threaded boss in the inlet or a plain boss you could tap one into

 

[Lancs Lad]

what is it ??

BT 66B connection box...

 

[Routy56]

BT 66B connection box...

The funny thing is, if you used one, then Openreach would never know. They have got no idea where all the joint boxes are
Along our road I know where all the joint boxes and split coupling are and frequently had to tell them when they tried to bodge a repair on the old copper cables

 

[V8Druid]

Any idea or recommendations as to the liquid matey

ether ideally .. or methanol

 

[V8Druid]

The funny thing is, if you used one, then Openreach would never know. They have got no idea where all the joint boxes are
Along our road I know where all the joint boxes and split coupling are and frequently had to tell them when they tried to bodge a repair on the old copper cables

pretty much the same here .... have to tell 'em where the lines run, what poles pick up what, etc. .... their maps are total crap

 

[V8Druid]

Blimey - you still got that old FL6

View attachment 31807

keeps trying to persuade me i need it .... cheap enough money wise, .... but the grief'd be immense

 

[V8Druid]

............ see you guys have had a rough night .. nothing here, for a change

spoke too soon ..... was 'kin wild here last night, despite forecast saying it'd miss us / not come this far south .... amazed at the lack of damage this morning

 

[V8Druid]

Yep - and I am keeping an eye on a near neighbours Cherry Tree where our power cables and Openreach cable goes through it's branches

sounds like a conversation needs to be had

 

[V8Druid]

BT 66B connection box...

I make my own with a Gewiss type box, placcy back plate and some 6mm bolts for connection poles

can get a lot of decent size cables into one o' they and make them watertight ... just use 8/10mm bolts for heavier requirements ...