The 'Today's Job' thread

[Lancs Lad]

There is a really good book called Chickenhawk that is a biography of a Vietnam Huey pilot - it follows him through training and then his war exploits (which are mental).
There is loads of technical detail about the Huey - they were hugely powerful for their size, largely because the rotors were immense! Apparently they carry so much rotational energy that once at operating speed the engine can be switched off and the helicopter can still take off, spin around and land again!!!
The Vietnam pilots would sometimes use the Huey’s rotors to chop tree branches to allow them to land in the jungle - they were built STRONG!
They would regularly have to take off massively overloaded when rescuing troops - the pilot could put more engine power into the main rotor by reducing power to the tail rotor for take-off, which would give them more lift but they would spin around as they gained height.
It’s a really good book that I’d recommend to anyone with half an interest in helicopters and/or war stories (assuming you have the ability to read of course!).

The documentary with same name is something entirely different

 

[Storrsy]

There is a really good book called Chickenhawk that is a biography of a Vietnam Huey pilot - it follows him through training and then his war exploits (which are mental).
There is loads of technical detail about the Huey - they were hugely powerful for their size, largely because the rotors were immense! Apparently they carry so much rotational energy that once at operating speed the engine can be switched off and the helicopter can still take off, spin around and land again!!!
The Vietnam pilots would sometimes use the Huey’s rotors to chop tree branches to allow them to land in the jungle - they were built STRONG!
They would regularly have to take off massively overloaded when rescuing troops - the pilot could put more engine power into the main rotor by reducing power to the tail rotor for take-off, which would give them more lift but they would spin around as they gained height.
It’s a really good book that I’d recommend to anyone with half an interest in helicopters and/or war stories (assuming you have the ability to read of course!).

Just ordered a copy. Been after a good book to read for a while and this sounds ace

 

[Giles]

Apart from this...on my bucket list...
Can hear her some weekends ..sounds awesome.

Huey Flight Experience - Fly in a Vietnam War Helicopter Lancashire

Forwarded to the wife

 

[William127]

Courtesy car, Nice enough but can't imagine ever living with a normal, little car! In 20+ vehicles I've only ever had 2 cars- 306 gti that I bought cheap off a mate, and my 500 quid Jag X type that I did 4000 fautless miles in in a couple of months then chopped in against my d3.
Freelander pulled that very nicely

 

[V8Druid]

It’s a fiver mate, not worry my time!

where the hell are you buying 1/2" FF males for a fiver a throw ??

 

[Stroppymonkey]

where the hell are you buying 1/2" FF males for a fiver a throw ??

 

[V8Druid]

trouble with Flowfit is their ridiculous shipping charges, unless you buy from their ebay site which're not cheap in comparison

Pardon our interruption...

last time I was looking on Flowfit's site the shipping was something like 17 quid plus VAT ... min., which makes for some expensive fittings, unless you're after significant quantities - but then the shipping gets jacked up
being close enough to collect'd be the answer.
will have to have a word with the lads out in Raglan - see what their prices are like on FFs

al hydraulic fittings have climbed massively in the last two years though

 

[William127]

Sun's out so the yard work carrys on.

 

[Canal Navvy]

It’s a fiver mate, not worry my time!

It's a pretty good use for used couplings that have taken a beating on the breaker and have been replaced

 

[Giles]

Busy week, fuel leak on dumper pin hole in fuel line replaced it all from tank, got the foundation wall built up with the big lumps (threw everything left at it as well ) then my masons got the wall built, nice feeling knowing it’s now not going to collapse. Just need to blind big stuff with fill and soil and finish last bit of upper wall but needs a concrete footing as nothing there to build it on.

 

[Cal919]

Few from last week, carrying on with backfilling. Bit of a slow process loading dumper at front of site then running round the back and loading into tracked barrow. Cant get anything bigger round the pool just yet so is what it is. 80t of type one down another load coming monday, plus most of load of shingle gone aswell. Really not enjoying the Sany, noisey and just feels cheap and not well thought out. Boom offset right is rubbish if you have bigger than size 4 feet even struggle to toe it up rather than push down. Boom is also very chunky which is good for strength but does hamper visibility. Time to start planning for our own 3t i think so dont have to rely on hire stuff.

 

[doobin]

Few from last week, carrying on with backfilling. Bit of a slow process loading dumper at front of site then running round the back and loading into tracked barrow. Cant get anything bigger round the pool just yet so is what it is. 80t of type one down another load coming monday, plus most of load of shingle gone aswell. Really not enjoying the Sany, noisey and just feels cheap and not well thought out. Boom offset right is rubbish if you have bigger than size 4 feet even struggle to toe it up rather than push down. Boom is also very chunky which is good for strength but does hamper visibility. Time to start planning for our own 3t i think so dont have to rely on hire stuff.

I love the steel tracks on that mini.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

@Cal919 - is this void being backfilled around the pipework?

I assume the horizontal steelwork was a temporary measure holding everything back whilst the new pool was cast/poured and will be removed once you’ve finished.

 

[V8Druid]

@Cal919 - is this void being backfilled around the pipework?

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I assume the horizontal steelwork was a temporary measure holding everything back whilst the new pool was cast/poured and will be removed once you’ve finished.

gonna have to be

 

[DaveDCB]

gonna have to be

Could just be putting a concrete ‘lid’ over it all?

 

[Cal919]

@Cal919 - is this void being backfilled around the pipework?

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I assume the horizontal steelwork was a temporary measure holding everything back whilst the new pool was cast/poured and will be removed once you’ve finished.

Yeh the steels were part of a king post retaining wall done as temporary propping. Was done by others is a complete mess tbh. We have to backfill void where pipes are before we can remove the steels.

 

[Cal919]

You can see how bad/in and out the proping is in some of these photos. Lot to backfill. Some areas had to use shingle was so tight.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

You can see how bad/in and out the proping is in some of these photos. Lot to backfill. Some areas had to use shingle was so tight.

I remember you putting the pics up a while ago before you started and someone commenting that it looked like it would be better ripping it all out and starting again…

 

[Cal919]

I remember you putting the pics up a while ago before you started and someone commenting that it looked like it would be better ripping it all out and starting again…

They started digging that pool June/July 2022 and only just now at this stage nightmare. It should of been piled, pool house had 8 piles in it which is behind pool. Its ended up costing alot more than the additional it would of been to pile it when the rig was there set up.

 

[Furniss]

They started digging that pool June/July 2022 and only just now at this stage nightmare. It should of been piled, pool house had 12 piles in it which is behind pool. Its ended up costing alot more than the additional it would of been to pile it when the rig was there set up.

They should of gone to the swimming baths