Snow in Durham.

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Snow in Durham.

Post by Matt » Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:46 pm

Today we got some snow. Not think enough to settle, but it was good enough for me, so I got my mamod 'Jane' out and had a run. Here's some pics.

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Post by MTA » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:29 pm

We had 3-4 inches of snow today. It settled and kept snowing until about 11am.

I went out into the garden as my track was still there from yesterday, and I had a job finding it :lol:

I was going to run Anna out in the snow, but due to the cold I couldn't get the safety valve out!
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Post by MuzTrem » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:32 pm

Nice pics Matt :) The snow wasn't so great for me though, we had to cancel our trip up to Scarborough because the motorways weren't gritted :cry:

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Post by Matt » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:40 pm

Oh dear :( .
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Post by ptlrcecil » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:08 pm

We got a flurry of snow but none of it layed unfortuenatly.
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Post by Matt » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:15 pm

Never mind. What's your new signature from ptlrcecil?
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Post by laalratty » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:56 am

It snowed but didn't settle when I was at Williams yesterday, it was strange one moment it was nice and sunney, the next b****y cold and snowing.
Thanks to William for a great afternoon at the SHR :D (Pics to come when I get back home)
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Post by Chris Cairns » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:34 pm

Nice to see a Mamod in the snow.

What is that you've got on in the cab Matt? A lubricator or a gas burner perhaps?

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Post by Matt » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:01 pm

It's a lubricator that ptlrcecil's dad fitted when he rebuilt the mamod for me. I'm not to sure which maker it's from.
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Post by ACLR » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:00 pm

great pictures Mat looks great in the snow :D

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Post by SillyBilly » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:37 pm

Matt wrote:It's a lubricator that ptlrcecil's dad fitted when he rebuilt the mamod for me.  I'm not to sure which maker it's from.
I belive it's a genuine Sparkes Engineering article?

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Post by Matt » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:50 pm

I'm not too sure. He said something about getting it from a friend who had some spares.
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Post by bungle80a » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:43 pm

SillyBilly wrote:
Matt wrote:It's a lubricator that ptlrcecil's dad fitted when he rebuilt the mamod for me.  I'm not to sure which maker it's from.
I belive it's a genuine Sparkes Engineering article?
I've been chatting with the PTLR staff this evening and I believe it to be a genuine Sparkes Engineering lubricator, but please don't quote me on this.

I believe my Mamod, 'YDG' has a genuine home manufactured lubricator made by the same PTLR engineer!
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