cuthound 1710 Report post #2501 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Pretty sure that Archie bloke said "Give me a fulcrum....." I thought he said he didn't give a fulcrum... 😁😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan de Enfield 4375 Report post #2502 Posted October 19 8 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Oh, I thought it was Shakes Pears. I think you are getting confused with Pineapples :- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2503 Posted October 19 1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said: I think you are getting confused with Pineapples :- Oh yeah, you could be right, push pineapple, shake a tree. Anyway, I think it was beer he was shaking.No wonder he kept making up new words. I do that when I'm pissed too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2504 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Pretty sure that Archie bloke said "Give me a fulcrum....." Imagine what he could have moved with a flipflop winch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2505 Posted October 19 25 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Imagine what he could have moved with a flipflop winch. Jeez, skip foward to 12 minutes before anything happens! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2506 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Tumshie said: Pretty sure that even with a fulcrum he would still need a place to stand. The essence of a fulcrum is that it is fixed! Ok I looked up the quote. He was all like.... "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." There. Sorted! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2507 Posted October 19 5 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Jeez, skip foward to 12 minutes before anything happens! Yes, sorry about that, it wasn't the best youtube vid to pick......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumshie 1618 Report post #2508 Posted October 19 1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said: The essence of a fulcrum is that it is fixed! Yeah but how's he gonna push the lever if he's not stood next to it. 🤔 40 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Imagine what he could have moved with a flipflop winch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2509 Posted October 19 4 minutes ago, Tumshie said: Yeah but how's he gonna push the lever if he's not stood next to it. 🤔 Yep, that is where I knicked the idea from.....a much better vid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2510 Posted October 19 Weird to go out there with a van and lots of rope, and a load of nice straight poles, but not a £20 tirfor from Screwfix! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumshie 1618 Report post #2511 Posted October 19 2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Weird to go out there with a van and lots of rope, and a load of nice straight poles, but not a £20 tirfor from Screwfix! They're in a forest so that might explain the poles, no? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2512 Posted October 19 1 minute ago, Tumshie said: They're in a forest so that might explain the poles, no? Plus they would need to make sure their van got stuck 3m away from an anchor point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2513 Posted October 19 1 minute ago, Tumshie said: They're in a forest so that might explain the poles, no? Yeahbut the chainsaw they need to get the poles out of the middle of the trees costs more than the tirfor! And never mind all the safety gear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumshie 1618 Report post #2514 Posted October 19 1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Yeahbut the chainsaw they need to get the poles out of the middle of the trees costs more than the tirfor! And never mind all the safety gear! With out wanting to be unkind to the gentlemen in the film I don't think either screw fix of safety gear are that common in their working environment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2515 Posted October 19 Just now, Tumshie said: With out wanting to be unkind to the gentlemen in the film I don't think either screw fix of safety gear are that common in their working environment. Don't be daft, there are branches of Screwfix EVERYWHERE!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2516 Posted October 19 Just now, Mike the Boilerman said: Don't be daft, there are branches of Screwfix EVERYWHERE!!!! They were using branches! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2517 Posted October 19 Just now, rusty69 said: They were using branches! QED! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2519 Posted October 19 Just now, Mike the Boilerman said: QED Innit! Fixed 4u. Right, lets get off this thread before anyone notices. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditchcrawler 1140 Report post #2520 Posted October 19 23 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Yep, that is where I knicked the idea from.....a much better vid. Can you imagine doing that in the canal pulling the boat through a bridge hole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2521 Posted October 19 12 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Can you imagine doing that in the canal pulling the boat through a bridge hole So that's why there are so many Screwfix branches!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2522 Posted October 19 (edited) 16 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Can you imagine doing that in the canal pulling the boat through a bridge hole Nope. Though I did use the Spanish windlass technique once when we got stuck on a submerged wall on the R.Nene. It worked a treat, and got the boat off where other methods had failed. Unfortunately, when the tension came off, the lever rapidly unwound hitting me in the face🤕. ETA. No, that can't be right.If the tension had come off, it wouldn't have hit me. Maybe I let go of it.Hey, I can't remember, I had concussion at the time. Edited October 19 by rusty69 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2523 Posted October 19 37 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Unfortunately, when the tension came off, the lever rapidly unwound hitting me in the face🤕. I too have been walloped good and hard when losing my grip on the maureen pin I was using to wind up a spanish windlass.... Not in the face though 😱 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty69 3577 Report post #2524 Posted October 19 2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: I too have been walloped good and hard when losing my grip on the maureen pin I was using to wind up a spanish windlass.... Not in the face though 😱 It was a mooring pin as it happens, One of those hard ones made out of steel. Don't worry though, I would never admit to doing something so stupid on an internet forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike the Boilerman 5536 Report post #2525 Posted October 19 8 minutes ago, rusty69 said: It was a mooring pin as it happens, One of those hard ones made out of steel. Don't worry though, I would never admit to doing something so stupid on an internet forum. No, nor would I. Don't worry, no-one is reading.... (We drove them all away, pages ago!) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
