mb86 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 13 hours ago, Ferret90 said: At least your not digging through chalk with solid flint bits haha yes it's fine structurally apart from a few patches on the fenders. I do like the idea of keeping it as is maybe I will use a clear metal protector. It's a P3 so it might be better to keep it all original as there doesn't seem to be many untouched nowdays Looks like it would polish up a bit if you wanted Ted, looking from here some of that fancy cutting paste for paint would get rid of a lot of the rust stains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 10 hours ago, mb86 said: Looks like it would polish up a bit if you wanted Ted, looking from here some of that fancy cutting paste for paint would get rid of a lot of the rust stains. In some places, that have been worn down, the rust has come up nice and shiny, would be nice to get that finish all over 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 20 hours ago, smithy said: a, liking his 2 wd range rover smithy , proper school run bit of kit there 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Yesterday's antics, making barley straw into various shapes. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 looks good and sound underneath Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, 844john said: looks good and sound underneath Martin The combine had found a couple of wet spots and the headlands were a bit rough running across his wheeling a but it wasn't as bad as I expected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 merrily working away minding my own business today in kingsbridge with my mate, when a pair of cyclists stop behind us. bloke says hello and we both wait the normal question, will this make my broadband quicker, or how do i get to X, when he promptly anounces himself as the CEO of bt, as in god. spent 5 mins talking to us, telling us about his hotel and holiday he's on, shakes our hands and off he goes, first thing my mate says was , his wife was dam fit in her lycra, him not so bikes weren't bad either, all carbon fibre proper race spec things 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Must admit Sean, lycra and jodhpurs do it for me too.....as long as what's in them doesn't look like a bag of coal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/22/2019 at 10:18 AM, mb86 said: Yesterday's antics, making barley straw into various shapes. Your are ahead of me now Martin I still have my bailing to do , are headland are a little bit rough where combine has been turning but drying up every day down here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 down a out half way now with digging out the new shed base, about 2.5 tons out so far in dump bags, now down into the old hedgerow infill so its nice decent soil and very light digging, bar a few big slate stones i keep finding , so some nice stuff to put back into the raised beds when done and hopefully level and relay the grass as well , sheds gone a little smaller now, just due to making it eaiser to build, so will be 2.4 m x 3.25 m when done . all work stopped now as we have friends round tonight for a meal, so time to start cooking ,and tidy up . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awdmac Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Sounds as though your're getting on well Sean. Its going to be a handy size when you've finished & worth the effort. The older I get the less I enjoy digging, got a soakway to do, keep finding other jobs to do 1st!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) Off on holiday to the cotswolds Gloustershie never been there we normally head for the coast Edited August 24, 2019 by Mike R Spelling mistake 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Awdmac Posted August 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2019 Spent a bit of time with the ponies watching the sunrise, peaceful start to the day. Fair bit of jetstream where the Manchester & Liverpool flights cross. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I love that first picture Paddy! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Awdmac Posted August 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2019 Thanks John, the bit of low lying mist soon burnt off.Bit of a contrast this morning. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 now down a meter over 1/3 rd of the shed base area ,so at my target depth now, aims for the next 3rd tomorrow all being well, then next weekend i can sort the last end, which is mainly big slates as it was the old hedgerow end . was dam hot work today mind, sweating out last nights drink, ended up hosing my head down every half hour which was bliss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Awdmac Posted August 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2019 Had a quick trip to Onslow show this morning, plenty of variety in the ring & very busy from the off. Few snaps on the way out. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Dan Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Some really fantastic photos there. Love the ponies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awdmac Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Thanks Corky, I find the ponies very calming to be around, although they have an appetite for tractor mirrors & tyres if they get a chance. Ate the side out of the muck trailer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 digging yet again, not as much today as i had a late start, but its another ton out,1x dump bag, now 5 sat full, well above the top in heaps, but i recon by next weekend i will be done,and can start construction will total 6 m3 out at the end , well over half way now, at 1 m deep and the end thats left is more stones and rubble than soil, so should be quicker to do 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Good heavens Sean, if you are preparing a base like that just for a shed then I dread to think what you would do if it was a house, are you expecting an earthquake? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 its making best use of space mike, and by digging out , its using a space that was just rough ground decked over so a waste area , the fruit bushes etc will all be going, on the old ones site, and will get way better sunlight most of the day and we will gain more space for them as well its something we should really have done from day one, but were pushed for time so we compromised ,and honestly regretted it not far of right away, just taken me 5 years odd to get round to it , could prob have done it in a weekend with a mini digger, but the rental was the cost of the concrete materials, and its nothing i couldn't do, even if it has got suddenly hot once i started . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awdmac Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Bit of tidying up with the flail tonight, just done before lights on. Nettles have had a field day this year though rabbit numbers dropped, only saw 1 out there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Fist day out to cut barley 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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