What have you done today thread?

[Mussels]

He left to head over to Autozone. What the hell kind of Honda uses plugs that cost damn near $34 each???.. & how the fuck are they worth that much?

OEM plugs for my Jeep were £50 each, apparently it was something to do with California regs and they were only ever used in that one model.

[asmethurst99]

Helped a friend dismantle the fork leg of one side of a xf 650 - the other end cap won't undo
Slimy greasy not quite dry roads so came home

[Bwana]

We need photos Bwana, you know the rules!
Hope it all starts going to plan mate, sounds like it’s all good fun.
Mick

This is before I started fucking with it today.

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New jack in place, front left wheel was deep enough the truck was resting on the axle. The front right wheel is on better ground. Both rear wheels are dug in. I managed to get the truck up high enough I could push dirt back under the tyre and pack it in.

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Unfortunately when I attempted to lower the truck part of the mechanism bent. That rendered the jack non-functional as in it wouldn't lower the truck. I could go up, but not down. Fuckity fuckstix, now WTF, can't move forward, can't move backward, can't lower the fucking jack. It took me a few minutes to spot the fault. There's a metal bit with ramps on it that moves the pins in and out as you lower the handle. The bottom portion bowed out enough that it wouldn't work. I managed to unload that pin while missus Bwana pried it back with a big flat blade screw driver. After we got it about three clicks down , I foolishly let go of the handle and it flipped up slinging the cheater pipe I had stuck on it way up in the air. And toward the truck. Fortunately it launched it far enough it bounced off the top of the cab instead of smashing the windscreen (ZRX is gonna start calling me Carl if I keep this shit up). 8000lb jack and it couldn't lift the front corner of a truck with a gross weight of 13000 lbs. That's the maximum weight with passengers and payload, not the curb weight. That model truck shows a curb weight of just under 7000 lbs. That doesn't include the bucket though. Yes, the upright member is starting to bow under the load. Made in China.

I returned the jack and got a new 20 ton bottle jack. I couldn't get the fucker under the truck to lift it by the axle to get the rear wheel up high enough to build up the ground and shove lumber in place. So I put it under the rear bumper and managed to unload the suspension. Still no joy lifting the axle with a floor jack to back fill etc.

I've got a friend coming over Monday morning with an excavator. Hopefully we won't pull the front off the fucking truck getting it out. If they can get the excavator behind it perhaps we can lift the fucker and fill the holes so it won't be "chocked" in place.

[Yambo]

You need a winch Bwana. I've done a fair bit of off road recovery and using a jack is feckin' 'ard work guv!

[David]

If your friend with the excavator gets to you, just bury the damn thing.

[Bwana]

You need a winch Bwana.

Missus Bwana isn't able to get it out either.

[MingtheMerciless]

Cooking, well making it up as I go along as Mrs M reminds me not to burn myself

[WelshDragon]

Spent the last 25 days painting most of the rooms inside the house. Have to remember second lockdown for doing something! At last I have some time to sit down and catch up on RTTL!

Haven’t had time to have a look for ages.....

[derek badger]

Had a chippy tea. Nice.

[Skub]

Had a chippy tea. Nice.

No Sunday dinner with all the trimmings?

Thee are a feckin' Philistine.

[formula400]

today I fixed a leaking sink, changed the springs and clips on the dish washer,

[porter_jamie]

walking the dog, playing with my shiny new zeiss lens for my sony camera, and sharpening some knives - missus has been butchering some deer. got the whetstone, the steel and finally leather strop out. they cut paper now, happy with that.

[Wossname]

Couple of hours today replacing son no 2's Passat driver's window regulator, exactly 1 week after doing the same for the passenger's one. Can anyone explain why the 2 regulators fail exactly 1 week apart on a 15 year old car? Cables snapped on them both.

[gremlin]

First day back working (from home) in about 6 weeks.

Fuck me, I didn't miss it one iota.....

[derek badger]

Had a message to say that out rescue pup has left Macedonia and is just crossing the border into Bulgaria. All being well with the Eurotunnel (to quote Homer Simpson "...stupid Brexit.") she should arrive in the UK tomorrow evening with about 30 other rescue dogs. We can collect her on Friday after she's had 48 hours in a UK kennel. Ladies and gentlemen of RTTL, meet Zoë.

[derek badger]

Had a message to say that out rescue pup has left Macedonia...

Bloody foreign dogs coming here and pinching our owners

Have I missed a story though? Why a forrin dog?

Sadly none of the UK rescue charities will rehome a dog if you've got kids under a certain age. Rehoming from Malta, Croatia and the Balkans is becoming more and more common.

[David]

You need a winch Bwana.

Missus Bwana isn't able to get it out either.

Even SWMBO'd thought that was funny.

[derek badger]

Sadly none of the UK rescue charities will rehome a dog if you've got kids under a certain age.

There is probably a reason for that.

Yea, and it's a good one. The reason is they don't want to deal with returned animals when a family decides the dog doesn't get on with kids. However, you can go straight to a breeder and buy a puppy with no restrictions. We were lucky and managed to get a 4 month old pup that has been kept with its mum and three siblings since birth so where shouldn't be any unknown behavioural issues. The bonus being we're giving a dog a home that would otherwise be roaming the streets.

[derek badger]

There is probably a reason for that.

Yea, and it's a good one. The reason is they don't want to deal with returned animals when a family decides the dog doesn't get on with kids. However, you can go straight to a breeder and buy a puppy with no restrictions. We were lucky and managed to get a 4 month old pup that has been kept with its mum and three siblings since birth so where shouldn't be any unknown behavioural issues. The bonus being we're giving a dog a home that would otherwise be roaming the streets.

Personally I wouldn't take a chance, shoot it in the face, it's the kindest thing to do

It could work, I suppose I've got two other kids...

[636mick]

I've got a friend coming over Monday morning with an excavator. Hopefully we won't pull the front off the fucking truck getting it out. If they can get the excavator behind it perhaps we can lift the fucker and fill the holes so it won't be "chocked" in place.

Is it out yet or did you do the decent thing and bury it in situ??
Mick