Fenside MF Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I will try to make this short,four weeks back my dad takes his freelander to be mot'd had to jump start it again flat battery,5pm get call bring the jump leads wont start on a petrol forecourt,no luck on jumping so managed to bump start it down a hill. next day try hammering starter motor and she fires up fine and has been fine since. Saturday just gone he says come with me to Scunthorpe I'm going to get a newer 4x4 in a franchise dealer,off we set off in morning hammer underseat although hopefully no use for it,test drives new 4x4,salesman and sales manager checks freelander over, they pop the bonnet looking at the coolant and looking for the notorious head gasket problem which it hasn't yet.all the while were watching them in the showroom hopeing the car starts, sales man test drives and all paperwork signed to say car is okay mechanically. My old man agrees to a deal,time to head off home in freelander were parked right outside the main door in to the showroom gets in to it and you'd guessed it she wont start,hells bells and some other choice words were being exchanged what are we going to do? so I try to discreetly to get out with the hammer under me jacket while dad pops the bonnet, no use too close to the showroom then that was it 2mins later 2 salesman are out "whats the problem etc" then sales manager comes out who we haven't talked to of course but only negotiated with through sales man ,after a few mins he said if it only does it occasional and its running fine when you bring back then we still give the same px price which surprised me. Taped the starter and all is fine,the car must of known it was being "sold" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_scrivener Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Spoof shipping weather forecast satirising the UKIP councillor who blames recent rain/floods on g-y marriage: http://soundcloud.com/nicholas-pegg/ukip-shipping-forecast Edited January 20, 2014 by david_scrivener 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 my 2 apprentices , so far in the 2 weeks they have had their new van, they have near on burnt the clutch out, one of them has had 2 other vans break down on him, their 3rd (they haven't allocated the vans to a person as such yet) they have ripped the side open mis judging the way out of a gateway at the exchange, its only 12 ft odd wide, but they still did it, todays effort was "someone came round the bend on our side of the road, and took out wing mirror off completely" intresting ,pretty impressive on a reasonably wide a road which is nigh on straight all the way out , no idea what they have hit this time , started calling them the vandalators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAINH1973 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Came home at lunchtime to find Batman and friends bringing in the harvest! My youngest is batman daft and also likes tractors, so why not combine the two! no pun intented! ">http://http://s1213.photobucket.com/user/iainh1973/media/20140204_130524_zpsa6fd6c6d.jpg.html'> 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 one of our cabling lorries finally made it back to the yard today after yesterdays winds, minus its roof after it was blown off mid journey in the morning , the insides very clean for the first time in its life with its current driver, poor blokes getting a hell of a ribbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 well plymouth effectively cut of right now, cant go north as the roads blocked for a tree and major gas leak from it, the a38 east is blocked from floods etc, along with the rail line shut and west into cornwall the tamar bridge is static with about 6 miles of traffic due to the winds, and the trains west are of to with no replacement busses, its just like being in a war zone apparently :laugh: oh well at least them londers are being served well from all the forces etc ,most from down here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tractorman810 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Some Wally managing to launch a torpedo of a warship, only problem was it's tied up along side in the dockyard here , has been for a year or so for refit , bet the yardies moved a bit faster than normal when that popped out I to the quay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) Chukle Typed with Sean's auto incorrect speller on Edited April 27, 2014 by Barry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Jesus wept, it ain't pretty reading when you get wallys like that posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAINH1973 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Saw this the other day. The kids used to watch him all the time but I must have missed that episode!!!! ">http:// ">http://http://s1213.photobucket.com/user/iainh1973/media/20140428_160233_zps9ef6479c.jpg.html'> 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 This listing http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Hobbies-Toy-model-KUBOTA-M135X-Tractor-1-32-scale-Just-Released-/281118147154?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item4173f28252 Order early for Christmas, how long does delivery take? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 and I get a pop-up offering one for £15 cheaper too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 My ceramic squirrel (inherited from previous owners) has changed. He was Cyril Squirrel but is now Serge Squirrelovski as someone next door has given him a cossack hat! - Or is it a wig! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 oh dear...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Very similar to another shot posted on a 1/50th scale forum just a couple of weeks ago Barry,http://forums.dhsdiecast.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=135996 Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 37 minutes ago, MadMark said: People just set up for carboot sale around the corner from me and then it p##sed it down, sorry I know I shouldn't laugh but I had to No soggy model tractors there mark? Mind I should keep my mouth shut, I'll be giving UH ideas for another version of each their models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 got overtaken by a nolans lorry today, fine if i was toodling along, but i was smack on my limiter at 70 on the A30 ,he must have been doimg at least 85 i recon, however he clearly wasnt aware of the copper chopper above him ,as 5 mins later he was pulled over by 2 unmarked cars who tor past me a few mins after him 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Love them or hate them... but these wee fella's made me chuckle.... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I have to admit, I do love minions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I'm a fan of the minnions to,great characters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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