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Heading down to Devon to further clear my late grandad's property, now that it has an offer.

Some wonderfully detailed layouts there Tris, thanks for sharing. And is that a hot air balloon I see being inflated in pic 783? \  Love the tractor rally behind it, and 1:48(?) foraging scene on the hill in another layout.

How many of the setups were by ftf and non-ftf members, does anyone know?

Various cargo lash straps from Ebay.

Was the cab from an ERTL model?

Visit to Reaseheath College in Cheshire for an interview, lunch and beer in Nantwich, then back home.

"I said stop hold the phone

This has to be cut to the bone

To bad I see red, I see red, I see red..

Wow...

Searching the internet for ramps so I can load a ride-on mower onto the pickup. Or a suitable cargo trailer with a ramp.

Same here

Me too! It's been a joy to read, from start to finish. Keep up the good work!

Offered an interview at Reaseheath College for a farm apprenticeship with the Co-Op (I'm not holding my breath though as there are only eight places available this year..)

I presume the Landy was manual? I've never driven an automatic. I suppose it leaves your left hand free to swipe any rowdy kids in the back or eat a Dangerous Dave burger?... \ 

Helping (I hope) refitting a rear brake drum shoe to the David Brown after having the liner riveted.  Then my first experience doing row crop work on a small plot, using the 784 to roll a couple of beds, then later weeding some spinach with a sort of home-made steerage hoe.

Very nice. I rather like the grill the colour it is.

What is it like to drive, have you tried it off-road yet?

Sofa delivery men not doing their job

Fantastic, both pictures.  I think this may need a separate topic, although such gems will be far a few between I'm sure!

Second that about the D22/Navara. I was poised to drive to Kent to get a nice 04 reg D22, when I  read this article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/10/pickup_a_problem.html

Ford 7910 4wd pulling an empty bale trailer (Thought it was the similar-looking TW series at first ), and in the distance a New Holland with yellow folding rolls.

Moving another sofa for the parents, this time to Wotton-under-Edge. It only just fit in the tub too

First job for the pickup: transporting an old sofa to a friend.

Looking good Chris...I like black as a colour of a motor but they need to be kept washed and polished to look good.

It's actually dark blue Bill but I'm sure the same applies

What a whopper! Is the entire frame stuck to the base, because I bet it's going to be fiddly getting the fittings in there..

Will either of the new XL's be for sale does anyone know?

Might try for Sunday, but I completely forgot about this

This takes me back to the sort of "open" set up I made when I was younger (but obviously with way more realism, and buildings I would have died for).

Love the hedges (sponge and flock?), kinked track (poor Scania driver ) and wire fence. Did you construct this entirely yourself or are there parts from Mandy's shop? And (how) did you make the feed silo and silage clamp?

Superb

was a bit , but it hit the bottum grill and the bumper split inbetween the grill and fog light.

what has annoyed me today been signed off work for other week , of pain and boredom.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Treat yourself to a 1:32 Mark, that's what I do in such circumstances...

What annoyed me... paying £85 for a 60l tank of diesel!

Buying my new pickup