Ratman

They wont be able to police it! They will take phone calls off wanky dobbing neighbours as someone has previously mentioned on another thread and then they’ll knock on your door about it. Heres a scenario then...... So for me, i go to my local rip off garage who (which in fairness to them) are only going to stock the driest of driest logs available to them to reduce the come back of purchasers if there is an issue. I take the logs home and burn them, they are bang on 20% mc, old Clarence next door and nosey Rita see the smoke coming from my chimney (the wanky dobbing neighbours) an hour later and Winston Logheimer is knocking on my door........... The manufacturer, supplier and customer have done everything to the letter and can do no more?... But Wanky neighbours can see smoke cos its dropping in to a cold frosty night and the atmosphere is going to make my chimney “emissions” look worse than they are, as you all know it will, so i’m braking the law!!!? ?‍♂️?‍♂️?‍♂️ Hows Winston Logheimer going to put me in court room?...... hes not!!! he cant prove nothing. My answer to him is going to be “fuck you Winston Logchops, shut the gate at the end of drive on the way out! [emoji867] Anyone else see it any different???

So instead of using self sourced or bought wood to heat your home you use electricity or gas which is refined and made using heavy amounts of fossil fuels to heat your home!..... [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848] wonder which produces more or worse emissions then?! [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849] some politicians need a sharp crack with a very blunt heavy instrument sometimes!!! You just know whats coming next though don’t ya...... “well you can keep ya wood burner but you need to pay a tax to do so” blah blah blah.... boring [emoji42][emoji42][emoji42] world (uk) gone mad again!!!

It will do! I was brutal with my dads about 5yrs ago and bloody things well away again [emoji30] its a bummer when ya dont like plums aint it.... wish it was a apple or a pear tree instead

You worked out how to post your vids yet?

Any joy briquette_seller?

Any pics guys?

No pitting or fretting is a good sign. Try you pressure test as i described earlier, failing that your in to bodging territory like openspace man said or head off again for facing and pressure check i rekon.

Pressurise the system manually using a tester, cold to start with, if pressure drops over a short period of time then your in to the obvious..... theres a leak, check visually first for any external signs i.e hoses, head gasket area, water pump gland, water temp sensor body, the usual etc..... If no signs then you could be looking at an internal leak, possibly on inlet/exhaust side through a fractured head as husk king suggested earlier. If no pressure drop when cold then it would suggest that you have a internal fault once hot. So run engine up to temperature, watch your exhaust for signs of grey/white smoke whilst doing this which would also suggest water/coolant loss, and repeat pressure check again? But if you are having to get to this point then chances are your looking at fractured head or porous liners. Did you see any pitting on top of block or fretting marks around top of cylinders near where fire ring sits on head gasket? Did you have head faced/skimmed and pressure tested whilst you were changing head gasket?

Have you put pressure tester on circuit to see if it will hold pressure? In both cold and hot states?

Just starting with porous liners?

Does the loader run a compressor driven off the engine that is cooled on the same coolant circuit?

Zapping bats [emoji15]..... bad man!!! ?

How are you doing Gary? Not heard any updates off you recently.

Wasnt pushing ya, was just a quick question thats all [emoji106] i know how time and work runs away on ya, mental for us this week, gota cram extra in to compensate for losing a day next week with bank holiday. Its only tuesday and i’m feeling poop’d already [emoji30][emoji30][emoji42][emoji42][emoji42]

Keep suggestions coming lads, much appreciated [emoji106]stubby you any nearer with pics of yours?

Wow....[emoji15][emoji15][emoji15] what an essay! Nice read tho [emoji106][emoji106]?

Yeah still going! Been there as long as i can remember from being a kid, was brought up on a farm less than half a mile away from there. New houses popping up all around us and starting to feel drowned by it, but end of day ta never forget ya roots!!! I’m still attached purely because i work down road, 2 miles bang on to work from home. Work at Castle Cement just down road from auction, i’m incharge of garage down there (hgv’s) split between my colleague and myself on a week about shift, 20yrs now! Chainsaws and mullering trees are purely my hobby [emoji51]

Do show [emoji15][emoji13][emoji13]

Hell fire your on my door step..... clitheroe!

Haha!!! Just wondered cos you mentioned snowdon.... would of explained a few things thats all [emoji231][emoji207][emoji231] ???[emoji108]

Your steel bending / welding skills are mint [emoji108] credit to ya [emoji6][emoji106]

@vesp, would this suggest you are welsh?

Nice post, good honest outlook, hope you get what your after [emoji106]

@Drew87 Keep us posted with new vids / pics of your work [emoji106]

They may sell you a barrel with a pending surcharge to get you on your feet to start with, then once you’ve done with it they may supply you with a fresh barrel minus your surcharge ?‍♂️ could be worth an ask. A barrel may last you nearer 12 months. We’re stripping trailer hubs and bearings daily and washing them out so we get roughly 3 weeks to a barrel before it starts going gloopy cos its done that much work. Really rate it [emoji106]