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  1. Of no real help I'm afraid but I remembered this tale from a couple local maids about buying a bucket....... https://youtu.be/65_3EIMq_78
  2. The trouble with cat litter is there are different kinds, higher grade products tend to be a sort of pumice like material, which is as good as any oil spill granule, the other end of the scale can be clay based, this will clump when wet, and worse, if used for oil spills with water and detergent will form a loam or batter that is akin to white wash. For simplicity I just suggested just don't use the stuff.
  3. Tried and tested method, with stories to back it up..... Brake cleaner, full gallon can of it and proper absorbent spill dry granules, NOT cat litter. Saturate the stain with brake cleaner, this will break up the oil and lift it from the floor, keep the area wet with brake cleaner for a few minutes, it won't take much longer for it to dissolve the oil and mix together, cover with spill dry and allow to soak up solution, aggravate with a stiff brush once area is covered, for historic stains it may take two or three applications but you can attack it straight away once you've swept up the granules you've just used. I've done this on used engine oil stains, red diesel, EP90 (messy and miserable) all sorts. Never failed me yet.
  4. I still have dad's, I lost him too early, cancer. When the FLO came to take his Mossberg we were still grieving, the loss still raw, I was in my teens and suddenly the man of the house, as I stood there in the kitchen handing it over to him I was on the verge of breaking, looking past him at my father's empty chair with his boots still tucked beneath it. I was losing another piece of him. It was the same FLO we'd always had, the same that had watched me as a boy proudly march out the station when it'd been confiscated before, the same man that had granted me my shotgun certificate once I'd come of age, he was kind, patient, waited for me to hand it over rather than reach out and take it, he checked it over, looked back up at me, back at the gun, looked at my mother, then left the kitchen, I watched him take it out to his car and then return with his case. Placing his case on the kitchen table he spoke "We have some paperwork to do young man" and started to lower himself into my dad's chair, he stopped himself short, stood upright again and moved to the other side of the table, "you'd better sit there from now on", settling him self down he proceeded to lay out his paperwork, "this is a receipt for the firearm young man, sign here" and I numbly I did so, "now let's go through this one together" and he slid a small sheaf of papers to me, "this will be your your first firearms application, and your awful young so we need to get it right"...... I had the same FLO for nearly twenty years before he retired yet I've never felt like I could thank him enough for the kindness he showed me, my young daughters are shooting now, one day they'll get to experience the Mossberg, one day it'll be theirs.
  5. Oh man, how'd you manage to keep that on a shotgun cert for so long ?. Of the two guns I grew up with on the farm my favourite was my father's Mossberg, AKA The fox cannon. I remember the day of his first renewal visit since the changes imposed after Hungerford, the FLO informed him that it was now classed as a firearm and he would have to surrender it immediately, his options where to weld the mag in permanently, sell it or apply for his firearms license. Unwilling to butcher it, and reluctant to sell it he applied for his license and kept it. When we went to collect it from the local station he checked it over, removed and pocketed the mag and bolt then handed it to me, then with it propped over my shoulder (no slip) I was proudly marched back through town to the truck.
  6. Where I work we have a disclaimer in place and make it crystal clear to the customer the risks involved before committing to glow plug changes. Could be a few hours, could be days, could be head off, it has to be repeated to the customer that if a plug is stuck they will be contacted and asked for permission to proceed. There are only a few of us that here that will take on these jobs because of the potential for trouble. Once a plug goes tight, experience tells you how hard you can try before we stop, contact customer and alert them, next step is low torque high impact air tool extraction, this is set below the shear value of the plug and can be time consuming but effective. After that it all goes south and the expensive/nervy stuff starts. Customer is always kept in the loop though and contacted with options to proceed. Some will just dismiss the call and tell us to get it done, some appreciate the updates and can start to budget for repairs, our big fleet contracts insist on updates and costings before work can commence. Communication is the answer. Previously if the job involved broken unit extraction we had an outside contractor that would come in, we would even give the customer the option to employ them directly, removing the risk from us and lowering the cost to them. Then there's injectors, merc injectors, Freelander injectors, (starts rocking in dark corner)..........
