The 'Today's Job' thread

[William127]

Good day out yesterday, installed this lovely little enclosure in London, great job with parking right next to it. Went together a treat. Shame about the fact that no one turned up to let us in till 9, and that the boss had to do one of the most comprehensive RAMS we've had for ages, for a piddley little one day job.
Obviously no one from the facilities management company we were working for actually bothered to read any of it, as always, as it clearly states when we'd be on site, and they never visit site to check we were following it, because that's like real work
Then went up to Nottingham to pick up a new to me dropside crafter. I'd have preferred a tipper but couldn't find anything tidy with a bit of history for my budget, and the price of this one means I could convert it in the future and still be good value Although I think I might need to. Got a nice alloy body with plenty of pop up lashing points, be good for small machines as well as general work

Oh and has anyone bought a new tipper recently??

 

[DaveDCB]

Very nice @William127
Talking of expensive vehicles, I actually saw a new defender all stickered up and towing a trailer yesterday! Full work clothes!

 

[William127]

Very nice @William127
Talking of expensive vehicles, I actually saw a new defender all stickered up and towing a trailer yesterday! Full work clothes!

Thanks, not bad for its age
I love the new defender, I have genuinely considered selling up everything I possibly could to buy one when my ranger goes back next year
I read on Facebook about a young lad (clearly loaded!) who put 11000 towing miles on a new 110 in 14 days!!! Moving his car collection from down south up to Scotland!
Some driving, and one hell of a real world test

 

[doobin]

Thanks, not bad for its age
I love the new defender, I have genuinely considered selling up everything I possibly could to buy one when my ranger goes back next year
I read on Facebook about a young lad (clearly loaded!) who put 11000 towing miles on a new 110 in 14 days!!! Moving his car collection from down south up to Scotland!
Some driving, and one hell of a real world test

What a moron. He could have just contracted a haulier and saved a ton of hassle.

 

[Cal919]

62k thats mental! There’s ivecos on autotrader for 36-40

 

[Lancs Lad]

Very nice @William127
Talking of expensive vehicles, I actually saw a new defender all stickered up and towing a trailer yesterday! Full work clothes!

plenty about here now in working garb. Farmers ones in disgusting condition already
classic defenders now reserved for ponces and wannabe overlanders here now. cant remeber last time i saw a "working" one. see more when im in surrey than on the hills here now..
new def...you say expensive but sadly look at the prices of other stuff...there actaully "only" about 10k more than a new ranger top spec with utterly bonkers resale value atm.

 

[Smiffy]

62k thats mental! There’s ivecos on autotrader for 36-40

There are brand new isuzu's for 28k on ebay

 

[HuntingHicap]

plenty about here now in working garb. Farmers ones in disgusting condition already
classic defenders now reserved for ponces and wannabe overlanders here now. cant remeber last time i saw a "working" one. see more when im in surrey than on the hills here now..
new def...you say expensive but sadly look at the prices of other stuff...there actaully "only" about 10k more than a new ranger top spec with utterly bonkers resale value atm.

Plenty of working classic defenders down here. Loads of arb ones. also a lot of new ones in work clothes.

 

[William127]

Plenty of working classic defenders down here. Loads of arb ones. also a lot of new ones in work clothes.

My 110 h/d hardtop, 2.4, 165 ish tune bhp with side hatches was the best all round work vehicle and tow car I've had, 70 thousand hard work and personal miles in 4 years.
I'd have another one straight away, if they weren't twice the price I paid for mine 8 years ago, despite being 8 years older and rustier

 

[William127]

plenty about here now in working garb. Farmers ones in disgusting condition already
classic defenders now reserved for ponces and wannabe overlanders here now. cant remeber last time i saw a "working" one. see more when im in surrey than on the hills here now..
new def...you say expensive but sadly look at the prices of other stuff...there actaully "only" about 10k more than a new ranger top spec with utterly bonkers resale value atm.

Yeah when you compare the prices to a pickup or those tipper prices it doesn't seem quite so mad

 

[HuntingHicap]

Mine works pretty hard. Load in photo never went near public highway obviously....

 

[doobin]

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Mine works pretty hard. Load in photo never went near public highway obviously....

Sell it and then you can afford that Avant, would make you a lot more money!

 

[doobin]

Full service on the LB110 today. Every filter, all fluids. Axles, reduction hubs, gearbox, engine, the lot. The airline powered oil dispenser has seen some serious use pushing UTTO into fill holes, I wouldn't be without it.

Also used the vacuum extractor to drain the hydraulic tank as I didn't dare disturb the drain bung area due to the porosity around it. Very localised however- no idea why. The rest of the tank is as new. So it's been wire brushed, cleaned with solvent and then I've covered it (messily- it's a pain to work) with Resimac 104XF. This stuff is apparently suitable for repairing oil leaks on transformers without draining them so you'd think a drained and cleaned tank should be an easy task for it. I'll let it cure overnight (though three hours should be fine) and refill the tank tomorrow.

Finally got the boom wear pads changed. I looked, but I couldn’t find a setting on my induction hob for 'waxoyl thin' but three minutes on the lowest power did the trick without disaster! Having the pads replaced will make a big difference to the useability. As you can see, it was in the nick of time.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Full service on the LB110 today. Every filter, all fluids. Axles, reduction hubs, gearbox, engine, the lot. The airline powered oil dispenser has seen some serious use pushing UTTO into fill holes, I wouldn't be without it.

Also used the vacuum extractor to drain the hydraulic tank as I didn't dare disturb the drain bung area due to the porosity around it. Very localised however- no idea why. The rest of the tank is as new. So it's been wire brushed, cleaned with solvent and then I've covered it (messily- it's a pain to work) with Resimac 104XF. This stuff is apparently suitable for repairing oil leaks on transformers without draining them so you'd think a drained and cleaned tank should be an easy task for it. I'll let it cure overnight (though three hours should be fine) and refill the tank tomorrow.

Finally got the boom wear pads changed. I looked, but I couldn’t find a setting on my induction hob for 'waxoyl thin' but three minutes on the lowest power did the trick without disaster! Having the pads replaced will make a big difference to the useability. As you can see, it was in the nick of time. View attachment 46178View attachment 46174View attachment 46175View attachment 46176View attachment 46177

Scrambled and on toast please

 

[doobin]

Scrambled and on toast please

No toast here- I have them scrambled with mackerel every morning. Lovely.

Special treat for this week- been to Bookers and picked this up!

 

[DaveDCB]

Tip with the waxoyl, tip some in a tub and let it go hard again , brush it on when harder as it stays put for a lot longer!

 

[DaveDCB]

Perfect day to be on the breaker(after I got soaked first off!!) free dust suppression !! Bucket is to stop the concrete flying into expensive windows!!
Oh and stove guys finished off.. they certainly wish they did a longer day yesterday in the dry rather than cutting into the roof today!!

 

[Lancs Lad]

No toast here- I have them scrambled with mackerel every morning. Lovely.

Special treat for this week- been to Bookers and picked this up! View attachment 46179

Keep the mould...nice smoked Lancashire or cheddar any day

 

[Quattromike]

No toast here- I have them scrambled with mackerel every morning. Lovely.

Special treat for this week- been to Bookers and picked this up! View attachment 46179

Cheesus, what you need is some nice Made in Tain Strathdon Blue. The French are not well known for there cheese 🫣

 

[AHPP]

I couldn’t find a setting on my induction hob for 'waxoyl thin' but three minutes on the lowest power did the trick without disaster! View attachment 46178

Coward. Wood fired BBQ right next to the gun and it'll basically atomise.