The 'Today's Job' thread

[Lancs Lad]

E19 earning her corn today. They didn’t want the willow cut despite it being on a footpath- so anyhow, I said I could work around it!

Milwaukee staple gun means we will be out of here in an hour. Happy days.
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Don't you have the M18 top handle with you FFS

 

[doobin]

Don't you have the M18 top handle with you FFS

This one?

 

[doobin]

Out by 13:00. That should sort the wet footpath!

 

[Lancs Lad]

This one? View attachment 81450

Over hangs 0 M18 1

 

[Storrsy]

Flippin Devon! Near enough pulled the tyre off the trailer trying to get the fecker around a switchback in the road how the hell it still held air like that I don't know! Then the bridge on the way home took 3 shuffles to get it to come round. This is why I can't have a trailer longer than 12ft. Would prefer a Landy 90 and a 10ft trailer tbh!

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Flippin Devon! Near enough pulled the tyre off the trailer trying to get the fecker around a switchback in the road how the hell it still held air like that I don't know! Then the bridge on the way home took 3 shuffles to get it to come round. This is why I can't have a trailer longer than 12ft. Would prefer a Landy 90 and a 10ft trailer tbh!

Its amazing the side pressures they will take. I remember my LM126 in a similar state. How long is the new trailer that you wont talk about?

 

[Storrsy]

Its amazing the side pressures they will take. I remember my LM126 in a similar state. How long is the new trailer that you wont talk about?

Yeah amazingly tough tyres really. 12ft the new trailer is. Anyone who says go 14ft needs to spend a week trying to move plant around in deepest Dartmoor! In fairness the Navara isn't helping either too bloody long but the 360deg camera is very helpful at least you can see the near side up against the bridge wall

 

[Storrsy]

The plant trailer would never have made that bridge. Axels are a foot further back and whole trailer is a few inches wider.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Yeah amazingly tough tyres really. 12ft the new trailer is. Anyone who says go 14ft needs to spend a week trying to move plant around in deepest Dartmoor! In fairness the Navara isn't helping either too bloody long but the 360deg camera is very helpful at least you can see the near side up against the bridge wall

You say that ... Bridge are a tad tight I'll agree tho. Glad I didn't bring the 7ft that day

 

[Storrsy]

You say that ... Bridge are a tad tight I'll agree tho. Glad I didn't bring the 7ft that day

You came up the main road from Ashburton though didn't you!? That's near enough a motorway compared to some of the scenarios I'm talking about.

 

[Storrsy]

Next time your down give me a ring and I'll give you a tour of the worst bridges of Dartmoor- it's a favourite topic of mine

 

[Lancs Lad]

You came up the main road from Ashburton though didn't you!? That's near enough a motorway compared to some of the scenarios I'm talking about.

Dunno them bridges were 6ft6 limit?

 

[doobin]

Flippin Devon! Near enough pulled the tyre off the trailer trying to get the fecker around a switchback in the road how the hell it still held air like that I don't know! Then the bridge on the way home took 3 shuffles to get it to come round. This is why I can't have a trailer longer than 12ft. Would prefer a Landy 90 and a 10ft trailer tbh!

Whilst we’re talking tyres- anyone ever seen one go like this? Concave in the middle 🫣 The photos really don’t do it justice, it’s a savage dip.

It’s not flat, it’s got 40psi in it! The car had been shaking a bit over 50 but I just assumed it had dropped a balance weight. Needless to say, it’s parked up and a new pair of tyres on order.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Whilst we’re talking tyres- anyone ever seen one go like this? Concave in the middle 🫣 The photos really don’t do it justice, it’s a savage dip.

It’s not flat, it’s got 40psi in it! The car had been shaking a bit over 50 but I just assumed it had dropped a balance weight. Needless to say, it’s parked up and a new pair of tyres on order.

Let me guess. budget tyre?

 

[Storrsy]

Dunno them bridges were 6ft6 limit?

Would have been Holne bridge and New bridge probably wouldnt get much wider over but the difference is you can take a good swing at them to get it lined up. Stonemasons pretty much on speed dial they get knocked around that much

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Next time your down give me a ring and I'll give you a tour of the worst bridges of Dartmoor- it's a favourite topic of mine

We have a MK7 Transit camper van (not a motorhome) which isn't really very wide compared to modern large vans, and we nearly got caught out round the back of Lustleigh one summer. I really did think it was going to be a case of having to climb out the sunroof and make a phone call of shame. I am very used to putting big things in small spaces, but that day I nearly bit off more than I could chew. It was bank holiday village show day as well :-( @Storrsy I could give you a tour of 'interesting lanes' up round our way. Get up towards Hartland and there are some very fun little spots.

 

[DaveDCB]

Screed in today, we do all the prep and have a guy come in with his pump and lay.. easiest stuff in the world to lay must buy myself some tripods & dapple bars

 

[doobin]

Let me guess. budget tyre?

Continental actually.

 

[doobin]

As we finished early today I got a head start on tomorrows job- digger and knocker dropped off and the fence pulled out.

Then a bit of sawmilling. Nice straight logs, making 300x150 sleepers. Nice when you take the edges off with a template and then your middle line ends up right in the centre.

 

[Storrsy]

As we finished early today I got a head start on tomorrows job- digger and knocker dropped off and the fence pulled out.

Then a bit of sawmilling. Nice straight logs, making 300x150 sleepers. Nice when you take the edges off with a template and then your middle line ends up right in the centre. View attachment 81468View attachment 81469View attachment 81470View attachment 81471

The old chalke valley knocker earning it's keep!