  7. Update Took advice onboard and removed pump for testing, coil resistance OK, energised coil for 25 seconds and took 2nd resistance reading, OK. Stripped off filter cover and pump gear cover plate, visible wear between pump shaft, drive plate and gear, but other than that pump itself looked good. Sod it, new pump. Installed tonight, bled, pressure set, turn on, purge, fuel, fire, count to ten, eleven, twelve, twenty, a full minute, we have hot water, small happy dance in the dark. Thank you to all who offered advice.
  8. Yup. Removed and tested flow. Also put under vacuum to check against wall collapse.
  9. Burner is a Sterling 40, Fuel supply has been double checked, primed right through, filled a litre jug for an oil sample. Pump pressure doesn't fluctuate. Doesn't run long enough to get an accurate reading from analyser. Head settings have been checked and rechecked. Air flap setting untouched since initial install many years ago, but have been checked against manual to confirm. I have gone so deep into this, what bugs me is it was perfect before I cleaned the filters and put the new fuel line on. I've checked, rechecked, and rechecked my rechecked initial work and cannot see anything wrong.
  10. Thanks for replying, it's a bit of a tale but here goes. Started having problems with fuel running back overnight, used to get home of an evening, quickly bleed it it at the pump, hit the reset and away it went, instantly ignited and ran honey sweet. Hot water all night for showers etc. Decided I'd better sort it out so, had a quick look, braided flexi hose inside cabinet appeared to be loose on the crimps so ordered up a replacement and fitted it, cleaned out the tank and pump filters at the same time. Put it all back together, bled pump, press reset, starts, fires, runs, locks out. Fault code on box translates to "stray light" Had a quick look at the photocell, decided "sod it they're cheap I'll fit a new one, same fault. Missus is grumbling by now after 3 days of no hot water, calls on a buddy who does oil, convinces me I need a new nozzle, Ok, new nozzle ordered and fitted, same fault. Quick phone call, maybe the new photo cell is faulty too, not convinced, but order a 2nd new photocell and fit, same fault. "Ahh, Must be your control box" "But I only changed a hose and cleaned, filters" "These things happen" Order and install new box, same fault. Buddy comes to visit, 2hrs of sucking teeth and drinking tea, "maybe the new nozzle is faulty?" "Really ?" "Gotta try it" Removes teacup from hand, kindly thanks "buddy" for a great game of parts darts and stomps off to order more new parts. So, with wallet stinging and ears ringing, I, strip out burner, clean out pump and check drive, strip out pressure pipe and blow through, remove manual shut off from nozzle holder and clean, clean nozzle holder, install 2nd new nozzle, reassemble burner, confirm correct nozzle and igniter location against manual specifications. Ensure photocell line of site not obstructed. Wipe down photocell, check fan motor bearings and confirm motor winding resistance within tolerance. Test fuel solenoid coil resistance. Test continuity of loom between photocell and control box. Test all connections and terminations of control box. Check 240v supply to control box. Check flue intake and exhaust for obstructions, clean main burner baffles and check condenser baffles. Check all temperature manual reset trips for correct circuit operation. Bleed pump into bottle. Confirm good flow, set pump pressure relief valve to 115psi as per manual. Reassemble burner into boiler. Deep breath, press reset, fan starts, igniter starts, coil opens, oil present, flame ignites, good clean bright yellow flame, igniter cuts out, flame goes out, system locks out. Arrrggghhhhhhh. Retry with photocell removed and kept dark during purge process, shining torch onto photocell as soon as flame established, still locks out....... What am I missing ???????????
  11. Any lads in here heating oil engineers ? Could really do with some advice/help with a Worcester Bosch Heatslave problem.
  12. I also have these, Carr Wild & Co Ltd mk1 wire cutters, dated 1917, also found amongst the scrap and saved. I have my thoughts on these too, often sitting by the fire with a drink, turning them over my hands, pondering on what history they themselves must have seen.
