Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Reggie. · 08-08-2015 07:38PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Did you not get into Pirate Petes again?

You should have PMed me, I was fencing most of the week and was short a bit of a hand. And only 4 miles away;). I'd even make tea...

I'll save a bit for next year, shall I?

With friends like you

darragh_haven · 08-08-2015 09:33PM

Just finished a day and a half of mechanic-ing. Changed front and back shocks, back brake pads and oil and filter of my passat, and two new front tyres. Just the timing belt left to do.
Changed oil and filter in the OHs car and got two new front tyres too. NCT failed on a wing mirror indicator lens with a inch long crack. Timing belt to be done on this car too.... Hopefully next week.

Warning to everyone. cars are expensive fecking yokes (even if you do the work yourself)

_Brian · 08-08-2015 10:52PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

Just finished a day and a half of mechanic-ing. Changed front and back shocks, back brake pads and oil and filter of my passat, and two new front tyres. Just the timing belt left to do.
Changed oil and filter in the OHs car and got two new front tyres too. NCT failed on a wing mirror indicator lens with a inch long crack. Timing belt to be done on this car too.... Hopefully next week.

Warning to everyone. cars are expensive fecking yokes (even if you do the work yourself)

That's a serious amount f work. We really try and spread it out so it's not such a bit all at once.

Muckit · 08-08-2015 11:34PM

You must hammer the road dar!! Never heard of having to change 4 shocks at once. I've a nine year old car. Haven't touched suspension or rear pads.

Only time l pulled out shocks was when swopping in lowering springs when I was in to all that lark. Handy out with a cheap set of spring compressors.

darragh_haven · 09-08-2015 08:04AM

Muckit wrote: »

You must hammer the road dar!! Never heard of having to change 4 shocks at once. I've a nine year old car. Haven't touched suspension or rear pads.

Only time l pulled out shocks was when swopping in lowering springs when I was in to all that lark. Handy out with a cheap set of spring compressors.

183,000 miles (not kms) on a 09 passat. Back shocks were gone for a few weeks and noticed oil leaking from one in the front, so did the full transplant.
The last mile of public road to my house is 1 lane wide with grass growing up the middle, that's what really f's up the shocks.

_Brian · 09-08-2015 08:17AM

It's amazing how things are so different. Middle of our holiday in France and about 40 caravans if travellers arrive in the nearest town and set up on public land. I kept an eye as I was cycling past each day.
Day after they arrived wheelie bins appeared.

No litter, no scrap, no rubbish around at all. They really were so tidy they put their irish cousins to shame.

I went past the day they cleared off and not as much as a sweet paper left.

They had lots of ladders and stuff so I expect they were painting or washing or roofing repairs etc.

It's not a traveller bashing post, but it just shows things don't need to be so bad at all.

harr · 09-08-2015 05:32PM

why did the farmer win the Noble prize ........
Because he was out standing in his field

Kovu · 09-08-2015 08:03PM

Have we any leccy's in the forum? Or anyone who knows more than me :pac:

The fusebox in our pumphouse got damp, I dunno how, perhaps a rogue swallow píssed on it but it's caused the connection between the fuse and live bit to corrode. New fusebox needed or can I just sand the fuse and clean it for now? It's sparking in the box when connected :eek: & sporadically causing our mains fence to go off, along with the water to the houses and drinkers.

whelan2 · 09-08-2015 08:39PM

anyone watching the golf?

darragh_haven · 09-08-2015 08:41PM

whelan2 wrote: »

anyone watching the golf?

Fillowing it on t'internet

I said · 09-08-2015 08:46PM

whelan2 wrote: »

anyone watching the golf?

Yes great stuff

whelan2 · 09-08-2015 08:47PM

I said wrote: »

Yes great stuff

got kids up out of bed to watch it, fingers crossed

darragh_haven · 09-08-2015 08:50PM

He's one guy that everyone wants to win. 5 holes to go and 2 shots ahead. G'wan ta f***

orm0nd · 09-08-2015 09:07PM

Kovu wrote: »

Have we any leccy's in the forum? Or anyone who knows more than me :pac:

The fusebox in our pumphouse got damp, I dunno how, perhaps a rogue swallow píssed on it but it's caused the connection between the fuse and live bit to corrode. New fusebox needed or can I just sand the fuse and clean it for now? It's sparking in the box when connected :eek: & sporadically causing our mains fence to go off, along with the water to the houses and drinkers.

best get a sparkie (electrican) and install a rcd (Tripswitch) and enclose it inside a water proof box

sea12 · 09-08-2015 09:35PM

whelan2 wrote: »

got kids up out of bed to watch it, fingers crossed

Just got rid of sky sports last month after having it in for 5 years Fecking typical

Genghis Cant · 10-08-2015 01:39AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

He's one guy that everyone wants to win. 5 holes to go and 2 shots ahead. G'wan ta f***

He's a great bit of stuff. A great Offaly man from a great GAA family.

trixi2011 · 10-08-2015 04:47AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

Just finished a day and a half of mechanic-ing. Changed front and back shocks, back brake pads and oil and filter of my passat, and two new front tyres. Just the timing belt left to do.
Changed oil and filter in the OHs car and got two new front tyres too. NCT failed on a wing mirror indicator lens with a inch long crack. Timing belt to be done on this car too.... Hopefully next week.
One car I used to hate doing a timing belt on was the passat if I can remember correctly the front bumper has to come off and you have feck all room to work

_Brian · 10-08-2015 06:53AM

Kovu wrote: »

Have we any leccy's in the forum? Or anyone who knows more than me :pac:

The fusebox in our pumphouse got damp, I dunno how, perhaps a rogue swallow píssed on it but it's caused the connection between the fuse and live bit to corrode. New fusebox needed or can I just sand the fuse and clean it for now? It's sparking in the box when connected :eek: & sporadically causing our mains fence to go off, along with the water to the houses and drinkers.

