The 'Today's Job' thread

[Diggerdavey]

Never heat a ball joint, we did once trying to get it out f****ng thinking exploded like a 50call bullet with a 1” ball bearing on the end dented concrete floor between me and dad and put a fist size dent in tin sheets on barn wall 30 foot away. Would have killed either of us if it had hit. Keep it in a draw somewhere.
Plenty on YouTube about exploding ball joints

If you have to resort to heat drill out the metal cover pressed in over the ball joint to give somewhere for the gas generated by the grease melting somewhere to go.

 

[diggerjones]

Never heat a ball joint, we did once trying to get it out f****ng thinking exploded like a 50call bullet with a 1” ball bearing on the end dented concrete floor between me and dad and put a fist size dent in tin sheets on barn wall 30 foot away. Would have killed either of us if it had hit. Keep it in a draw somewhere.
Plenty on YouTube about exploding ball joints

You've got a history with fire

 

[Lancs Lad]

Never heat a ball joint, we did once trying to get it out f****ng thinking exploded like a 50call bullet with a 1” ball bearing on the end dented concrete floor between me and dad and put a fist size dent in tin sheets on barn wall 30 foot away. Would have killed either of us if it had hit. Keep it in a draw somewhere.
Plenty on YouTube about exploding ball joints

Your not the first...

 

[Lynchy]

When daily checks....take just a bit longer lol

 

[diggerjones]

When daily checks....take just a bit longer lol

Not sure my eyes are good enough to see the bucket at that distance

 

[Lynchy]

Not sure my eyes are good enough to see the bucket at that distance

Digging by braille

 

[Lynchy]

Not sure my eyes are good enough to see the bucket at that distance

 

[V8Druid]

you want search lights on that

 

[diggerjones]

I can't see owt. Your camera is knackered

 

[V8Druid]

I can't see owt. Your camera is knackered

Rory must be renting his old camera out again

 

[V8Druid]

I can't see owt. Your camera is knackered

how about now ?

 

[diggerjones]

how about now ?
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No still nowt

 

[V8Druid]

No still nowt

Are you logged in Dyl?

 

[Lynchy]

No still nowt

Weren't joking when you said couldn't see bucket lol

 

[diggerjones]

Are you logged in Dyl?

I'm joking. My eye's are worn out

 

[Quattromike]

Delivery day today, a little project we've been working on for a while.

 

[Giles]

Had to move some stone roof slates from the job we are on from the remote barn to the farm yard 1 mile down the track, loaded up the ifor tipper from front to back axle. By the time we unloaded in the farm yard we’d filled 5 pallets full! Must have been 5 ton eek truck was like a speedboat

also the farmers bull kept getting in the way met the lads at one of the gates debating how to move the bull. I had to go shoo it out the way, checked with farmer and he said he was a softie turns out he liked to be stroked like a dog lol

then driving home 3 cars in front 21 plate brand new discover ran up verge smashed a tree rolled and span. Had to help them out with few others while fire brigade and others turned up. Discovery was full of booze bottles everywhere think they’d done their Xmas shop,

Then had to do a u turn with 12ft ifor on narrow 2 lane Rd.

 

[Left hooker]

a Quick bungalow delete and clear over site ready for footings in the new year
Bloody thing was solid no cavity old style 6 inch block laid on flat glad I chose 18t to persuade it down

 

[Lancs Lad]

Had to move some stone roof slates from the job we are on from the remote barn to the farm yard 1 mile down the track, loaded up the ifor tipper from front to back axle. By the time we unloaded in the farm yard we’d filled 5 pallets full! Must have been 5 ton eek truck was like a speedboat

also the farmers bull kept getting in the way met the lads at one of the gates debating how to move the bull. I had to go shoo it out the way, checked with farmer and he said he was a softie turns out he liked to be stroked like a dog lol

then driving home 3 cars in front 21 plate brand new discover ran up verge smashed a tree rolled and span. Had to help them out with few others while fire brigade and others turned up. Discovery was full of booze bottles everywhere think they’d done their Xmas shop,

Then had to do a u turn with 12ft ifor on narrow 2 lane Rd.

Say what you like about discos and Chelsea tractors etc...but I know what I'd rather my wife and kids be in when in a prang like that. Some of that modern city car s**t scares the crap out of me.

 

[Russell]

Bottom ball joints ...oh the amount of grief they can cause....ok fk you out with gas axe or grinder normally

Doing the ball joints on the disco at the moment.
My god are they in there tight