What did you do today?

[Mickwhitt 5,231]

What is the widowmaker tree story? Not into lumber jack speak. 

Mick 

[Dan.gerous 2,696]

14 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said:

What is the widowmaker tree story? Not into lumber jack speak. 

Mick 

It's one that falls on you. Cut down any that look unstable before they get you while your not looking

[Stormin 9,986]

5 hours ago, AMC RULES said:

  Is there anything Eric, you won't watch that woman do?  

 

 Don't forget Trina has her mother to help her. Two against one! He'll never get it right.

[Stormin 9,986]

39 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

You have no idea how right you are!!

 

Hahahahaha.

 

 

Here's what I'm up to today. 

 

 

 

 

  I think he has to stand up to use that. Looks like remote controls for a truck Hiab. One of those cranes on the back of a wagon?

 

 Doubt I'll be doing much. Rain! Rain! and more rain. At least it's cooler.

Edited June 26, 2020 by Stormin

[Mickwhitt 5,231]

Had a couple of days catching up to do.

Helped a neighbour fit a fancy fawcett (tap) in his kitchen.

Took a look at another neighbours mower that she cant start. Turns out she doesn't have the shoulders for a pull start lol.

Finished off a couple of turning jobs.

I broke the air manifold off my compressor last week so I made a new threaded stem to graft it back onto the receiver. Two olives were required 6mm diameter for the pressure switch pipe so I turned those on the lathe. 

Decks clear now for tomorrow when we are having  1 and 1/2 ton of slate chippings delivered for the front garden.

I will be spreading that out for most of the day.

 

[Stormin 9,986]

  Really hectic day. Been rushed off my feet sitting in the lounge watching the continuous rain since morning and the wind blowing leaves and small branches off the trees.

[Lee1977 7,432]

3 hours ago, Mickwhitt said:

Had a couple of days catching up to do.

Helped a neighbour fit a fancy fawcett (tap) in his kitchen.

Took a look at another neighbours mower that she cant start. Turns out she doesn't have the shoulders for a pull start lol.

Finished off a couple of turning jobs.

I broke the air manifold off my compressor last week so I made a new threaded stem to graft it back onto the receiver. Two olives were required 6mm diameter for the pressure switch pipe so I turned those on the lathe. 

Decks clear now for tomorrow when we are having  1 and 1/2 ton of slate chippings delivered for the front garden.

I will be spreading that out for most of the day.

 

You need to get busy and build a grader blade. They work great with a solid link to the lift.

[Stormin 9,986]

 

9 hours ago, pullstart said:

Cleaned out my plow truck today. 

 

 When I emptied out my Disco on finally parting with it a few weeks ago, I found things I'd forgotten about.

[Stormin 9,986]

  Up at the farm today. First job was to remove one of the double action rams, that was leaking, from under one of the trailers. We had a heck of a fight to undo the hose connection from the double joint. Took two of us to free the union. I think Goliath must have fitted it. Tied up the end of the ram that attaches to the chassis, then removed the securing bolt and let the end down to the ground.

  Getting my mates sons, they're younger than me, to support the ram, I removed the bolt holding ram to body. The lads then took it away to clean before it went to have new seals fitted.

  Rather heavy those rams. 3ft long and about 5" diameter.

 

  Next job was more cubical barrier repairs. Getting a couple of broken rawlbolt ends out of the wall took some doing. Had to use a hammer drill with a pointed chisel, to loosen round the broken ends.  Eventually got them out then drilled right through the wall and secured the barriers with 12mm threaded bar through the holes.

 

  A tiring be satisfying day.