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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby andysd1 on Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:34 pm

i broke down,
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby drinksoptional on Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:45 pm

You broke down or the fronty broke down?
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby andysd1 on Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:37 pm

both, lol. i blew the main fuel line, back of the engie to the rail, had to call the AA man, was quite funny watching the poor bloke about 4.5 high, lying across my engine bay
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby drinksoptional on Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:41 pm

Was he a very nice man?

I just joined the AA came with the AA insurance are they any good or are they like rent a clown never turn up for days an canny fix nothing
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby andysd1 on Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:46 pm

drinksoptional wrote:Was he a very nice man?

I just joined the AA came with the AA insurance are they any good or are they like rent a clown never turn up for days an canny fix nothing

took him 30 mins to get there, and i was moving with in 15 mins
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby bobbinsjob on Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:13 pm

Spent all afternoon, sorting and clearing a years worth of cr@p from inside Angelina, then gave her a wash....Ooooooo she looks lovely 8) 8)
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby andysd1 on Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:02 pm

andysd1 wrote:
drinksoptional wrote:Was he a very nice man?

I just joined the AA came with the AA insurance are they any good or are they like rent a clown never turn up for days an canny fix nothing

took him 30 mins to get there, and i was moving with in 15 mins

it was kinda funny, when she asked if i had any special requirements, i said i have a trailer, i should of asked her to send a six foot bloke,
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby gregster on Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:45 pm

Took it to the woods and did loads of logging...aching now...must do it as we go along and not leave it till I have got loads to do...that way everyone will ache a little bit instead of me aching a LOT!

Was lovely up there today...kept looking at the blue sky through the trees that are just starting to come into leaf...
...the sky looks so nice when its not messed up with vapour trails from all the planes... :twisted:
Here we go, plus point for the planes being grounded...the sky looks much prettier!!! :lol: :lol:

Had a wander/drive around and sussed out the drainage improvements we are going to implement to drain the main entrance track and formulated a plan to improve the farmers tracks no end... 8)

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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby Frenchfarmer on Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:01 am

gregster wrote:Took it to the woods and did loads of logging...aching now...must do it as we go along and not leave it till I have got loads to do...that way everyone will ache a little bit instead of me aching a LOT!

Was lovely up there today...kept looking at the blue sky through the trees that are just starting to come into leaf...
...the sky looks so nice when its not messed up with vapour trails from all the planes... :twisted:
Here we go, plus point for the planes being grounded...the sky looks much prettier!!! :lol: :lol:

Had a wander/drive around and sussed out the drainage improvements we are going to implement to drain the main entrance track and formulated a plan to improve the farmers tracks no end... 8)

A jolly enjoyable, yet tiring, afternoon... :dance:

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Sat outside and looked at a clear blue sky; not a vapour trail anywhere. After two days in a Bobcat mucking out the stable and the central bit of the barn it was nice to sit outside, drink a real beer, look at the stars coming out and count the satellites without having to say "Oops no, that's a plane.".
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby andysd1 on Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:19 am

a woman was in Iceland today and when she got to the till, the cashier said, do you want ash back with that,
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby gregster on Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:30 am

bobbinsjob wrote:Spent all afternoon, sorting and clearing a years worth of cr@p from inside Angelina, then gave her a wash....Ooooooo she looks lovely 8) 8)

:ttiwwp:
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Looks like I'm in trouble with the Mrs's again...
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Apparently "Identify it" is not the correct answer!



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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby gregster on Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:38 am

Frenchfarmer wrote: it was nice to sit outside, drink a real beer, look at the stars coming out and count the satellites without having to say "Oops no, that's a plane.".

Too bleedin cold in the evenings here still for sitting out and having a beer... :( saying that being 150yds from the sea dont help...is probably warmer inland a bit...)
Next to no light pollution over the sea though...so makes for excellent star gazing when roma gets her late night walk...if its high tide (so southends lights are obscured) and you walk down by the bottom of the cliffs it is so dark you cant see your hand 6 inches in front of your face...total darkness and millions of visable stars, satelites etc...really cool it is 8)
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby 4x4 bobby on Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:27 am

Well i finaly started to black out the window's with the kit i had for me birthday last year. Just got the backdoor to do when i get home from work today.

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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby jontera on Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:50 am

Cleared out a bin bag full of rubbish, found yet more tools..dicovered that some are awol.

Fitted power supply for forthcoming CB..straight feed from battery with in-line waterproof fuse holder..quick question..what fuse should I use? Cb is an old midland, sorry not a clue what the model is.

gave Diff filler / drainers another spray of WD40 ready for their impending change of cat pee.

bought wiring kit for spots, as I can't seem to get the VX wiring to work.
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby jason on Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:51 am

sorted out the front arch and then Was going to sort out propshaft
to Ill gone back in the house.
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby 4x4 bobby on Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:04 am

jontera wrote:Cleared out a bin bag full of rubbish, found yet more tools..dicovered that some are awol.

Fitted power supply for forthcoming CB..straight feed from battery with in-line waterproof fuse holder..quick question..what fuse should I use? Cb is an old midland, sorry not a clue what the model is.

gave Diff filler / drainers another spray of WD40 ready for their impending change of cat pee.

bought wiring kit for spots, as I can't seem to get the VX wiring to work.


Hi Bud i use a 10amp fuse in my midland seams to do the job ok!!!!!!
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby jontera on Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:11 am

Thanks 4x4 bobby, I did test my wiring with the only fuse I had to hand which just happened to be a 10amp. Thought I would be about right, but just wanted to confirm just in case I turned into a fireball on the way to Bala.
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby 4x4 bobby on Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:19 am

No it should be fine and dont forget Channel 8 for us Fronty type's !!!!!!! See ya at Bala!!!!!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby Lee_R on Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:44 pm

Removed the bull bar to be able to mount a couple of front tow bars for moving the boat around. My god does it make HOS look very emasculated...it's all curvy and soft behind that big, growly (and slightly rusty...) metal cage!

Ah well, guess I bought it for pulling and moving stuff around not for looking "grrrrrr" so will have to live with it :(
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Re: WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Postby Drift on Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:26 pm

Im sure mine lifted a half inch when I took (we it fell) the metal bullbar off, now got a nice foam bar, looks well better I think.

Anyway, got home from work and my rear exhaust pipe had turned up, so under the car I got, as the old one corroded through and was hanging off I only had to remove the mount/connection bracket, how hard can that be as I replaced the rear box 18 months ago and the nuts undone a treat, WRONG they refused to budge tonight, but I lost my rag and with a bit of swearing an nearly busting my thumb I snapped the two bolts :dance: So replaced them from my stock and bobs your uncle new rear exhaust pipe fitted :dance:
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