  13. Remembering the fallen. On this day of remembrance when we all pay our respects to those who gave their all, I'd like to share this little trinket and my thoughts on it with you. Whilst working away in a scrapyard a few years ago I came across this beautiful little piece of trench art. Crafted by hand out of a 2 pounder shell, stamped 1915, a stunning little miniature coal scuttle ashtray. I don't know who made it, whose it was, I don't know its history, and I never will, but that's what strikes me about it the most. In 1915 every piece of ordnance being produced was being sent to France, so this shell was there, this shell was a part of that war, this shell was handled by the people we honour, but more than that, once it's job was done one of those young men picked it up, took it back to what ever refuge he was holed up in and amongst the mud, water and sheer hell that was the Somme/Ypres/Flanders etc he put his heart, soul and love into crafting a little keepsake to send back home for a loved one. This little piece came home to England, it made it back, and sat proudly on someone's table, every time they flicked their ash they would be reminded of someone they loved, held dear in their hearts. A piece to be remembered by. Time goes by and I find it discarded in the scrap, destined for destruction, that history, that memory, that man, gone. Forgotten. Forever. Oblivion. That can't happen, so I claim it as my own, it has a new home, it is cherished, My daughters love it, they understand my passion for it and on this day every year I look at it a little bit differently, for this is my forgotten soldier, my unknown warrior, his name lost to time, but his memory immortal. Wherever he may lay, his sacrifice will never be forgotten. "When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today"
  14. It's not a speed limiter in the same sense as a HGV where you cannot exceed the maximum legal speed limit (56mph). You're car will still be capable of breaking 70mph, BUT your cruise control will come with an additional function that allows you the driver to set your own speed limit, 30 in built up areas, 50 in roadworks, 70 on the motorway etc etc. Once set you drive as normal, if your concentration lapses and you don't lift off the throttle the car will simply stop accelerating at the set speed. Should you wish to override it momentarily for a quick overtake or something you simple push down a little harder and a detent switch in the throttle pedal similar to a "kickdown" switch in an auto will override the system, once you back off the throttle the system will reactivate. Trucks have been fitted with this technology for over twenty years and it's a great driving aid.
  15. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z__82SHuxN50.kz3wZ2PC5KqU Not sat nav but bloody handy.
  16. Do you still have any of this please ?.
  17. What follows is a story relayed to me by my brother who swears blind it's the truth, either way I found it funny . On one of the big sites where my brother was working they had a subby bricky working who insisted on bringing his terrier to work with him in the van and allowing him the free run of the site during the day, the dog was pleasant mannered and friendly to all, well trained and even picked a remote spot away from the main activity to claim as it's toilet. All was well except the little sod was a compulsive food thief, the first few days he went through all the lads bags tearing open anything tasty, this caused a bit of friction. Words where exchanged, promises made but the little guy continued to raid the lads lunches, the subby refused to leave the dog home or keep him in the van only to be let out at break, stronger lunch boxes where purchased, bags where hung from coat pegs but this little guy was persistent. After a particular eventful raid that included the theft and destruction of birthday cake brought in to be shared it was put to the subby that either the dog stayed in the van or he'd end up in the foundations of the next plot. The dog was subsequently put on jankers, and confined to the van. The following morning the subby arrived in a car instead of his van, erupted from the door and charged into the hut, ******* and blinding demanded to know who had "dosed" his dog, the air was blue, the accusations wild, vets bills and valeting charges would be claimed. He was ushered out by the site manager who insisted he'd deal with it. When the SM returned he was in tears, he relayed to room the events of the subbys journey home. It transpires that at some point the previous day persons unknown had taken advantage of the air gap left in the subbys window for the dog to slip the little fellow some treats, and those treats I am reliably informed were SPICY CHILLI BILLTONG..... Apparently when the subby jumped in to leave that night he had no idea of the hell about to unfold on him, curled up on the passenger seat the little bin rat let go his first parp and with no *** cheeks to clap the noise apparently resembled a swiftly ripping newspaper, the dog was startled the subby stunned, then the smell hit him, it burnt his nose, stung his eyes and when he tried to breath through his mouth he tasted it instead, urging he desperately clawed at the window buttons but the poor dog was already circling on the seat growling at its own butt, parp two made it yelp, back legs were raised as it dragged itself round in small circles on the passenger seat howling, the subby put his foot down, desperate to get home and escape the slowly darkening mustard coloured ring that was forming on the passenger seat with each lap his little precious completed. Attempting to break the land speed record for a transit the subby launched out over Woodford bridge hill (a 1in3 that is a genuine roller coast of a drop) the sudden change in altitude was to much for pup and his chargrilled little ring failed. Already circling the seat at speed the result was akin to removing the lid from **** filled blender, seat, door cards, dash, air vents, subbys lap, everything received an atomised aerosol attack of liquid mustard gas and chunks. With nowhere dry to curl up and shiver his side he sought refuge in the subbys lap, cue the remodelling of the dashboard, footwell and subbys shirt, enraged, repulsed and defiled the subby launched the dog over the bulkhead, with space to run, nothing was safe in the rear. The subby claimed his van was virtually written off, his tools unusable and his dog traumatized. Moral of the story, don't let your dog nick a builders birthday cake.
