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[nickk]

Concrete conveying today,for a bridge in this dingle,bit steep for barrowing 8 loads to,so we rigged this,it’s 13m down and avoids a tortuous long and steep path,just plastic guttering I’d over ordered 4 years ago (new it would come in handy),so poured 2 pads. I’ll start fabrication of bridge next week,watch this space.

 

[rtcosic]

Cunny chaps those Egyptians! You'll soon be using a pulley and lever as well as the inclined plane.

Have you moved on to the Egyptian LASER yet?

Looking forward to the finished product. Nice puzzle trying to work out where this bridge is going to and from!

 

[dobbslc]

Dingle? I haven't heard that for years!
I'm interested where this word comes from as we used to go down to the "Dingle dells" woods near my nans.
Google says,

 

[gaz1]

make a hopper so you can just shoval the concrete into it and then it will guide it into the guttering for you

 

[drjim]

And watch for it splattering out of the barrow at the bottom of the flume! A shield perhaps needed!

 

[Erie Fred]

Looks very nicely done sir.
Local materials, minimal damage to the woods, easy removal when done.

MacGyver - Wikipedia

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[nickk]

@drjim & @gaz1 ,no need for hopper,I used a semi circular poultry scoop,barrow just needs initial positioning when first parking it,other operator can continue with shuttering/vibrating. .

 

[drjim]

I'd enjoy chucking concrete down that slide to be honest!

 

[Revs1972]

make a hopper so you can just shoval the concrete into it and then it will guide it into the guttering for you

Colin Furze used an old upturned traffic cone for that very purpose in recent YouTube vid

 

[jmp49]

Nice, I used spare guttering downhill from the kitchen window to fill the mrs's spa quicker in summer so it could be filled from two taps when we only had one with a hose fitting on it

 

[Robotstar5]

Nice, I used spare guttering downhill from the kitchen window to fill the mrs's spa quicker in summer so it could be filled from two taps when we only had one with a hose fitting on it

I did similar to empty Mrs Robo's spa, guttering from the drain plug to a drain instead of letting it run across the patio.

 

[mechman]

Dingle? I haven't heard that for years!
I'm interested where this word comes from as we used to go down to the "Dingle dells" woods near my nans.
Google says,

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Lindesfarne used to sing about Dingley Dell.

 

[Mikes]

Improvise, adapt and overcome. Were you in the American Marines?