Brick100

So you think you can ride a bike,

Not worth much if anything at all, most beams need to be a good length and cut to fit, you don't get many homes using them now only the odd barn conversion, put them on ebay you never know

Gray got, they don't sound to bad, keep us posted and well done with conversion, tops.

The original production line for RB44 / Dodge 50 was moved to China when they closed the plant at Dunstable. They still make the Mark 2 model in china. One of the guys on the Dodge 50 forum is try to find out more but it may mean there will be new spare available which may encourage a few more buyers, which will be hopefully be transformed into Arb trucks. Will update on here as I find out more.

I watched this and they had one truck pulling , two pushing and two spares, every truck was working hard to keep the thing moving. When it got the hill out side a village called Chilton on the way to Newbury, they were down to about 1 may be 2 mph. Ten miles of traffic behind it. Can't wait till they have finished stripping out because then we get the to see the power station being demolished, booooom

Single cabs are expensive even second hand, Mazda / ford ( same truck different badge) are the best, but 4 wheel drive work will wear quickly if used a lot, Toyota, good but the most expensive of the lot and most have starship mileage.

Start on the outer edges and work in to the Center, works for me, get tough with it

Sorry to hear, hope you get it all back in one piece.

Last Saturday I was under orders from the wife to go shopping for a few bits !!!!!! Whilst parking up I noticed a nice 90 landy. Hundreds of shoppers about, come back to the car and there are the coppers talking to the owner the landy had been nicked. Just not know how they can do such a devious act.

It don't make sense to cut down 20 acres of woodland to feed a boiler, I would look for other sources there's plenty around if you do some research. As previously stated I would consider contacting local tree surgeons to see if they would be willing to give you for free. Storage and fire, unlikely with a bit of care

Depends if he feels his being pick on, some are more sensitive than others, lost a good worker this way myself.

There is no such thing " as can you just" in my book, it does my bonce in when customers expect extras. I never refuse but even small things are costed and billed for, on the up side have never had any complaints

Hi. A company called Logs for All may wanted it, their based in Garford which is only a few miles away, telephone number is 0845 269 0306.

If you don't charge the going rate and it break who pays for repairs! You. If he won't pay £250 try and get as close as possible to it

T and C's required to cover your back, you could try you might be lucky.

Gray grit, hows the truck going, no brake issues, have you tried to get any spares or does the dealer who sold it to stock spare parts! I love these trucks and aim to get one to build my next house ( I need a toy really ), give use your thoughts, any negatives.

Eyebrows to match, interesting

One stop shop, offer a full range of service under one banner, the key is quality, cost, reliability.

BCO will want to know there are good condition before you fit between rafters ie foil is in place both sides, no impact damage and ensure they have BBA Mark or similar quality, it won't be a problem

You could fill sacks with a dry mix of ballast and cement and stack them up leaning back into the bank, when they get wet they go hard, sack rots away leaves you a wall. Cheap and easy, ( he says ! )

It's to easy to get messy with the occasional abusive customer, you did the right thing, pat on the back for doing the decent thing.

Always date red heads..........they try a lot harder.

1/ you go and stand over there with the others........that way I know I have all the idiots in one place.

2/ if I want to hear s--t, I'll squeeze your f--king head

3/ my old man told me he worked hard...........but he left a f--king lot for me to do

All of the above, but if the burner has not been used for a while they can be a bit of a pain, in older properties the flue can sweat and become damp.

In my last house I used a blow torch to get some heat into the flue, then fire lighter plus a good stack of dry wood, light it with the blow torch and then slowly close the door still using the torch until you can feel the in rush of air feeding the fire, you should get a slight roaring sound. Leave the door open so the air keeps rushing in, it will burn the wood quick but don't worry about that. Once going keep adding dry Kinderling until you have a really good blaze going, then slowly add logs.

If its possible, I would burn Kinderling or other bits of dry soft wood to keep it going strong as his will dry the flue out. You may find that this is the way you have to lite it every time as some flues no matter how clear, long etc just struggle to work effectively, but once going it should be fine. Future fires should only take a small amount of Kinderling to start.

Invest in a blow torch.

I put a scaffold cage up first and fitted the heras fence to that, no welding on galvanished as its toxic. You can put in cross braces to stop the thing spreading. Put a tarp over the top, job done.

Feel the same, just had key hole surgery on my knee, but I will be joining you in this quest for a healthier / fitter lifestyle. Currently 16.5, want to be 13.5 and this is the year. Have asked my wife to cook smaller portions for tea, no alcohol, sweets or treats, lots of water and excersise 5 times a week for at least 40 mins, can't wait to get started.