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Good morning all from a bright and chilly Devon. I'm looking for advice about scaffold towers. We've recently moved house and our new place, a victorian rectory, needs some refurbishment. Since there is so much to be done I would like to purchase a scaffold tower so that I can complete the work safely and efficiently, and use it for regular maintenance in the future. External work includes repairs to eaves and gables, removing Ivy and repairing damaged mortar, at a maximum height of ~ 10m. Internal work includes ceilings at 3m, an Orangery at 4m, and Coach House with a vaulted ceiling. We have level ground around the whole house, and 75% of that is gravel or paving. A tower seems like the practical approach and much safer than a ladder. Does anyone have experience of using these and the pros / cons? Good brands or systems and where to purchase? I've been looking at this site for a few ideas, but am also interested in used towers. https://www.scaffold-tower.co.uk/Scaffold_Towers/single_width_2.5m_8x2/platform_height_7_7m.php For those of you who like a picture here's the new home, and the coach house. Did I mention the triple garage... plenty of room to work on the Westfield and for a new project when I've finished the refurb.

😂 well it was sunny and dry, the weather forecast is wrong ? so I thought a cooked breakfast sounds good. heated vest on and woolly hat and gloves on off I went out the village into the wind and ooooo it’s chilly and icy but hey ho we’re off. took the twisty roads over to pitcaple and soon decided after a couple of twitches , that it wasn’t wise to push on, so stopped at “the bus” to the amusement of some bikers who had, had the same idea then a hearty breakfast before exploring some lovely ( if they weren’t icy and snowy) on the way home. The heated vest made it quite civilised without having to bulk up various layers, thanks @Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) You were right. was it worth it ? A breakfast and just to get out for a couple of hours, YES it was

Looking to book this tomorrow hopefully.

Good run out today, breakfast at the Ponderosa then onto Bala, Ruthin back home, we where going to do the B4501 up past Llyn Brenig but decided against it,there is avg speed cameras on that road now. Jeff Snow up at the Ponderosa On the way up to Moal FamauThe forest coming down from the top of Moal Famau

You know the rules Terry, no picture it didn't happen 😉

@Paul Hurdsfield I fully expect to see you wearing that shirt on the Moon or on Mars someday! 😄

Couldn't miss out on a morning like this

Think it's the swap to the shiny exhausts is getting me all silver-fied 😆 I think it suits it though.

I have taken it apart as shown in the photo. It was glued on with like a very sticky version of blutack. There were no screws. It is the connecting pin that looks a bit scary, about a third of the way along the bottom of where the screen would be (in the photo). There is nothing to get hold of in order to push it back together, do I need a special tool? I will take a closer photo tomorrow. @aeg I have carefully worded that bit to save anyone any embarrassment, you are causing a stir on our sofa😄

What numpty picked it up by the screen is what we really want to know?? 😮 other forum members are just to scared to ask 😘

Need a few lessons, know anyone?

Wishing Rita good luck on Tuesday for your operation. The aftercare will no doubt be 1st class and spotlessly clean. We hope that you will soon be allowed out to play. Little Beast.

Thank you Little Beast. The chassis is being welded on Tuesday and the wheels are getting refurbished soon too. As soon as all this rain passes Rita will be back on it, my petrol bill has never been so low and I have never been so rich.

Brilliant as always. The cameo was Turbo Yoda as he is known by Mighty Car Mods I spend too much time on YouTube

Thanks for link, I’m going to hold out for a pukka Westfield Stainless one. Hoping someone will have one left over from an engine conversion....

Get it booked and don’t feed the Lobster after midnight.

Still showing places available.. Just had mine started up and warmed up to make sure all is OK. Started second kick.. what's the betting it doesn't next Monday! Thought I'd clean out the interior a bit.. what an amazing amount of crud I dug out from the far depths of the footwells! ..a mixture of bits of rubber and general earthy crud. After nearly putting my shoulder out of joint fishing around by the pedals, I've given up and have accepted my car wont ever win a concourse competition. 😎

Yeah Slashers on tour..........again 😂😎

i don't get hot and bothered very often and when I do I've got a wife with me. look at me it's 32c and there's not a bead of sweat on my brow and I've just walked 4 miles.

They’ll never get that lightbulb changed from there.

never mind the house, look at the garages

So pleased you like the jacket. I wasn't sure it would fit as you look larger than me. 😄 It won't fit if you keep eating those breakfasts. I went out yesterday for a couple of hours and came back frozen. Looked warmer than it was.

IVA nut covers are really handy for putting at least some protection on the kill switch terminals, I’m always very wary about having such (potentially) high current carrying connections completely bare.

ooo very very nice....

Theres a slightly better photo I took today, Im just itching to get out in the thing 😅

Hi Fadi, Thank you so much for the link to your car and for reading my advert. It really looks fantastic! What a great write up and spec! Unfortunately your car is quite away over my top budget. Good luck with the sale, I am sure you will find the right buyer soon enough🙂 thanks chris

Bit mucky out today 😛

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