PeteH

😂😂, Wagger. Recalls a tale my Wife tells, as a child (1940/50`s) she spent most Summers on an Uncle`s Farm. The "highlight" was being woken in the night by Uncle letting off his shotgun from his bedroom window, haveing been woken by his dogs barking (usually) as a warning that a Fox was skulking around the chickens. When they cleared the rickyard they brought in ferrets and the terriers, the vermin count could be in very high numbers. The farm workers would tie the bottoms of their trousers as a precaution☹️. Most of your modern vermin "poisons" are based on chemicals similar to "warfarin", which cause gross internal bleed and eventual death. When taken back to the nest the other vermin are similarly affected. I am on alert at the present as the Infestation season is already started, I note that the bait is being taken again. Useless info: Aparently, the Rev; Jack Russell, bred the dogs that bear his name originally as "ratters"?. Back "on Topic". I had an issue with the alarm in my R-V. Which was eventually traced to a wire that had been subject to attack by mice. That was when I started to take a better "interest" in the subject of vermin control. Pete

Strange as it may seem, But when I worked for a short period in the Hawker Factory at Brough, Yorks. We had a "MIlk Float" type vehicle whose main tasking was carrying aircraft parts between the various parts of the factory. It had a deformed Chassis, the result allegedly, of someone thinking it could take the weight of a Bristol Centaurus Engine out of a Beverley Freighter!!. When it had problems, "who do you call"? Maintenance, ie; US. The battery relays gave us endless "joy". Well the site "lecky`s" actually, but we did get involved and ocasionally "borowed" it to carry tools and Machine Parts. I think the Herald I took my test in was white?, curtesy of BSM. Wet, greasy/Icy/sleeting February, elderly cyclist fell off in front of me, the "impromptu" Emergency Stop, near had the examiner through the windshield, despite which I passed!. Pete

Talking Milk Floats, which we were`nt. I saw a Tesla parked yesterday. The screen on the dash, looked larger than that my Laptop, which I use as my Main computer these days!. Just how much "information" do Milk FLoat Drivers need. And more to the point IMV, it takes concentration away from the job of actually driving in a safe manner. Pete

Not really related to any specific failure, but it is worth considering, with any fastener, "has it been over tightend in it`s past", and by definition taken beyond its elastic limit? that and "notches" produced by poor machining practices, have been the source/start point of many a failure. Peter

Looks Smart, you`ve done well by the look of it?. Wellcome to madhouse!😁 Solihull, rings a bell, but for what reason I cannot recall?. Is there a large retail park close by?. Pete

I unfortunately, have to bait for Vermin quite regularly at home, as my next door neighbour has horses in livery close by, and keeps their feed in her garage which is unfortunately attached to mine. I get it from a supplier on the internet, the local merchants won`t supply anymore as I now need to be licenced to use it!. I`ve been using this stuff since "god was a lad", but the "elfs" have bu**ered that, and decent weed killer as well!!. I have "industrial" bait stations which prevent birds and other small animals accessing it + Dog`s Cat`s etc;. So far it has kept any infestation to a minimum. Usually I find the odd corpse within a week or so, by which time they are deyhdrated normally, if you get the breeding female it stops for quite some time. We recently had a Black European Mink show up too, caught that on cctv, they allegedly live by the old canal and predate on the ducks and other wildfowl, so it`s quite unusual to see. We got used to Rats, it was a regular and continuous battle at sea especially on the older Grain carrying ships. Had odd nights in hotels ashore from time to time while a ship was being fumigated, they used Cyanide based gases, back then!!. Pete

We had reason to store a 32ft Winnebago for several months in the USA between Excursions. What I found was 1) the "sticky" traps to be quite effective, I foumd 3 or 4 deduns each time in the lockers, and 2)Tumble dryer sheets, deter them?. Aparently something in the sheet formulation is not to their likeing. That was a tip from an Amercan woman who travelled the `states on her own. Scary Bird, but wife and her got on like big buddies, Both being "crafty". Pete

You obviously got the one that had`nt had the "humour bypass". The first time I went out to Houston, when My Son and his family settled there after Brasil. He warned me NOT to try my "humour" out on the immigration! or I might just be going home in an Orange Suit!. Sadly, we are unlikely to get out again any time soon, the cost of Medical Insurance is frightening, Last/best quote for `er indoors, was £2,230 for a month, that from the only one of 2 that would even quote!.