  18. It's an invaluable life skill, on site one day and had someone else's apprentice with me, went and snapped the only 18mm bit we had, he's a good lad and was genuinely upset at his mistake, convinced he was in for a rollicking he stood there like a kicked puppy when he presented it to me, instead of bawling him out, told him to fetch the 4" grinder, a slitting disc and a fresh grinding disc, proceeded to cut away the dead end and then with him pinning the grinder down, showed him how to sharpen on site, pointing out how important the clearance angle is in relation to "snagging" which caused the brake in the first place.
  19. Drill doctor 500. I've tried for years to teach an old farmer I do work for how to sharpen his vast collection of mullered bits, two 8" LinBins filled with a lifetimes worth of abused, blunted, broken and burnt drills must be 2-3 hundred of them. Normally a case of find one in the size you want with a set of calipers and then sharpen it for him. When it's blunt it goes back in the tray..... Went round there one day and he's stood there all smug. Bought himself a Drill doctor 500, will sharpen up to 13mm-1/2" bit, also has the ability to add a split point to the bit after sharpening. He's new to the internet and had seen a convincing add so dived in. Sat there in his kitchen nearly every night for week and sharpened the lot, 2-3hrs every night for a week! Impressive results on the drills and a good test for the machine and cutting wheel. Genuinely impressed with it, repeatable results , easy to set up, adjustable depth of cut, the spilt point function is brilliant. They even do a 750 model will sharpen up to 19mm-3/4" bits.
  20. +1 for Beneath hill 60. Best watched in a dark quiet room. Up there with Das Boot.
  21. Umarex Smith & Wesson 586-6. .177 co2 powered revolver. In original case, with cleaning rod and barrel key. 6 magazines. Accurate and fun to shoot, great little garden plinker. Fired one full tin of pellets. Will come with small pile of Walther co2 canisters. Selling as my girls have had their fun and moved onto bigger things. £180 ovno Located North Devon. Can post at cost.
  22. Started out with Nosler BT 70g great round but got expensive, then moved onto Winchester 55g BT but even moderated they were loud, then saw some dusty boxes of Barnes Varmint grenades 62g on the shelf, a change of powder when Varget got scarce to Vithavuori and I now have my best fox round ever. Flat, fast and devastating.
  23. Where to start, what to share. First time I read this thread I wanted to chip in straight away but couldn't bring myself to type my story, then as more posted I felt like it was going to turn into a top trumps of who had the better tale to tell. I think in agriculture and heavy industry the life expectancy/fatality rate is the poorest of all trades. There are so many factors/unknowns that you can't possibly plan for every eventuality. In the 27 years I been working I've lost a few friends and acquaintances, seen many more injured, some lightly, some life altering and sadly I also became a statistic myself. The only thing nothing worse than that "what if feeling" after a close call. Is the "I could've done something" after it's too late. Look after yourself, look out for others but most importantly don't trust others to look out for you.
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