Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[beko1987]

57 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I've lost track - has @catsinthewelder fixed the quad yet?

Think he's got it rebuilt and it needs to be fitted to test. I know Chris said he posted some gasket paper up a while ago for the reassembly

[Floatylight]

Anyone else camping?

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[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Anyone else camping?

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Catsinthewelder with children from Thursday night.

 

[hairnet]

and its 6 days to go (maybe sooner :P )

then euro raodtrip

WOO

[mat_the_cat]

7 hours ago, Floatylight said:

Anyone else camping?

My plan is (assuming it fits with the numbers) to travel down Friday afternoon and camp over.

[Six-cylinder]

It looks like Saturday is going to be a popular day, we should use the whole site, in effect zoning ourselves and keeping to our social distancing. Not sharing food and drink in the way we have in the past. Using our own tools. Wearing gloves when touching cars that others are also working on. Even using our own chairs or wiping the plastic ones if we do use them, I believe we will be able to protect each over. 

Don't forget your antibacterial hand gel. 

[dozeydustman]

Just had a look at the line up for the weekend. I’ve always fancied a drive in a Herald....

I doubt I’d fit in one being 6ft 5 and the size of the planet Jupiter......

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I think* I could make Saturday for a go on moped/scooter/quad-bike. Have helmet, just in case.....

[mat_the_cat]

Is the whole field mowed, or are you growing hay?

[Six-cylinder]

3 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said:

Is the whole field mowed, or are you growing hay?

Sorry the hay is still growing.

We will have a second open day when it is cut.

[hairnet]

You said book

Is this ok

[mitsisigma01]

1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I think* I could make Saturday for a go on moped/scooter/quad-bike. Have helmet, just in case.....

If you are bringing your horse I'll do a swap for a go in my Sigma ?

[Six-cylinder]

I understand as from today we are allowed gathering of up to 30 people practising 1m + social distancing.

 

 

[Zelandeth]

Would be really nice to actually speak to another human being for the first time since February so I'd really like to get along, even if it might be a case of largely staying in the car.

If Sunday is looking like the quieter day that would probably be my target.

Probably bring the van as it's easier to be sociable and chat to someone from that.

So I'll aim for Sunday.  Assuming this doesn't get vetoed by management or the situation changing in the next week anyway.

[Six-cylinder]

My first task today was to move the 735i away from the hedge as next door wanted to finish trimming his hedge and needed space to work our side. The BMW had a flat battery and that locks the deadlock system so you can use the drivers key. Fortunately the club had taught me a couple of ways to get in so I could open the bonnet and put a jump pack on it. I got it running but my neighbour has not wanted to do the work today so the car is now on charge, It is a big battery and will take at least 2 days on the trickle charger. 

[Six-cylinder]

Second job was to move the BMW 323i and that started on the button ready for a visitor tomorrow.

Next job was to start the 1 ton dumper at the FoD as we may have a job for it and it has always been difficult to start. No amount of towing it would bring it to life, it made dumper like noises but no smoke. I have booked an agricultural engineer to come look at it but he can't come for 2 weeks.

 

[mat_the_cat]

If you want, I could take a look next weekend. Try and earn my keep!

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said:

If you want, I could take a look next weekend. Try and earn my keep!

Yes please.

Truth is I booked the eng to make it start on the handle as I thought it would go with a tow.

[hairnet]

an agricultural implement attached to another agricultural implement

 

[Six-cylinder]

14 minutes ago, hairnet said:

an agricultural implement attached to another agricultural implement

Fix my green Range Rover and I will hide away my shameful Chelsea tractor! 

[hairnet]

sultan of brunei surely :P

[wuvvum]

I'm actually half tempted to trundle down on Friday afternoon (got the day off work) and stay over - Travelodge in MK is only 25 quid for the night, would save getting up at the crack of sparrow on Saturday morning.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Looks like Saturday for me, but I don't think the CX will be ready by then, so it will be diesel Borat instead

[Six-cylinder]

The next task today was to start the tractor and move the farm trailer. Mrs6C was not keen on the quick fix of jabbing a wire from the starter to the battery to get round the gearbox inhibitor switch that does not allow the starter to operate even if the high/low box is in neutral. We had taken a large adjustable spanner but it turns out the round top of the inhibitor switch is larger than the flats to undo it and the max thickness of the spanner is about 3mm. we made a cardboard spanner that tells us the jaws need to be 29mm.

Does anybody coming next weekend have a thin spanner 29mm or non-metric equivalent?   

Back to jabbing the wire on the battery and the tractor started very easily. Next problem is the trailer had sunk in the ground and had to be jacked before it could be connected on and away it went.

Next thing I know there was a tractor causing a traffic jam!

 

[Ghosty]

I'll be camping, hopefully from Friday to Sunday. 

[Zelandeth]

Can't be much between the dumper and running... it's an old school industrial diesel...you need compression, you need fuel, you need air.

I'm sure I could swing by to take a look sometime this week if you think it would be useful (assuming it's not vetoed by management here).  Been a while since I did battle with an old school diesel like this.

[Ghosty]

19 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Does anybody coming next weekend have a thin spanner 29mm or non-metric equivalent?   

this comes back as 1 9/64" - I wonder if it's 1 1/8" af you're after as that's marginally smaller. 

[catsinthewelder]

I don't think I've got much on this week so I could make a 29mm spanner out of steel sheet if that would help?

 

[mat_the_cat]

27 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Does anybody coming next weekend have a thin spanner 29mm or non-metric equivalent?   

I have a slim 30mm, and some shims...

[Noel Tidybeard]

i'm itching to attend a FOD but my proximity to OMGCOVID19 in my job would prolly get a few peeps twitching this time round ?