I would just like to say

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kevstar said:
Someone in the y@rd h@d prob@bly the worst d@y you could h@ve....
by driving @ 40 tonne digger with @ gr@b into the w@ter @t low tide to
get it onto @ b@rge but I did tell him the l@st time he done it 4 ye@rs @go
it got stuck in the soft mud @ we h@d @ hell of @ time getting it b@ck out
well did he listen, nope :rolleyes: they could h@ve moved some bo@ts n other stuff
n driven it str@ight onto from the shore too feckn l@zy.

@nyhoo it got stuck then he tried to tr@ck side to side n get it closer to the b@rge
it threw the tr@ck, with @ couple of them in the w@ter n some ch@in blocks n
levers to get it b@ck on errr nope the tide c@me in they tried pulling it ne@rer
the b@rge with the gr@b it slipped n bust @ hydraulic hose n tried to position it
better with oil spr@ying @ll over the pl@ce the engine drew in w@ter n it w@s
spewing bl@ck smoke out n cut out, now most of it is under 2m of w@ter :eek:

Should be @n interesting recovery prob@bly cut it up for scr@p.
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Insurance job ?
 
Brown said:
Going back to the decking for a moment, I was just looking at what's for sale as I might make the floor of this summer's shed project out of it. I see there are various widths available from different suppliers - 94mm, 125 mm and 145 mm seem to be most usual. So it's worth checking with the supplier what dimensions they're intending to deliver because there's around a 2" difference between the widest and narrowest.
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Don't know if it's the same over here, but in Frogland I was looking at adding a few planks to what i already had, which was Brit, imported by us, and the thicknesses varied a lot. I'd have had to go toToulouse to get the matching thickness.:rolleyes:
So I didn't bother, 1 1/2 hrs drive. No thanks!;)
 
kevstar said:
for sp@cing between the bo@rds is using @ joiners yellow
rule. :)
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That's a great tip.
But the last job I did, the decking boards had been stored outside for so long that they were warped in all sorts of ways.. So apart from using a couple of 5mm drill bits to give me a starting point, I had to do it all by eye.
Do still love doing it.
And all your pics must come from the days when yuo and Wingnut were a team.
Quite a bit back now!!!;):):):)
But you did some amazing work.:):):)
 
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kevstar said:
Someone in the y@rd h@d prob@bly the worst d@y you could h@ve....
by driving @ 40 tonne digger with @ gr@b into the w@ter @t low tide to
get it onto @ b@rge but I did tell him the l@st time he done it 4 ye@rs @go
it got stuck in the soft mud @ we h@d @ hell of @ time getting it b@ck out
well did he listen, nope :rolleyes: they could h@ve moved some bo@ts n other stuff
n driven it str@ight onto from the shore too feckn l@zy.

@nyhoo it got stuck then he tried to tr@ck side to side n get it closer to the b@rge
it threw the tr@ck, with @ couple of them in the w@ter n some ch@in blocks n
levers to get it b@ck on errr nope the tide c@me in they tried pulling it ne@rer
the b@rge with the gr@b it slipped n bust @ hydraulic hose n tried to position it
better with oil spr@ying @ll over the pl@ce the engine drew in w@ter n it w@s
spewing bl@ck smoke out n cut out, now most of it is under 2m of w@ter :eek:

Should be @n interesting recovery prob@bly cut it up for scr@p.
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You must have been laughing and crying in equal measure.
What an eejit.
 
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kevstar said:
Someone in the y@rd h@d prob@bly the worst d@y you could h@ve....
by driving @ 40 tonne digger with @ gr@b into the w@ter @t low tide to
get it onto @ b@rge but I did tell him the l@st time he done it 4 ye@rs @go
it got stuck in the soft mud @ we h@d @ hell of @ time getting it b@ck out
well did he listen, nope :rolleyes: they could h@ve moved some bo@ts n other stuff
n driven it str@ight onto from the shore too feckn l@zy.

@nyhoo it got stuck then he tried to tr@ck side to side n get it closer to the b@rge
it threw the tr@ck, with @ couple of them in the w@ter n some ch@in blocks n
levers to get it b@ck on errr nope the tide c@me in they tried pulling it ne@rer
the b@rge with the gr@b it slipped n bust @ hydraulic hose n tried to position it
better with oil spr@ying @ll over the pl@ce the engine drew in w@ter n it w@s
spewing bl@ck smoke out n cut out, now most of it is under 2m of w@ter :eek:

Should be @n interesting recovery prob@bly cut it up for scr@p.
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Had that happen with a digger on a job in Lunnen, on the Isle of Dogs. Machine was crane lifted over the sea wall onto the foreshore when the tide was out, did a couple of hours work and broke down. Then the tide came in and completely covered it. The fitter came the next day and drained everything possible of water, changed fluids etc, and purged the cylinders with the injectors out. It started up and got recovered, and worked trouble free for about six months. Then all the electrics failed as the salt water did its worst.
 
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