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Smiffy
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I keep a squeeze off tool in the truck for gas and water. Good when you break things but even better for connecting love water pipes.
hiluxman
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I dug a 2.5m x 2.5m front extension. In there I had 13 cables and pipes. Gas, electric, water then 8 bt cables and 2 drains. I literally took 3 buckets full out with the digger and spent rest of the day hand digging it, was on my own that day too.
TiltyShaun
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I poured 5.44m3 with a pump today just to cover the 35% that didn’t have any obstruction. Couldn’t face starting the hand digging so took half day!! It can wait until Monday as I refuse to ruin the weekend by hand digging on a Friday!!
Left hooker
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Water pipe fittings fit
hiluxman
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They do. Lol. You can get them in yellow color too.Water pipe fittings fit
Left hooker
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Just need a spray bottle of soapy water
Left hooker
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Did my trailer test just before they scrapped itIt's funny how I've put the trailer on twice this week and have double checked each time that it was on correctly.... anyone else abit spooked by the Guys thread last week?
Instructor told us to use the jockey wheel to lift the hitch and hopefully towing vehicle to check it's on properly before lifting jockey wheel up fully
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
didn't think you're 'sposed to feed cut grass to nags
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Smiffy
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I think they have stopped selling them now haven't they ?? The merchants told us they couldn't get hold of them anymore??
Left hooker
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Nope bad for themdidn't think you're 'sposed to feed cut grass to nags
Bri963
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No, you aren’t. it’s a p###-take from when I was on the land, some farmers would bale the grass verges, keck, thistles, you name it, and try to sell it as good hay. Racehorse hay was what we called any baled crap. Anybody from the Fens would get it.didn't think you're 'sposed to feed cut grass to nags
hiluxman
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Not sure, but I was always under illusion that they were order in than off the shelf
pettsy
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Definitely still available.
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DaveDCB
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19 in a 20ft section, all diagonals.. everything you can think of, all going into Derbyshire police HQ.. hit one and the whole place goes down! Was knackered after that day, sat on the edge of my seat all day!
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Stroppymonkey
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My crane trailer let me down this morning. Was put to bed with a full charge about 3 weeks ago, just clicking on the pump solonoid and then throwing an F02 code when plugged in to forklift charger (low voltage). One of the batts has crust around the terminals so maybe on the blink. Both 12v batteries test okay on their own and charge okay. Will clean up terminals and try again Monday. I’m tempted to add another pair of 12v batts (I have the space) as a back up.
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AusDave
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After cleaning up the eroded drain beside this rural access road with the Haulotte and 1500mm tilting bucket, (missed taking the before photos), I've laid out the geotextile fabric prior to installing five 6m long by 2m wide by 170mm thick rock mattresses
The rock mattresses come flat and folded on a pallet and have to be stretched out and unfolded, 2 person job, and then the bottom part has to have the sides folded into position and tied to the ends and each baffle. That's tedious for a start. Then after placing the mattress base in position, I tip the rock in with whatever machine is on site, Haulotte or JCB 1CX and then have to manually place the rock evenly in the mattress. This is tedious too as especially in the steep section you have to stack the irregularly shaped rock, (local quarry supplied 75mm - 150mm), up each side without it falling down until you put the top on. This 30m of rock mattress required 14 tonnes of rock to fill.
Now for the next tedious part putting the top on which entails ties around the perimeter and across each of the 5 baffles, and on the steep bottom section, 3 ties from top to bottom between each baffle to ensure the rocks don't move. Very hard to get help on jobs like this so most of the work was done by myself with Christine assisting placing rocks and standing on the mattress when I straightened them out. The dog was no help although she is obsessed with rocks. She keeps bringing me rocks which I can throw anywhere into the bush and she will find the same rock and bring it back every time
It will look good when finished and the road is given 38 tonnes of roadbase. We've had some massively wet years recently and the road was in danger of washing out. It didn't help that the neighbours above had redirected the water flow making everything worse. I think this mattress will be in place until an archeological dig way in the future. The pictures tell the story, apart from the last one. Not enough sunscreen on the snout in my youth and a skin cancer had to be removed. Not a bad job my doc did however considering what he had to cut out. Blood everywhere during surgery though.
The rock mattresses come flat and folded on a pallet and have to be stretched out and unfolded, 2 person job, and then the bottom part has to have the sides folded into position and tied to the ends and each baffle. That's tedious for a start. Then after placing the mattress base in position, I tip the rock in with whatever machine is on site, Haulotte or JCB 1CX and then have to manually place the rock evenly in the mattress. This is tedious too as especially in the steep section you have to stack the irregularly shaped rock, (local quarry supplied 75mm - 150mm), up each side without it falling down until you put the top on. This 30m of rock mattress required 14 tonnes of rock to fill.
Now for the next tedious part putting the top on which entails ties around the perimeter and across each of the 5 baffles, and on the steep bottom section, 3 ties from top to bottom between each baffle to ensure the rocks don't move. Very hard to get help on jobs like this so most of the work was done by myself with Christine assisting placing rocks and standing on the mattress when I straightened them out. The dog was no help although she is obsessed with rocks. She keeps bringing me rocks which I can throw anywhere into the bush and she will find the same rock and bring it back every time
It will look good when finished and the road is given 38 tonnes of roadbase. We've had some massively wet years recently and the road was in danger of washing out. It didn't help that the neighbours above had redirected the water flow making everything worse. I think this mattress will be in place until an archeological dig way in the future. The pictures tell the story, apart from the last one. Not enough sunscreen on the snout in my youth and a skin cancer had to be removed. Not a bad job my doc did however considering what he had to cut out. Blood everywhere during surgery though.
Furniss
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Fair bit came out if you look at the Mrs in last picture for scale.
More destruction.... not bad in the day I reckon.
Bon week-end !
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6feetdown
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Dog was loving life today, she decided she needed a rest.
Last 2 days percolation test
Last 2 days percolation test
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bobthebuilder
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suds or soil?
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