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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #75 on: May 03, 2015, 10:35:43 AM »
Rainy today so no brick-laying  :(

As a consequence of the rain one of the #10 lambs got rather cold - this is one of twins - he and his brother are out in the field, but this one (#10b) is being 'topped up' with a bottle as he's rather small.

To warm him up the dogs invited him in to lay by the fire in our 'snug'  :lol:

(that knitted jumper was for a puppy sometime ago but it's been applied to #10b who we are now calling Jacob due to his multi coloured coat - amazingly his mother still recognized him when he was returned to the field still in the jumper!)
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #76 on: May 03, 2015, 12:49:24 PM »
.....To warm him up the dogs invited him in to lay by the fire in our 'snug' .....
(that knitted jumper was for a puppy sometime ago but it's been applied to #10b who we are now calling Jacob due to his multi coloured coat - amazingly his mother still recognized him when he was returned to the field still in the jumper!)

Surprised the ewe didn't take against the smell of the dogs !

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #77 on: May 03, 2015, 01:11:26 PM »
Our dogs and the sheep are well acquainted - the dogs walk through the flock twice a day unleashed, and will often rub noses with them through a gate  :scratch:

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #78 on: May 04, 2015, 02:32:57 PM »
Bank Holiday Monday brought Brian back for another long 10 hour stint that has I think FINISHED the brickwork  :ddb:

He's capped the pillars, pointed up the verges, and fitted the ridge tiles - just got all his access equipment and mixer to collect later in the week.

So weather permitting (heavy rain forecast for tomorrow), I'll tidy up all his 'stuff', and fit the water trough and outside tap. A quick count up tells me that this is the 28th outside tap that we have  :bugeye:
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #79 on: May 19, 2015, 02:20:30 AM »
Your pig houses look really nice Andrew, you've a fantastic eye for what looks good. They look like they will be there for some time no matter who "huffs and puffs". I dare say in 100 years time they will look at them and say - "They don't build them like that anymore".

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #80 on: May 19, 2015, 03:49:07 AM »
Well thankee kindly sir  :wave:

The tenants have now moved into the new build, so 'Blossom the Sow' has taken up residence in the new pig sty, and her three daughters have taken over her previous accommodation. This leaves her three sons still in the old water cistern and allows me to differentially feed them, as the boars will be first to go on a one way trip.

Photo's rather dark as the sun hadn't crept round to this point when I was mucking out this morning.
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #81 on: May 19, 2015, 08:26:09 AM »
They look great Andrew! :bow: :bow: :bow: :clap:

Any plans for workshop projects, or still too many chores outside?

I haven't yet planted our garden  :palm: .
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #82 on: May 19, 2015, 10:02:34 AM »
Just tinkering at the moment Steve as I'm loath to launch myself into anything too time consuming - we're still bottle feeding lambs three times a day which is taking a surprising large amount of my time.

Well the next big issue is getting the JCB 803 into decent fettle as I need it to do a bit of tidying up around the place. Went to see it today where it's being fixed up for me. Chap has managed to do a splendid job on the dozer blade welding it back together as it's a sort of double skin affair and the outer skin had peeled back. The hydraulic rotary coupling is out and dismantled and awaiting a seal kit from JCB - when that's refitted and he can move it, all the lower frame and hydraulics are going to be steam cleaned so he can see where the other leak is coming from. 

Youngest Daughter's wedding is getting ominously close (July 25th), and before then the place needs making presentable - reception is here for 260 guests  :bugeye: with marquee's and hog roasts and all sorts of fandangles. Actual wedding is in Battle Abbey (of 1066 fame) which is only 2 miles away. One of the tasks is another 100 metre length of double fencing to go in ready for native species hedge  to be planted in November, as the fence will delineate 'entertainment' from 'camping' areas for the reception.

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #83 on: May 19, 2015, 10:08:34 AM »
Uhhhhh, sounds like you're busy, then!!!  :beer:
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #84 on: July 20, 2015, 04:47:43 PM »
Where are these guys when you need one?

     



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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #85 on: July 20, 2015, 05:16:54 PM »
Let me guess.......he's getting paid for piece work... he's 21,,,,,,and his girlfriend just texted him something about after work.
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #86 on: July 21, 2015, 01:25:05 AM »
I doubt his back will be up to anything after he's done that all day. Those block pavers are much heavier than bricks :)

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #87 on: July 21, 2015, 11:22:40 AM »
I doubt his back will be up to anything after he's done that all day. Those block pavers are much heavier than bricks :)

Tell me about it. I had square ones, about three bricks size on that video. I started firs carraying four of them at a time, then three, then two and pretty soon I was huffing and puffing while carying one at the time and then putting it right plase, often helpping with a rubber mallet and checkking the line was straight after each row, because if I found that it went like serpent, birds would have fallen off the hedge and ear plug sales would have soared on this neigbourhood.

I looked that clip on disbelief and wondered how long he would keep the speed up. Pretty damn impressive.

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #88 on: July 22, 2015, 04:07:13 AM »
You really need one of these:


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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #89 on: July 22, 2015, 05:07:06 AM »
Many small local urban roads in Holland have paviers rather than tarmac, so worth developing a machine like that I'd imagine.
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #90 on: August 14, 2015, 10:40:41 AM »
Hi there, Andrew,

Has the weather in your area lived up to the forecast? 
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #91 on: August 14, 2015, 10:50:59 AM »
Pretty horrendous yesterday with some very impressive thunder claps and lightning and an awful lot of rain. Floods in a few local(ish) places such as Eastbourne and Brighton, but so far no floods here.

Bright sunshine now and quite a pleasant afternoon. Side effect of the heavy rain was that the pig sty's had a good wash out over night  :clap:
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #92 on: August 14, 2015, 11:35:35 AM »
Hi there, Andrew,

I hope that you and yours are all well.

The new pig palace is looking good.

What's the latest lambing score?

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #93 on: August 14, 2015, 03:30:40 PM »
What keeps me out of the shop.. hmm well atm i enjoy driving this around and scare old ladies more than hogging metal at the milling machine..

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #94 on: August 14, 2015, 04:20:23 PM »
It's a car, anyone can see that. What is special about it?

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #95 on: August 14, 2015, 04:28:43 PM »
This is a proper car.

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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #96 on: August 14, 2015, 05:42:51 PM »
Well Norman, also having a Disco I have to agree - however mine is getting rather long in the tooth now being a 2000/1 model year  :scratch:
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #97 on: August 14, 2015, 10:45:41 PM »


Just some odds and ends I had in the scrap box and some JB Weld. Gas mileage is better than I'd hoped.
I love it when a Plan B comes together!
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #98 on: August 15, 2015, 03:06:47 AM »
 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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Re: What Keeps Me Out of the Workshop
« Reply #99 on: August 18, 2015, 04:12:41 AM »
It's a car, anyone can see that. What is special about it?

It has 1150 naturally aspirated horsepower in a big block engine.. So its kinda amusing to drive.. like a 4 wheeled roller coaster..
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