Was gonna have a day at it today ...... 'til the boss was listening to the radio at brekky time !
They were banging on about appliances catching fire, in particular freezers !!
That was the end of my morning ... drag the damned thing out ... defrost, major hoover out of the back and a thorough check over !!!
Was gone one, before I put the isolator key in the 'Drema's engine bay and fired her up.
Me box bases are my datum for level, so started there, plus they're level across their width. Added some 40mm to the drainage run and worked me way across ...
slowly ..
'til I'd got to the level this side
then gave it the roller for half an hour .....
which is about as much as said roller wanted to play today ???
Started sweet as, after I'd bled it all through the other day, when I rolled the shale out and had done exactly the same then .... almost as if it's 'nipping up' but doesn't feel that hot and oil levels fine ..... and fresh. Very odd .... just loses its revs?? Shut it down and it'll run down quite normally, which i wouldn't expect if it was 'nipping up' ??? Anyone got any thoughts?
Anyway .... parked that up and shifted JakieB and the Thwaites out the way, so's I could get at the next stretch .....
edged the drainage and slotted some more 40mm on top again...
then worked me way across to the centre channel ..
was a tad late to go winding up yon roller and tea time rapidly approaching ...
time to park her up .......
MOT for the body down The Heath, UHW, in Cardiff, in the morning, so bit knackered for progress tomorrow. Be a bit late by the time I get back, probably.
My eye says it's a bit low in the centre, but I'll get the edges sorted and then 'praps drop a few bucketfulls in the middle, cover the channel and stick the beam on to get it spread a bit more evenly. Job for Wednesday !
Think it's looking alright ATM ..... see what Stanley says, when it's had a bit of vibe over it.
Wish I still had me laser beacon ... lent it to a mate a fair while back, who cooked it ....
forgot the charger one day and plugged it into his phone charger ... bye bye beacon ... would make life so much easier !!Might pester him for the promised replacement .... that never showed up !!!!!!
If anyone's wondering WTF I'm not using me 7ft grading bucket ... in favour of my favorite 3ft Geith ..... it's some bucketful at a stretch and TBH the Geith has a much nicer edge.