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josharb87

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  1. sorry maybe piss easy was a bit too casual of me, but i was quoting the instructer i had for my rigid test, which is why i wrote apparantly at the end as i, myself have not done B+E
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    Cobra??

    do about 2-4 braces a month. makes a nice change, especially when shouting from the tree "ive dropped my black dildo" (my name for the shock asorber)
  3. touched on the B+E when doing my rigid test. dont, whatever you do, clip, mount or scrub a kerb youre gonna have to reverse the arse end of the trailer into a 1m hatched area other than that (aslong as your vehicle+trailer neets requirements) its piss easy apparantly
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    Cobra??

    cobra is pretty easy to use now, theyve changed the shock asorbers material so you dont need lube anymore, likes been said above, electrical tapes a good substitute to the shrink wrap done much bracing before?
  5. its not the size of your boat its how you sail it . . . like heck it is, its all about size!
  6. apart from length(of what peter will convert too) tonnage, base vehicle, useage, side lockers, no of axles . . .
  7. get piccys tommorrow. hiabs only an atlas 3008(?) and mounted behind cab, as its rear tip bed
  8. sounds like it'll be a copy of ours! minus the winch of course! you converting it to a tipper too?
  9. spray on latex?
  10. get a timber grab for it!
  11. i remember when i first started arb work, working with a bloke tony knows very well, that put someone in ballistics, and give them a saw, they'll think theyre invincible. give someone a saw and a pair of levis, and theyll respect the saw, and the danger. imagine a bunch of 17yr olds at arb college, wrapped in kevlar. . .there will be alot more ppe with saw marks
  12. our local dealers useless i would call them a bunch of hunts (spelling) but hunts have 1 good use. if theyve sold something faulty then they will find a way of wriggling out of it
  13. looks great by the way!
  14. do you know a regimental sargeant major called martin, married to catherine?
  15. looks like a knights helmet (flip down face shield type thing)
  16. near where i grew up! and my old man lives
  17. where are you doing that lee?
  18. have our own yard where chippings get spread out and sink into the fens, horse paddocks, allotments ect recieved a flier from AHS recycling (i think) for free tip of chip, brash, logs ect at a peterborough plant never ever pay, someone always wants it
  19. my appoligies, just noticed the title of conversion table-"seasoned and dry"
  20. just coppied it from a list of wood weights and volumes!
  21. oak=590-930kg/cu.m
  22. back on the 5th, although got 3days of own work to do before then-stop me going mad i know how you feel, ive been compared to a border collie on red bull-need constant attention, lots of exercise, and if im well behaved, a good bone . . . .
  23. just a gore-tex, ex army issue bivi bag-waterproof and breathable example http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Gore-Tex-British-Army-Bivi-Bag-bivy-bivvi-bivvy_W0QQitemZ180306548502QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportsLeisure_HikingCamping_Tents_JN?hash=item180306548502&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 although if you go to army surplus, they'll always nock a few quid off/do a deal for alot less. (i got a kit bag for climbing gear and few other bits at same time) both of mine came in at well under £100
  24. just had a look on net, mines about £40 now, but has kept me lovely n warm on the suffolk coast so-far
  25. i got a trakker "big snooze" from the fishing shop in norwich near ketts tavern lovely and soft fleece type lining, nice and big, cant remember howmuch i paid, but i do remember i told him i diddnt want to spend any more than (eg) £50 so he knocked £20 off sale price-top man!

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