After driving the Land Rover on the beach the other week, I was prompted to think about my tyre pressures. I could easily reduce them but of cause re-pressuising them is harder. I had in mind that I could added a quick coupler to the air system that is used to operate the diff and then I’d have access to about 5 liters of 100 psi air. I had previously purchased a coiled air line and a tyre infalter thing, but hadn’t thought about how exactly I’d do it. In the end I just got on with it and did it. Done. One full tank will do one tyre from nearly totally flat to 20 psi, it’s unlikely that my tyres will be that flat, but the compressor will have to run at least a couple of times to do all four tyres.
I think I now know why this pump was on the scrap heap. it seems that the cylinder end cap which is of nasty die cast aluminium construction had opened up. This was causing it to fail to enagged with the threads on the brass cyclinder. I tried to gently tap it closed with a hammer, but wound up caused fractuers in the die casting. I concluded at this point that it was either junk or it would need to be bodged, since I wouldn’t be getting a new end cap. So bodged it was. A shame, but such is life, at least it should be usable, which was the real aim here. While I had the pastic padding out, I filled a couple of holes in the Land Rover floor:
I was finding that adjusting the windscreen wiper knob was difficult when driving due to it’s small size and the minimal protrusion from the dashbaord surface. We we’re out last weekend when Abigail had some kin dof pouch of food stuff, this came with a lovely cap which I thought would work perfectly as a knob… The red thing: I’ve not used it yet, it seems to be okay, just epoxied it to the old knob, so not a lot of going back now.
Dan and I embarked on a twilight drive, tracing the sinuous curves of Burton Road, winding my way from Abbotsbury to West Bexington. The timing was deliberate; a calculated decision predicated on the serendipitous span of dry weather, a respite that had endured for the better part of a week. A diligent perusal of TrailWise had forewarned me: in inclement conditions, this thoroughfare becomes a quagmire, an impassable terrain unforgiving to the unprepared traveler. As I navigated the road, a medley of earthy scents intermingled with the gentle hum of the engine, punctuated only by the occasional splash of water beneath the wheels. Puddles, like scattered jewels, dotted the path sporadically, yet the road remained mercifully unmarred, its integrity preserved by the benign weather. Above, the sky unfurled in a grandiose display of evening hues, casting an ethereal glow upon Dorset’s revered Jurassic coast, a panorama of unparalleled beauty stretching […]
I made three more swift boxes from my remaining decent pallet wood I had reclaimed. These are for the village and have been given to the Swift Action group for distribution to those that would like them.
Dad found this for pump and I have taken it on to repair it. I reached out to an expert for advice on the seal which I believe is leather.
There was a little flooding of the river again over the road. I went to play in the flood water.. Once I found the tree I nipped home (back through the flooding) for my axe and hand saw and set about clearing it. I had great fun for a couple of hours.
Got the Swift box up, I situtated it on the north side of the house up under the sofit/eave as was suggested by www.swift-conservation.org, graphic was stolen taken from the swift conservation advice leaflet: https://www.swift-conservation.org/Leaflet_1_Swifts_Nest-boxes_at_Your_Home-small.pdf All this came about because of a community group in the village: https://www.cattistockvillage.co.uk/cattistock-community-website/the-great-outdoors/swift-action/
I had a tin of red gloss Humbrol paint that was just lounging in a draw. When I spotted it some time back I thought about doing the wheel centers and wheel nuts in red. I made start of the other day: I am thinking that I’ll clean up the wheel centers and do them in red also. I might remove the drop from the Land Rover text, not sure yet.
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