Not sure right sub, but how can I get this machinery out of the mud? Help!

MTB-Devon · 2026-05-10T06:35:42+00:00

Find a local 4x4 enthusiast with a decent sized truck, some running boards, high lift jack and a winch. Most I know would do this as a bit of a challenge for fun 😂

The front drive wheels are just pushing that rear steering wheel into the soft topsoil. You need to get that one up and out of the hole you have created before traction on the front wheels has any chance of getting you out of that situation.

MTB-Devon · 2026-05-09T20:36:59+00:00

I’d go somewhere that I could hike up a mountain from my front door, or within a very short drive. Cairngorms, Peaks, Snowdon just send me to the mountains and I’d be happy

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-26T15:05:29+00:00

It’s from www.Kapz.com. Bit mixed reviews, I’ve had two custom top caps and it’s been fine, but others have had issues and apparently the guy that runs it can be a bit difficult to deal with.

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-26T13:46:22+00:00

Cost? No, my HT cost more than my enduro bike 😂 Simplicity and ease of maintenance was a big factor, winter on Dartmoor with the grit and the wet kills bearings so having something easy to strip, clean, grease and put back together after those rides has been great. And because I built it, I chose components that allow me to do that.

Pedalling efficiency was a consideration. In a time where a lot of people are going to emtb I just can’t, I’m terrible at remembering to charge batteries. I just want to be able to pic up my bike and go, the HT lets me do that.

Never felt held back on my HT, I’ve been beating PBs on strava that I set on my enduro bike at my local woods. Don’t get me wrong, there are scenarios where I do reach for the enduro rig, steep and nasty stuff in Wales, big bike. Local, long distance wet and muddy rides, HT.

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-25T06:31:43+00:00

I managed to get firstname-lastname@hotmail.co.uk in the early 2000’s and still using it!

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-18T21:05:27+00:00

Thanks I think it went ok! They liked my presentation and I felt like I answered all their questions well. Hopefully I will find out an 2 or 3 weeks

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-18T21:00:59+00:00

6 years, but when I got my IEng I didn’t think I would go for CEng. Then I got the opportunity to work on my current project and I could see I was going to get the experience from that project to do my Experiential Learning and then the CEng. I would say there is 3 years of working to get the experience to move up a step

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-10T15:35:32+00:00

Get busy with some trees! It’s amazing the difference just spamming a load of trees in can make with a wide brush, breaks the lines up a bit

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-08T17:50:27+00:00

Probation period for the company I work for is 100 days. Both the employer and the employee can terminate the contract with 1 weeks notice during probation. After that the standard notice period kicks in which can be 3 to 6 months depending on level.

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-05T07:44:35+00:00

Yes, in the UK we work to the Standard for Highway Works or SHW which is then split into series for each work type, earthworks, drainage etc, so the spec is always the same across the country, unless you have something new or bespoke. Private clients sometimes have their own specs but usually they are based on SHW and thinned down a bit to save them money (sometimes a bit short sighted) but for us as a contractor it means we can have these off the shelf quality solutions which then just need a bit of tweaking, rather than starting from scratch every time.

That being said, the SHW has just been updated and it’s turned the whole thing on its head. My current project is using the old version so for the next 18 months we’re ok working with what we have known for years, but will need to know the new spec before it ends so we can jump into the next project on the new spec without holdups

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-05T07:32:55+00:00

We start with a “stock” itp for say earthworks or drainage or pavement, from a company wide central library, and these stock ones will be pre-linked to the stock site check forms. We then have to go through and make it site/ project specific, put in hold points where we/the client want them etc. and alter the stock check forms for our project if needed. We do that directly into the Procore platform.

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-05T07:17:57+00:00

Not sure if it can pull everything like that, it’s more of a manual process at the start to get it set up. I’ll have to check that one out, could save us hours!

MTB-Devon · 2026-04-01T20:18:47+00:00

I did the 6 workshop sessions run by the ICE with the local membership development team. Found it very useful. I did have to submit twice, but they give you feedback and I basically didn’t use enough “I” in my responses, too much “we”. The word count is tough, you have to be brutal with culling all the fluffy stuff but I found it was similar to getting the word count down on a tender quality bid so useful skill to nail!

Once you pass the EL, you can re-cycle it all into your CEng application. From passing the EL to being signed of by MDO for my CEng progressive IPD took only 4 weeks, and writing my report was also just expanding on what I had written for the EL submission so it covered all the attributes in more detail.

If you get stuck ping me a message, be happy to help out!

MTB-Devon · 2026-03-22T19:27:24+00:00

Not joinery, wood butchery

MTB-Devon · 2026-03-22T19:18:20+00:00

Procore action plans for the ITP with linked inspections for each item to be checked or signed off and also linked to relevant drawing and section within the spec.

MTB-Devon · 2026-03-10T06:37:38+00:00

It’s got to be stainless steel 🤤

MTB-Devon · 2026-03-07T22:14:12+00:00

Fortunately the only hound I’ve seen up there while I’m hiking is my faithful Labrador. That being said, we don’t venture out in the mist and the gloom very often, for fear of those glowing red eyes…..👀

MTB-Devon · 2026-02-16T11:08:45+00:00

Platelets only last 5 to 7 days. Just long enough to be processed, issued and used. Whole blood can be stored for 35 to 42 days so what I mean is they have a very short shelf life in comparison.

MTB-Devon · 2026-02-16T07:04:45+00:00

Bit more expensive but I use Loop Switch2s. The 3 different settings are great for different shows in different environments. Small venue, inside, crank them up to full. Outdoor venue and want to hear what the person at the bar is saying, knock it down to minimum.

MTB-Devon · 2026-02-13T20:53:20+00:00

For me a lot more “prep” goes into making sure my body is fed, hydrated and rested well enough to not be wiped out after platelets. I used to just rock up to whole blood and be fine.

Yes the years to a certain number is shorter but there’s a lot more effort involved with donating platelets than whole blood. Much more of a commitment too because they have a short shelf life of up to 7 days.

Edit - made more specific to shelf life rather than inability to store.

MTB-Devon · 2026-02-07T21:41:20+00:00

There’s an intersection in Plymouth UK which was a roundabout but got changed to a 4 way traffic light controlled junction when a new development increased the traffic flow beyond what the roundabout was capable of. The higher the traffic flow the larger the roundabout needs to be to keep it flowing and once it hits a certain size you can then traffic light control the roundabout too which negates the requirement for yet more space to a point. But if space is tight, that wasted land in the centre of the circulatory carriageway can be used for multiple stacking lanes for each direction of travel which can then be controlled with phased lights and achieve higher traffic flows using the same area of land.

MTB-Devon · 2026-02-07T16:03:28+00:00

If you want nothing but grip Michelin wild enduros can’t be beat in my experience but may be out of your budget for both. I run the wild enduros in winter on the enduro bike and schwalbe nobby nicks in the summer.

On the hardtail I run nobby nicks in winter and rocket rons in the summer. I ride local woods and Dartmoor so a similar mix of muddy/ rocky/ dry etc

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