MRAM or similar course

[KennyO]

Does anyone know if the MRAM (maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery) still runs at Morton Morrell or any similar courses?

I did the MRAM 20 years ago and found it really worthwhile. My nephew is now thinking of doing similar if it exists.

Thanks

 

[serf]

Does anyone know if the MRAM (maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery) still runs at Morton Morrell or any similar courses?

I did the MRAM 20 years ago and found it really worthwhile. My nephew is now thinking of doing similar if it exists.

Thanks

Good Q thing is if it still is going all the characters will be long gone no doubt ....

 

[serf]

@Cab-over Pete

 

[KennyO]

Good Q thing is if it still is going all the characters will be long gone no doubt ....

Yes, Tym Morgan (iirc) made the course.

 

[neilo]

Yes, Tym Morgan (iirc) made the course.

I thought the presence of horsey girls at M:F ratios completely bewildering to most of the lads was what made the course?

I didn’t even go to MM, I just knew others that did and went to a few balls.

(sorry, no idea if MRAM still goes on)

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I’m not sure there is a winter MRAM course any more, but I think there are full time agri engineering courses.

I did the MRAM as part of a full year course I did, the short lived ANCAC.

Happy days.

 

[Big_D]

It was a fantastic course, I did it in 9 years ago. Spoke to Tym 2 years ago for a catch up, wonderful man. I think it no longer runs, I know someone I can ask, will get back to you @KennyO

 

[Big_D]

Ok so it is finished, funding was cut which would have made it too expensive is the explanation I've been given. I'd say it was Tym and Pete that made it the course it was so wouldn't have been the same without them. Sorry I can't suggest any alternatives. It really was a unique course.

 

[upnortheast]

Just seems to be the way education is going. Anything practical /useful is too expensive to deliver.

 

[JWL]

Out of all the years of education that I did the MRAM stands head and shoulders above anything else I did. 14 weeks that are etched into my everyday life, I shall always be indebted to Tym and Pete for their teachings. Yes we did pee about but we were all there to get as much as we could out of the course.


And wind up Bob Voss

 

[Big_D]

Just seems to be the way education is going. Anything practical /useful is too expensive to deliver.

By the time I did MRAM, we had to go to Leamington one day a week for the welding classes. Pete Walley got constant tatter off the guy in charge there over the amount of metal us lot were going through, he dug his heels in though and when we ran out of plates he'd have us fire up the guillotine and cut more, we never ran short!

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Really liked Pete Whalley, smashing fella.

Geoff Dolphin took a lot of the lectures too, nice chap.

I spread lime for Tym Morgan occasionally on his little arable farm. Always good to see him and have a grand chat.

 

[melted welly]

Out of all the years of education that I did the MRAM stands head and shoulders above anything else I did. 14 weeks that are etched into my everyday life, I shall always be indebted to Tym and Pete for their teachings. Yes we did pee about but we were all there to get as much as we could out of the course.


And wind up Bob Voss

were you one of the people who superglued his pipe to the desk?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

We tack welded his keys to a bench.

Not sure he was over impressed.

 

[melted welly]

Seem to remember just handing the screwdrivers back in the wrong order of sizes was enough…

 

[Cab-over Pete]

The trouble is, I’ll bet it had all been done before and was quite tedious to Bob, while we all thought it was hilarious.

 

[JWL]

were you one of the people who superglued his pipe to the desk?

No, not us. We did manage to get itching powder on his overalls which transferred to his shirt so he couldn't stop scratching from around dinnertime onwards. Pete used to get really cheesed off when he was giving a welding demonstration in the booths, we would feed an earth clamp from another welder to the bench and disconnect the earth for the one he was using but keep it handy so he could strike an arc but couldn't keep it going. He'd be checking the connections which would look good but weren't to the same welder.

I will admit to having a 1/4" Whitworth open ender that sits handy in the top of my tool chest but now it seems all the battery clamps are 13mm

 

[Bruce Almighty]

And wind up Bob Voss

Well he did drive a Maxi !