See my Previous post. I`ve been making serious attempts to reduce my potential liability. For about 20 years, I think I`m succeeding?.😉 Often Refered to a "SKI"ing. 😁 Pete

Now that`s what I call serious Lateral Thinking. My poor effort relates to using an old Bread Crate Trolley to make the engine able to be moved about. Well Done that man!. Pete

One "benefit" of little 3 cyl engines, (Peugeot 107), VED is only 20 quid a year. And CAZ exempt. Only down side current is I have to keep cancelling the Engine "fault" light, `cos it needs a new O2 sensor☹️. (Hopefully not a Cat!), but it`s a crawl underneath job, and Plum, 13/60, is taking the space in the garage. Still got a Pair of Stromberg`s for a Mk 1, 2 Litre Vitesse somewhere?. In need of refurb though. Pete

Got one coming from Chic Doug?. The old one split getting the tank out☹️. Viewing the Pickup, is made impossible by the baffle in the tank, even with an endoscope it was very indeterminate. Pete

Garage access, two lengths of steel or alloy channel section? placed stretegically. similar to the ramps used to load onto trailers?. When we loaded static caravans onto Lorries the ramps where alloy channel and up to 6 or 8 meters in length, had to be supported in 2 or 3 places. just to prevent grounding!. Is it a 1600 or 2Litre, Vitesse? SWMBO, had a 2Litre back in the 80`s. She was No1 in the Traffic Light Grand Prix, on her daily commute,😂 Pete

I`ve been spending their`s, for the last 20years. 3 American R-V`s, a Caravan, and Two 7.4M Motorhome`s in quick sucession, 2 Triumphs, a Peugeot 107. Sold the BMW (Bike) though, got too heavy, but wouldnt mind a lightweight one?. Add in several extended trip`s to the USA ,,Can`t be much of it left now😂 Pete.

Unsure where I stand on this. It does at first sight appear to be “sacrilegious” but then is putting a later or upgraded ic engine in just as bad? gearbox conversions? Lighting upgrades. Even back in the day we did performance mods?. My personal take would be along the lines of needing to hear an ic engine. And not to feel as if I was driving. Milk float. For me that would be the deciding factor. It would look “right” but never feel right Pete

Co incidentally I have just removed the tank from Plum, bit of a fiddle and I now need a new filler seal. As I needed to remove the overriders for refurb. As it was out and easy to access I removed the drain plug, gripping the neck with stillsons and after tapping the neck with a light hammer the plug came out relatively easy with a socket on the ratchet gun. Minimum load on the neck and tank or it’s weld. Fair bit of crap came out, and I have cleaned the area ready for a coat of paint. Pete

Did you ever get one?. I had a look on e-bay myself and wondered at the quality? I have an aftermarket wheel which is very scruffy (and smaller than O/E, therefore more knee clearance?) which I fancy trying out?. Pete

Never had reason to do it. But for many years we wintered a sailing dinghy in similar fashion. I used ratchet straps to hold that. But it took 3 of us to get it hoisted while one worked the strapping. Pete

Captive nut/flanges?. I just bolted through and put new stiff nuts and large washers to spread load, also make sure you have the bracing tubes between the top and bottom of the side rails or the rails will crush. mine where tack welded into place but I was working on a bare chassis. Pete

Dave, yes not easy to come by now, mine came curtesy of my self build house! Strangely. I had reason to go for sand gravel at a quarry locally and this section was lying around. Guy on the pay office said I could take it got used as a mat in front on the bench for some years. I just stripped a section to make the pads. It now forms part of the path in front of my firewood store Pete

I cut some square ones from a short section of redundant conveyor belting, Slightly thicker than "normal" but tough as old boots, using a jig saw.👍 Pete

My wife has a crafting cutter. (silhueette) Which will cut vynl?. Could be worth enquiring amongst ladies who make Greetings Cards etc; Many too are capable of cutting vynl. We made a display board, using her`s a few years back. The letter`s on that where A4 sized. We have had them down to a few millimeters. The one below is actually on our shower door, because visitors had the habbit of pulling it outward and wetting the bathroom floor!!. What size and font are you wanting?. Pete

Bet your glad your not there now?. It`s inside the ULEZ.😭 EDIT:- "Plum" has a pair of Lucas Sealed beams. but no visible ident:. Pete

Whose?.🙄

Same with a recently purchased Canon printer, huge page when unfolded, size of a broadsheet newspaper. 1 tiny section in English the rest both sides in every language known, I am sure including languages from Starwars? Pete