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What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
awemawson:
It's just arrived (9 pm) and an initial impression is it's better than I'd expected - the cold light of dawn will probably reveal a few issues :thumbup:
BTW Steve, the green you saw (I think) was grass showing through the 'track droop' from the verge behind.
Pete W.:
Wow, Andrew,
It covered those 300 miles in double-quick time!!! I hope the ferry pilot had goggles!! :lol: :ddb: :lol: :ddb: :lol: :ddb:
awemawson:
Hi Pete - the delivery chap was a very nice helpful fellow, who having dropped my digger off left here about 10 pm to go into central London and pick up another one - not my idea of a relaxing life !
Toll so far on my JCB 803 is I need the following:
2 off Bonnet Gas Struts
1 off Door catch
1 off Dipper control handle
1 off Dipper control handle gaiter
And I need to take a sledge hammer to the front dozer blade and bend the skin back where it is peeling from the frame, then weld it. All pretty trivial really for a 1997 machine. No doubt other things will crop up along the way.
:Doh:
awemawson:
So Brian turned up bright and early this morning and by 5 pm had FINISHED the gable ends :clap:
During the day I mended the track expanding / contracting lever on the little Kubota - just a bit of welding - it had broken off maybe 5 years ago and had been sitting at the back of my bench all that time - as I never needed to squeeze it though narrow door ways I never had got round to mending it :bang:
Slight complications during the day - at long last after a 10 day pause, one of the three Ewes that hadn't produced but that are expecting went into labour at 14:30. It was important that we were on the ball with this birth (she was expecting twins) as one of the previously born lambs had been 'stealing' milk off her. Now the first milk out is 'colostrum' which it's vital the new born gets as the first feed to line it's stomach and give it all sorts of protection that it would otherwise lack. First twin was born at 17:15 and the second at 18:30, so a fair amount of hanging about ready to pounce with a bottle of commercial colostrum.
awemawson:
With all the hanging about I thought I'd move the new digger up onto the concrete slab outside my workshop so I could attend to a few minor issues - no problem up the ramp she goes, and I park her up. Then I get called to attend to other things. When I come back there is a massive oil slick spreading from the machine and apparently emanating from the right hand track motor or it's pipework :bugeye:
Quick call to the seller, who was not dismissive, but not entirely committed to taking responsibility. Then it occurred to me - I'd paid a 50% deposit, balance due on delivery, and I made an online payment to him for this - but the bank delayed the payment until Friday for 'security checks' so the money hadn't yet left my account.
OK not something I like to do, but a quick call to the bank stopped the payment going out, and I'm sure our next conversation will entail far more co-operation on his behalf :ddb:
He wants me to start stripping out the undercarriage round the track motor to inspect - normally not an issue, but currently I have a roof to batten and tile by Saturday, and also be able to drop things in a hurry when any more sheep issue arise. I'll not welch on the deal long term, but he will pick up the ticket for this repair :clap:
Meanwhile I got the barge boards cut and fixed (too dark for pictures) and tomorrow it's a case of rock wool insulation in the ceiling, followed by breathable membrane and battens, and hopefully tiles on the pig sty roof tomorrow
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