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The Tale of my Old Dumper, Part Four

6th December 2023 Going Postal 2210 Comments

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 2302 Comments

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 2039 Comments

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 2738 Comments

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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