I was going to buy a second hand proper sand blasting system and I even had a Hydrovane Road compressor strong enough to power it, but I learnt that when the sand dust breaks up even with the full breathing helmet etc. it gets into your lungs, so probably they all died off. A bit like all the radiator repairs we used to use in the 70s with all the lead.
Why not reach out to Henry Cole C/o TV. He seems to have contacts.
www.hendersonsmetalcleaning.co.uk
a1mobileblasting.co.uk
Trouble with those programs is in the real World they would go bust in weeks.Why not reach out to Henry Cole C/o TV. He seems to have contacts.
Googling produced these firms.
Henderson's Metal Cleaning
At Hendersons, based just on the edge of Edinburgh city center, we have 27 years experience of providing customers with our excellent services of restoration and protection of metal work, stone work, glass and wood for both individual customers and the industrial sector.
Blast Cleaning and Painting Services in Edinburgh
Specialist mobile blasting Edinburgh. Blast cleaning, coating, welding & fabrication in Edinburgh and surrounding areas.
Wheels seem to be c. £100 new as a minimum so Its probaly worth a try.
BA wheels in Norwich charge around £70 for a clean and paint of aluminium, but that may be a chemical treatment and cheaper. I will need to do Noops wheels properly in the spring. Ive done a wire brush and rattle can job for the winter as they are covered by plastic trims.
Local guy used to do £50 a rim and was absolutely brilliant (didn’t use sand, think it was soda) but he jacked it in after covidTrouble with those programs is in the real World they would go bust in weeks.
Come the revolution anyone caught 'reaching out' will be referred to the Saudi Correction Services to ensure they don't do it again.
AH ha chop off the offemding hand then.....Come the revolution anyone caught 'reaching out' will be referred to the Saudi Correction Services to ensure they don't do it again.
Just saying, only fair to let you know
Nah, TV makes it all work nicely. Good if you can get it work . . . . .Trouble with those programs is in the real World they would go bust in weeks.
I bet you could pay for the blaster doing a few little jobs for forum members. Go on, do it!I was going to buy a second hand proper sand blasting system and I even had a Hydrovane Road compressor strong enough to power it, but I learnt that when the sand dust breaks up even with the full breathing helmet etc. it gets into your lungs, so probably they all died off. A bit like all the radiator repairs we used to use in the 70s with all the lead.
The Lincoln Highway runs about a mile from my place in Illannoy, only it's known as Keslinger Rd with a Lincoln Highway sign. Though the bulk of it is split up between US 30 and IL38.
The road planners in the UK seem to be heading towards this type of road again.
Yeah, it's a thought isn't it.
My immediate thought is - poor Buster! he looks really pissed off!. What's the interesting looking vehicle that's poking it's nose into the picture of the person leaning against the lamppost (3rd image) and who is the person and tune?The Lincoln Highway runs about a mile from my place in Illannoy, only it's known as Keslinger Rd with a Lincoln Highway sign. Though the bulk of it is split up between US 30 and IL38.
A few pics.
The rig.
Sunset reflecting of a cliff face and moonrise outside of Ramah, AZ
Quick, guess the song and artists.
Buster is sick of this crap.
Rain on the desert west of Winslow, AZ.
That's enough. We've got almost 1000 pics between 5 cameras and we still won't be home until Tuesday at the earliest. Probably close to 5K miles by the time we get there.
Strangely enough, I was going to say the opposite and ask how many crates of beer were in the back of the pick up, as the gap at the front wheel arches is higher than the rears.
Ah well, just goes to show that what I know about towing anything bigger than an unbraked trailer could be easily written on the back of a fag packet! I've mentioned before that the breakdown recovery vehicle at the first BMC garage I worked at was a Landy with one of those cranes on the back and I do remember how light the steering could get on suspended tows. I must have been lucky though as I never had an incident like that with it.Strangely enough, I was going to say the opposite and ask how many crates of beer were in the back of the pick up, as the gap at the front wheel arches is higher than the rears.
It reminded me slightly when as an apprentice towing a heavy smashed car on suspended tow with a short wheel base Land Rover, having to brake at a set of traffic lights and the front wheels locking up, due to them "pawing the air".
Though I would say in this case the trailer looks level , so maybe it is the camera angle
I remember driving a MK1 transit that had 40 paving slabs in the back, going around a roundabout the load, although payed across the whole floor, shifted left and raised osf wheel, then, as I straightened, the whole front went light! Never want to repeat that experience again. I pulled over to have a smoke and calm down!
As a young apprentice the garage I worked at was on a very busy 70mph road and crashes once a week were the normal thing, so we were always jumping into the tow truck and got used to it's behavior. The 600x16 off road tyres and wet conditions probably didn't help, but at that age it was just a laugh and no collision occurred
A case of "smell the adrenalin", I had a gas welding set "popping back" in the hoses one time that did that for me.
When I had the gardening squad - which was 100% composed of registered learning disabled people - the council supported us by providing us with the use of one of their crewcab pickups. It was ideal as it could take 4 across the back seat and two beside me in the front. Which was the main reason why my squad was 6 strong! Anyway, if you've ever looked at one of these - the first was an LDV without even power steering, later replaced by a Transit which did have. - you'll notice they have an enormous overhang at the rear. Rear axle is more or less in the middle of the load bed. I remember one of the first jobs I was turned loose on with just "the lads" for company was constructing some Rose beds in the lawn beside the car park at the front of a church owned retirement home. We spent the first day cutting out the turfs and relocating them to a part of the lawn where heavy pedestrian traffic had worn bald spots - I later let in 2x4 riven paving slabs here when the bald spots came back. So, next day we cultivated the beds we'd created to loosen the soil and I got permission to go out to a Farm I knew and get a load of horse manure to enrichen the beds with before planting the bushes. The farmer very kindly used his tractor with a front hydraulic "scoop" to load the manure but with access being very tight he had to load over the pickup's rear tailgate. Yes, you're ahead of me folks, the load was heavily rear biased by the time he'd finished - the scoop didn't have enough reach to get it further forward. Anyway, we all piled into the cab and set off down the rough track to the little tarmac country road where the farm is situated. Luckily we were going very slowly because when we reached the end of the lane and I turned the wheel left to join the road all she did was sort of "veer" slightly to the left. Luckily no vehicles on the road and I got it stopped before it was even half way out of the lane so, apart from my heart rate going through the roof, no harm done. We then spent a rather smelly half hour with shovels, redistributing the load before calling back at base for a cuppa on our way back to the job. Our boss came into the canteen just as we were cleaning up - I think she was going to ask the lads how the job was going - and said we all smelt so bad she was sending us home with instructions to bath/shower before coming in the next day. Nice early finish that day! Actually horse manure isn't too bad, quite a "fruity" smell. Glad it wasn't farmyard manure though!
