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The Tale of my Old Dumper, Part Four

6th December 2023 Going Postal 0

Perhaps it’s worth mentioning the tool I use for cutting sheet and plate steel, a standard 4.5 inch angle grinder. ½ inch thickness can be dealt with quite easily and if you mark the job [more…]

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The Tale of my Old Dumper, Part Three

29th November 2023 Going Postal 0

The next component that I needed was a so-called ‘’spool valve’’ with is basically a device with a hand operated lever that ports the hydraulic oil to either end of the hydraulic rams according to [more…]

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The Tale of my Old Dumper, Part Two

22nd November 2023 Going Postal 0

This  dumper, one of the first types to hit the scene has no hydraulic system and the skip is basically unloaded by pulling a big lever which releases a hook and the entire skip rolls [more…]

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The Tale of my Old Dumper, Part One

15th November 2023 Going Postal 0

The beginning This story starts roughly six years ago when we moved to Cumbria having purchased a small farm cottage with adjoining derelict barn which we planned to convert to domestic accommodation. Firstly a warning, [more…]

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