The 'Today's Job' thread

[V8Druid]

Leipzig Train station

I'll ask him ....

Spent an evening wandering around Mont Saint Michelle with a girl from Leipzig, in '90 ...
was deserted and a great time to wander around there ...
had been across in the daytime and it's grockle central.
Hanka and I were overnighting in the same hotel, mainland end of the causeway, got chatting and she asked if she could bum a ride on the back of the Zed, over to the mount ...
beautiful old place and well on a par with Carcasonne old town

 

[Storrsy]

What you upto up there then ?

Just maintenance. 12km section of moorland path so cleaning out the gullies and cross drains, pretty washed out in places . Long walk back to the truck each night!

 

[doobin]

Just maintenance. 12km section of moorland path so cleaning out the gullies and cross drains, pretty washed out in places . Long walk back to the truck each night!

You need an electric bike and a bike holder on the counterweight.

I'd claim it against tax in your shoes. Quantifiable need.

 

[Storrsy]

You need an electric bike and a bike holder on the counterweight.

I'd claim it against tax in your shoes. Quantifiable need.

Think I'd need a scrambler for these paths!

 

[Furniss]

Think I'd need a scrambler for these paths!

Looks mint - no Karens

 

[doobin]

Think I'd need a scrambler for these paths!

Electric mountainbike, full suspension and a comfy saddle. A battery should get you up the hill without any pedalling!

 

[V8Druid]

Think I'd need a scrambler for these paths!

what the hell are you supposed to try and do with those?
they air lifting materials in for you ?

 

[Storrsy]

what the hell are you supposed to try and do with those?
they air lifting materials in for you ?

No thats just the path, every 50-100m theres a gulley that takes the water off which I clean out then move on to the next. Path pretty bad now so bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted but there are sections where it's not so bad so worth saving. The cost to reinstate this path would be ridiculous due to distance from getting any stone tipped off- in fact probably better just to re profile exiting path- and re-instate the cross drains

 

[V8Druid]

No thats just the path, every 50-100m theres a gulley that takes the water off which I clean out then move on to the next. Path pretty bad now so bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted but there are sections where it's not so bad so worth saving. The cost to reinstate this path would be ridiculous due to distance from getting any stone tipped off- in fact probably better just to re profile exiting path- and re-instate the cross drains

how the hell do you track along that?? be bad enough on a crosser/enduro/trials

 

[Storrsy]

how the hell do you track along that?? be bad enough on a crosser/enduro/trials

Slowly- so you can hear any track derailments! Alot of using the bucket to hop over stuff- and most importantly use the machine with the shitest/oldest tracks on. I have them on slightly slacker than usual so more forgiving but also if it does come off I can get it back on with the bucket especially that bladed bucket with a long toe on it it- only happened once so far fortunately and because after 10km I wasnt paying sufficient attention

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Electric mountainbike, full suspension and a comfy saddle. A battery should get you up the hill without any pedalling!

Gotta pedal... not legal otherwise! But in 100% seriousness. An E-Bike is a 100% tax deductible expense if used for work commuting. I can verify this and have written approval from my stern accountants. I regularly cycle to work on my XSmall Ladies E.Bike! Funnily enough it arrived at work around the same time as my wifes 50th Birthday

 

[V8Druid]

Slowly- so you can hear any track derailments! Alot of using the bucket to hop over stuff- and most importantly use the machine with the shitest/oldest tracks on. I have them on slightly slacker than usual so more forgiving but also if it does come off I can get it back on with the bucket especially that bladed bucket with a long toe on it it- only happened once so far fortunately and because after 10km I wasnt paying sufficient attention

always assuming it hasn't snapped/let go

 

[doobin]

It’s that time of year again

 

[doobin]

Got her fitted and tidied up the area I cleared yesterday.

Hopefully both diggers are now warm and I can go burn up whilst ditching.

 

[doobin]

Got burnt up and started the ditching.

 

[Storrsy]

Got burnt up and started the ditching. View attachment 77547View attachment 77548View attachment 77549

Just the weather for it too

 

[diggerjones]

It’s that time of year again View attachment 77536

We used to have to piss on the end of to shafts to defrost them to connect to the tractor

 

[doobin]

We used to have to piss on the end of to shafts to defrost them to connect to the tractor

Rather than risk melting the guards, I should have just used the steam cleaner. Didn’t think of i!

 

[Giles]

Building some steps for the trust connecting new book shop to cafe area

Probst vacuum lifter been brilliant 160-200kg per tread

Cold up here this week -5 and snow

 

[doobin]

Building some steps for the trust connecting new book shop to cafe area

Probst vacuum lifter been brilliant 160-200kg per tread

Cold up here this week -5 and snow

Can’t beat a gadget like that- built for the job.