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PeteB

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  1. I see that the algorithm has censored you. 16 stars? Quite a big word. I'm not clever enough to work that out babe.....
  2. It seems that they cross the boundary to next door, catches two house and heads down the garden, across the green space and into the brook. It isn't clearly recorded on maps apparently. They are going to send a jetting truck to try and blow it through. But, they doubt that they will have any success. Mire storms and floods forecast for Friday so I'm off to get two drain bungs to fit a 2.5 inch diameter drain! The neighbours wont appreciate it but I've had enough of having a wet garage! I got to put the gearbox back in the toy car again and ain't doing it in the damp!
  3. Parts ordered! New seals for the injectors but didn't bother with bolts. Will google torque settings before I start. I changed the alternator and that was a right ball ache, even more so as the excited cable was too short and bust!
  4. Believe it or not, I did that and they said that there was no better deal to be had out of them. I asked to be put through to the department that takes the 30 day notice and got told to get my confirmation date from the new supplier first! I tried (for the first time ever) to get a better tariff from E.On on my energy bill. If I swapped, I could get my bill down by £400+. Their customer services suggested that their online tariff was better than going through the call centre. They could save me £120, but just suggested that I go elsewhere for anything better! I have....
  5. PeteB

    G Wagon

    Loving the poverty spec cab!
  6. Seems my Disco 4 has the inlet gremlin. Garage used plastic glue to seal the split but the advice was repair could be £400 or so or change it? Lots of bits to get off, three injectors to come out, change the plastic manifold and replace injectors etc. Anyone done this as a DIY? Sounds feasible to me, best part of a weekend. Anyone got any knowledge of injectors and removal from a Disco? I have heard of horror stories of them being locked in etc.....
  7. PeteB

    Dusty Floors

    I remember your old yard Ian, that was a smelly dive then! QTS moved in after you, had a decent spot but had to spend loads and I mean loads....
  8. I think we got one 1623 engine left before tier 5 screws it all up!
  9. I scan photos with my printer and they come out okay! Easier and better quality than trying to take digital photos of old pictures!
  10. I signed with BT in the end, I hope they are better than last attempt! On a similar note, I actually looked at my combined energy bill for the first time in years. The leaflet about changing tariffs and saving money piqued my interest. If I moved, I could save myself £400 on what I'm currently paying! I phoned the E.On call centre and the Asian sounding lady offered me her best deal which would save me £4 per month! She suggested that their online deals where fair better - that will save £6 per month! It seems that they cannot be that enthusiastic so I'm going to swap.
  11. I am on cable and all VM could bang about was how fast they were,which is fine if you got a house full of gamers, stream films at the same time and all phones connected. But I am not..... when asked why i was leaving, I did admit that when I attempted to leave last time to drop down in outlay - something that they couldn't/wouldn't help with, I signed over to BT only to be contacted by VM three days later to be offered a spanking deal and that I was furious that they tabled this offer after I had agreed to go. The girl agreed that they get flack for this, I then asked for her to put a note on file that I didn't want any further contact with them on the matter. Guess who phoned with a 'top deal' this morning? It was a short 'call....
  12. Signed up with BT. No automatic upgrades/uplift, UK call centres, listened to what I was after, same price now and in two years (no new customer deals that loyal customers don't have access too), and Frank openness that confirmed that they were pish poor in the past and did a lot to please the OfComm people. Virgin mediocre given their notice, I had to enter my 3rd, 5th and 6th letters of my password and that failed but they agreed I had punched in the right numbers. I had to give bill date and amount too, the algorithm rejected it but the operator agreed I was right! I hope this works as new technology/supplier is supposed to work, I'm the sort that doesn't have tech work properly! Even my own mobile is silent, although the volume is high and ringtone selected, it is silent. My newish works iPhone has gone through stages of not recording numbers called or missed. I had a BlackBerry which I cursed daily, I got blamed for being a technophobe, but after 12 months, it was agreed that I hadn't done anything wrong but it didn't work! We shall see.....
  13. Curtilage? Should I have a broddle with a set of rods? In your experience, would they go towards the brook behind the house or join mains sewer?
  14. The drive, garden and garage flooded again yesterday. The butts overflowed despite them connected to hoses that went to the bottom of the garden and on the other side of the house, the water from the down pipe wasn't getting into the hole quick enough and overflowing, with the surface stuff coming down the hill, it was couple of inches deep pdq! I checked my bill and I pay a rainwater tariff so decided to route the one down pipe direct into waste water. The OfWat web page seems to say that this is okay. It rained again and the garden and garage etc flooded again! Water was boiling out of the 'soakaway' and this was causing the flooding. It appears that I don't have soakaways, but have drains. Somewhere between me and the brook, it is blocked! I got to find out who is responsible for it next.....
  15. PeteB

