Alan

Looked a lot more when the sticks were joined together Paul.

Got an old scrap WHITE Marina Iain. Any good to you. ?

He's ALWAYS looking to see what he's missed Norm. Still hoping he'll find more red bits.

Nice to see Chris again today. After staying away he came back for another play and had a great day. OK, I'm not the best poet. After an earlier than usual cuppa, we decided to drag two of John's Marina's from out from the barn lean to, their home for the last ten years. As the ground was still wet and muddy, plus an upward incline to contend with, the digger was used which gave Chris the chance to perfect his lever twiddling skills. He's getting good at this and is trying to think of a way to tell Pam that he needs a digger as a playmate for his horses. The first car out was the estate which was towed around to John's garage so that it's soon to be new owner could work on it in comfort. A few bits had been removed from the engine. Eagle eyed viewers might spot a well known red van in the background. The difficult part was getting the car up and over the step at the garage entrance. Bits of wood as a ramp didn't help much, combined with rough ground, sticking brakes and not enough muscle power. A rethink was needed and the end result caused Chris to say "That's the first time I've got a car into a garage through a window". How ? Various ropes and chains from the car, across the garage, through a window at the rear of the garage, then attached to the digger. Problem solved. The second car was a lot easier. Not so far to go this time. The digger to start with, then pulled / pushed into the shed. This one could have been driven if a suitable battery had been available. Rounded off the day by loading the Sprinter with wood for Chris's fire plus a final cuppa. Got to keep the old boy warm.

Alain. That's a strange looking friend you have in the second photo. Apart from the plastic bag ? clothing, he is only wearing one sock and his feet point in different directions. I'm off to now.

All that time spent building it, now it's broken already. Some people never look after anything.

Thought it was welsh men that the sheep were attracted too.

Chris says he has run out of room for tractors. He just fills his van up with little bits and pieces now. Still not sure what he's got planned for the Kubota though.

If you are quick Norm, you can whisk the Kubota away while Chris is still dreaming.

While on his weekly fix to John's today, Chris and I decided to start up the Kobota digger which had not been used since the last time it was used to see if we could unearth the 3 furrow Ransome plough which had sunk itself a couple of inches into the ground. John, when asked, didn't want to drive, so I did the pushing and pulling while Chris placed lumps of wood under the now uncovered lower sections which, apart from a bit of rust, were not as bad as we had expected. As the digger usually lived outside, and as there was now space available in the barn, we thought it would be nice to offer it a new home. After hearing the cogs clanking in Chris's cranium, and guessing what he was thinking, he was asked if he wanted a play. Silly question. He was like a little kid at Christmas with a new toy. To cut a short story long, he managed to get the digger through the barn doors without scraping the paint. A tank would have gone through with room to spare but I didn't want to upset Chris by mentioning this. He said he used to drive mini diggers BIG brothers years ago. A few action photo's. As can be seen while on his way to the barn, Chris is trying to decide what new project he can use the digger for. A few thoughts spring to mind. First, will it fit into the Sprinter. How about a half track Wheel Horse. The engine would look good in a Wheel Horse RJ. In the third photo it is difficult to decide if Chris is dreaming of his new project or if he is nodding off. And finally, Chris wanted to take home a little present for Nigel. Not wanting to splash out on a bunch of roses and with no pansy's in sight, a dead branch of drowned leafy things was spotted in the digger bucket after tipping out a lot of frozen water. With a naughty gleam in his eye's he muttered THAT WILL DO. Only the best for Nigel.

Thanks Norm and Mark. Obvious when pointed out. I hadn't thought of it as max / min. I knew someone on MoM would probably know.

Yet another tool found at John's. About 2.5" x 2.5" Adjustable and lockable plungers.? Marked 0 to 1/4. Can't make out the makers name. Some sort of measuring gauge. ? Someone must know.

Never heard John saying anything about a swap while he had it. I'll ask him next visit. Doubtfull if he would remember though.

All the years I have been around that Husky and I've never noticed the e.

Iain was lucky to get it on Friday Andrew, as Chris was helping with the loading. As you know anything red finish's up in a red Sprinter van. Iain's Sprinter was white and was easier to find in the semi darkness which saved the day.

Gone but not forgotten.

That's not what Pam said.

That's what he told me as well. What's his boss's phone number ? She needs to know.

Got the Showman all excited when I PM'd the pic to him recently Norm. He thought it was at John's and couldn't understand how he had missed it.

Ian and Nigel were trying to keep their next project secret. Don't tell them we know.

Yes, looks fun but it would probably be easier to cut the grass the old fashioned way than having to spend hours cleaning up Why Not and a pair of nutters. A pressure wash of all three might help though.

Well, he is a SHOWMAN Norm.

Looks much better than a normal Gutbrod.

Mystery now solved. Thanks Angus and Mark. No Hazet 791 visible, just No 2.

That was one of our thoughts Mark, but couldn't see how it would have worked.