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[Genem]

Then whilst I’m pouring he asks if it’s engine oil cos we’re not allowed to accept any thing else. Then as I’m pouring my last tin , operative number 2 says “ You’re only allowed to bring 5 litres at a time !

A similar game with old tyres here. The local tip will not take them at all, the "main" one outside Stirling will only take 1 at a time. Not knowing this I turned up with half a dozen... Cue a conversation with the clip-board holder about the "eco" merits of me doing a 50-60 mile round trip 6 times to get rid of them... He took them in the end.   

[Genem]

The less than glamourous side of slushy wet snow.... Feeding cattle again today with my patented "Bale Sledge", an old gate with an even older feed ring on top, "hinged" to the gate with some climbing rope. The sledge is towed out of the field, empty, I lift the feeder off, roll a bale onto the gate, drop the feed ring back over and tow it back into the field, stopping on the last "hard" bit before the lake-bed that is the actual field.  Repeat every couple of days. The bottom of the slope is pretty mucky but so far I've avoided having to drive out into the field proper and churn it into a reconstruction of The Somme. Roll on the Spring.



 

[Malcolm R]

The wiring diagram drawing continues. I currently have 61 wires going through the bulkhead to the dash, although I think 1 of them is a mistake and I can probably delete a few

[Gres]

We had fun pottering round in the snow. Gained the reputation as being 'hardcore'  by managing to get the little one to her group horse riding lesson, which turned into a private one on one.....we are wondering if it was the Audi and Porsche products that couldn't cope, or their biological parts 

[David A]

Treated the Landie to a new battery to go with the starter motor, bought a Banner Bull 61048
Starts first time now without having to use the power pack!

[Wittsend]

Taxed the Panda camper online.

It really is an easy service to use. The reminder letter came today and it took all of 30 seconds to go through the screens 


It does feel good when there's nil £s to pay 

[gromet]

Taxed the Panda camper online.

It really is an easy service to use. The reminder letter came today and it took all of 30 seconds to go through the screens 


It does feel good when there's nil £s to pay 

^^^Same thing with me ^^^ so simple

[CarolB]

Feeling sad. Waved goodbye to the Landy as she made her way down the drive in the capable hands of our lovely local garage owner. She's only gone to get new tyres plus the odd tweak or two to keep her trundling along legally for me, but oh I really felt quite awful seeing her disappear. What is it about these faithful (often exasperating, awkward and time consuming but so much fun) friends that make them so very very special?   

[martinrh]

Deliver a couple of loads of logs to friends, filling the back of the land and my little trailer.
It does look out of place behind the landy though so a good excuse to look for a Sankey :-)

[angello]

Rode to the rescue of my father's Freelander that I'd borrowed to collect some farm implements..... Mistakenly thought it would pull the trailer with the implements on into the field where I want them, but it instantly bogged itself with the trailer in the gateway - I couldn't even move it with the trailer unhitched!
Luckily my Landy was able to squeeze past the blockage, pull out the stuck Freelander, then back onto the trailer and pull that out through the mess the Freelander had left behind! Having the right tyres makes all the difference.....

[nickmerry]

For some unknown reason, I decided to rotate the distributor drive gear, so it was not 180 deg out. Then forgot to reinstall the oil filter!

[Wittsend]

Oh dear !

Memories of the Torry Canyon

 

[Eve]

Looks like the oil needed changing anyway!

[nickmerry]

Hi Eve,
Yes, although it was only done about 6 weeks ago, does indeed seem a to be dark,

[Betsy1969]

Managed to install one of my new deluxe seats and feeling quite pleased. The other ( drivers ) side will be little more taxing due to the location of the existing bolts.