PeteB
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I tried to buy a car on Ebay for a Dad's toy. It did not reach reserve, so I rang the fellow with an offer. Sounds good came back the reply. Brilliant and 1948 , all steel car that requires finishing. Fantastic - Santa Pod here I come. Went and got the cash and arranged transport and rang to get a time - he tells me he was confused and already had a better offer. Oh cobblers. Talk about getting from high to low too quick. Good job I never told the kids!.......
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Having now read that, it has reminded me to mend those internal castellations on that retorquarating cocklewasher. Bye the way, some cat has crapped on your pudding.
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Except the GreenMech Safe Trac 1928 of course.
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Was the photo taken to help out with the insurance claim? Wicked piccy, you wouldn,t know where to start to clean that up, but certainly not with the Dyson in the bottom of the photo!!!
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Look around the car park at the AA or APF and you'll see LOP9IT LOG1T, B19 LOG, B16LOG, B16ASH,B19ELM,BI16OAK and all kinds. Me, I'm not that vain, I just have GREENMECH in bugger off big writing down the side!
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Acacia Groundcare Equipment Rental of Henfield in East Sussex (01273 494939) were ram raided over the weekend. The scum threw 26 assorted Sthil long reach hedge cutters and brushcutters down the stairs and made off with them. Some will be damaged, all have been engraved on various covers and would have had their corporate stickers on them. The vehicle was recovered later and Police are investigating. If anyone offers you equipment that has been engraved, contact the original owner to confirm that he has disposed of it.
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I ran a Mat for a while. Towed to site behind a big Case tractor on a solid bar (no tax/mot) gave me great delight to put it 1st and push the tractor across the lights! Tee Hee Heee....Great tool, 25mph flat out but would pull a house over. All the heat you needed on a cold day with a 9.8litre engine in the cab. Air con was open the front windows!!!
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Predator P26 stump grinder electromagnetic clutch problems.
PeteB replied to b101uk's topic in Large equipment
It's my understanding that these clutches do take some setting up and adjusting, our grinder (GreenMech) has done serious hours and is on its 2nd clutch. the first twisted the spot welds out after some numpty kept dumping the clutch at full revs and not tickover! -
Another make which some deride - Echo. I have to say that I had two that were absolute blinders. Twin cylinder machines that were solid and powerful. Never seen them since. But in those days they were as good as the equivalent Stihl or Husky in bar length, but a lot cheaper.
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Christmas Charity Raffle 2008
PeteB replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Christmas Charity Raffle 2008
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Some years ago, I had to send a team to clear out a tower base in a housing estate that was used as a tip by the surrounding gardens. Got a 'phone call from our man in the REC who told me that whenever they go there, a woman in the nearest house parades in front of the patio doors naked! Did not tell the boys for fear of not getting the work done.
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Nick Rivett? Did he get involved with Chipstar in Australia. I seem to remember the couple that ended up in the UK (one with Midland Forestry) were identical to Bandit in many respects.
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Big Ditto.
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Thanks for the "Big Up" guys. I'll read on for a while. If you need one call me. Cheers.
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I brought one of Michael's creations in the early 90s. It chipped. Try a GreenMech, I had two of those and I'm biased because I work for them!
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Washing up liquid in toilet cistern. Apple pie beds. Rice crispy floor covering (tread on it and it follows you around the place). I got a text message from one of our service guys, "low battery, call this London number and ask Liz to get me to the phone. I need help urgently!" I ring it and this voice says "Good Morning, Buckingham Palace here". DOH!!!
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Your are very correct!. A practical joke to one is bullying to another. The giver and receiver need to be of a certain character for it to be fun. I like fun and the people I have fun with all accept I would never do anything with evil intent. However, someone else I work with thinks he is funny but on the whole everybody likens him to a pain in the arse because his jokes are malicious and are designed to belittle people rather than entertain.
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When your mate falls asleep, put some sh foul smelling stuff on the back of his hand then tickle his nose. One lad put an adult magazine in my snap bag, good job I looked in it before giving to my granny! At school we occasionally hollowed out a stick of chalk then filled it up with mashed up match heads and left it on the blackboard. Friction would ignite it eventually. When someone is reversing a big trailer to a halt, lie under the trailer when they get out and wriggle your legs as if you've been run over.
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We used to get a kipper and rest it on someones exhaust manifold for it to slowly cook!
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On getting the hump with a stroppy landlord, get a beer, cover it with a beer mat, invert it and put it on the table. Slide out the beer mat and go to the next pub! Tell you mate that your ride is making a bad engine noise, lift the bonnet asking him to listen, when his head is well in the bay - press the horn! When someone is playing with some electrical item, creep up behind them with a paper bag and boom! Drill a hole in your mates mug and plug it with wax, then make him a lid of tea and quickly pass it to him. Get your mates mobile, change the language in the menu to something he cannot understand. Withhold your number and ring them just when you judge they are mid stream or wipe.
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I did the speed thing as a callow youth. I got to 6 points for speeding and cut it out. As you all say, speed is for the track. I rarely drive faster than an indicated 70 which is actually 63. The original post was about adrenalin - and a rush is bought on by risk or a near miss. Fright or flight. That is what my post was about.
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Sat Nav. I'd be lost without it!
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Finding out my divorce cost me over 100k cash made the blood pump faster! Spinning Dad's new Volvo car on the A1 had the same effect. Steering column coming detached at 90+ in an RS2000 on the M1 made my passenger yell out! Doing 50 miles door to door in 30 minutes made a pint and a smoke welcome!
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My two are fine, although I have heard of the belly ache going around. Here's to speedy recover John. Best regards.
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Do that, buy one istead of wasting time and money trying to convert.
