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[Mick Dempsey]

Small hose went on the grinder yesterday. 
It was deep in the machine (well one end was anyway) so hydraulic tank out, petrol tank out, lots of pipes disconnected. 
However, we got there, got a replacement pipe made up in town. 
Rebuilding today. 
A penny saved is a penny earned as they say. 

Edited Friday at 05:11 by Mick Dempsey

[John Shutler]

4 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Small hose went on the grinder yesterday. 
It was deep in the machine (well one end was anyway) so hydraulic tank out, petrol tank out, lots of pipes disconnected. 
However we got there, got a replacement pipe made up I town. 
Rebuilding today. 
A penny saved is a penny earned as they say. 

i bought a pipe swager and pipe and common fittings a couple of years back now, great investment and such a time saver. plus the cost of pipes (obviously excluding the setup costs) is phenomenally cheap, for example a 1m hose with a fitting on each end costs me about £7 

[Mick Dempsey]

10 minutes ago, John Shutler said:

i bought a pipe swager and pipe and common fittings a couple of years back now, great investment and such a time saver. plus the cost of pipes (obviously excluding the setup costs) is phenomenally cheap, for example a 1m hose with a fitting on each end costs me about £7 

Bit beyond me to do that tbh. 
We have a brilliant Hydraulic shop in the nearby town. 
Admittedly the pipe was €70, but it still beats having it sit in the corner of some tractor suppliers workshop for 3 weeks and a €600 bill (for work done by the apprentice)

 

[PeteB]

Morning Team. Off to see a tree bloke who we done a big favour too who is going to kick me in the shins! Moral of the story? Tell them how much the repair is before you bend over!

 

Have a good day y'all!

 

Bill, Leap, Hyper.

[Bob_z_l]

Good Morning

 

Hopes for a straightforward day. Been working extra so today ought to be a breeze. Fingers crossed.

 

Have a splendid pre-weekend. 

 

[Stubby]

Morning kind sirs . Patchy cloud and warming up again . Have a good one . 

[roboted]

Morning All. 

[Jase hutch]

Good morning Arbtalkers and happy Friday 😊 

[maybelateron]

Morning all,

 

Going up to 26 degrees here today.

 

Went to Pirtek hydraulics yesterday (I know they are not the cheapest, but there are nearby and always have the right fittings in stock) and asked them to fit a flow reduction valve in a very new looking hose off my hedgecutter. Said company policy was make a new hose only, wanted about £170 for a 4m hose. I managed to sqeeze the valve into a tight spot on top of the valve block. Bloke was very helpful sorting the fittings for this, but their policy is either litigation paranoia or profiteering as far as I can see. 

[flyingjoiner]

Morning all

 

Taking a trip to cosford today, so bit of a change

 

Looks like it's gonna be nice n warm👌

 

Stay safe, keep drinking water, beer can wait untill 5!