Get it dry.
Switch off power to fuse box
Clean up fuse and contact in box
Sometimes the fuse is a bit loose when tigtened, fit a copper coin in first as a spacer.

Or get a sparks.
Figure out how it got wet.

darragh_haven · 10-08-2015 07:06AM

trixi2011 wrote: »

darragh_haven wrote: »

Just finished a day and a half of mechanic-ing. Changed front and back shocks, back brake pads and oil and filter of my passat, and two new front tyres. Just the timing belt left to do.
Changed oil and filter in the OHs car and got two new front tyres too. NCT failed on a wing mirror indicator lens with a inch long crack. Timing belt to be done on this car too.... Hopefully next week.
One car I used to hate doing a timing belt on was the passat if I can remember correctly the front bumper has to come off and you have feck all room to work

I did it on my car about 2 years ago and i don't think we touched the bumper. I just removed the plastic fairing around the drivers side wheel to get access to the main pully

whelan2 · 10-08-2015 07:42AM

_Brian wrote: »

Get it dry.
Switch off power to fuse box
Clean up fuse and contact in box
Sometimes the fuse is a bit loose when tigtened, fit a copper coin in first as a spacer.

Or get a sparks.
Figure out how it got wet.

I thought fuse boxes were obsolete?

ganmo · 10-08-2015 08:30AM

whelan2 wrote: »

I thought fuse boxes were obsolete?

I have to pull out a fuse to turn off the fencer. Most fuse boards have been replaced by trip switches but there's plenty of fuse boards still hanging in

whelan2 · 10-08-2015 08:33AM

can the fuses still be bought, before we replaced the fuseboards a few years ago there didnt seem to be too many places selling them anymore?

orm0nd · 10-08-2015 08:35AM

whelan2 wrote: »

I thought fuse boxes were obsolete?

still a few around,

& then you hear how people get electrocuted with a power washer or cattle at a feed barrier

should be banned & part of the cross compliance inspection, would make more sense that some of the items they inspect

_Brian · 10-08-2015 09:00AM

whelan2 wrote: »

can the fuses still be bought, before we replaced the fuseboards a few years ago there didnt seem to be too many places selling them anymore?

Still available from what I know, haven't needed to buy any in a while..
AFAIK all new installations must be MCB's but there has been no directive that fuse boards must be changed (open to correction on that though).

Kovu · 10-08-2015 10:41AM

_Brian wrote: »

Get it dry.
Switch off power to fuse box
Clean up fuse and contact in box
Sometimes the fuse is a bit loose when tigtened, fit a copper coin in first as a spacer.

Or get a sparks.
Figure out how it got wet.

Oh it's bone dry in there now, I think the door blew in one really stormy day and it got rain on it. I turned off the power in the home house and tried to scrape the corrosion in the box at the point of contact but it's quite stubborn, the fusebox itself is just a single screw in type. The fuse is definitely not loose when tightened, it's pretty much like this- http://img.weiku.com/a/002/693/Screw_fuse_holder_fuse_base_D_type_fuse_box_9229_2.jpg and we screw the fuse in there.

Is it possible to just get a new base for it or would they be sold anymore? Can get a guy to look at it either as it probably needs an outdoor protective holder in case it happens again. There is a plastic box around it but.....it's not so much a box any more as a decorative surround.

_Brian · 10-08-2015 10:48AM

Kovu wrote: »

Oh it's bone dry in there now, I think the door blew in one really stormy day and it got rain on it. I turned off the power in the home house and tried to scrape the corrosion in the box at the point of contact but it's quite stubborn, the fusebox itself is just a single screw in type. The fuse is definitely not loose when tightened, it's pretty much like this- http://img.weiku.com/a/002/693/Screw_fuse_holder_fuse_base_D_type_fuse_box_9229_2.jpg and we screw the fuse in there.

Is it possible to just get a new base for it or would they be sold anymore? Can get a guy to look at it either as it probably needs an outdoor protective holder in case it happens again. There is a plastic box around it but.....it's not so much a box any more as a decorative surround.

While I'd say its probably possible to get a replacement part it would be much the same cost for an mcb/elcb unit that should be IP55 rated for dust and damp.. If its badly corroded I'd vote for getting it changed for peace of mind.

Kovu · 10-08-2015 10:49AM

_Brian wrote: »

While I'd say its probably possible to get a replacement part it would be much the same cost for an mcb/elcb unit that should be IP55 rated for dust and damp.. If its badly corroded I'd vote for getting it changed for peace of mind.

I.......think I'll call a fella.... :pac:

Muckit · 10-08-2015 11:50AM

You could try tinkering at it with the ... ahem...leatherman

sorry couldn't resist

MickeyShtyles · 10-08-2015 01:00PM

Spent a bit of the morning there fiddling with an Audi A4's horn.
Fuse is okay, relay is okay, still no beep beep. Any ideas?

Kovu · 10-08-2015 01:09PM

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Spent a bit of the morning there fiddling with an Audi A4's horn.
Fuse is okay, relay is okay, still no beep beep. Any ideas?

Heh heh heh.

Maybe it's just a bit insecure, tell it you love it and that it happens to every AudiA4 at some point.

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