68vitesse Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Lifting turf this morning for new bed cut the first row up with a spade, to much like hard work. Have a Parkside mains multi tool can't say it's any quicker but a lot easier on the arms, sunny here about nineteen degrees so picked a "good" day for it. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 we got our bed from costco !!! pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 18 hours ago, Mathew said: Tool for holding diff flange I've got one a bit like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 3 hours ago, 68vitesse said: Lifting turf this morning for new bed cut the first row up with a spade, to much like hard work. Have a Parkside mains multi tool can't say it's any quicker but a lot easier on the arms, sunny here about nineteen degrees so picked a "good" day for it. Regards Paul Are you having "turf" wars down there Paul? Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Can not say much love lost between me and the turf. One more barrow load to get up and tip in the field then BEER. Got to dig it over tomorrow GREAT. China's got a lot to answer for. Regards Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, 68vitesse said: Got to dig it over tomorrow GREAT. China's got a lot to answer for. Regards Paul If you dig down far enough, you can ask them yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 24 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: If you dig down far enough, you can ask them yourself! Quite mellow at the moment been drinking a 750ml bottle of Hoegaarden which seemed appropriate after my job today. Regards Mellow Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Lol! Like it. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, 68vitesse said: Quite mellow at the moment been drinking a 750ml bottle of Hoegaarden which seemed appropriate after my job today. Regards Mellow Paul So long as you are not turning yellow.? Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 3 hours ago, poppyman said: So long as you are not turning yellow.? Tony. Child of the 60`s?. Pease and lorve man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 They call it Mellow Yellow. Doctors call it jaundice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: They call it Mellow Yellow. Doctors call it jaundice. Do they take a jaundiced view during examination. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahebron Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Not exactly a tool but bloody handy just the same. I printed off the torque settings pages for my Vitesse then laminated them so I have one sheet with printed info on both sides encased in plastic. I can wipe it down, I am only dealing with one sheet of paper and it saves the manual getting a thrashing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, ahebron said: Not exactly a tool but bloody handy just the same. I printed off the torque settings pages for my Vitesse then laminated them so I have one sheet with printed info on both sides encased in plastic. It is! One of the benefits of being married to a teacher - access to an excellent colour printer and laminator. I have torque settings and wiring diagrams laminated and blu-tacked to the walls for easy reference. I also have two Haynes manuals for the Heralds; one lives on the shelf in the study and the other is a loose collection of grubby pages that lives in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Snap! (Two copies) But I like the lamination idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Following on from the discussion on replacing timing chain tensioners and covers, here's small screwdriver I've adapted to slide under the cover and hold the tensioner in place until it passes over the chain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahebron Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: It is! One of the benefits of being married to a teacher - access to an excellent colour printer and laminator. I have torque settings and wiring diagrams laminated and blu-tacked to the walls for easy reference. I also have two Haynes manuals for the Heralds; one lives on the shelf in the study and the other is a loose collection of grubby pages that lives in the garage. Dont want to brag but I have two copies of the genuine factory manual for the Vitesse 6, Herald and Spifire. No bugger it I will brag, its friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 cant brag , my collection says SAD Hmmm!!!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, ahebron said: Dont want to brag but I have two copies of the genuine factory manual for the Vitesse 6, Herald and Spifire. No bugger it I will brag, its friday If only me knees were up to it I'd kneel at your feet. If I didn't have one of the heavy white hard-back versions and one of the soft-back green versions myself. Furthermore Stirling Moss once walked down a street about 100 miles from where I bought it, so it's got Provenance... beat that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, ahebron said: Dont want to brag but I have two copies of the genuine factory manual for the Vitesse 6, Herald and Spifire. I have two copies of the green re-print and one original embossed ring binder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Raise you a complete set of six Herald Workshop Manuals, parts 1 - 6, and a very battered Rimmers catalogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Feeling deprived do I need a councillor, as only have one copy of the Black loose leaf WSM for Vitesse6 etc. but do have a selection of John Kipping, John Hill's, TRGB and Rimmers parts catalogues plus Haynes and modern reprints of WSM. As to useful tools have some dental picks very useful for getting sealing rings, Vitesse filter housing seal for example, out of recess. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, 68vitesse said: Feeling deprived do I need a councillor, as only have one copy of the Black loose leaf WSM for Vitesse6 etc. but do have a selection of John Kipping, John Hill's, TRGB and Rimmers parts catalogues plus Haynes and modern reprints of WSM. As to useful tools have some dental picks very useful for getting sealing rings, Vitesse filter housing seal for example, out of recess. Regards Paul John Kippings = lots of points. You could be up there with the best, yet! If you have dental picks for your car, can you send them back to my dentist and she can return the angle grinder, seal puller and cold chisel that she regularly uses, back to someone's garage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Re: removing oil filter housing O-ring (infact, of course a 'square'ring!) My best tool.is a small but long blades 'electrician's' screwdriver. Use like a chisel to cut the old ring, the lever it out by the cut end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahebron Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 9 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: If only me knees were up to it I'd kneel at your feet. If I didn't have one of the heavy white hard-back versions and one of the soft-back green versions myself. Furthermore Stirling Moss once walked down a street about 100 miles from where I bought it, so it's got Provenance... beat that! Somewhere in a box I have a set of Herald film strips, some 45's. They must be worth a star from teacher? I must dig them out and scan the film strips 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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