Recent content by essexpete

We have shyte internet here that continually drops out. It has got worse recently. I rang our provider, EE, and eventually told we could improve by going to full fibre. We have not got fibre in our road. Call centre Man said we have. Signed up but it will be interesting, absolutely no fibre in...

The infrastructure is the same which ever provider, so what did the Plusnet change?

Could not be worse.

Not helped by NIMBYism and archaic green belt in the south and other metro areas.

Yes you are right, the developers effectively pass their 'cost' on to the landowner. Probably the very large developments needed dividing up more, but I guess the big b&99ers would argue a lack of positive scales of economy?

A lot of truth in that. Local planning committee member here, criticised a potential development plan for not including enough four an five bed houses in the affordable section (40%). Children can't be traumatised by room sharing today.

The best one could hope for is a correction over an extended period, a fall in real value over a decade or two. A direct and immediate fall caused by massive distortion would have a massive impact on those heavily borrowed against a property. The only way it might work is for a local authority...

Are you south of the A12?

Dad sold the pit soon after the film was shot, ran of material to dig. The man levelling off on the 6 Wheeler carried on driving a tipper for Dad, I spent hours with Norman on various tippers. When we got to a pit I would clamber into the back to level off the load (material sold by volume until...

Yes and a proprietary one usually quite a bit cheaper than Hytran.

Yes, we had a 2wd 955 and then a centre drive 956. Definitely put an UTTO in the latter. Personally I did not stick to Hytran.

It is years since I was employed on a farm but the few I worked for it was not complicated. The early start ones were 1/2 hour breakfast break in my time and an hour lunch break in my time. We might have 2 other short tea breaks mid morning and later afternoon. The latter were fitted around the...

I think the late 955 would have similar requirements to an early 956? Which part of the axle has wet brakes? That part will need Hytran or any other good quality Universal Tractor Transmission Oil. I have used an 80w90 gear oil in the gearbox of a 956 but it dragged a little when cold. I also...

Not agricultural but some possibly might find this interesting for the period equipment. It was filmed by my late Uncle.

A few years ago, our eldest son and partner went to look at a small North Wales NT farm. I think it was a 7 year FBT, small house and buildings that needed work by the tenants. Many constraints on the land use by written and physical. Came to the conclusion that the NT were looking for...