    Bar wear

    Years back, my local chap would routinely use a surface grinder to dress out a bar. He would also assess the gap and depth for us. Yes, we paid, but it was a good relationship and paid dividends in terms of freeing up people to do work and he was always there for us. Shame that his son didn't want to carry on the business. He couldn't then get a Stihl account then but we still brought stuff through him although it would have been cheaper to buy from a catalogue (no internet in them days), as he always helped us at every turn. Top man!
  16. I haven't logged on for a while and, like a div, forgotten the password. Following the online prompts, I supply my account number, bill date and amount bit it isn't recognised. The web chat doesn't go anywhere and the phone line needs the password input! I had a bad do with them the other year and got rolled over by BT too so had to go back to VM. Anyone know of a decent supplier of broadband and TV packages?
  17. I reckon we make over 5000kg of blades per year and don't ever recall any bad batches. Goodwill?, yes, I have given a number of free sets away, I don't recall any on an accusation of being too hard, just goodwill or thanks for a favour done like the use a machine for an hour etc.... I did get told that batches of blades are made from a known type of steel, machined to tolerance then heat treated to a set standard. There a number per batch that are tested as part of that suppliers routine quality control and CE compliance certificate. I've seen some very good (and very cheap) copies too, but would never advocate using them.
  18. True enough, but add professional fees for the report, the time sending them off and all else and for what end? If they are within specified limits, what is the gain? The chances that they are wrong are slim and one cannot be sure that something in the material chipped did not start the damaged? To be honest, I'd chalk it up to experience and walk on.
  19. It used to be a notifable disease. Burn on site and no removal etc. I had a load to do in the 90's and it cropped up regularly. I've had a few episodes of pneumonia etc since but then, I smoke, weld smoke, wood dust, animal dust etc, so hard to blame anything nowadays!
  20. Rockwell is just a measure of hardness and with hardness comes brittle. Tto hard and things shatter, too soft and the edge goes off really fast. A test would be expensive and even if they are too hard, the damage is done. Hopefully, not other damage has been done to the blade bed, bolt hole or the rest of the machine. Check shear bars, bearings and the 'wrap' or chipper casing. There may be a hydraulic tank which is part of the casing and you don't want that punctured! I doubt that it is covered by warranty.....
  21. Sure nothing bad went through to start it off? Was the infeed speed too high and the blade was being asked to par off too much in one bite? I 'ring' blades before fitting them, my old arboreater used a few blades and we learnt after a similar failure to check before fitting. A dull ring and that set was put aside!
  22. Alan Oldfield at Beaver Plant has a decent sized forestry spec excavator with a good mulcher and he knows his onions, thing he has a big Valtra set up too. He will quote a decent day rate etc....
  23. Ring the factory for advice. You do have the numbers.....
  24. You could fit a 'gag' in the circuit? Basically an insert which has a small diameter hole in it that restricts the flow. No good on a high usage circuit as it will heat up the oil, but for a rotator, it might work. Have a google on some of the hydraulic suppliers web pages.
  25. Uh oh! Bearing is US, quite rare too. If you are lucky, two bearings and job is a good un! Hopefully shaft is okay, blades and shear bars need checking too. Call GreenMech or take it to your local GM dealer.

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