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    Why Are Young People Not Learning Trades/Skills?

    What's wrong with working down the pit? 5 generation coal miner here and still at it 6 shifts a week @Lincsman in answer to you question My lad works down the pit with me making him the 6 generation underground, did a full apprenticeship came out with full marks and his fachbrief earns good...
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    Class Xerion 3300 VC Question

    Shouldn't do this in any mode, gas pedal or stick. Are you getting any faults coming up for example slip? Have you tried getting the transmission calibrated. Not to sure where to start on this could be anything in the Eccom but sounds like it could be a problem with the bereitschaftskupplung...
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    C4 - ‘Battle for Britain’ 1984 Miner’s Strike

    A rather simplistic view The top and bottom of it is, We all lost!!! The cesspool we call modern Britain all started back then. Might be better to go and read the thread from top to bottom and then comment.
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    C4 - ‘Battle for Britain’ 1984 Miner’s Strike

    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms You sure about that
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    C4 - ‘Battle for Britain’ 1984 Miner’s Strike

    OK Pete I'll give it a go Firstly you have to understand what the strike was all about. It was not about money It was certainly not about power It was pure and simple about jobs and a future A lot has been written about the reasons most of it total shite trying to play good against evil...
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    C4 - ‘Battle for Britain’ 1984 Miner’s Strike

    Some bollox being written in this thread 5th generation coal miner here ⚒️ I suspect there is one more on this thread that has actually worked underground. I still work down the pit today on noonshift this week sadly in potash these days. I am nearly 60 years old and would go back in the...
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    The French farmers are kicking off

    There is no red diesel in Germany, everything here runs on white. The farmers can offset some of their tax against the yearly diesel bill this and the exemption from road tax are being withdrawn as of next year under pressure from the green Party Things are starting to kick off big style here...
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    Farmer vs flood

    Blokes an amateur Here's how it should be done
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    Germany banning meat

    There have been some dumb topics on TFF but this one is is the dumbest of them all 🙄 Deutschland banning meat 🤣🤣🤣😂 @Danllan You can thank me later 🍻 Max
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    Colorado beetle has been identified in a Kent farm

    Looks cheaper than spray 🙄 https://fb.watch/lQEqA-4dHs/
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    Germany going vegan according to Geoff Buys Cars

    Load of bollox Friday morning and there's a half hour queue to get in the local butchers and it's just turned 7. 00 o'clock 🙄 Max
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    Today NOT at work

    Bank Holiday weekend started off good washing our equipment to give a good impression Nice relaxing Sunday then started a day in the garden on bank holiday Monday 13.00 it all went to sh#t 🥴 This one burnt like a bitch Took us over 6 hours to get this one put out only to discover the...
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    Help with getting part from Germany

    Pm sent
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    Today NOT at work

    Very proud day last Saturday Big lad was promoted to öber feuerwehr man My eldest daughter was promoted to feuerwehr frau And yours truly eventually got his brand Meister Happy days in the freiwillige feuerwehr 👍😉 Max
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    Project Zetros

    https://auktionen.traktorpool.de/de/auktionen/traktorpool-auktion-2023/magirus-deutz-selbstfahrender-kalkstreuer Aye-up Pete Fancy another project 😉 Max @Cab-over Pete 😂
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    World coal consumption hits 8 billion tons

    Hi Ollie I would say no All the original workings will be flooded So to work anywhere near them would be deadly New shafts would need to be sunk in virgin reserves well away from previous mining activity Max
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    World coal consumption hits 8 billion tons

    Yes that is no problem Run of mine or belts 👍 Today here in Germany I have a 36km commute from pit bottom to my work place everything goes up one shaft 14 million tons a year 😳 Our main production belts carry 6000 tons per hour But back to your original question at some point you will need a...
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    World coal consumption hits 8 billion tons

    @Forever Fendt Ask your dad if he was the one that tipped a shovel full over coal into a LWB Landrover back of number 1 pit airlock back in 1986 😂😂😂 If it was give him my best regards and I still owe him a tin of hedges ⚒️ Max
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    World coal consumption hits 8 billion tons

    Do I know them 😉 That should be did I work with them 👍 Max
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