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[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s time to finally deal with one of the proverbial cans that I’ve been kicking down the road for a long time now.

Thats all the old car batteries rounded up from my place. I suspect there are more at the farm, so I’ll stop by there tomorrow en route to weigh them in at the scrappy.

If you're heading for Ripleys, they are on 30 day payout. Newhaven may be swifter

[Schaefft]

19 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s time to finally deal with one of the proverbial cans that I’ve been kicking down the road for a long time now.

Thats all the old car batteries rounded up from my place. I suspect there are more at the farm, so I’ll stop by there tomorrow en route to weigh them in at the scrappy.

That's a decent chunk of money there!

[Schaefft]

I just finished reading CAR, a book about the development of the 3rd generation ('96) Ford Taurus. Even if you can't relate to the car or Fords in general it's an incredible book about corporate politics, the daily struggle in a huge company like Ford and the challenges of following up on a huge previous success (the first generation Taurus).

It's a pretty sobering book really. Hundreds if not thousands of people committed their life to the company and product, developing the best car they possibly could only to never be recognized for their achievements by either their superiors, colleagues, journalists or the public. It's as much about the personal experiences from concept to dealerships as it is about developing a car. It's a genuinely tough work environment.

Knowing that they actually built a high quality car that went beyond what the public wanted makes me want to own a Taurus now.

[High Jetter]

8 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

I just finished reading CAR, a book about the development of the 3rd generation ('96) Ford Taurus. Even if you can't relate to the car or Fords in general it's an incredible book about corporate politics, the daily struggle in a huge company like Ford and the challenges of following up on a huge previous success (the first generation Taurus).

It's a pretty sobering book really. Hundreds if not thousands of people committed their life to the company and product, developing the best car they possibly could only to never be recognized for their achievements by either their superiors, colleagues, journalists or the public. It's as much about the personal experiences from concept to dealerships as it is about developing a car. It's a genuinely tough work environment.

Knowing that they actually built a high quality car that went beyond what the public wanted makes me want to own a Taurus now.

Taurus or Taunus?

[Rust Collector]

38 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

If you're heading for Ripleys, they are on 30 day payout. Newhaven may be swifter

Thanks mate, I was indeed heading for EMR down in Newhaven, as they’re pretty easy to deal with in my past experiences.

22 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

That's a decent chunk of money there!

I think I missed the boat on the better prices, I understand they scrap for about 20-30p per kilo presently. I’ll be happy if I get about £50 or thereabouts as it’ll offset the brake shoes I bought recently for the trailer.

[Schaefft]

4 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Taurus or Taunus?

Taurus, the best selling car in America etc.

[Christine]

30 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

Thanks mate, I was indeed heading for EMR down in Newhaven, as they’re pretty easy to deal with in my past experiences.

I think I missed the boat on the better prices, I understand they scrap for about 20-30p per kilo presently. I’ll be happy if I get about £50 or thereabouts as it’ll offset the brake shoes I bought recently for the trailer.

Between  4.50 - 6.50  a battery     a&a metals tunbridge wells , paid by bacs there and then .

[holbeck]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

Any idea what that ?flywheel is off?

None,  looks like some sort of chain  sprocket to me. 

The garage is in rural Devon,  so agricultural equipment is in the remit of what they'll do