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This crane was on the Little Eaton tramway:
It unloaded tram wagons into boats.
It's unlike most other cranes I've come across, I can't imagine why there would be a 'standard' crane for the job.
Richard
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On 24/01/2022 at 09:29, tree monkey said:
The drink and debauchery would probably relegate it to a subscription service only
That'll be the surreptitious whisky drinking and giggling by the crew of Tawny Owl I presume?
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Buying a modern tacho to read off the W terminal of the alternator may be a simpler answer
Richard
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1 hour ago, Nick Bys said:
Thanks for this,I’ll source the crows foot and re-torque over the weekend.
Before I had a 'proper' twelve point offset socket, I used one out of a set like this:
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-crows-foot-imperial-wrench-set-8-piece/
Slightly more faff as you may have to keep turning the 'spanner' over as you tighten. Otherwise, works fine
Richard
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What you can't work out though is how the points break down. If you've got the route planner you can get your target score for boating. You can't tell how many points you are going to get for clues answered as they are only 'revealed' on the day*
Richard
*Unless you cheat and look at the sealed pack beforehand
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The reason is - I can't remember what our winning scores were from when we competed. We've probably got the results from 2019 somewhere if Sue can find them.
And as you say, we change the points and finish point each time, and vary the number of 'quiz' questions and photo opportunities. So it varies a lot from year to year
I wonder what the top score was in the year that Factory locks held up a whole line of teams, including some of the 'competitive' ones?
Richard
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4 hours ago, Dun Rockin said:
Interested to know what previous winning scores have been?
Thanks
Andy
To be honest, Andy, it won't help you much. If you are going to have a go, best bet is to plan as carefully as you can and don't try to do too much. A stuck lock or a slow boat can blow a split-second plan to bits
Richard
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1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:
Has this now been lifted?
Not as far as I know. I asked about this recently elsewhere
Richard
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3 minutes ago, cheshire~rose said:Yep, it is new! It was my fault this time
I'm waiting until Sue Gray reports
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7 hours ago, tree monkey said:
Yeahbut...
Empty pounds
Broken gates
Broken paddles
Close relatives of the mattresse of tame in abundance.
Bottom close to the top
<sigh>I'm getting all nostalgic. Happy days
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15 minutes ago, tree monkey said:
Seems like it was a failure of the manager, apparently she messed up my email, yeah
anyway sorted now
Email problems and Cheshire~Rose - that's new...
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4 minutes ago, David Mack said:
Personally I prefer: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.59680&lon=-2.08730&layers=6&b=1
Richard
14 minutes ago, Dave_P said:I would think the main barrier to non-boaters taking part is where do they sleep overnight? If I walk it, I shall probably leave my boat at my intended overnight stop.
It's a similar problem with canoeists, maybe there could be 'campsites' e.g. Ocker Hill
Richard
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3 minutes ago, Dave_P said:
Of course, Sue and Richard are a very clever pair, so I'm sure they've got this all in hand.
Awww, your belief in us is touching - if misguided....
We're at the 'wouldn't it be a good idea to include walkers!' stage. Nikki and John informally walked part of the challenge a few years back, so we counted them in as competitors.
That's as far as we have got - it needs a proper think if walkers are to be competitive in some overall BCN Challenge Winner thing. Clearly having a walking category with it's own Golden Boot is possible
There's another can-o-worms I'd like to open at some point which is canoeists. Equally as difficult to work out
Richard
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2 hours ago, tree monkey said:
In my ignorance I've forgotten the chaps name who did the videos for the virtual BCN, I would have thought he would have a lot of info about the derelict bits, maybe have a parallel walking BCN challenge for those bits
We've already co-opted Andy for other purposes
Richard
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3 hours ago, Dave_P said:
I'm still waiting for a response to this. Having boated the challenge 3 times and cycled it once, I rather fancy walking it this time. I'd been keener if I knew I could be a 'proper' entrant with points awarded etc.
3 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:Yes, it's in the rules Dave.
The event is open to everyone with a boat licensed for use on Canal and River Trust waterways.
Other users, e.g. anglers, bird watchers, canoeists, cyclists, naturalists and walkers etc are very
welcome to participate in any way which enhances the spirit of the event and the organisers
would be very pleased to receive constructive suggestions from such groups on how this may be
achieved.Walkers will receive 1.5 points for each full mile walked.
Yes, you would be a 'proper' contestant - only the third from memory
It's something that needs developing really. We haven't got a plan for people walking parts of the BCN that cannot be navigated by boat, and I think we should have. It needs someone to push the boundaries a bit and se where we end up
Richard
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On 12/01/2022 at 00:04, TheBiscuits said:
Yeah, but as we discussed a few years ago there's still not enough incentive to do the Curly Wurly. It needs a 3 or 3.5 multiplier on it and/or other multipliers lowering
We could have exactly the same multipliers on each section every year. We don't because it is likely to favour experienced crews who know the ins and outs of the competition. We change the points per section to mix up the routes each time
And I don't have any evidence that the W&E is more in need of moving boats than any other part of the BCN - the Tame Valley section above Newton junction for instance. If you can have information on boat usage and maintenance need that could help with planning the competition I'd be interested to see it
Richard
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8 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:
Prevents Team Tawny Tactics (Ooh we've got a bladeful, knock another 10 minutes off the six hours ...
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Not on Tawny! That's what all the crew are taken along for - bowhauling
Richard
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Hi Laurence,
that would be an HW2, and it's going to be too big for Erebus's engine hole
Richard
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1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:
It is nest to the calorifier so those pipes are probably water pipes but unless the PRV is inside the tank reservoir pipes don't work at much pressure, one at a slight suction possibly and one at all but zero as it is the return. However I would not use plastic pipework for hydraulics and I cant see what I would call hydraulic pipes.
There's a braided hose coming out of the top of the tank
Richard
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No, we haven't sent out the forms yet, you haven't been missed out!
Richard
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11 hours ago, MtB said:
My Gleniffer gearbox has jammed itself permanently in "AHEAD", for the second time in ten years.
Fortunately I have a second reversing gear under the floor in the back cabin!!
It's getting good at that!
Richard
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My understanding is, if the chamber inserts are loose, you cannot skim the head. If you leave them in, they interfere with the tool tip.
If you leave them out, they stand too far off the face of the head when you put them back in and the gasket will blow around the inserts.
Richard
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Where are the three missing combustion chamber inserts?
Richard
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30 cwt cranes Peak forest canal
in History & Heritage
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Most old cranes had a post that they pivoted on, no mater what the upper parts looked like
Richard