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JCB 803 Saga
mattinker:
Ouch!
lordedmond:
Andrew
Now you have a conundrum do you carry on useing the one you have on the machine and keep the gold plated one as a spare , but you may not need it :D
Stuart
Pete W.:
Hi there, Andrew,
I've been following your battle with the JCB. All I can say is 'Hang in there!'.
:offtopic: but how many days hence is your daughter's wedding? Shall you post a photo or two?
awemawson:
Hi Pete thanks for the interest.
Yes wedding approaching like an out of control juggernaut - it's on Saturday 25th :bugeye: :bugeye: She (and I as father of the bride), will be delivered to Battle Abbey in an old Series 1 Land Rover (her choice :scratch: ) so no doubt my new clothes will be crumpled and oily, as will her dress :med:
Then back to the farm for the reception - all the local hotels are now fully booked and also there's a fair few hardy souls bringing tents and caravans.
As I type this we have light drizzle, which with 260 guests in a field will be horrendous - there will be marquees, but it's supposed to be al fresco with hay bales for out door seating areas and child play areas, and a hog (several actually) roast.
I've been encouraging the happy couple to elope to Gretna Green but with no success so far :clap:
awemawson:
--- Quote from: Stuart on July 06, 2015, 10:32:58 AM ---Andrew
Now you have a conundrum do you carry on useing the one you have on the machine and keep the gold plated one as a spare , but you may not need it :D
Stuart
--- End quote ---
I'll put the new one on Stuart. The bodge is still dripping oil onto the left hand track, albeit at a greatly reduced rate, but it gave me confidence that it wouldn't develop into a major issue leaving the machine unmovable in a difficult place when I shifted those road planings. It's now back on the workshop forecourt on solid concrete where repairs are so much easier :thumbup:
I've a new pair of tracks, idler sprockets and drive sprockets to fit, but I don't want oil on them un-necessarily hence definitely fitting the new block.
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